Elections
Election of Chair:
Director Campbell called for nominations for the position of Chair. Trustee Pierroz was nominated by Trustee Walchuk (s. Trustee Lehman) and accepted the nomination. There were no further nominations. Trustee Pierroz was declared Chair of the Rainy River District School Board of Trustees for the annual term effective December 2, 2025, and assumed the role of Chair for the remainder of the meeting.
Election of Vice-Chair:
Chair Pierroz called for nominations for the position of Vice-Chair. Trustee Walchuk was nominated by Trustee Fuhrer (s. Trustee Creed) and accepted the nomination. There were no further nominations. Trustee Walchuk was declared Vice-Chair of the Rainy River District School Board of Trustees for the annual term effective December 2, 2025.
Election of Ontario Public School Boards’ Association Representative:
Chair Pierroz called for nominations for the position of OPSBA Representative. Trustee Lehman nominated himself (s. Chair Pierroz). There were no further nominations. Trustee Lehman was declared OPSBA Representative for the Rainy River District School Board of Trustees for the annual term effective December 2, 2025.
Election of Ontario Public School Boards’ Association Voting Delegate
Chair Pierroz called for nominations for the position of OPSBA Voting Delegate. Chair Pierroz was nominated by Trustee Lehman and accepted the nomination. There were no further nominations. Chair Pierroz was declared OPSBA Voting Delegate for the Rainy River District School Board of Trustees for the annual term effective December 2, 2025.
Recognition of Excellence
School Recognition:
Living and Learning Program at Robert Moore School
Principal Shane Beckett and Vice-Principal Allison Hyatt provided a presentation on the new classroom program for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder at Robert Moore School.
System-Program/Curriculum Success:
Mental Health Lead Tracey Idle and Superintendent of Education Michelle Mosbeck provided a presentation on the four focuses of the 2025-26 Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan: mentally healthy environments, teaching and learning, student engagement and allyship, and partnerships and services.
Policies Approved:
The board approved the following policies:
Policy 5.80 Elders, Senators, Knowledge Keepers, and Pow Wows
Policy 1.19 Risk Management
Policy 2.03 Fraud Prevention and Management
Policy 1.75 Risk Management was rescinded.
Resolutions:
The board approved the draft 2024-2025 Financial Statements as presented.
The board appointed KPMG LLP as the external auditors for the 2025-2026 year.
The board reappointed Dawn Redford to the Audit Committee for a one-year term as an external voluntary member effective December 1, 2025.
The board approved Trustee appointments to the Board Committees as presented.
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Future Board Meetings:
Regular Board Meetings are held in person and online and the links to join meetings will be posted on the RRDSB.
January 6, 2025 Regular Board Meeting will be held in Fort Frances, Ontario.