Minutes of Council Meetings
Council Chambers, 15th Floor,
101 Bloor Street West, Toronto
February 28-March 1, 2019
Minutes of the Council Meeting of the Ontario
College of Teachers held on February 28-March 1, 2019 in the
Council Chambers, 15th Floor, 101 Bloor Street West,
Toronto
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Call to Order/Welcome
2. Agenda and Approval of Preparation Time
3. Conflict of Interest
4. Public Presentations
4.1 Governance Review Recommendations
5. Minutes
5.1 Meeting, November 8, 2018
5.2 Special Meeting, December 6, 2018
6. Business Arising
6.1 Governance Review Recommendations,
Report of the Governance Committee
7. New Business
7.1 Registrar Performance Appraisal
8. Business Arising (Continued)
8.1 Governance Review Recommendations (Cont’d)
9. Correspondence.
10. New Business (Continued)
10.1 Amendment to the Teachers’ Qualification Regulation re
Accreditation Requirement for Programs of Professional Education for the Purposes of Certification.
10.2 Confirmation of College Member Appointments to Discipline
and Investigation Committee Rosters
11. Notices of Motion
11.1 Change to College Bylaws – College Publication
12. Business Arising (Continued)
12.1 Governance Review Recommendations (Cont’d)
13. Next Meeting(s) of Council
14. Adjournment 24
Minutes of the Council Meeting of the Ontario College of Teachers held
on February 28-March 1, 2019 in the Council Chambers, 15th
Floor, 101 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Present
: Charles Dimitry Abraham, OCT; Diane Ballantyne, OCT (from 3 p.m.); Paige
Bennett, OCT; Jean-Luc Bernard, OCT; Bob Cooper, OCT; Chantal Côté, OCT;
Irene Dembek, OCT; Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, OCT (via teleconference);
Susan E. Elliott-Johns, OCT; Rebecca Forte, OCT; Melissa Gaffen, OCT; Tim
Gernstein, OCT; Erin Glen, OCT; Mary Ellen Gucciardi, OCT; John Hamilton,
OCT; Godwin Ifedi; Jacqueline Karsemeyer, OCT; Colleen Landers (via
teleconference); Marlène Marwah; Michelle Miner Seal; Mary-Anne Mouawad,
OCT; Sara Nouini, OCT; Alicia Nunn, OCT; Gerry O’Reilly, OCT; Tom Potter;
Nicola Powadiuk, OCT; Vincent Rinaldo, OCT; Jonathan Rose; Michael
Salvatori, OCT (Registrar); Stéphane Vallée, OCT; Nicole van Woudenberg,
OCT; Stephen Zimmermann, OCT
Regrets:
Shannon Marcus, OCT; Ronna Warsh
Presiding
Officer:
Lori Lukinuk
Staff:
Kim Bauer; Chantal Bélisle, OCT; Tan Crombie; Roch Gallien, OCT; Richard
Lewko; Melissa McNabb; Charlie Morrison; Linda Zaks-Walker, OCT
Session 1: February 28, 2019
1. Call to Order/Welcome
The Presiding Officer, Lori Lukinuk, called the meeting to order at 12:30
p.m. and welcomed all present.
The Chair opened the meeting by acknowledging that the land on which the
Council members gather is the traditional territory of the Wendat, the
Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Métis and the Mississaugas of the New Credit
First Nation. She informed members that two placemats were available for
members’ information:
· The College’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Priorities
· College Council Parliamentary Procedural Tips
The Chair welcomed all Council members, staff and individuals seated in the
public gallery to the meeting. She introduced and expressed a special
welcome to new Council members Bob Cooper and Vincent Rinaldo.
It was noted that Tim Gernstein and Colleen Landers comprised the Steering
Committee.
2. Agenda and Approval of Preparation Time
(GC20190228-03)
It was moved by Steering, and
CARRIED,
That the Agenda for the February 28-March 1, 2019 Council meeting be
approved.
Preparation time of up to one day was confirmed for the meeting.
3. Conflict of Interest
No conflicts were declared.
