WEYBURN - The South East Cornerstone Public School Division held its annual organizational meeting on Wednesday in Weyburn, in conjunction with the monthly public board meeting.
For the second consecutive year, the team of Audrey Trombley and Jim Vermeersch were acclaimed as chairwoman and vice-chairman, respectively.
Trombley represents Subdivision 5 (Fillmore, Stoughton, Midale and Macoun) and is well-versed with the chairwoman's role, having held the position for 13 of the years since amalgamation in 2006. Vermeersch represents Subdivision 2 (Arcola, Carlyle, Manor, Maryfield and Wawota). He joined the board in 2018 as a trustee for Estevan. He has been the trustee for Subdivision 2 since 2020 and is entering his second term as vice-chairman.
The annual election of chairperson and vice-chairperson for one-year terms occurs at the school division’s public organizational meeting each November.
Other current trustees are Kevin Keating and Eric McCrimmon, city of Estevan; Megan Schick and Norma Hewitt-Lendrum, city of Weyburn; Devona Putland, Subdivision 1; Jim Henderson, Subdivision 3; Tami Scott, Subdivision 4; and Michelle DeBruyne, Subdivision 6.
The school division map can be viewed here.
During the organizational meeting, the following appointments were approved for 2023-24:
- Audit committee: Vermeersch, Keating, Henderson;
- Saskatchewan School Boards Association, public section: Henderson;
- Saskatchewan High Schools Athletics Association AGM representative: DeBruyne, with Schick to be the alternate;
- Ad hoc committee regarding Estevan facilities: Keating and McCrimmon;
- Ad hoc committee regarding Carlyle facilities: Vermeersch, Scott and Putland;
- Board budget managers: Trombley and Vermeersch;
- Governance/human resources: Hewitt-Lendrum, Scott, Schick and Devona Putland
- Bargaining appointments (observer status): Chairperson, vice-chairperson or McCrimmon.
In addition, the board set dates for their regular board meetings which, unless changed by motion, are scheduled to be held at the school division office in Weyburn, commencing at 1 p.m. The only remaining meeting for 2023 is on Dec. 20. Meetings for 2024 are slated for Jan. 17, Feb. 14, March 27, April 24, May 22, June 19, Sept. 18, Oct. 15 and Nov. 20.
Next year’s organizational meeting has been scheduled to be held at the school division office on Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. in in Weyburn. It will be the first meeting after the 2024 school board elections. The term for the current trustees ends in November 2024.
