Approved Motions

June 15, 2026

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) request a copy of Implementation Plan, copy of Annual Review report, copy of any and all correspondence and communication with the Ministry of Education and Child Care regarding, but not limited to, the Safety plan, implementation, consultation, and review of the plans by July 1, 2026.

Action: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) request a copy of Implementation Plan, copy of Annual Review report, copy of any and all correspondence and communication with the Ministry of Education and Child Care regarding, but not limited to, the Safety plan, implementation, consultation, and review of the plans by July 1, 2026.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) immediately suspend the implementation of all policy revisions and abandonments enacted since January 2025, pending further review; and further direct the Superintendent to provide all documentation regarding these policy changes, including new policies, revisions, and administrative procedures, to the Board and the members of the Partners Table by July 1, 2026 for detailed examination and recommendations to the Board.

Action: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) immediately suspend the implementation of all policy revisions and abandonments enacted since January 2025, pending further review; and further direct the Superintendent to provide all documentation regarding these policy changes, including new policies, revisions, and administrative procedures, to the Board and the members of the Partners Table by July 1, 2026 for detailed examination and recommendations to the Board.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2026-2027 Board of Education meeting schedule.

Action: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2026-2027 Board of Education meeting schedule.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2028-2029 School Calendar.

Action: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2028-2029 School Calendar.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) make available to the public, via the District website, the schedules of fees that have been approved by the Parent Advisory Council for the school where the Board of Education proposes to offer a specialty academy.

Action: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) make available to the public, via the District website, the schedules of fees that have been approved by the Parent Advisory Council for the school where the Board of Education proposes to offer a specialty academy.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) accept the March 2026 Quarterly Financial Report as presented to the Audit Sub-Committee.

Action: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) accept the March 2026 Quarterly Financial Report as presented to the Audit Sub-Committee.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2025-2026 Audit Planning Report as presented to the Audit Sub-Committee.

Action: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the 2025-2026 Audit Planning Report as presented to the Audit Sub-Committee.

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) rescinds the following motions: That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Superintendent to suspend the requirement of ongoing District tracking of all student interactions with police while in the care of the Board of Education until the District鈥檚 Safety and Implementation plans are approved by the Minister of Education and Child Care at which time this requirement may be reviewed. That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Superintendent to suspend the requirement of having to provide the minutes of the Regional Lower Island Safe Schools meetings until the District鈥檚 Safety and Implementation plans are approved by the Minister of Education and Child Care at which time this requirement may be reviewed.

Action: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) rescinds the following motions: That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Superintendent to suspend the requirement of ongoing District tracking of all student interactions with police while in the care of the Board of Education until the District鈥檚 Safety and Implementation plans are approved by the Minister of Education and Child Care at which time this requirement may be reviewed. That the Official Trustee of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Superintendent to suspend the requirement of having to provide the minutes of the Regional Lower Island Safe Schools meetings until the District鈥檚 Safety and Implementation plans are approved by the Minister of Education and Child Care at which time this requirement may be reviewed.

Approved Motion: That the following restored Board Bylaws: Bylaw 9130.0 Standing Committees Bylaw 9130.1 The Education Policy and Directions Committee Bylaw 9130.2 The Operations Policy and Planning Committee Bylaw 9250.2 Notices of Motion Bylaw 9360.2 Meetings of the Standing Committee Bylaw 9010.0 Bylaws of the Board Bylaw 9011.0 Poll Votes Bylaw 9110.0 Organization Bylaw 9130.3 Policy Sub-Committee Bylaw 9130.4 Audit Sub-Committee Bylaw 9140.0 Ad Hoc Committee of the Board Bylaw 9210.0 The Development of Policy Bylaw 9220.0 Administrative Regulations Bylaw 9221.0 Board Administration Relationships Bylaw 9222.0 Trustee Access to Information Bylaw 9330.1 Appeal Process (and attachment) Bylaw 9360.0 General Meeting of the Board Bylaw 9360.01 Question Period During General Meetings of the Board of Education Bylaw 9360.1 In-Camera Meetings: General Sessions Bylaw 9368.0 Procedure Be read a third time, passed and adopted the 15th day of June, 2026.