4. Public Presentations
4.1 Governance Review Recommendations
(GC20190228-04)
(Timed Item: 12:40 p.m.
)
The President of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, Diane Dewing, addressed
Council and presented her report.
Presiding Officer Lori Lukinuk thanked Ms. Dewing for her presentation.
5. Minutes
5.1 Meeting, November 8, 2018
(GC20190228-05)
The Minutes of the Council meeting held on November 8, 2018 were approved
by consensus.
5.2 Special Meeting, December 6, 2018
(GC20190228-07)
The Minutes of the Special Meeting of Council held on December 6, 2018 were
approved by consensus.
6. Business Arising
6.1 Governance Review Recommendations,
Report of the Governance Committee
(GC20190228-37)
The Chair of the Governance Committee, Tom Potter, provided information
regarding the work of the committee with respect to preparation of the
report. He also shared the process used by the committee during its review
of the recommendations.
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#1-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish a Council of 16 members with 8
from the profession and 8 from outside the profession.
It was moved by Nicola Powadiuk, seconded by Michelle Miner Seal: That the motion be split, to read as follows:
That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the College’s
Act be amended to establish a Council of 16 members.
and
That the Council be comprised of 8 members from the profession and 8
from outside the profession.
The Presiding Officer ruled that the motion would be split and that no vote
was required.
It was moved by Jacqueline Karsemeyer, seconded by Stephen Zimmermann, but
it was LOST,
That the divided motion be postponed until after consideration of
Recommendation #27.
The Presiding Officer ruled that as this was a procedural motion, it would
be addressed by a show of hands.
An amendment was moved by Nicola Powadiuk, seconded by Mary-Anne Mouawad,
and
CARRIED,
That the first part of the motion be amended to strike “16” and insert
“15 to 20” to read:
That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the College’s
Act be amended to establish a Council of 15 to 20 members.
The Presiding Officer ruled that in the interests of time, the vote would
take place by a show of hands.
An amendment was moved by Alicia Nunn, seconded by Mary Ellen Gucciardi but
it was LOST,
That the motion be amended by striking “15 to 20” and inserting “16 to
22” to read:
That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the College’s
Act be amended to establish a Council of 16 to 22 members.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Chantal Côté, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E.
Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer,
Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly
Against:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Bob Cooper, Irene Dembek, Melissa Gaffen,
Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers,
Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Tom
Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée,
Nicole van Woudenberg
|
Result
|
For
: 9
|
Against
: 20
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
3
|
The first part of the main motion as amended was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the College’s
Act be amended to establish a Council of 15 to 20 members.
eScribe vote:
For:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek,
Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa
Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton,
Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah,
Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry
O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose,
Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
Against:
Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 28
|
Against
: 1
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
3
|
The Presiding Officer directed Council members to the second part of the
split motion:
That the Council be comprised of 8 members from the profession and 8
from outside the profession.
An amendment was moved by Nicola Powadiuk, seconded by Tim Gernstein, and
CARRIED,
That the motion be amended by striking “8 members from the profession
and 8 from outside the profession” and inserting “an equal number of
members from the profession and appointed members” to read:
That the Council be comprised of an equal number of members from the
profession and appointed members.
eScribe vote:
For:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek,
Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa
Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton,
Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal,
Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Vincent
Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
Against:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Alicia
Nunn, Nicola Powadiuk, Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 25
|
Against
: 6
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
2
|
An amendment was moved by Stephen Zimmermann, seconded by Alicia Nunn, but
it was LOST,
That the motion be amended by striking “an equal number of members from
the profession and appointed members” and inserting “the ratio of
professional to appointed members be two to one” to read:
That the Council be comprised of a ratio of professional to appointed
members of two to one.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Chantal Côté, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Rebecca
Forte, Erin Glen, Alicia Nunn, Nicola Powadiuk, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Bob Cooper, Irene Dembek, Susan E.
