2. Motion A.1.
“THAT the following Items be added to
the Agenda:
H.1 Federal Government Support for
Districts with Status On-Reserve
Students.
(cont.)

3. H.2 Review of Collective Bargaining
in Education
H.3 Service Reductions in Rural
Communities
H.4 Small Rural Schools

4. Motion A.1.a - Agenda
“THAT the proposed agenda be adopted as
amended.”

5. Motion B.1. - Minutes
“THAT the minutes of the meeting of November 3, 2001 be approved.”

6. Motion C.1. – Oral Reports
“THAT the oral reports of the BCSTA Education Committee, Finance Committee and First Nations Education Committee be received.”

7. CHALLENGES FACING SCHOOL BOARDS
Consequences of the settlement: a $150 million shortfall in funding the teachers’ settlement
Re-building teacher relations
Possible government responses to increasing parent demands for a greater voice in education
Review of graduation requirements
Contract amalgamations in nine districts
Eliminating Ministry-approved deficits in 17-plus? Districts
New human and social development indicators for next year’s accountability contracts
A new funding allocation system
Changes to government for social equity programs
Forthcoming report and ongoing work by the Select Standing Committee on Education

8. Motion C.2. – Oral Reports
“THAT the President’s oral report be received.”

9. Motion C.3. – Oral Reports
“THAT the Executive Director’s oral report be received.”

10. DRAFT 2002/2002 BUDGET No member fee increase for 12 years
New revenue comes from boards rejoining
Half of the total increase is for advocacy and in-district programs
Remainder is for member equity protection, and staff costs
Staff salaries remain at 54 per cent of budget
Staff complement stays at 13
Budget will be cut by $9,000, or 0.5 per cent, due to enrollment decline

11. Motion D.1. – Action Items
“THAT the Provincial Council receive the 2002/2003 BCSTA Draft Budget.”

12. “THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Advanced Education to consider ways to strengthen and facilitate the communication and articulation
between the K-12 and post-secondary education systems, and REQUEST THE MINISTER TO APPOINT ELECTED SCHOOL TRUSTEES TO POST SECONDARY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BOARDS.” FAILED

13. Motion D.2. – Action Items
“THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Advanced Education to consider ways to strengthen and facilitate the communication and articulation
between the K-12 and post-secondary education systems.” ORIGINAL

14. Motion D.2. – Action Items
“THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Advanced Education WORK WITH BCSTA to consider ways to strengthen and facilitate the communication and articulation between the K-12 and post-secondary education systems.” ADOPTED

15. Motion E.1. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA:
Urge government to honour its “no cuts to public education funding” election campaign promise; and
(cont.)

16. Motion E.1. – Councillor Motions (cont.)
B) FULLY FUND ENERGY COSTS; AND
c) Insist that government fully fund any new initiatives, programs, and Collective Agreements.” Amendment adopted

17. Motion E.2. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Education to specifically recognize and provide funding for Middle Schools.” ADOPTED

18. Motion E.3. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Education, in consultation with the BC Teachers’ Federation and BCSTA, to investigate the results of the Foundation Skills Assessment as they apply to male students, with a view to considering curriculum changes if necessary.”

19. “THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Education, in consultation with the BC Teachers’ Federation and BCSTA, to investigate the results of the Foundation Skills Assessment AND OTHERS as they apply to male students, with a view to IDENTIFYING WAYS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF MALE STUDENTS WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE
PERFORMANCE OF FEMALE
STUDENTS.” (ADOPTED AS AMENDED)

20. Motion E.4. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA reiterate its urgent request to the Minister of Education to:
Work with the Ministers of Health, Family Development, Early Childhood Development,
(cont.)

21. Motion E.4. – Councillor Motions (cont.)
and Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services to develop, implement and fund programs to identify early, and address the specific, critical and preventable conditions of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects;

22. Motion E.4. – Councillor Motions (cont.)
b) Add mandatory learning outcomes on the prevention and implications of FAS/FAE to the Personal Planning and Career and Personal Planning Curriculum in order to provide information to all students on a yearly basis from Grades 4 through 12;

23. Motion E.4. – Councillor Motions (cont.)
c) Seek the support of counterparts in other provinces to develop priorities, establish a unified action strategy and create standardized messaging on preventing and intervening in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects in children.”
WITHDRAWN

24. Motion E.5. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Education to require that accountability contracts be:
Bilateral arrangements between the Ministry of Education and school boards; and
(cont.) (SEE FOLLOWING FOR AMENDMENT THAT REMOVES B)

25. Motion E.5. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Education to require that accountability contracts be bilateral arrangements between the Ministry of Education and school
boards .” ADOPTED AS AMENDED

