GREATER ESSEX COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD ORGANIZATION AND COMMITTEE STRUCTURES
December 2011 - November 2012
Chairperson of the Board - Helga Bailey
Vice-Chairperson of the Board – Dave Taves

STANDING COMMITTEES

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Education Committee (All Trustees and Student Trustees)
Shelley Harding-Smith, Chairperson
Lisa Gretzky, Vice-Chairperson

Operations and Finance Committee (All Trustees and Student Trustees)
Julia Burgess, Chairperson
Kim McKinley, Vice-Chairperson

STATUTORY COMMITTEES

Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) (2 Trustees elected for term, 1 Alternate)
            1.  Shelley Harding-Smith           
            2.  Connie Howe-Buckler
                        Alternate: Cheryl Lovell

Supervised Alternative Learning for Excused Pupils (SALEP) (2 Trustees elected annually, 1 Alternate)
            1.   Kim McKinley– City Representative
            2.   Dave Taves– County Representative
                        Alternate:   Cheryl Lovell

Audit Committee (3 Trustees elected for the term)
            1.   Tom Kilpatrick
            2.   Gale Simko-Hatfield
            3.   Dave Taves

GECPIC (1 Trustee elected annually, 1 Alternate)

1. Kim McKinley
          Alternate: Connie Howe-Buckler

PERMANENT COMMITTEES

Striking Committee

1. Immediate Past Chairperson
2. Chairperson
3. Vice-Chairperson
4. Director of Education

SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEES

City & School Boards Liaison (Chair and Vice-Chair)
            1.    Helga Bailey                       
            2.    Dave Taves
                        Alternate –  Tom Kilpatrick

County & School Boards Liaison (Chair and Vice-Chair)
            1.    Helga Bailey
            2.    Dave Taves
                        Alternate –  Connie Howe-Buckler

Essex County Civic and Education Centre Management Committee
            (2 Trustee, 1 Administration and 1 Trustee Alternate)
            1.   Penny Allen, Superintendent of Business
            2.   Julia Burgess           
            3.   Connie Howe-Buckler
                        Alternate –  Dave Tave

Kingsville DHS (Migration Hall)
            (1 Trustee, 1 Administration +1 Trustee Alternate, 1 Administration Alternate)
            1.  Helga Bailey, Trustee
            2.  Kingsville District High School Principal, Administration
                             Alternates –Dave Taves, Trustee; Penny Allen, Administration

Scholarships/Awards   (2 Trustees)
            1.  Lisa Gretzky
            2. Gale Simko-Hatfield

Joint Employee Assistance Program  (2 Trustees)
            1.  Kim McKinley           
            2. Julia Burgess

Policy Committee
            1.  Shelley Harding-Smith
            2.  Julia Burgess
            3.  Connie Howe-Buckler
            4.  Cheryl Lovell

*Director’s Performance Appraisal Committee
            1.  Chairperson
            2.  Vice-Chairperson
            3.  Chairperson of Education Committee
            4.  Chairperson of Operations and Finance Committee

Student Trustee Interview Committee (2 Trustees)

            1.  Gale Simko-Hatfield, Chair 
            2.  Lisa Gretzky
            3.  Current Student Trustees not seeking reappointment
            4.  Two to four members of the Student Senate
            5.  A secondary principal

Windsor-Essex Schools Safety Patrol (1 Trustee + 1 Alternate)

1. Lisa Gretzky
                      Alternate –   Helga Bailey

OPSBA (OPSBA Board of Directors, OPSBA Voting Delegate)
            1.  Cheryl Lovell - (OPSBA Board of Directors)
                             Alternate –  Connie Howe-Buckler
            2. Julia Burgess (OPSBA Voting Delegate)
                             Alternate –  Connie Howe-Buckler

City:  Diversity Committee
            1.  Rachel Olivero, Diversity Officer (Designate)

AD HOC COMMITTEES  (Struck by Board or Standing Committees)           

Ad Hoc Committee to Review Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Standards (3 Trustees)
            1.  Julia Burgess
            2.  Cheryl Lovell
            3.  Kim McKinley

Edition Date: 2011-12