Elliott-Johns, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John
Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène
Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Gerry
O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée,
Nicole van Woudenberg
|
Result
|
For
: 8
|
Against
: 22
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
3
|
An amendment was moved by Bob Cooper, seconded by Irene Dembek, but it was LOST,
That the motion be amended by inserting “as closely as possible”
between “an equal number” and “from the profession and appointed
members” to read:
That the Council be comprised of an equal number as closely as possible
from the profession and appointed members.
eScribe vote:
For:
Bob Cooper, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad
Against:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard,
Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa
Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton,
Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah,
Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry
O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose,
Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 2
|
Against
: 29
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
2
|
The second part of the main motion as amended was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
That the Council be comprised of an equal number of members from the
profession and appointed members.
eScribe vote:
For:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek,
Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa
Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton,
Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal,
Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Vincent
Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
Against:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Alicia
Nunn, Nicola Powadiuk, Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 25
|
Against
: 6
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
2
|
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#2-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to provide Council with the authority to
establish a selection process for Council members.
An amendment was moved by Stephen Zimmermann, seconded by Michelle Miner
Seal:
That the motion be amended by addition of the words “and that the
selection process for professional representatives be an election
process” at the end after the words “selection process for Council
members.”
An amendment to the amendment was moved by Nicole van Woudenberg, seconded
by Tim Gernstein, but it was LOST,
That the motion be amended by striking the word “be” and inserting the
word “include” to read:
That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the College’s
Act be amended to provide Council with the authority to establish a
selection process for Council members and that the selection process
for professional representatives include an election process.
eScribe vote:
For:
Diane Ballantyne, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth
Edgar-Webkamigad, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Marlène Marwah,
Michelle Miner Seal, Sara Nouini, Tom Potter, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van
Woudenberg
Against:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Susan E.
Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin
Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Alicia
Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Nicola Powadiuk, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose,
Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 14
|
Against
: 17
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
2
|
The motion on the amendment moved by Stephen Zimmermann, seconded by
Michelle Miner Seal was put, but it was LOST,
That the motion be amended by addition of the words “and that the
selection process for professional representatives be an election
process” at the end after the words “selection process for Council
members” to read:
That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the College’s
Act be amended to provide Council with the authority to establish a
selection process for Council members and that the selection process
for professional representatives be an election process.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté,
Rebecca Forte, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Mary-Ann
Mouawad, Alicia Nunn, Nicola Powadiuk, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad,
Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Melissa Gaffen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John
Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner
Seal, Sara Nouini, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan
Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
|
Result
|
For
: 12
|
Against
: 19
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
2
|
The main motion was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
#2-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to provide Council with the authority to
establish a selection process for Council members.
eScribe vote:
For:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad,
Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Melissa Gaffen, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi,
John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle
Miner Seal, Sara Nouini, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk,
Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
Against:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté,
Rebecca Forte, Tim Gernstein, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Mary-Anne Mouawad,
Alicia Nunn, Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 21
|
Against
: 10
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
2
|
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#3 That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish statutory, regulatory and the
Standards of Practice and Education committees with individuals other
than Council members, selected following a robust, transparent process.
An amendment was moved by Stephen Zimmermann, seconded by Michelle Miner
Seal, but it was LOST:
That the motion be amended by addition of the words “and that the
selection process for professional members of these committees be
selected from elected professional members” at the end to read:
#3 That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish statutory, regulatory and the
Standards of Practice and Education committees with individuals other
than Council members, selected following a robust, transparent process,
and that the selection process for professional members of these
committees be selected from elected professional members.
eScribe vote:
For:
Nicole van Woudenberg, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Bob Cooper, Irene
Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte,
Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John
Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène
Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn,
Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan
Rose, Stéphane Vallée
|
Result
|
For
: 2
|
Against
: 27
|
Abstain:
2
|
Absent:
2
|
The main motion was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
#3-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish statutory, regulatory and the
Standards of Practice and Education committees with individuals other
than Council members, selected following a robust, transparent process.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard,
Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan
E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen,
Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer,
Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad,
Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk,
Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg,
Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
|
Result
|
For
: 31
|
Against
: 0
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
2
|
The meeting recessed at 5 p.m.
Session 2: Friday, March 1, 2019
The meeting resumed at 8:30 a.m.