Action: That the following restored Board Bylaws: Bylaw 9130.0 Standing Committees Bylaw 9130.1 The Education Policy and Directions Committee Bylaw 9130.2 The Operations Policy and Planning Committee Bylaw 9250.2 Notices of Motion Bylaw 9360.2 Meetings of the Standing Committee Bylaw 9010.0 Bylaws of the Board Bylaw 9011.0 Poll Votes Bylaw 9110.0 Organization Bylaw 9130.3 Policy Sub-Committee Bylaw 9130.4 Audit Sub-Committee Bylaw 9140.0 Ad Hoc Committee of the Board Bylaw 9210.0 The Development of Policy Bylaw 9220.0 Administrative Regulations Bylaw 9221.0 Board Administration Relationships Bylaw 9222.0 Trustee Access to Information Bylaw 9330.1 Appeal Process (and attachment) Bylaw 9360.0 General Meeting of the Board Bylaw 9360.01 Question Period During General Meetings of the Board of Education Bylaw 9360.1 In-Camera Meetings: General Sessions Bylaw 9368.0 Procedure Be read a third time, passed and adopted the 15th day of June, 2026.

January 24, 2022

Approved Motion: Whereas a board of education may dispose of land or improvements owned or administered by the board under the authority of Section 96(3) of the School Act, subject to the Orders of the Minister of Education (the 鈥淢inister鈥�); AND WHEREAS the Minister issued Order M193/08 effective September 3, 2008 (the 鈥淥rder鈥�) requiring fee simple sales and leases of land or improvements for a term of ten years or more to be specifically approved by the Minister, unless the transferee is an independent school or another school board; AND WHEREAS Section 65(5) of the School Act requires a board of education to exercise a power with respect to the acquisition or disposal of property only by bylaw; AND WHEREAS: A.听听听听听听听听听听听 The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) (the 鈥淏oard鈥�) owns lands and improvements at 2780 Richmond Road, Victoria, B.C. known as Lansdowne Middle School, South Campus (formerly Richmond Elementary School site (the 鈥淧roperty鈥�); B. The Facility Number of the Property is:105629. C. The legal description of the Property is: Parcel Identifier: 005-170-222 Lot 3, Section 26, Victoria District, Plan 10792; D. The Board proposes to subdivide and sell to the Victoria Hospice Society (the 鈥淰HS鈥�) the portion of the Property lying to the west and south of Bowker Creek and measuring approximately 1.9 acres in area as shown on Schedule A attached hereto (the 鈥淟ands鈥�), pursuant to the terms of a conditional agreement of purchase and sale (the 鈥淪ale Agreement鈥�) for a price of $2,500,000, adjusted as provided in the Sale Agreement (the 鈥淧rice鈥�); E. The Board is satisfied that it would be in the best interests of the Board to enter into the Sale Agreement and pursuant to its obligations thereunder subdivide the Property and sell the Lands to the VHS for the Price (the 鈥淪ubdivision and Sale鈥�); F. The Board is satisfied that the Subdivision and Sale will not interfere with the use by the Board of the remainder of the Property for educational purposes. NOW THEREFORE be it enacted as a Bylaw of the Board that the Sale Agreement and the Subdivision and Sale be and are hereby authorized, ratified and approved, subject to the Minister of Education providing a written Certificate of Disposal approving the sale of the Lands. BE IT FURTHER enacted that the Secretary-Treasurer be and is hereby authorized on behalf of the Board to execute and deliver the Sale Agreement and, subject to the Minister鈥檚 Approval, all documents required to complete the Subdivision and Sale, and all related and ancillary documents, with all such amendments thereto as the Secretary-Treasurer may, in her discretion, consider advisable. This Bylaw may be cited as 鈥淪chool District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) Lansdowne Middle School, South Campus (formerly Richmond Elementary School) Site Partial Disposal Bylaw 2022鈥�. Read a first time this 24th day of January, 2022. Read a second time this 24th day of January, 2022.

Action: The first and second reading were given to the partial land disposal Bylaw for Lansdowne Middles School South Campus.

