April 25, 2022
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Superintendent to communicate and/or meet with AMIS (Advocacy for Music in Schools) Victoria in regards to the possibility to secure donations to fund the full elementary strings program and report back to the May 9, 2022 Operations Policy and Planning Committee meeting.
Action: The Superintendent will contact representatives of AMIS to set up a meeting.
April 7, 2022
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) 2022-2023 Annual Budget Bylaw in the amount of $268,456,989 be: Read a third time, passed and adopted the 7th day of April, 2022. And that the Secretary-Treasurer and Board Chair be authorized to sign, seal and execute this bylaw on behalf of the Board.
Action: The Board voted in favour of the third and final reading of the 2022-2023 Annual Budget Bylaw and it will be submitted to the Ministry of Education.
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) allocate Local Capital reserve for the purpose of: 1. 2022-2023 Network Infrastructure Year 2 of 5 - $502,850 2.Ìý2022-2023 Capital Asset Purchases from Operating - $886,005 3.Ìý2022-2023 Sundance-Bank Re-Opening Classroom 2 Capital Costs - $230,000 4. 2022-2023 Purchase of 1219 North Park as part of the Caledonia Master Agreement - $1,089,000
Action: The Board voted in favour of the allocations from Local Capital Reserve as per the motion.
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) reduce 1.0 FTE Assistant Manager at Facilities Services in the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 fiscal year, dependent on attrition/retirement of existing staff.
Action: The Board voted in favour of reducing one Assistant Manager at Facilities for the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 school year.
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve $2,300,000 of the June 30, 2022 unrestricted operating surplus to be carried forward and applied towards the 2022-2023 projected deficit.
Action: That Board voted in favour of approving monies indicated from the unrestricted operating surplus to be applied towards the 2022-2023 projected deficit.
April 4, 2022
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) 2022-2023 Annual Budget Bylaw in the amount of $268,416,946 be: Read a first time the 4th day of April, 2022.
Action: The Board voted in favour of the first reading of the 2022-2023 Annual Budget Bylaw.
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) 2022-2023 Annual Budget Bylaw in the amount of $268,416,946 be: Read a second time the 04 day of April, 2022.
Action: The Board voted in favour of the second reading of the 2022-2023 Annual Budget Bylaw.
March 14, 2022
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) refer the BCSTA Climate Action Survey to the Climate Action Committee.
Action: The motion was referred to the Climate Action Committee for completion.
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) receive the Interim Superintendent's report as presented.
Action: The Board voted in favour of receiving the Superintendent's Report.
Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) receive the Secretary-Treasurer's reports as presented.
Action: The Board voted in favour of receiving the Secretary-Treasurer's Report