Present
: Charles Dimitry Abraham, OCT; Diane Ballantyne, OCT; Paige Bennett, OCT;
Jean-Luc Bernard, OCT (via teleconference); Bob Cooper, OCT; Chantal Côté,
OCT; Irene Dembek, OCT; Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, OCT (via
teleconference); Susan E. Elliott-Johns, OCT; Rebecca Forte, OCT; Melissa
Gaffen, OCT; Tim Gernstein, OCT; Erin Glen, OCT; Mary Ellen Gucciardi, OCT;
John Hamilton, OCT; Godwin Ifedi; Jacqueline Karsemeyer, OCT; Colleen
Landers (via teleconference); Marlène Marwah; Michelle Miner Seal;
Mary-Anne Mouawad, OCT; Sara Nouini, OCT; Alicia Nunn, OCT; Gerry O’Reilly,
OCT; Tom Potter; Nicola Powadiuk, OCT; Vincent Rinaldo, OCT (via
teleconference); Jonathan Rose; Michael Salvatori, OCT (Registrar);
Stéphane Vallée, OCT; Nicole van Woudenberg, OCT; Ronna Warsh (via
teleconference); Stephen Zimmermann, OCT
Regrets:
Shannon Marcus, OCT
Presiding
Officer:
Lori Lukinuk
Staff:
Kim Bauer; Chantal Bélisle, OCT; Tan Crombie; Roch Gallien, OCT; Richard
Lewko; Melissa McNabb; Charlie Morrison; Linda Zaks-Walker, OCT
7. New Business
7.1 Registrar Performance Appraisal
(Timed Item: 8:30 a.m., March 1, 2019)
It was moved by Steering, and by consensus it was
CARRIED,
That Council move into an In Camera session with only Council members,
the Presiding Officer, and the Council and Committees Officer present.
Council moved out of the In Camera session by consensus at 9:35 a.m.
8. Business Arising (Continued)
8.1 Governance Review Recommendations (Cont’d)
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#5-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended so the mix of profession and public members on
each committee will be based on equal representation.
An amendment was moved by Stephen Zimmermann, seconded by Nicola Powadiuk,
but it was LOST:
That the motion be amended by striking “equal representation” and
replacing with “Representation on statutory and regulatory committees
be based upon the ratio of two to one, professional to appointed public
members, ensuring a majority of professional members on these
committees” to read:
#5-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended so the representation on statutory and
regulatory committees be based upon the ratio of two to one,
professional to appointed public members, ensuring a majority of
professional members on these committees.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Chantal Côté, Susan E.
Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Mary-Anne Mouawad,
Alicia Nunn, Nicola Powadiuk, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Paige Bennett, Bob Cooper, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad,
Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John
Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner
Seal, Sara Nouini, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan
Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Ronna Warsh
|
Result
|
For
: 10
|
Against
: 21
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
2
|
An amendment was moved by Nicole van Woudenberg, seconded by Tim Gernstein,
and
CARRIED,
That the motion be amended by inserting “statutory” after the word
“each” and before the word “committee” to read:
#5-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended so the mix of profession and public members on
each statutory committee will be based on equal representation.
eScribe vote:
For:
Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Bob Cooper, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth
Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen,
Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Jacqueline
Karsemeyer, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Alicia Nunn, Gerry
O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Ronna Warsh
Against:
Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Sara Nouini, Nicola Powadiuk, Jonathan
Rose, Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 21
|
Against
: 6
|
Abstain:
2
|
Absent:
4
|
The main motion as amended was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
#5-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended so the mix of profession and public members on
each statutory committee will be based on equal representation.
eScribe vote:
For:
Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek,
Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa
Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton,
Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal,
Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter,
Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Ronna Warsh
Against:
Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Nicola Powadiuk, Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 26
|
Against
: 3
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
3
|
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#6-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish staggered, two-year terms for
Council and committee members, renewable up to three times (6 years).
Discussion followed regarding a proposed amendment.
