Advance registration is not required. However, all guests must register by email to liz@vsta.ca.
Council will be held at John Oliver Cafeteria on April 28, 2022 at 4:00pm.
Please review the Virtual Meeting Guidelines before the meeting.
VSTA meetings are guided by the VSTA Sponsored Meeting Policy.
VSTA Council Meeting
Thursday, April 28, 2022
4:00-6:00 pm
Location: John Oliver Secondary (Cafeteria)
Parking Code: 12106
AGENDA
| Chair: Omar Kassis | |||
| 4:00 | The VSTA acknowledges that we work and live on the unceded joint traditional territory of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil ̓-Waututh) Nations. | ||
| 1. | Commitment to Solidarity (2021-12-10, EC) | ||
| 2. | Agenda | ||
| 3. | Minutes of February 24, 2022 | ||
| 4. | Site Issues | ||
| 5. |
Silver/Stanway |
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| 6. | AGM Format | ||
| 7. | Nominating Committee Calls for Scrutineers – Jon Au, George Kanavos, Joe Lee | ||
| 8. | Remedy (2020-2021 and current) | ||
| 9. | Secondary Working Group (semester system) | ||
| 10. | Timetable Committee Minutes | ||
| 11. | Local Bargaining Update | ||
| 12. | Indigenous Focused Grad requirement | ||
| 5:15 | RAFFLE! | ||
| 13. | VSTA Committees | ||
| a) | Indigenous Education – Spirit Lavallee sends regrets | ||
| b) | Health & Safety – Michael-Don Borason sends regrets | ||
| c) | Professional Development – Kathryn Walks | ||
| d) | Social & Environmental Justice – Sarah Ng sends regrets | ||
| e) | TTOC – Paul Falardeau | ||
| f) | Working/Learning Conditions & Bargaining – Jesse Taylor | ||
| g) | Technology – Carl Janze | ||
| 14. | Unfinished Business | ||
| 15. | New Business | ||
| 6:00 | 16. | Adjournment | |
LINKS
Collective Agreement
BCPSEA-BCTF Provincial Collective Agreement
VSB-VTF Collective Agreement
At this time the only available version of the new 2019-22 Collective Agreement is from BCPSEA. VSTA is currently in the process of melding our local language with the provincial collective agreement. We will make the melded version available ASAP.
Post-Jackson Class Report Instructions
Governance
VSTA Constitution & By-Laws
VSTA Policies & Procedures
BCTF Code of Ethics
VSTA Structure (poster)
Meeting Resources
VSTA Meeting Schedule 2024-25
VSTA Sponsored Meetings Policy
Commitment to Solidarity
Quick Guide to Simplified Rules
Virtual Meeting Guidelines
Roles & Handbooks
VSTA Staff Rep Reference Manual
VSTA Staff Committee Handbook
Refusal of Unsafe Work
VTF/VSB Professional Development Handbook
Roles of the Executive Committee
Indigenous Education Resources
"Decolonization is not a metaphor" Article by Eve Tuck
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan 2022-27