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Yellowknife Catholic Schools' board meeting
Planning for contract negotiations, crosswalk safety and budget adjustments discussed during board of trustee's December meetingLaura Busch Northern News Services Published Saturday, December 31, 2011
New contract negotiation committees
During the Dec. 14 board of trustees meeting for Yellowknife Catholic Schools (YSC), it was announced that contract negotiation committees are being formed in preparation for upcoming contract negotiations next summer.
Representatives from the board and from the teachers’ and workers’ unions are in the process of putting together negotiation teams because the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) and NWTTA both have contracts expiring in June 2012, said Kathy Zenko, executive assistant to the superintendent. Negotiations are likely to start around March 2012 So far, the trustees who will sit on each committee have been named. Concerns over unsafe public crosswalk During the December Facilities Report – where the board of trustees is updated about infrastructure work done in the schools – concerns were raised about an unsafe public crosswalk near St. Patrick High School and Weledeh School. YCS board trustee Simon Taylor submitted a report for consideration by the board that stated the crosswalk signs at the intersection of Franklin Ave. and 44th Street are not safe, and that many students use this crosswalk on their way to either St. Patrick or Weledeh schools. Taylor is concerned the existing signs and lights at the intersection are hard to see, particularly in winter conditions. He suggests that new signage, similar to the crosswalk on Range Lake Road adjacent to that school, be installed at the intersection. Financial report: YCS gets additional funding Several budget adjustments were introduced during the December meeting. However, they did not affect the school board’s bottom line because each item dealt with increased revenue on pace with the amount to be spent. Budget adjustment items include: - The Breakfast for learning program gave $5,000 in funding to Weledeh School and $3,000 to St. Patrick High School to bring nutritious food into those school’s cafeterias. - The Tli Cho Community Services Board recently purchased $7,500 worth of aboriginal-language books published by the board using a federal funding program meant to create aboriginal language materials. The board will use the money from the sale of the books for further publishing in the future, said Mike Huvenaars, assistant superintendent of business.
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