It was moved by Tim Gernstein, seconded by Jonathan Rose, and
CARRIED
That the motion on the previous question be called.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Bob Cooper,
Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa
Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton,
Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Mary-Anne Mouawad,
Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk,
Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg,
Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Jean-Luc Bernard, Michelle Miner Seal
|
Result
|
For
: 27
|
Against
: 2
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
4
|
An amendment was moved by Jacqueline Karsemeyer, seconded by Irene Dembek,
and
CARRIED
That the motion be amended to strike “two-year” and replace with
“three-year” and by striking “three times” and replacing with “one
time” to read:
#6-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish staggered, three-year terms for
Council and committee members, renewable up to one time (6 years).
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene
Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim
Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline
Karsemeyer, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara
Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Nicola Powadiuk, Stéphane Vallée, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Paige Bennett, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, John Hamilton, Colleen Landers,
Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Jonathan Rose, Nicole van Woudenberg, Ronna
Warsh
|
Result
|
For
: 21
|
Against
: 9
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
3
|
The main motion as amended was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
#6-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish staggered, three-year terms for
Council and committee members, renewable up to one time (6 years).
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene
Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte,
Melissa Gaffen, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin
Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle
Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Nicola Powadiuk,
Stéphane Vallée, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Paige Bennett, Tim Gernstein, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Jonathan Rose,
Nicole van Woudenberg
|
Result
|
For
: 23
|
Against
: 6
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
3
|
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#7-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish two-year, renewable terms for the
Council and committee chair positions.
An amendment was moved by Jacqueline Karsemeyer, seconded by Michelle Miner
Seal, but it was LOST:
That the motion be amended to strike “two” and insert “three”.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Chantal Côté, Elizabeth
Edgar-Webkamigad, Rebecca Forte, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer,
Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Paige Bennett, Bob Cooper, Irene Dembek, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Melissa
Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton,
Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly,
Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Jonathan Rose, Nicole van Woudenberg, Ronna
Warsh
|
Result
|
For
: 10
|
Against
: 19
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
4
|
The main motion was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED
#7-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish two-year, renewable terms for the
Council and committee chair positions.
eScribe vote:
For:
Paige Bennett, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth
Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen,
Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin
Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle
Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly,
Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van
Woudenberg
Against:
Diane Ballantyne, Stephen Zimmermann
|
Result
|
For
: 27
|
Against
: 2
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
3
|
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#17-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
Council Chair position be a full-time position selected by the Council,
with duties focused on ensuring an effective Council.
An amendment was moved by Tom Potter, seconded by Susan E. Elliott-Johns,
and
CARRIED,
That the motion be amended by inserting “and be a member of Council”
between the words “full-time position” and “selected by Council” to
read:
#17-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
Council Chair position be a full-time position and be a member of
Council selected by the Council, with duties focused on ensuring an
effective Council.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Bob Cooper,
Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E.
Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen,
Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer,
Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad,
Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk,
Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Ronna Warsh, Stephen
Zimmermann
Against:
|
Result
|
For
: 30
|
Against
: 0
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
3
|
The main motion as amended was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
#17-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
Council Chair position be a full-time position and be a member of
Council selected by the Council, with duties focused on ensuring an
effective Council.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Bob Cooper,
Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E.
Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen,
Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer,
Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad,
Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk,
Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Ronna Warsh, Stephen
Zimmermann
Against:
|
Result
|
For
: 30
|
Against
: 0
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
3
|
It was moved by Tim Gernstein, seconded by Nicole van Woudenberg, and
CARRIED,
That the Motion, “#1-That Council recommend to the Minister of
Education that the College’s Act be amended to establish a Council of
15 to 20 members” be reconsidered.
eScribe vote:
For:
Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Chantal Côté, Irene
Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte,
Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John
Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne
Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola
Powadiuk, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
Against:
Bob Cooper, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Marlène Marwah
|
Result
|
For
: 25
|
Against
: 3
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
4
|
An amendment was moved by Nicole van Woudenberg, seconded by Tim Gernstein,
and
CARRIED,
That the Motion be amended by striking “15 to 20” and inserting “18” to
read:
#1-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that the
College’s Act be amended to establish a Council of 18 members.
