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Brochure on Policy Governance
What is a District Education Council (DEC)?
Parent School Support Committee Manual
Role and Responsibilities of the DEC
Meeting Schedule
Meeting Minutes
Members
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Accountability of DECs
Governance Framework
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What is a District Education Council (DEC)?

Your DEC is a local decision-making council, which includes 13 elected
members of the communities that comprise District 8. Members are publicly
elected in conjunction with municipal elections. As a body corporate, each
DEC has been given certain rights and responsibilities under the Education
Act enabling it to play a vital role in the delivery and quality of
education in District 8.

Your DEC will work under a policy governance model to establish the
direction and priorities for District 8 and make decisions as to how the
district and schools should be operated. Your DEC will have broad policy and
planning responsibilities, and will be ultimately responsible to the
community for the performance of schools in the district and for meeting
provincial standards.

To make sure that all areas of District 8 are represented on the DEC, the
district has been divided into 13 subdistricts. Each subdistrict has one
representative on the DEC.

Parent School Support Committee Manual

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Role and Responsibilities of the DEC

Your DEC will have real authority and real responsibility as it oversees the
various aspects of the operation of District 8 schools, For example, your
DEC will have authority over the following:

Hiring and directing the district superintendent, who in turn will
hire all school district staff on behalf of the DEC.
Managing and controlling school property.
Budgeting and expending money, and retaining a small surplus.
Making policy.
Operating schools.
Flexibility respecting local curriculum.
Placing students in classes, grades, programs, services and schools.
Facilitating the community use of schools.
Developing district education plans.
Entering into agreements.

Schedule of Public Meetings - 2009 / 2010 School Year:

The District Education Council for School District 8 will meet on the second Wednesday monthly with the exception of August and November when the meeting will be held on the third Wednesday of the month. The public session begins at 6:30 p.m. Meetings will be held in the Conference Room, 2nd floor, School District 8 office (Millidgeville North School), 490 Woodward Avenue, Saint John, NB

The monthly dates are as follows:

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take action if the health, safety or educational welfare of pupils is endangered

[Bayswater, Browns Flat, Carters Point, Central Greenwich, Clarendon, Evandale, Glenwood (in Kings Co.), Kennebecasis Island, Lr. Greenwich, Morrisdale, Nerepis, Oak Point (in Kings Co.), Public Landing, Welsford, Woodmans Point]

[Chance Harbour, Dipper Harbour, Little Lepreau, Maces Bay, Musquash, Prince of Wales – That part of the community commonly called Lepreau that is in Saint John County – Those parts of the City of Saint John known as Lorneville, Ocean West Way, Island View Heights, Churchill Heights, Quinton Heights, Acamac, Belmont, Morna and Martinon]

DEC Rep: Linda Thorne

SD 4 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[Those parts of the City of Saint John known as Randolph, Milford, Greendale, Purdys Corner, Fairvale Plateau (including Sand Cove Rd.), Simms Corner including Chesley Street and Douglas Ave. (including their adjacent streets) to Main Street]

DEC Rep: Gail Dickeson

SD 5 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[Those parts of the City of Saint John known as the North End, Somerset Park, Kennebecasis Drive to Tucker Park, Sandy Point, Hunters Cove to Drury Cove Rd. including Rothesay Avenue from Spencer Street to McAllister Drive]

DEC Rep: Bob McDevitt

SD 6 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[That part of the City of Saint John known as West Saint John, Lancaster Avenue and adjacent streets from Bridge Road, and that part of the City of Saint John known as Fundy Heights]

DEC Rep: Karen Reynolds

SD 7 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[That part of the City of Saint John known as Saint John South lying south of the Throughway]

DEC Rep: Bev Galbraith

SD 8 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[That part of the City of Saint John north of the Throughway known as Rifle Range, Mount Pleasant and Rockwood Court, including Somerset Street and Sandy Point Road to University Avenue]

DEC Rep: John MacKenzie

SD 9 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[Those parts of the City of Saint John east of Mount Pleasant Avenue known as Westmorland Heights, Eastmount, Forest Hills, Silver Falls Park, Silver Falls, including Rothesay Avenue from McAllister Drive to the Throughway, Rothesay Road, and adjacent roads, from the Throughway to the city limits and Golden Grove Road from McAllister Drive to Mystery Lake]

DEC Rep: Brian Hanlon

SD 10 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[Those parts of the City of Saint John known as East Saint John, east of Courtney Bay, west of Little River and south of Loch Lomond Road]

[Mispec – Those parts of the City of Saint John known as Red Head, Champlain Heights, Grandview Avenue to the transmission line beyond Heather Way and the Old Black River Road from Bayside Drive to the city limits]

DEC Rep: Vern Garnett

SD 12 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[Those parts of the City of Saint John including Loch Lomond Road and adjacent roads from the transmission line to St. Martins Road; Lakewood Heights and Greenwood area, Golden Grove Road and adjacent roads from Mystery Lake to east of the city limits; Latimer Lake Road and Treadwell Lake area and St. Martins Road and adjacent roads to the city limits]

DEC Rep: Joanne Gunter

SD 13 comprises the following school(s) and areas:

[Bains Corner, Baxters Corner, Bay View, Black River, Clover Valley, Fairfield, Gardner Creek, Garnett Settlement, Grove Hill, Orange Hill, Rowley, Salmon River, Shanklin, Tynemouth Creek, Upper Golden Grove, Upper Loch Lomond, Village of St. Martins, Village of St. Martins North, West Quaco, Willow rove – That part of the community commonly called Barnesville that is in Saint John County – That part of the community commonly called Hanford Brook that is in Saint John County]

Fowler, Robert (Rob) F.K.