Highlights - Board Meeting - February 11, 2025
The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting.
Presentations
École Centennial Park Elementary - Benefits of The Cove
École Centennial Park Elementary prioritizes the social-emotional well-being of its students by creating The Cove, a sensory room designed to help students manage and regulate their emotions. This space allows them to return to the classroom when they are ready to learn. The Cove promotes growth and self-regulation, providing students with the support they need to learn effective techniques for sensory regulation. Principal Melanie Trudeau, along with teacher Gurleen Grewal, Education Assistant Jenna Merrill, and students, highlighted the benefits of The Cove.
Abbotsford Traditional School - Promoting Literacy
Principal Jasbir Singh, Vice-Principals Ashley Mennear and Becky Toews, teacher Jeff Dunton, LLC teacher Brenda Mallory, and students shared their initiatives to enhance literacy at the school. Their Grade 8 team has been implementing strategies like Morpheme Magic lessons, book clubs, and the Stop, Notice & Note approach to foster a strong reading culture and support student learning.
Education
Secondary Schools: Strategic Plan Progress Report
Deputy Superintendent Nathan Ngieng provided a strategic plan progress report for secondary schools in the District.
Personal Digital Device Restrictions in Schools - Update
Deputy Superintendent Nathan Ngieng shared with the board the results of a recent survey on the effectiveness of the restrictions on the use of personal digital devices in schools and the student body and parent/guardian perception of the restrictions.
Superintendent's Mid-Year Report
Superintendent Sean Nosek provided a comprehensive mid-year report which synthesizes the key activities under the four pillars of the board’s strategic plan.
BCSTA Roles and Responsibilities for Boards of Education Infographic
The BCSTA published a new infographic to outline the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Education.
Operations
Amended Annual Budget Bylaw 2024/2025
School District No. 34 (Abbotsford) Amended Annual Budget Bylaw for fiscal year 2024/2025 was read, reconsidered, and finally passed and adopted on the11th day of February 2025.
Property Disposition Bylaw 88: Facilities - Statutory Right of Way (BC Hydro and Power Authority/Telus Communications)
School District No. 34 (Abbotsford) Property Disposition Bylaw No. 88 was read, reconsidered, and finally passed and adopted on the 11th day of February 2025.
Trustee Announcements
Trustee Meetings & Events: January & December 2025
The following are trustee meetings and events that have occurred in the period since the last Public Board meeting:
- BC Agri-Food Industry Gala
- BCSTA Fraser Valley Branch AGM
- DPAC Meeting
- Audit Committee Meeting
- Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting
- BCPSEA AGM
- Indigenous Education Council Meeting
- MLA/Board of Education Meeting
- Agenda Setting for February 11 Board Meetings & Communications Team Meeting
- Long-Term Service Awards Dinner
- Community Culture and Environment Committee at the City of Abbotsford