eScribe vote:
For:
Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Chantal Côté, Irene
Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte,
Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John
Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Colleen Landers, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne
Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola
Powadiuk, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
Against:
Bob Cooper, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Marlène Marwah
|
Result
|
For
: 25
|
Against
: 3
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
4
|
It was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
#16-That Council recommend to the Minister of Education that Ontario
Regulation 72/97 be amended to establish the Executive Committee as a
committee of the whole.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charlies Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc
Bernard, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth
Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen,
Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin
Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle
Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly,
Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van
Woudenberg
Against:
|
Result
|
For
: 29
|
Against
: 0
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
3
|
It was agreed by consensus that Council would address other items of
business on the meeting agenda and return to the remaining governance
review recommendations, time permitting.
9. Correspondence
The following pieces of correspondence were received for information:
· Letter to Minister Lisa Thompson and Response
re Bill 48 (GC20190228-20)
· Letter to Minister Lisa Thompson and Response
re Medical Assessments (GC20190228-21)
· Letter to Minister Lisa Thompson and Response
re Criminal Records Screening (GC20190228-22)
· Letter to Minister Lisa Thompson re Invitation
to Address Council (GC20190228-23)
· Letter from Rémi Sabourin, AEFO and Response
re Governance Review (GC20190228-24)
· Email from Members and Response re
Governance Review Concerns (GC20190228-25)
10. New Business
(Continued)
10.1 Amendment to the Teachers’ Qualification Regulation re
Accreditation Requirement for Programs of Professional Education
for the Purposes of Certification
(GC20190228-27)
The Registrar, Michael Salvatori, and Marianne Tompkins-Carter, Manager of
Evaluation Services, spoke to the proposed amendment and responded to
questions.
It was moved by Steering, and
CARRIED,
That Council recommend that the Minister of Education amend the
Teachers’ Qualifications Regulation (Regulation 176/10) by addition, to
read as follows:
S.1 “program of professional education” means,
a) a program described in subsection 1 (2), (3) or (4) of the
accreditation regulation that is accredited by the College, or
(b) a teacher education program provided outside Ontario that is,
(i) acceptable to the College,
(ii) not substantially different from a program described in clause
(a), and
(iii)accredited, approved or recognized, as the case may be, by the
teacher regulatory authority in the jurisdiction where it was
completed and at the time it was completed, as a program leading to
certification, licensure, registration or another form of official
recognition granted by a teacher regulatory authority and that
attests or attested to the person being qualified to practise the
teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard,
Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan
E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen,
Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer,
Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad,
Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk,
Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
|
Result
|
For
: 30
|
Against
: 0
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
3
|
10.2 Confirmation of College Member Appointments to Discipline
and Investigation Committee Rosters
(GC20190228-29)
The Registrar, Michael Salvatori and the Director of Investigations and
Hearings, Chantal Bélisle, reviewed the proposed roster appointments and
responded to questions.
It was moved by Steering, and
CARRIED
That Council appoint Benoît Dussault, OCT and Josée Landriault, OCT to
the roster of panellists of the Discipline and Fitness to Practise
Committees, and John Tancredi, OCT to the roster of panellists of the
Investigation Committee, effective immediately, to the end of the
eighth Council term.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard,
Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan
E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen,
Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer,
Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad,
Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk,
Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
Against:
|
Result
|
For
: 30
|
Against
: 0
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
2
|
11. Notices of Motion
The following Notice of Motion was read into the Minutes for consideration
at the May 30-31, 2019 Meeting of Council.
11.1 Change to College Bylaws – College Publication
(GC20190228-30)
That Council approve that Section 18.03 of the College Bylaws be amended by
deletion and renumbered as follows:
18.03(a) Notwithstanding subsection 18.02, any publication of a
decision, finding or order of a panel of the Discipline Committee,
whether pursuant to section 30(5), paragraph 3 or otherwise, shall be
subject to the approval of the panel of the committee that heard and
determined the matter.
18.03
(b)
Where there is a dissenting opinion prepared by a member of the panel and
the decision, finding or order of the committee is to be published, in
detail or summary, any publication will include the dissenting opinion.
