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Meetings Committee of the Whole Board Monday, October 15, 2018 – Meeting Agenda Package Public Board Meeting Monday, October 29, 2018 -- Meeting Agenda Package Highlights Renewed Math Strategy Update An update on Renewed Math Strategy initiatives was presented to the Board of Trustees on Monday, October 15, 2018. The report contains: A summary of the 2017‐2018 Renewed Math Strategy A description of the Numeracy Initiatives for 2018‐2019 The intentional purpose of these Numeracy Initiatives BIPSA updates in Numeracy and the reasoning behind these additions The model for professional learning in Mathematics 2018‐2019 as it pertains to Board needs To view the complete report, please see pages 7-16 via this link: Meeting Agenda Package Information Technology Services

WATERLOO REGION (October 30, 2018) District 8 is proud to announce that the senior boys football Most Valuable Player award will be renamed the Father Mike Award after the late Father Michael Cundari, C.R., who tragically lost his life in November 1986 in an automobile accident. Better known as Father Mike while serving as principal of St. Jerome’s High School, he was a strong supporter of high school sport and football in particular. “Father Mike