WEYBURN — A token fee of $1 has been paid to the South East Cornerstone Public School Division (SECPSD) for a piece of land that is adjacent to the Yellow Grass School.
The land will be used for a new day care facility in that community that will include up to 36 spaces.
Director of education Keith Keating noted these types of projects have been supported by some federal government funds, and similar projects have been completed or are in planning stages in Estevan and Moosomin. It is anticipated that other facilities may be planned if the projects continue to receive funding support from senior governments.
The May 28 meeting was a marathon day for Cornerstone board members, who were required to stack up a number of hours tending to school division business and connections.
They started with a traditional monthly in-camera session beginning around 9:30 a.m., followed by a brief lunch and then an open public meeting that absorbed another 2 1/2 hours. Later that afternoon, the board’s governance and human resources committee was scheduled to meet. The board’s day was to conclude with an evening meeting with the South East Cornerstone Teachers’ Association executive.
On June 5 and 6, board members will attend a provincial school board general meeting for public section members that will include a professional development event and address general business, funding and operational concerns.
The board will meet again in Weyburn on June 17 for a committee-of-the-whole session followed by the regular open business gathering that will be streamed live online, starting at 1 p.m. It is to be their final meeting of the 2024-25 school year.
The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association will be holding its annual meeting from June 18-20, which will also include representation from cornerstone.
SaskToday will have additional stories from the meeting.
