FROM THE BOARD

"I am so grateful to

our staff for this past

year of growth and

improvement for

Horizon students

and schools."

- Jim Hack,

Board Chair

Year-end Message from Board Chair, Jim Hack

“I want to begin this message with a heartfelt "thank you" to Horizon's staff. As we turn the page on another calendar year, I am so grateful to our staff for this past year of growth and improvement for Horizon students and schools. We have continued our focus on Horizon's Three Foundational Goals of Literacy, Safe & Caring and Assessment. This fall, we introduced our new vision statement for Horizon School Division – "Creating a Better World, One Student at a Time". In classrooms, facilities, school buses, offices and everywhere in between, our remarkable staff is committed to the success of our students. This work brings our vision statement to life, and for that, I thank you all. Thank you to our education partners, community members and First Nation authorities for your continued collaboration and support. These relationships benefit students every day, and we are very grateful to enjoy such great partnerships across our system. Thank you to my fellow Trustees on the Board of Education. Your work, guidance and commitment to the students, staff and families of Horizon School Division makes me proud to be a member of this Board. “

December 2017 Regular Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of the Board for December took place in the Horizon School Division office boardroom on Wednesday, December 20. In attendance at this meeting were Table Officers, Jim Hack (Chairperson) and Wil Lengyel (Vice Chairperson), Trustees, Linda Mattock, Mark Fedak, Lori-Anne Proznick, Jolene Koopman, Nathan Bitternose, Albert Pinacie and Sheryl Kayseas. Trustees, David Holinaty, Christine Gradin and Jennifer Lemky joined the meeting by phone. Director of Education / CEO Kevin Garinger and Superintendent of Finance Services / CFO Marilyn Flaman were also in attendance, with Superintendent of Operational Services / COO Justin Arendt and Deputy Director Randolph MacLEAN joining the meeting to provide reports.

Highlights of the Horizon Board of Education Monthly Meetings December, 2017

Horizon’s Board and central office staff enjoying a Christmas Potluck

Discussion Item Highlights:

Board Committee

Reports

School Year Calendar

Development

International Students

Imperial School ROSE

Report

Board Committee Reports

Audit Committee

Audit Committee Chair, Jolene Koopman, shared a report highlighting this committee’s review of Horizon’s

first quarter financial report during their meeting on December 13th. Members of this committee include

Board Chair, Jim Hack, Vice Chair, Wil Lengyel and Trustees, Paul Crow-Buffalo, David Holinaty and Mark

Fedak.

Joint Operations Committee (JOC)

JOC Chair, Linda Mattock, shared regarding the latest JOC meeting, which covered topics such as the JOC

audit, staffing report, transportation report, in-city bussing and the development of green space at Humboldt

Collegiate Institute (HCI). This committee oversees the joint operation of HCI in partnership between Horizon

School Division and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. The JOC also includes Trustee, David Holinaty.

Horizon Teachers’ Association (HTA) Liaison Committee

Vice Chair, Wil Lengyel, and Director of Education, Kevin Garinger, delivered this report. During the recent

HTA Liaison Committee meeting, they discussed the OurSchool Survey, Horizon’s Excellence in Teaching

Awards, Horizon’s Celebration Day, the upcoming Saskatoon Summit featuring Google for Education, out-of-

province travel and Horizon’s updated High Risk Activity forms. Trustee, Christine Gradin also sits on this

committee, and commented on what a great relationship they enjoy with the HTA.

Teacher Efficacy & Workload Intensification Committee

Trustee, Mark Fedak, presented the report for this committee. Trustees, Albert Pinacie and Cheryl

Vertefeuille also sit on this committee. Their meeting focused on the upcoming Saskatoon Summit featuring

Google for Education, which is being presented by Horizon School Division and Greater Saskatoon Catholic

Schools, largely thanks to the work of this committee.

