Board Meeting Highlights - October 22, 2024
Good News
Welcome Trustee Julie Moore
After hearing from 12 candidates, a voting process occurred and the board voted to elect Julie Moore as the new trustee representing Perth East. Julie resides on a 6th generation farm in Perth East and has two boys who attended North Easthope PS. She works in an Executive Leadership role at Ontario Health, with subject matter expertise in Mental Health and Addictions. She was elected as the Perth East Trustee to AMDSB in 2010, 2014 and 2018 so has extensive experience in the role. Chair Robert Hunking stated: “We are pleased to welcome Julie back to the board and we thank those who took the time to apply for the position.” Julie will be officially sworn into her position at a future session of the board.
Students and Staff Commemorate National Truth and Reconciliation Week
Superintendent Riley Culhane shared that leading up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, AMDSB students and staff participated in a variety of commemorative activities that encouraged students to reflect on both the Truth and what Reconciliation means to them. These activities included:
- Raising the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation's Survivors' flags with a ceremony done by the Indigenous members of our team
- Sharing out a variety of social media posts that highlight resources and local events
- Supporting teachers with access to an internal National Day for Truth and Reconciliation elementary and secondary resources website, and
- A variety of other commemorative activities that were done as a school collective within individual schools
The video below highlights a few of these activities.
Listowel District SS Commencement

Future Board Meetings
Regular Board Meetings are held in person unless otherwise noted. Links to join the meetings online will be posted on the Board Meeting page the day before the meeting. The public portion begins at 4:45 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 6:30 p.m. Committee of the Whole, Open Session
- Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - 4:45 p.m. Regular Board Meeting and Committee of the Whole, Closed Session immediately afterwards.
Future Meetings/Events with Trustee Representation
- Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL) – October 28, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. (online)
- Indigenous Education Advisory – October 28, 2024 (to be confirmed)
- Recognition and Service Committee – October 29, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
- Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) – October 29, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. (online)
- Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) – November 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (online)
- Audit Committee – November 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.