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Overview
District Education Councils (DECs) were first established in 2001 to provide local governance and community input into the education system. DECs use a policy governance model and, as such, set and monitor the policies on objectives to be carried out by the district staff and local schools. Each DEC must work within the policies and standards of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD). DECs develop objectives and policies to address the priorities and needs of their district.
In the Anglophone West School District (ASD-W), there are 13 elected Councillors (one for each Sub-district) as established under the Education Act, who serve for a four-year term. Additionally, the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development will appoint a First Nations Councillor, who will also serve for a four-year term, and a Student Councillor, who will serve for a one-year term.
Meeting Dates (2023-2024 School Year)
| Day | Date | Time | Type | Location |
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| Thursday | September 28, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Stanley Consolidated School 28 Bridge Street Stanley, New Brunswick E6B 1B2 |
| Thursday | October 19, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Bliss Carman Middle School 615 Kimble Drive Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 0N4 |
| Thursday | November 16, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Minto Memorial High School 126 Park Street Minto, New Brunswick E4B 3K9 |
| Thursday | December 14, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Southern Victoria High School 13 School Street Perth-Andover, New Brunswick E7H 4T4 |
| Saturday | January 13, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon | Policy 409 Meeting #1 – Initial Briefing on Oromocto/Burton-area Elementary/Middle Schools | Oromocto High School 25 Mackenzie Avenue Oromocto, New Brunswick E2V 1K4 |
| Thursday | January 25, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Gibson-Neill Memorial School 67 Wyngate Drive Fredericton, New Brunswick E3A 6G1 |
| Thursday | February 22, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Carleton North High School 30 School Street Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick E7L 2G2 |
| Saturday | March 16, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon | Policy 409 Meeting #2 – Oromocto/Burton-area Elementary Schools | Hubbard Elementary School 95 Drummond Drive Oromocto, New Brunswick E2V 2A6 |
| Saturday | March 16, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Policy 409 Meeting #2 – Oromocto/Burton-area Elementary Schools | Summerhill Street Elementary School 20 Summerhill Street Oromocto, New Brunswick E2V 1V1 |
| Saturday | March 23, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon | Policy 409 Meeting #2 – Oromocto-area Middle Schools | Ridgeview Middle School 102 Waasis Road Oromocto, New Brunswick E2V 1G6 |
| Wednesday | March 27, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Canterbury High School 80 Main Street Oromocto, New Brunswick E6H 1L3 |
| Thursday | April 25, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Townsview School 122 Lewis P. Fisher Lane Woodstock, New Brunswick E7M 0G6 |
Thursday | May 9, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. | Special Public Meeting – Policy 409 Meeting #3 – Oromocto / Burton area Elementary and Middle Schools | Oromocto High School 25 Mackenzie Avenue Oromocto, New Brunswick E2V 1K4 |
| Thursday | May 23, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | McAdam High School 29 Lake Road McAdam, New Brunswick E6J 1N7 |
| Thursday | June 27, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. | Public | Geary Elementary Community School 16 Lauvina Bye Road Geary, New Brunswick E2V 3Y1 |
Meeting Documents
Current school year
September 2023
October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
May 2024
June 2024
Previous school years
Meeting dates, agendas, and minutes from previous years are available online in the DEC meeting archives.
Responsibilities of the District Education Council
- Hire, direct and establish limits for the Superintendent (their sole employee);
- Establish governance policy;
- Assist in the development and subsequent monitoring of the District Plan (3-year plan);
- Set district policy within the framework of provincial policy;
- Review district performance reports and make them public;
- Review School Improvement Plans and school performance reports for each school in the district;
- Ensure the Superintendent follows provincial policies and procedures;
- Have management, care and control of school property;
- Monitor budget and expended funds (district expenditure plan);
- Facilitate community use of schools;
- Initiate school establishment and closures;
- Maintain linkages with Parent School Support Committees and the community;
- Monitor trust fund expenditures;
- Review the Superintendent’s performance on an annual basis;
- Identify capital construction project and capital improvement project priorities.
