About the Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee:

The mandate of the Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee covers policy development and management system and policies related to corporate governance; strategic planning and corporate goal-setting; communications; overall planning and priorities of Board activities; co-ordination of work amongst the Board and Committees; evaluation of Director; liaison with external organizations, agencies and governments; the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and information management in general; and matters referred by the Board.  

The Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee usually meets on the last Wednesday of the month during the school year at 7:30 pm. You may confirm dates and start times on the Board’s web site.

Click here for a schedule of Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee meetings

Purpose of In Camera Meetings:

Under provincial law, “A meeting of a committee of a board, including a committee of the whole board, may be closed to the public when the subject-matter under consideration involves

	the security of the property of the board;
	the disclosure of intimate, personal or financial information in respect of a member of the board or committee, an employee or prospective employee of the board or a pupil or his or her parent or guardian;
	the acquisition or disposal of a school site;
	decisions in respect of negotiations with employees of the board; or
	litigation affecting the board.

How to appear as a Delegation or Ask A Question at a Meeting:

Members of the public who would like to address the Committee at a public meeting may do so as a delegation or through the public question period.
A maximum of five delegations will be heard at any regular Committee meeting.  To request a spot please contact Maureen Strittmatter, Senior Board Coordinator at 613-596-8211, ext. 8641, or by e-mail.

To appear as a delegation, you must submit your written statement to Bruce Fraser by 4:00 pm on the Thursday prior to a regularly scheduled Committee meeting.  Your written statement will be included in the agenda package.
At the beginning of each Committee meeting, a maximum of 35 minutes will be allotted for delegations and public question period.  Each delegation is restricted to four minutes speaking time if it is the first time appearing on an issue.

A maximum of 15 minutes will be allotted for public question period at regular committee meetings.  You must sign in with your public question prior to the meeting.

Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee Membership

Association Representatives (Non Voting):

	Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School Councils (OCASC), Anne Teutsch, Carrie Eaton (alt.)
	Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC), Beth Doubt
	Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Operations Committee(OCEOC), Dorothy Baker, Bruce Hubbard (alt.)
	Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Peter Giuliani
	Ottawa-Carleton Secondary School Administrators’ Network (OCSSAN) Jean Fulton Hale
	Ottawa Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), Ron Shewchuk (Teachers) Cindy Dubue (Support Staff)
	Student Senate Anna Clement and Greg Dodd (ALT)

Staff
Jennifer Adams, Director of Education and Secretary of the Board

Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee Agenda

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board posts complete standing committee and Board meeting agendas and reports on the website on the Friday prior to the respective meetings.

Draft agendas are also posted on the web at least six business days prior to the respective meetings. Click here to view.

If you would like further information on the agenda or how the Committee meeting works, please contact Maureen Strittmatter, Senior Board Coordinator at 613-596-8211, ext. 8641, or by e-mail.

Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee Reports (Minutes)

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board posts complete Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee reports (minutes) on the web after receipt at a Board meeting.