Council Summary May 2024
by Darren Becker
To ensure members of the Lester B. Pearson School Board community remain up-to-date regarding what transpires at regular Council of Commissioners meetings, the Department of Communications and Community Development sends out summaries of the different decisions that are taken following each meeting.
Please find below highlights of some of the decisions that were taken during the May 27th meeting. Different Committee reports that were presented as well as the minutes can be found at the following link: https://www.lbpsb.qc.ca/council-of-commissioners/information-from-council/
APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL of the LBPSB
The Council of Commissioners of the Lester B. Pearson School Board is pleased to announce it has approved a decision to appoint Stephanie Stever to the position of Assistant Director General of the Lester B. Pearson School Board. For Press Release click here.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFING ASSIGNMENTS 2024-2025 (SCHOOLS/CENTRES)
Other summaries of decisions that were taken
1. The Council of Commissioners approved that the Youth Sector School Calendar for the 2025-2026 school year be adopted.
2. The Council of Commissioners approved that the Continuing Education Calendar for the 2025-2026 school year be adopted.
3. The Council of Commissioners approved that the Lester B Pearson School Board 2024-2025 Student Transportation Organizational Plan be adopted.
4. The Council of Commissioners approved that in accordance with sections 193.3 and 193.4 of the Education Act, recommendations numbered 1 to 5 of the Allocation of Resources Committee to the Council of Commissioners of the Lester B. Pearson School Board be taken into account in the development of the 2024-2025 School Board budget.
5. The Council of Commissioners approved the lease agreement between the Lester B. Pearson School Board and Fourstay Canada Inc.
6. The Council of Commissioners approved that in accordance with section 434.5 of the Education Act, the Lester B. Pearson School Board call upon the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’Île de Montréal to allocate the maximum amount for financing the School Board’s local needs and that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’Île de Montréal.
7. The Council of Commissioners approved the Lester B. Pearson School Board’s participation in the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal Group Purchasing Plan for the 2025-2026 school year for the items listed in the attachment for the contracts of December 1, 2025 to November 30, 2026 and for the contracts of March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026.
8. The Council of Commissioners approved the Lester B. Pearson School Board’s participation in the Purchasing Group – Dairy Products from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, subject to the rights of withdrawal as agreed by School Service Centre de la Pointe-de-l’Ile managing it and that approval be given for a maximum budgetary price of $150,000 before taxes.
9. The Council of Commissioners approved that authorization be given that a sports protocol be signed for the 2024-2025 school year with the Fédération de Soccer du Québec and their mandatary Association Régionale de Soccer du Sud-Ouest and that the Director General be authorized to sign any resulting documents required, for and on behalf of, the Lester B. Pearson School Board.
10. The Council of Commissioners approved that the contract for Beurling Academy High School: Project #2301, bathroom and locker room renovation, replacement of intercom system and other miscellaneous works be awarded to the lowest compliant bidder Arthur Murphy Contractant Ltée in accordance with the tender documents.
11. The Council of Commissioners approved that the Lester B. Pearson School Board grant to the City of Saint-Lazare a servitude for the construction of a bicycle and pedestrian path around Forest Hill Elementary School Jr. in conformity with the deed and technical description.
12. The Council of Commissioners approved that Commissioners Allison Saunders and Malik Shaheed represent the Lester B. Pearson School Board at the Black Girl Magic Educational Services event in Montreal on June 2, 2024.
