Limestone District School Board. Education/Human Resources Committee Meeting Agenda. Wednesday, April 15, :30 p.m.

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1 Education/Human Resources Committee Meeting Agenda Wednesday, April 15, :30 p.m. Limestone Education Centre 220 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston Committee Room A Agenda 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes of March 25, Declaration of Conflict of Interest 4. Graduation Rates (Strat. Plan Ref. 1.1) Krishna Burra, Superintendent of Education, and Shawn Lehman, Supervising Principal. 5. Information Technology Plans (Strat. Plan Ref. 3.2) Shawn Lehman, Supervising Principal 6. Other Business 7. Motion to Private Session Central Bargaining Update (Carry over from last meeting) - Andre Labrie, Superintendent of Education will dial in on speaker phone from Toronto to follow up from last meeting. 8. Next Meeting Date The next meeting of the Education/Human Resources Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. 8. Adjournment

2 Appendix A: Future Meetings (revised: April, 2014) 2014/15 Education and Human Resources Topic List Date Tentative Topics September 17, 2014 Student Achievement Results - Elementary Discussion: Future Meetings October 15, 2014 Administering Medications Report Update Retiree Group Insurance Premiums Update Student Achievement Results Secondary Mobile Technology Update November 19, 2014 Mental Health Strategy Co-op Students and Safety January 21, 2015 New Trustees Overview of Committee Remembrance day follow up Safe schools Update School Year Calendar February 18, 2015 Integrated Accessibility Standards School Year Calendar Outdoor Education March 25, 2015 Early Years Update (FDK, Extended Day, PFLC) Graduation Rates (Deferred) April 15, 2015 Information Technology Plans Graduation Rates May 27, 2015 Climate Surveys Optional Programs Future Items: Timing to be determined MEI/Queens partnership

3 A meeting of the Education/Human Resources Advisory Committee was held in Committee Room A at the Limestone Education Centre, 220 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, Ontario, on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. Present: Officials/Trustees: T. Mahoney, (Chair) E. Crawford - regrets W. Garrod D. Jackson K. McGregor P. Murray M. McCormac (Student Trustee) A. Ross Staff: A. Labrie, Superintendent of Education & Human Resources K. Burra, Superintendent of Education- Schools and Program B. Fraser-Stiff, Superintendent of Education Schools and Program Guests: Regrets: P. Andrews, Manager of Early years and Parenting & Family Literacy Centres S. Ruttan P. Van Herpt (Student Trustee) Recorder: L. Strange, Records Management Coordinator Trustee Mahoney called the meeting to order, welcoming those present to the meeting. 1. Approval of Agenda MOVED BY: Trustee Garrod that the agenda, as distributed, be approved. Carried. 2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest Trustee Garrod declared a conflict of interest if there were to be a discussion of Secondary School labour negotiations. ED/HR Committee March 25,

4 3. Early Years Update (FDK, Extended Day, PFLC) (Strat. Plan Ref. 1.2) - Barbara Fraser-Stiff, Superintendent of Education and Paula Andrews, Manager of Early Years and Parenting and Family Literacy Centres Superintendent Fraser-Stiff and Paula Andrews, Manager of Early Years and Parenting and Family Literacy Centres, attended the meeting to provide an Early Years update for the committee members. The current format for the provision of the Early Years program began with the Early Learning In Ontario report in 2007, from which came many recommendations about the integration of childcare and education was the beginning of the implementation of full-day kindergarten (FDK) programs across the province, and marked the transfer of responsibility for child care to the Ministry of Education. The LDSB completed the implementation of FDK programs for the school year, and many schools within the school board also included an extended day program. The Ontario Early Years Policy Framework in 2013 set out the vision, guiding principles, and key areas for action to build a cohesive and coordinated system of Early Years and family supports for children 0 6 years. The four priority areas identified for action were: 1. Continue with the implementation of full-day kindergarten 2. Create an effective approach to implementing Best Start Child and Family Centres 3. Improve the delivery of speech and language services 4. Stabilize and transform the child care system Superintendent Fraser-Stiff provided an overview of LDSB S Early Years Team, which includes Consolidated Municipal Service Managers form the City of Kingston and Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington County. The Ministry of Education has required all school boards to provide an Extended-day program where viable. The LDSB contracts third-party providers for this service and is able to keep the cost low by providing space through a shared space model. Subsidies are also offered to low-income families. Each year the LDSB surveys every family with children in kindergarten to see if there is interest in an extended day program. At present this program is offered at 27 schools, utilizing 8 community childcare providers. The LDSB also has full-day childcare centres in 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. Parenting and Family Literacy Centres (PFLC) currently operate in 3 LDSB schools and 1 Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board school and are fully funded by the Ministry. All the centres have high numbers of visits, with the Polson Park site being the highest in the province. The PFLC sites offer inquiry-based, active learning for children from birth to age 6. Caregivers are required to stay with the attending child and there is no cost or registration requirements. Superintendent Fraser-Stiff clarified that if a child care centre was located within a school designated for closure the Board could apply to the Ministry for funding to replace ED/HR Committee March 25,

5 the childcare centre in the new school. Rural schools are eligible for the extended-day program, but historically surveys have not produced enough responses to make the implementation viable. Transportation also remains a barrier for the implementation of other Early Years services, such as a Parenting and Family Literacy Centre. At present the Ministry does not provide funding for transportation to Early Years programs. Chair Mahoney thanked Superintendent Fraser-Stiff and Manager Andrews for their presentation. 4. Graduation Rates (Strat. Plan Ref. 1.1) Shawn Lehman, Supervising Principal. This item was deferred. 5. Motion to Private Session MOTION: MOVED BY: That the Education HR Committee recess to Private Session. Trustee Garrod. Carried. The committee discussed a Personnel issue. 6. Other Business No other business at this time. 7. Next Meeting Date The next meeting will take place on April 15, Adjournment MOVED by: Carried. Trustee Jackson (I think) that the meeting by adjourned at 5:40 p.m. ED/HR Committee March 25,