Policy Development Committee
The Policy Development Committee shall hold regular meetings with the intent of developing and maintaining District policies. They are to involve education partners in the development of School District policy. The committee shall make recommendations to the School Board on individual policy adoption and/or modification.
Policy Development Committee Rep
Bronwen Bird – Chair
Larisa Van Marck – Vice Chair
Education Committee
The purpose of the Education Committee is to review student learning and well-being indicators and, where warranted, provide recommendations to the Board.
Committee Rep
Jaime Massey – Chair
Shannon Hall – Vice Chair
Finance/Operations/Audit Committee
Finance – is responsible for the fiscal stewardship of the School District. It has responsibility for all matters of fiscal policy including submission of the recommended annual operating budget to the Board. The committee is to involve education partners in the budget process.
Operations – will review, explore and make recommendations to the Board on any major issues dealing with facilities or transportation that requires the attention of the Board.
Audit – will deal with audit recommendations and processes.
Committee Rep
Mark Danyluk – Chair
Rose Zitko – Vice Chair
Personnel Committee
Administration may call on members of this committee when needed to sit in on personnel or employee relations meetings.
Personnel Committee Rep
Ad Hoc Representation
Ad Hoc Committee
The Board will form working groups or ad hoc committees on a situational basis as needed.
Ad Hoc Committee Rep
Ad Hoc Representation
2024 Board Representatives & School Liaisons
Board members are asked to sit on external committees and groups as representatives of School District 51. Representatives of the District are expected to take a District point of view when representing the District. They should relay District concerns to the individual groups/organizations and report back to the Board on issues when necessary to do so. Some of these external positions are appointed and some need to be elected by the Board as a whole.
2024 Board Representatives
- DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP:
Bronwen Bird/Shannon Hall – East
Katie Jepsen/Mark Danyluk/Rose Zitko – West - BCSTA – Kootenay Boundary Branch:
Jaime Massey - BCSTA Provincial Council:
Katie Jepsen/Jaime Massey (Alternate) - BCPSEA Representative:
Shannon Hall/Jaime Massey (Alternate) - Okanagan Labour Relations Council:
Mark Danyluk/Miranda Burdock (Alternate) - Indigenous Education:
Larisa Van Marck/Rose Zitko (Alternate) - Boundary Integrated Services Model:
Jaime Massey/Bronwen Bird (Alternate) - Recreation Commission (Grand Forks & Christina Lake):
Bronwen Bird
2024 School Liaisons
- Christina Lake Elementary School:
Shannon Hall/Bronwen Bird (Alternate) - Dr. D.A. Perley Elementary School:
Larisa Van Marck/Jaime Massey (Alternate) - J.A. Hutton Elementary School:
Bronwen Bird/Jaime Massey (Alternate) - Greenwood Elementary School:
Katie Jepsen/Rose Zitko (Alternate) - West Boundary Elementary School:
Mark Danyluk/Rose Zitko (Alternate) - Beaverdell Elementary School:
Rose Zitko/Mark Danyluk (Alternate) - Big White Community School:
Rose Zitko/Katie Jepsen (Alternate) - Walker Development Centre:
Jaime Massey - Grand Forks Secondary School:
Jaime Massey/Shannon Hall (Alternate) - Boundary Central Secondary School:
Mark Danyluk/Katie Jepsen (Alternate)