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Wembley Accommodation Review reports presented to Board September 22
The Accommodation Review Committee report for Wembley Public School and the report of the Rainbow District School Board’s Administrative Council will be presented to the Board of Trustees during the regular meeting on Monday, September 22, 2008. The meeting will take place in the Auditorium at Lockerby Composite School at 6:30 pm.
The Accommodation Review Committee, which includes parents/guardians from the School Council, delivered its report to the Board’s Administrative Council at the beginning of September. The Committee’s report is available on the Board’s website. The Administrative Council report will be posted online following the Board meeting.
Rainbow District School Board will hear public input related to the Accommodation Review for Wembley Public School at its regular meeting on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will take place in the Council Chambers at Tom Davies Square.
Public presentations must be made in accordance with Board by-laws available on the Board’s website.
For those unable to attend the meeting, written input will be accepted.
Please send written submissions, clearly identifying the accommodation area as Wembley Public School, to:
Rainbow District School Board
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning
Centre for Education, 408 Wembley Drive
Sudbury ON P3E 1P2
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 705.674-8651
A final decision regarding the accommodation of students at Wembley Public School will be made at the Board meeting on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 6:30 pm. This meeting will take place in the Council Chambers at Tom Davies Square.
Please note:
Any changes that may be approved would take effect in September 2009 at the earliest.
For more information about the Accommodation Review, log on to rainbowschools.ca and click on accommodation under "highlights".
Here’s how to make a public presentation at a Board meeting
Delegations
Rainbow District School Board welcomes delegations to the Board in accordance with section 4.14 of the Board’s Governance By-Laws:
4.14.01 A person or delegation wishing to appear before or present a brief to the Board or a Committee shall apply in writing. The application shall state the matter on which the submission is to be made, the organization or interested parties to be represented, and the authority of the spokesperson. Not more than two persons may be designated spokespersons.
4.14.02 A copy of the brief must be provided to the Secretary of the Board at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting. This rule may be suspended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at the meeting at which the person or delegation wishes to be heard, if in the opinion of the Chairperson and the Director, an extreme time constraint is involved.
4.14.03 For valid reasons, any persons or delegations may be denied the right to appear before the Board by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Board present at a duly constituted meeting.
4.14.04 The presenter is reminded that the written brief has been included as back-up material in the agenda for the meeting. Therefore, trustees will have read the brief. The presenters of the brief may speak to the trustees for approximately 10 minutes in order to summarize the pertinent points in the brief and to outline the solution/action, which is requested. They should then be prepared to receive questions for clarification from the trustees.
4.14.05 The Board’s response, when requested, will be made through the Secretary in writing at a later date, after the trustees have had the opportunity to discuss the matter and arrive at a decision.
For more information, please email [email protected] or phone 705.674.3171, ext. 7254.
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Media Contact:
Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor, Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning, Rainbow District School Board, 705.674.3171, ext. 7217.