26. Motion E.5. – Councillor Motions (cont. )
b) Required for 2002/2003 rather than 2001/2002, recognizing that adequate time is needed for government to consult with BCSTA and school boards in establishing parameters regarding responsibility, content, and timeliness.”
(Section B Amended out)

27. Motion E.6. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA recommend that the Minister of Education increase the amount of Provincial Scholarships, Passport to Education awards, and District Scholarships, recognizing that the “dollar value of these awards has decreased since their inception due to
inflation.” (ADOPTED)

28. Motion E.7. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA request the Treasury Board, recognizing the financial constraints faced by school boards, to:
Provide full funding for a mandated teacher salary increase; and

29. Motion E.7. – Councillor Motions (cont.)
b) Provide adequately for other related salary increases, including those for administrative officers and excluded staff.” ADOPTED

30. Motion E.8. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA reduce membership fees by ten percent, with the reduction prorated according to the fees of each board.” (FAILED)

31. Impact of Ten Per Cent Member Fee Reduction
Automatic reduction of $9,000, or 0.5 per cent, due to enrollment decline
Ten per cent member fee reduction equals $174,000
Board and trustee services would be affected by cut:
Provincial advocacy
Trustee professional development
In-district facilitation services
Legal services
Education Leader
BCSTA governance committees
CSBA
BCSTA Staff
Reductions would be made strategically to maximize services

32. Motion E.9. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA request the Minister of Education to implement a process for approving, within 30 days of the final submission, school district operating grant proposals for eligibility-based non-grant program funding.” ADOPTED

33. Motion E.10. – Councillor Motions
“THAT BCSTA urge the Minister of Education to reconsider audit staff recommendations to cut funding for full-service alternate and electronic delivery programs by reclassifying them as
home schooling, (cont.)

34. Motion E.10. – Councillor Motions (cont.)
in recognition that such action would contradict her stated directions that districts should seek effective ways to improve choice and exercise their autonomy to provide programming that meets local needs.” (Withdrawn)

35. F. Non-Action Items
F.1. Discussion of Board Support for
BCPSEA
(SD#60 Peace River North)
(withdrawn)

36. Motion G.1. – Committee Reports
“THAT the Board of Directors meeting minutes of October 12, 2001, November 2, 2001, and December 6, 2001, be received.”

37. Motion G.2. – Committee Reports
“THAT the Education Committee minutes of
November 1-2, 2001 and December 7, 2001, be received.”

38. Motion G.3. – Committee Reports
“THAT the Finance Committee meeting minutes of November 2, 2001 and December 6, 2001, be received.”

39. Motion G.4. – Committee Reports
“THAT the First Nations Education Committee meeting minutes of November 2, 2001 be received.”

40. Motion H.1. – Late Motion
“THAT BCSTA urge the Premier to:
Work with the federal government to establish a workable funding system for Aboriginal On-Reserve students; and
(cont.)

41. Motion H.1. – Late Motion (cont.)
b) Direct the Ministry of Education to immediately cease funding reductions to school boards that are not receiving tuition payments from aboriginal bands.”
(adopted)

42. Motion H.2. – Late Motion
“THAT BCSTA urge the Minister of Skills Development and Labour to include representation from school boards and BCSTA in the review of collective bargaining
(cont.)

43. Motion H.2. – Late Motion (cont.)
authorized in the educational sector, as set out in Bill 27, 2001: Educational Services Collective Agreement Act.” adopted

44. Motion H.3. – Late Motion
“THAT BCSTA urge the Premier and CABINET Minister of Education to reconsider cuts to community social, medical, court and other services that are devastating rural communities, and compromising the ability of school boards to maintain and improve student
achievement.” (adopted)

45. Motion H.3. – Late Motion
“THAT BCSTA urge the Premier and Minister of Education to reconsider cuts to community, social, medical, court and other services that are devastating rural communities, and compromising the ability of school boards to maintain and improve student
achievement.” adopted

46. Motion H.4. – Late Motion
“THAT BCSTA urge the Ministers of Education; Finance; Agriculture; Food and Fisheries; Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services; Energy and Mines; and Forests to defer any
funding changes (cont.)

47. Motion H.4. – Late Motion (cont.)
that would target schools under 100 pupils, pending a public review of the circumstances of individual schools, in recognition of the devastating long-term educational and economic effects of such a decision.”
withdrawn

48. Motion I.1. – Miscellaneous
“THAT the tracking of Provincial Council Decisions of November 3, 2001 be received.”

49. Motion I.2. – Miscellaneous
“THAT the Status of 2001 Annual General Meeting Resolutions be received.”

50. Motion I.3. – Miscellaneous
Provincial Child Care Council Report

51. Motion J.1.
“THAT the meeting adjourn.”

52. THANK YOU AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME!