Remi Poliquin
Counsel
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 meeting. Different Committee reports that were presented as well as the minutes can be found at the following link: https://www.lbpsb.qc.ca/information-from-council/?#decision
Staffing updates
• Matthew Kennedy has been appointed Coordinator of Continuing Education, effective July 1, 2026.
• Four vocational education teachers will not be re-engaged due to a personnel surplus, effective July 1, 2026.
• Administrative staffing assignments for schools and centres for the 2026-2027 school year are outlined in the table on page 2. These assignments will take effect on July 1, 2026.
Facilities update
• The contract for Lakeside Academy: Project #2512, parking lot expansion and schoolyard improvement works, was awarded to the lowest compliant bidder Mécanique Mobile L’Éclair Inc. doing business as Excavation M. Leclerc in accordance with the tender documents for the amount of $825,415 (before taxes).
School calendar update
• The Youth Sector School Calendar for the 2027-2028 school year was adopted.
• The Continuing Education Calendar for the 2027-2028 school year was adopted.
Other updates
• 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 a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’Île de Montréal.
• 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 2027-2028 school year for supplies.
• By-law 1 and 1E (2026) - Day, Time and Place of Council of Commissioners and Executive Committee Meetings 2026-2027 were adopted effective May 25, 2026.
Staffing updates
| LAST | FIRST | NEW POSITION | SCHOOL/ CENTRE | Appointment status (probationary where applicable, in which case the position is not acquired until the probation is successfully completed) |
| Coones | Amber | Principal | Margaret Manson Elementary School | Permanent |
| Gingras | Brigitte | Vice-Principal | St. Thomas High School | Permanent |
| Greb | Kirsten | Vice-Principal | Macdonald High School | Permanent |
| Kovacs | Kathy | Vice-Principal | Beaconsfield High School | Permanent |
| Lazaris | Evrediki | Principal | St. Anthony Elementary School | Permanent |
| Lennon | Jodie | Vice-Principal | St. Thomas High School | Permanent |
| Pepiot | Natalie | Vice-Principal | LaSalle Community Comprehensive High School | Permanent |
| Senzilet-Fink | Allan | Principal | Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School | Permanent |
| Smith | Mark | Vice-Principal | Beaconsfield High School | Permanent |
| Spencer | Rachel | Vice-Principal | Beurling Academy | Permanent |
| Bieszez | Tracey | Vice-Principal | Horizon High School | Temporary Assignment |
| D’Alessandro | Tania | Principal | Riverview Elementary School | Temporary Assignment |
| Davidson | William | Vice-Principal | Pierrefonds Community High School | Temporary Assignment |
| Hunter | Melissa | Principal | John Rennie High School | Temporary Assignment |
| Jones | Caroline | Principal | Beurling Academy | Temporary Assignment |
| Martin | Anne | Vice-Principal | John Rennie High School | Temporary Assignment |
| Papoulias-Ferreira | Thomas | Vice-Principal | John Rennie High School | Temporary assignment |
| Zaslov | Sarah | Vice-Principal | St. Thomas High School | Temporary Assignment |
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Remi Poliquin
Counsel
Leo La France
Founding Assistant Director General
Catherine Prokosh
Founding Director General
Ralph Tietjen
Parent Commissioner
Steven Tamas
Elected in Dollard des Ormeaux East
Joe Zemanovich
Elected in Dollard des Ormeaux
West/Kirkland East
Marcus Tabachnick
Elected in Dollard des Ormeaux Centre
Howard Solomon
Elected in Roxboro/Pierrefonds East
Cameron Sherry
Elected in Vaudreuil-Dorion/Hudson East, Les Cedres
Bart Sellitto
Elected in Pierrefonds West
Marion Roberts
Elected in LaSalle South
Diane Ratcliffe
Elected in St. Lazare/Hudson
Daniel O’Reilly
Elected in Verdun/Nun’s Island
Antoinette Modric
Elected in LaSalle North-East
Margaret Manson
Elected in Pointe-Claire West
Victor Levis
Elected in Dollard-des-Ormeaux Centre/West
Allan Levine
Elected in Pointe-Claire East
Joel Hartt
Elected in Beaconsfield North
Barbara Freeston
Elected in Dorval and Dorval Island
Sylvia Di Donato
Elected in Ile-Bizard/Pierrefonds
Frank di Bello
Elected in LaSalle West/Ville St. Pierre
Ann Cumyn
Elected in Ste. Anne de Bellevue/Baie D’Urfe/Beaconsfield South/Senneville
Patrick Carroll
Elected in Lachine
Eric Bender
Elected in Kirkland West
Susan Bartlett-Lewis
Elected in Ile Perrot
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