, and the publication shall be subject to the approval of the member of
the panel who prepared the dissenting opinion.
12. Business Arising (Continued)
12.1 Governance Review Recommendations (Cont’d)
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#14 That Council approve the recommendation for the Governance and
Nominating Committee to establish tools for formal annual evaluation of
the effectiveness of Council, committees and Chairs.
An amendment was moved by Stephen Zimmermann, seconded by Diane Ballantyne,
and
CARRIED,
That the motion be amended to strike the word “evaluation” and replace
with the word “review” to read:
#14-That Council approve the recommendation for the Governance and
Nominating Committee to establish tools for formal review of the
effectiveness of Council, committees and chairs.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene
Dembek, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen
Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène
Marwah, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom
Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Vincent Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée,
Nicole van Woudenberg, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Michelle Miner
Seal
|
Result
|
For
: 25
|
Against
: 4
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
4
|
The main motion as amended was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
#14-That Council approve the recommendation for the Governance and
Nominating Committee to establish tools for formal annual reviews of
the effectiveness of Council, committees and chairs.
eScribe vote:
For:
Paige Bennett, Irene Dembek, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca Forte, Melissa
Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Colleen
Landers, Marlène Marwah, Sara Nouini, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Vincent
Rinaldo, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Stephen
Zimmermann
Against:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Jean-Luc Bernard, Chantal Côté,
Mary Ellen Gucciardi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne
Mouawad, Alicia Nunn, Nicola Powadiuk
|
Result
|
For
: 19
|
Against
: 10
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
3
|
It was moved by Tom Potter:
#25-That Council approve the recommendation to rename the Finance
Committee to the Audit and Finance Committee and adjust its mandate in
bylaws.
It was moved by Stephen Zimmermann, seconded by Nicole van Woudenberg, and
CARRIED,
That motions #25 and #26 be combined.
eScribe vote:
For:
Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek,
Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi,
John Hamilton, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène Marwah,
Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry
O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane Vallée,
Nicole van Woudenberg, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen
|
Result
|
For
: 24
|
Against
: 4
|
Abstain:
1
|
Absent:
4
|
It was moved by Tom Potter, and
CARRIED,
#25 and #26-That Council approve the recommendations to:
-
Rename the Finance Committee to the Audit and Finance Committee and
adjust its mandate in bylaws; and
-
Rename the Governance Committee to the Governance and Nominating
Committee and adjust its mandate in bylaws.
eScribe vote:
For:
Charles Dimitry Abraham, Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard,
Bob Cooper, Chantal Côté, Irene Dembek, Susan E. Elliott-Johns, Rebecca
Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen Gucciardi, John
Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen Landers, Marlène
Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara Nouini, Alicia Nunn,
Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Jonathan Rose, Stéphane
Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg, Stephen Zimmermann
Against:
|
Result
|
For
: 29
|
Against
: 0
|
Abstain:
0
|
Absent:
4
|
It was moved by Tom Potter, seconded by Nicole van Woudenberg, and
CARRIED,
That the balance of the Governance Committee recommendations be
postponed to the next regular meeting of Council.
eScribe vote:
For:
Diane Ballantyne, Paige Bennett, Jean-Luc Bernard, Bob Cooper, Chantal
Côté, Irene Dembek, Elizabeth Edgar-Webkamigad, Susan E. Elliott-Johns,
Rebecca Forte, Melissa Gaffen, Tim Gernstein, Erin Glen, Mary Ellen
Gucciardi, John Hamilton, Godwin Ifedi, Jacqueline Karsemeyer, Colleen
Landers, Marlène Marwah, Michelle Miner Seal, Mary-Anne Mouawad, Sara
Nouini, Alicia Nunn, Gerry O’Reilly, Tom Potter, Nicola Powadiuk, Stéphane
Vallée, Nicole van Woudenberg
Against:
|
Result
|
For
: 27
|
Against
: 0
|
Abstain:
2
|
Absent:
4
|
13. Next Meeting(s) of Council
-
May 30-31, 2019
-
September 26-27, 2019
-
December 5-6, 2019
14. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
