Rémi Lupien

The board agenda includes the appointment and swearing-in of new members, reports from the chair and the general management, and a public intervention period. The governance and ethics committee will present year-end reviews, committee minutes, and policy adoption for document and archive management. The audit committee agenda covers budget adoption for 2026-2027, account reporting, and year-end summaries. The human resources committee will discuss revisions to local agreements regarding call lists for professional and adult education. Furthermore, the board will finalize the schedule for 2026-2027, appoint a secondary official for complaint handling, and determine positions regarding reports from the regional student protector.

The board meeting addressed several key agenda items, including reports from the administration on client growth and the need for modular classrooms, and the promotion of civility in schools. The board acted on governance and ethics, specifically adopting a policy on indoor air quality, revising school transport organization rules, and establishing a designation for the person responsible for ethics and integrity. Additionally, the board approved revised school attendance boundaries for several schools, discussed the 2023-2024 annual report, and approved a budget appropriation from the previous year's surplus.

The board discussed ministerial regulations regarding teacher continuing education and reviewed student enrollment projections for the upcoming school year. Administrative actions included the review of transport committee reports and the adoption of recommendations from the regional student ombudsman regarding student intervention plans. Furthermore, the board addressed ethics and conduct inquiries, authorized human resources decisions regarding staff non-renewals due to disability, and approved modifications to the establishment act of a specialized school as well as a long-term space planning document.

The information session covered school logistics, including student arrival procedures, dress code requirements, and a suspension of cell phone usage inside the building. Additionally, the meeting discussed the management of student movement between campus buildings, support for extracurricular activities, and various fundraising events organized to assist families affected by a recent disaster, including a benefit football game and a musical performance.

The board meeting covered several key discussion topics, including the progress of the general management recruitment process and the presentation of the general management report. Key updates included a new portal for teaching qualifications, the 2026-2027 government education budget with its focus on funding growth and budgetary flexibility, and the status of school infrastructure projects in the Quebec infrastructure plan. Administrative matters discussed included insights from a student forum, professional development sessions for administrators on psychosocial risks, the expansion of the 'Projet Décollons' health and work organization initiative, and the acceptance of financial support for school projects. The board also acted on recommendations from various committees, including the audit, human resources, and transportation committees, approved a revised workplace policy regarding alcohol and drugs, adopted administrative structures for school and service staff, and addressed specific complaints handled by the regional student advocate. Additionally, an administrative dismissal was processed, and an amendment to the student transportation policy was adopted.