Trustees approved the 2025 – 2026 Budget in the amount of $299,099,413 in revenues, $298,723,601 in expenses, and $375,812 in net reserve contributions.
Approval was also provided to delegate authority to the director of education and superintendent of business services and treasurer to sell or purchase land for the period of June 27 through to September 2, 2025.
Notice of Motion
The Notice of Motion brought forward by Vice-Chair Jan Johnstone at the June 3, 2025 Committee of the Whole Board Meeting was approved:
Whereas, motion number 24.09.239 was approved at the September 17, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Board as follows:
Whereas, good governance practices are important for the Bluewater District School Board, be it RESOLVED,
THAT ALL PUBLIC COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BOARD MEETINGS AND REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD BE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING, AND
THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BOARD IN-CAMERA MEETINGS BE RECORDED AND KEPT PRIVATELY.
Whereas, the Bluewater District School Board Procedural By-Laws have been revised in response to Ontario Regulation (O. Reg) 463/97: “Electronic Meetings and Attendance” and in order to align with these by-law revisions, be it
Resolved, That the phrase “Committee of the Whole Board” be replaced with “Governance Standing Committee” wherever it appears in motion number 24.09.239.
Student Senate Report
Student Trustee Hayden Powell shared the final Student Senate update of the school year with details on secondary examinations and fun days to help students prepare, recent Relay for Life events in support of cancer research, prom, OFSAA lacrosse at Owen Sound District Secondary School, and the Hoops for Hope basketball tournament in honour of Olivia Rourke at Walkerton District Community School.
Provincial, National, and International Award Recognition 2024 – 2025
Students and staff who received provincial and national awards over the past school year were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments.
Multi-Year Strategic Plan Priorities Update 2024 – 2025
An in-depth overview was provided on the strategies and initiatives of Bluewater District School Board’s newly revised Multi-Year Strategic Plan that were implemented over the past year, along with next steps that are planned in the following three priority areas: Safe Supportive Learning Community, Quality Education, and Aligning Resources for Student Success.
Words of Congratulations
Congratulations were extended to Vice-Chair Jan Johnstone on recently being elected as First Vice-President of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association. Retiring Director of Education Lori Wilder and Superintendent of Education Wendy Louwerse were also recognized and thanked for their years of dedicated service to Bluewater District School Board.
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Next Committee of the Whole Board Meeting – September 2, 2025
Next Regular Meeting of the Board – September 16, 2025