Defeated Motions

If a motion has been defeated or withdrawn it will appear in the following list:

Status:: Defeated 2010/03/23
Summary:: That a district health and wellness committee be created, consisting of Trustees, administration, and representation from all staff groups and that the mandate of the committee be to oversee and support the health and well being of students and staff. Trustee Huff offered the following friendly amendment: “That a district health and wellness committee be created of multiple stakeholders and that the mandate of the committee be to oversee and support the health and well being of students and staff. Terms and composition of said committee to be determined by the Board and the administration.”
Originator:: Colburn, David
In Favour:: Colburn, Huff
Opposed:: Esslinger, Fleming, Gibeault, Gibson, Rice, Ripley, Shipka
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2009/2010

Status:: Defeated 2010/02/23
Summary:: That a full report on the District’s long-term plan in the area of space rationalization be brought to public board prior to any vote on school closures and that the report provide information in the following areas: a) In the current economic climate, approximately how many schools, over what period of time, would we need to close in order to meet our space rationalization objectives? b) What is the optimal number of unused spaces that the District is working toward? c) What is our plan to address the $24 million spending beyond our level of funding in our Plant Operations and Maintenance budget? d) Provide specific evidence on how and why the quality of education becomes compromised when a school population falls below a certain level.
Originator:: Colburn, David
In Favour:: Colburn, Gibeault, Huff, Shipka
Opposed:: Esslinger, Fleming, Gibson, Rice, Ripley
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2009/2010

Status:: Withdrawn
Summary:: That the Alberta Conflict Transformation Society (ACTS) be invited to make a presentation to public board and that the Parents as Partners consider including restorative practice as a topic for the 2010-2011 year.
Originator:: Huff, Sue
In Favour:
Opposed:
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2009/2010

Status:: Defeated 2010/02/23
Summary:: That a full report on the District’s long-term plan in the area of space rationalization be brought to public board prior to any vote on school closures and that the report provide information in the following areas: a) In the current economic climate, approximately how many schools, over what period of time, would we need to close in order to meet our space rationalization objectives? b) What is the optimal number of unused spaces that the District is working toward? c) What is our plan to address the $24 million spending beyond our level of funding in our Plant Operations and Maintenance budget? d) Provide specific evidence on how and why the quality of education becomes compromised when a school population falls below a certain level.
Originator:: Colburn, David
In Favour:: Colburn, Gibeault, Huff, Shipka
Opposed:: Gibson, Esslinger, Flemming, Rice, Ripley
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2009/2010

Status:: Defeated n/a
Summary:: …the Board rescind the requirement for a motion to extend the board meeting past the 9:00 p.m. adjournment time.
Originator:: Esslinger, Bev
In Favour:: n/a
Opposed:: n/a
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2009/2010

Status:: Defeated 2009/10/13
Summary:: …the Board terminate its membership with the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta (PSBAA) at the end of its term. The memorandum included in the 2009/10/13 agenda explains “Notice of the above motion was served at the September 15, 2009 Conference Committee meeting. The Conference Committee, at its September 29, 2009 meeting, deferred the item to a public board meeting for consideration.”
Originator:: Esslinger, Bev
In Favour:: Esslinger, Gibeault, Gibson, Ripley
Opposed:: Colburn, Fleming, Huff, Rice, Shipka
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2009/2010

Status:: Defeated 2009/06/09
Summary:: …the Board establish a task force to review and make recommendations on special needs education in order to enhance the education and outcomes for all special needs students…
Originator:: Colburn, David
In Favour:: Colburn, Gibeault, Huff, Ripley
Opposed:: Esslinger, Gibson, Rice, Shipka
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2008/2009

Status:: Defeated 2009/06/09
Summary:: …the Minister of Education be urged to explore a geothermal heating model as a pilot project in a new school and that Edmonton Public Schools be the site of that pilot project.
Originator:: Colburn, David
In Favour:: Colburn, Gibeault, Gibson, Huff
Opposed:: Esslinger, Rice, Ripley, Shipka
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2008/2009

Status:: Withdrawn
Summary:: …the travel restrictions announced by the Administration, in response to international developments regarding the H1N1 flu virus be amended to apply only to Mexico, pursuant to the advisory issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada, and that any further travel restrictions, for health reasons, be implemented on the advice of the Public Health Agency of Canada or other recognized health authority.
Originator:: Gibeault, Gerry
In Favour:: n/a
Opposed:: n/a
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2008/2009

Status:: Defeated 2008/12/09
Summary:: …a substantive report come to board reporting on the effectiveness of special education programming and services in the District and include information on expenditures and achievement related to the District's special education programming…
Originator:: Colburn, David
In Favour:: Colburn, Huff and Shipka
Opposed:: Fleming, Gibeault, Gibson, Rice and Ripley
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2008/2009

Status:: Defeated 2008/10/28
Summary:: …all Edmonton Public Schools be required to implement SchoolZone by no later than September 2010…
Originator:: Colburn, David
In Favour:: Colburn, Gibeault, Huff
Opposed:: Fleming, Esslinger, Gibson, Rice, Ripley, Shipka
School Year that the Notification was Given:: 2008/2009

In the case of ‘ties’ a motion is defeated.

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