Board Meeting Highlights - June 9, 2026

Good News

Trustee Deborah Logue presented the Attorney General's Victim Services Award of Distinction

Chair Michael Bannerman was pleased to announce that trustee Deborah Logue, who is also the Executive Director of Victim Services, has received the Attorney General’s Victim Services Award of Distinction. Deborah was recognized for her work shaping policies and programs that support victims of crime, and for providing compassionate support, referrals, and resources to victims of crime and other vulnerable populations. Congratulations Deborah! 

Avon Maitland Teachers' Local Awards and Retirement Celebration 

Vice Chair Patricia Smith shared that she and CEO Graham Shantz attended the Avon Maitland Teachers' Local Awards and Retirement Celebration held Thursday June 4, 2026. This event honours retirees and awards teachers for their achievements. She shared her appreciation for this chance to honor innovative staff at AMDSB.

OFSAA Winners

Superintendent Paul Langis was pleased to share that FE Madill successfully organized two OFSAA championship events in one week, an incredibly rare feat that brought over 1,000 students to Stratford. The undertaking was organized and led by three co-chairs: Pat Donnelly, Leanne McDonald, and Martina Aisenpreis. During the girls' banquet, co-chair Leanne McDonald was honored with the prestigious OFSAA Leadership in Sport Award. A big congratulations to the students and the co-chairs for an incredibly successful week!

 North Perth Listowel Transition 

Superintendent Jane Morris was pleased to discuss the work being done for the North Perth Listowel Transition, which includes installing two new portables over the summer. She also shared about collaboration being done with the Municipality of North Perth to implement traffic calming measures and lower speed limits in surrounding school zones. The External Transition Committee also hosted an open house recently which was a huge success and provided families with relevant information about the transition and gave them a chance to ask any questions they may have.

Choose Not to Use

Superintendent Kathy Boyd shared information about the Choose Not To Use initiative currently taking place in schools. This initiative promotes healthy decision making for students and aims to prevent or delay addictive behavior, specifically around cannabis use, vaping, and overuse of tech.

As part of the initiative, Central Perth PS hosted a caregiver presentation in January and created a parent and caregiver resource guide that was tied to addressing anxiety through storybooks for children.

Elma Township PS students participated in a poster competition, and learned about choosing not to use in classroom lessons. LDSS had a slogan contest, and the winning slogan was printed on lanyards for students. Stratford District SS hosted various events to promote social connections in their school.

South Huron DHS had a week-long daily wellness challenges, and included rotating wellness stations that had mental health professionals from different agencies in attendance. Little Falls PS focused on social emotional learning, and the importance of SEL in healthy decision making. Mitchell District HS created an awareness booth and made stress buster gift bags that had a variety of activities to use.

Romeo PS promoted screen free activities through board games and pizza night at the school. Upper Thames ES hosted the YMCA for Media Impact presentations for grade three to six. Thanks to all of the schools for taking part in this initiative!

Future Board Meetings

• Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 4:15 p.m. (Regular Session, followed by Committee of the Whole, Closed Session - via MS Teams)

Future Meetings/Events with Trustee Representation

• Finance Committee – Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (MS Teams)
• AODA – Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. (MS Teams)
• Finance Committee – Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. (MS Teams)