By Trina Hurdman
The final December 2011 meeting minutes were approved at the February 7, 2012 public board meeting, which explains the lateness of this review. In December, the CBE trustees again met far more in private than in public. In total, they met for 23 hours and 16 minutes. Public time for December: 8 hours, 15 minutes (or 35 Read More...
By Trina Hurdman
In November, the CBE trustees again met far more in private than in public. In total, they met for 12 hours and 54 minutes. Public time for November: 2 hours, 54 minutes (or 22.5% of the total board meeting time) Private time: 10 hours (or 77.5% of the total board meeting time) We're beginning to see a very worrying trend Read More...
By Trina Hurdman
On October 11 & 12, the CBE Board of Trustees, held a "special meeting" on October 11 & 12 which was not advertised. Special meetings were also held July 4 and November 16, without public notice. This concerns us because the spirit of the School Act is clear. Trustees should conduct their business in public Read More...
By Trina Hurdman
In September, the CBE trustees had more private meeting time than public meeting time. In total, they met a brief 5 hours, 46 minutes. Public time for September: 2 hours, 47 minutes Private time: 2 hours, 58 minutes Breakdown by meeting: September 6: Public meeting time was from 5:00pm to 5:26pm for 26 minutes of public meeting time Read More...
By Trina Hurdman
In August, the CBE trustees met only in private. Note that no public notice was given of the public meeting, although the entire time was spent in camera. Public time for August: 0 minutes Private time: 1 hour, 17 minutes Breakdown by meeting: August 15 : Private meeting time from 10:00am to 10:10 am Topics discussed: collective bargaining with the construction and maintenance union Read More...
By Larry Leach
The following is the text of the stakeholder's report that the ARTICS Chair gave at the first CBE board meeting in the new education centre on September 6, 2011. My name is Larry Leach and I represent the Association for Responsive Trusteeship in Calgary Schools. Welcome back everyone to another new and exciting school year Read More...
By Laura Shutiak
In April, the CBE trustees had more public meeting time than private time. It wasn't by much, considering a number of lengthy school closure debates took place. Public time for April: 7 hours, 39 minutes Private time: 6 hours, 37 minutes Breakdown by meeting: April 5 : Public meeting time was from 5:01 to 8:46 p Read More...
By Laura Shutiak
For March, total public time was 346 minutes (5hrs 46min) Private time was 366 minutes, (6hrs 6min) This is the second month in a row where private time has been greater than the public time. It’s interesting to note that the Board “plans” to have their meeting time divided between 1/3 private and 2/3 public Read More...
By Laura Shutiak
There is an expectation, outlined in the School Act, that School boards meeting in public and conduct their business in public. But a snap shot of the CBE minutes from February show that isn’t the case with Calgary’s public board - at least that month. If you look at just February of this year, our trustees met in private for a total of 4 hours, 37 minutes Read More...