The District Education Council does not:
- • Establish the school calendar or curriculum
- • Set provincial education standards
- • Develop provincial budgets
- • Intervene in daily operations of the school district, for which the responsibility is mandated to the Superintendent
Parents/Guardians Communication Process
Please follow the procedures below, in order, if you have questions about your child’s school:
- Contact the person or school where there is a question e.g. Classroom Teacher
- Contact the person’s immediate supervisor e.g. School Principal
- Contact the District Office e.g. Director of Schools
- Contact the Superintendent
- Contact the Sub-district District Education Councillor
- Contact the Chairperson of the District Education Council
Council Membership and Assigned School Monitoring
Tanya Adams
Sub-district 1: Andover Elementary School, Donald Fraser Memorial School, John Caldwell School, Perth-Andover Middle School, St. Mary’s Academy, Southern Victoria High School, Tobique Valley High School
Vacancy
Sub-district 2: Bath Community School, Bristol Elementary School, Carleton North High School, Centreville Community School, Florenceville Elementary School, Florenceville Middle School
Candice Browse
Sub-district 3: Hartland Community School, Meduxnekeag Consolidated School, Townsview School, Woodstock High School
Tanya Cloutier
Sub-district 4: Canterbury High School, Keswick Valley Memorial School, Nackawic Elementary School, Nackawic Middle School, Nackawic Senior High School
Serena Bradford
Sub-district 5: Harvey Elementary School, Harvey High School, McAdam Elementary School, McAdam High School
Ruth Eden
Sub-district 6: Connaught Street School, Fredericton High School, Garden Creek School, Hanwell Park Academy, Kingsclear Community School, Priestman Street Elementary School
Vacancy
Sub-district 7: Bliss Carmen Middle School, Forest Hill Elementary School, George Street Middle School, Liverpool Street Elementary School, Montgomery Street Elementary School, New Maryland Elementary School
Janet Dean
Sub-district 8: Keswick Ridge School, Nashwaaksis Memorial Elementary School, Nashwaaksis Middle School, Park Street Elementary School, Royal Road Elementary School
Michael Mazerolle
Sub-district 9: Barkers Point Elementary School, Devon Middle School, Gibson-Neill Elementary School, Leo Hayes High School
Chris Harquail
Sub-district 10: Central NB Academy, Doaktown Elementary School, Stanley Consolidated School, Upper Miramichi Elementary School, Nashwaak Valley School
Jim Mills
Sub-district 11: Cambridge-Narrows Community School, Chipman Elementary School, Chipman Forest Avenue School, Minto Elementary Middle School, Minto Memorial High School
Wallace Carr, Vice-Chairperson
Sub-district 12 & Vice-Chair of DEC: Burton Elementary School, Gagetown School, Geary Elementary Community School, Lincoln Elementary Community School, Sunbury West School
Thomas Geburt, Chairperson
Sub-district 13 & Chairperson of DEC: Assiniboine Avenue Elementary, Hubbard Elementary School, Gesner Street Elementary School, Summerhill Street Elementary School, Ridgeview Middle School, Harold Peterson Middle School, Oromocto High School
David Perley
First Nations Councilor, Wolastoqey Communities: Matawaskiyak, Neqotkuk, Wotstak, Pilick, Sitansisk, Welamukotuk
Public Participation at DEC Meetings
Procedures for public participation at DEC meetings are established to encourage public participation in an open and respectful manner.
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- The Chairperson will allocate 15 minutes at the end of the meeting for questions/comments by members of the public present.
- Members of the public with questions are asked to raise their hands so that the chairperson may acknowledge them.
- The chairperson will maintain a speaker’s list, based upon the sign-in register, for the purposes of accurately recording meeting participation and for follow-up communication.
- Questions will be directed to the chairperson and answered through the chairperson.
- The chairperson has the option of increasing the allotment of time if he/she deems it necessary.
- There shall be no question of a confidential nature concerning specific students or schools, school personnel, or district personnel.
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- If a group or member of the public wishes the DEC to discuss a matter or make a presentation, the member should write a letter to the chairperson explaining the topic. This letter must be received at least two weeks prior to the regular DEC meeting.
- The chairperson will determine the appropriateness of the request. If the request to present is accepted, the applicant will be informed of the time and place for the presentation.
- A legible copy of the presentation must be provided to the chairperson at least 10 days before the presentation date, so that councillors may review it.
- Any technology requirements for the presentation must also be disclosed at the time of submission.
- There are to be no more than two spokespersons per presentation, and the time allocation for the presentation—including questions—will be limited to 15 minutes.
No decision or recommendation from the Council should be expected on the day of the presentation. The Council will release its decision at a subsequent public meeting or by written correspondence to the presenters.
Role of the Superintendent
The Superintendent is employed by the DEC to manage the day-to-day decisions and administration of the school district. The Superintendent is the only employee of the DEC and is accountable to the DEC for the performance of the district. Every year, the DEC completes a formal performance review of the Superintendent.