December 13, 2021

Approved Motion: WHEREAS section 65 (5) of the School Act provides that a board of education may exercise a power with respect to the acquisition or disposal of property owned or administered by the board only by bylaw; AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 96 (1) of the School Act, "land" includes any interest in land, including any right, title or estate in it of any tenure; AND WHEREAS section 96 (3) of the School Act provides that a board of education may dispose of land or improvements, or both, subject to the orders of the British Columbia Minister of Education (the 鈥淢inister鈥�); AND WHEREAS section 3 of the Disposal of Land or Improvements Order M193/08 (the 鈥淥rder鈥�) provides that boards must not dispose of land or improvements by sale and transfer in fee simple or by way of lease of 10 years or more unless such disposal is to another board or an independent school for educational purposes or is approved by the Minister in accordance with section 5 of the Order; AND WHEREAS section 5 of the Order provides that the Minister may approve, with any terms and conditions, a disposition of land or improvements; AND WHEREAS: (a) The property described in this Bylaw (the 鈥淧roperty鈥�) is registered in the name of The Corporation of the City of Victoria (the 鈥淐ity鈥�) but is being used and administered by The Board of Education of School District No.61 (Greater Victoria) (the 鈥淏oard) for school purposes; (b) The Board is operating SJ Burnside Alternative School on a portion of the Property and has determined that the remainder of the Property, shown outlined in bold on Schedule A attached to this Bylaw (the 鈥淨uit Claim Area鈥�), is no longer required for school purposes; (c) The Board has agreed to release to the City all of its interest in the Quit Claim Area by way of a Quit Claim Deed in favour of the City (the 鈥淨uit Claim Deed鈥�) in exchange for consideration to be provided to the Board as described in an agreement (the 鈥淔ramework Agreement鈥�) among the City, the Board, Pacifica Housing Advisory Association and British Columbia Housing Management Association, which will be fully executed as a precondition to the disposition of the Quit Claim Area as contemplated by this Bylaw; (d) The Property is legally described as: PID: 030-095-859 - Lot 1, Section 4, Victoria District, Plan EPP70074; (e) The Board has confirmed that the Quit Claim Area will not be required for future educational purposes; and (f) The Board is satisfied that the consideration to be provided to the Board under the Framework Agreement represents the fair market value of the Quit Claim Area; NOW THEREFORE be it enacted as a Bylaw, that: 1. Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Board hereby authorizes the execution and delivery of the Quit Claim Deed in favour of the City on the terms and subject to the conditions in the Framework Agreement; and 鈥� 2. Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Board hereby approves, ratifies and confirms the terms, covenants and conditions of the Framework Agreement and authorizes the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board, for and on behalf of the Board, to execute and deliver the Quit Claim Deed in the form provided as an attachment to the Framework Agreement, and all other documents required to complete the transactions contemplated in the Framework Agreement, with such amendments as the Secretary-Treasurer may consider reasonable and in the best interests of the Board. This bylaw may be cited as "School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) SJ Burnside Alternative School Site Disposal Bylaw, 2021". Read a first time the 25th day of October, 2021 Read a second time the 25th day of October, 2021 Read a third time this 13th day of December, 2021 and passed and adopted the 13thday of December, 2021.

Action: The Board voted in favour of the 3rd and final reading of the SJ Burnside Alternative School Site Disposal Bylaw, 2021 and the Ministry of Education was notified.

November 22, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve Capital Plan Bylaw No. 2021/22-CPSD61-03. WHEREAS in accordance with section 142 of the School Act, the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) (hereinafter called the 鈥淏oard鈥�) has submitted a capital plan to the Minister of Education (hereinafter called the "Minister") and the Minister has approved the capital plan or has approved a capital plan with modifications, NOW THEREFORE in accordance with section 143 of the School Act, the Board has prepared this Capital Bylaw and agrees to do the following: (a) Authorize the Secretary-Treasurer to execute a capital project funding agreement(s) related to the capital project(s) contemplated by the capital plan or the capital plan with modifications; (b) Upon ministerial approval to proceed, commence the capital project(s) and proceed diligently and use its best efforts to complete each capital project substantially as directed by the Minister; (c) Observe and comply with any order, regulation, or policy of the Minister as may be applicable to the Board or the capital project(s); and, (d) Maintain proper books of account, and other information and documents with respect to the affairs of the capital project(s), as may be prescribed by the Minister. NOW THEREFORE the Board enacts as follows: 1. The Capital Bylaw of the Board for the 2021/22 Capital Plan as approved by the Minister, to include the supported capital project(s) specified in the letter addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer and Superintendent, dated October 22, 2021, is hereby adopted. 2. This Capital Bylaw may be cited as School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) Capital Bylaw No.2021/22-CPSD61-03. Read a first time this 22 day of November, 2021. Read a second time this 22 day of November, 2021.

Action: The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approved Capital Plan Bylaw No. 2021/22-CPSD61-03. Read a first time this 22 day of November, 2021. Read a second time this 22 day of November, 2021.

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