School Year Calendar Development

Director of Education, Kevin Garinger, shared with the Board regarding the process for development of the

2018-2019 school year calendar. The Director’s office will be sending out a survey to staff in the coming weeks

and presenting feedback and calendar options to the Board for final approval at their February meeting.

International Students

Director Garinger lead a discussion on the possibility of recruiting and enrolling international students in Horizon

schools. Following a discussion around the benefits this recruitment could bring to Horizon schools and stu-

dents, the Board passed a motion of support to move forward with exploring options around this initiative.

Imperial School Review of School Effectiveness (ROSE) Report

Imperial School Principal, Carol Baade, joined the Board meeting via Skype to talk about the ROSE event that

took place in Imperial on January 18, 2016. In the time since their ROSE event, Imperial School has used the

data collected during their ROSE to improve the effectiveness of their school across a number of measures,

moving their school from good to great.

Your Trustees Each issue, this section

will showcase individual

members of Horizon

School Division’s Board

of Education.

Through these short

biographies, we will

have the opportunity to

learn more about our

Board and the work

they do for our schools.

This installment

features our Trustee for

Subdivision 9:

Jolene Koopman.

Subdivision 9

represents Drake

School, Nokomis

School, Punnichy

Elementary Community

School, Punnichy

Community High

School, Raymore

School and Sask

Central Hutterian

School

Jolene Koopman,

Subdivision 9

Ms. Koopman was born and raised

in Davidson, Saskatchewan. After

graduating from Davidson School,

Ms. Koopman attended the

University of Saskatchewan,

studying Sociology and English.

Jolene currently lives on a ranch

east of Jansen with her husband,

JJ, and their two kids — daughter,

Kinley (7), and son, Jasper (5).

Jolene and her family raise and train bucking bulls, ride

and train horses and are active on the rodeo circuit.

Jolene is a retired barrel racer and her husband is a bull

rider.

Ms. Koopman began working with Horizon as a secretary

at Horizon’s Lanigan office in 2010. She then moved to a

position with the Finance Services team. In the fall of

2016, she took a leave from her position with Finance

Services to run in the election to become Trustee of

Subdivision 9.

What she loves most about being a Trustee on Horizon’s

Board of Education is the opportunity to interact with

School Community Councils, school administrators,

teachers, staff and students.

“I get to feel like I’m helping our students every day,” says

Ms. Koopman.

Contact Us

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10333 - 8th Avenue

PO Box 40

Humboldt, SK

S0K 2A0

Phone: (306) 682-2558

Toll free: (866) 966-2558

Visit us online at

www.horizonsd.ca Next Board Meeting Scheduled for February 5, 2018

Submissions & Feedback

To submit photos or stories regarding the Board of Education or an individual

Trustee in your school community, please contact the Horizon School Division

Communication Services Officer at lance.hiltz@horizonsd.ca.

We want this newsletter to be as informative as possible, so feedback on how

we can improve is always welcome.

2017 Christmas Hampers

Horizon School Division central office was bustling with holiday spirit on December 14, 2017, as Board

of Education members and staff gathered to pack and wrap gifts that will be sent to students and

families in need.

The Horizon Christmas Hamper project, now in it's fourth year, collects donations from staff and

individual Board members to purchase gifts and distribute them across communities within Horizon

School Division. Horizon's Board of Education has committed up to $5,000 to match these donations.

Funds are used to buy gifts such as local grocery store vouchers, touques, mitts and various other

items to help spread goodwill and holiday cheer to less fortunate families in Horizon communities.

Each year, school administrators are asked to submit names of students and families they feel would

benefit from this project. In 2014, the first year of Horizon's Christmas Hamper project, gift baskets were

provided for 97 children and 45 families. This year, Horizon will be sharing these gifts with

approximately 307 children and 114 families. This initiative is part of Horizon's goal of providing safe

and caring learning environments for all students and staff.

Horizon staff and Trustees assembling Christmas Hampers for families in need