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NORl'H SHORE REGIONAL COLLEGE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF A MEETING ot the North ShGre Regional
College Coordinating Committee• held at the North
Vancouver School Board Offices on Tuesday.
December 12. 1967 1 at 4:1S p.m.

PRESENT:

Mr. D. H. Campbell
Mr. F. D. Ross

Mr. T.B.M. Fougberg
Mr. W. P. Malcolm
Mr. P. c. Wilson
Mr. H. c. Ferguson
Mrs. A., Radcliffe
Mrs. Eo Roes
Mr. w. E. Lucas
Dr. G., B. Wilson
Mr. c. P. Jones (Chairman)
Mr. L.D.G. Brooks (Secretary)

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Mr. Jone• opengd the meetiftg by askL~g that the Minutes of tho
last meeting be adopted.
MOVED by t-iro

Malcolll; seconded by Dro Wilson:

THAT the Minutes of tho mset1ng or
Noveaber 22• 1967 be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED.

Mr. Brooks stated that aU Boards had !!let and approYed1 in
principle, the ~posal aade at the ODmaittee•s last meeting tor the use of
existing facilities for college purposes, and that a letter had been written
to the. Minister of Education ao advising him. Mr. Jones asked that, in
addit1on 0 eAch Boanl write 1nde~ndently to the 1-:iniater, telling him ot
its approval ot this proposal.
Mr. Brooks reported on the West Vancouver School Board meeting
which he attended• at which time the iMpending trip to Sellevue was discussedo
A letter was subaequent}T received by Mr. Brooks tram the Wast Vancouver
School Board, setting out the information which the Board requires in connection vitb the "swing shift" college, i.e., (1) the initial cost.
(2) 11 plans. and (3) a comparison with other facilities on the North Shore.
Mr. Brooks reported that he is in the precess ot seeing the
principals of West Vancauver Seni.or Secondary, C.rson Graham Senior Secondary•
North Vancovnr Senior Secorxiary, and Delbrook Senior Secondary. to compare
facilities. It vas suggested that be include Argyle Secondary in this
cClllpal'"iaon.
The Committee ae.bers present fro. West Vancouver clarified the

plan requested as being a plan or procedure. not a plan of physical layout.

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It was pointed out that the ini tial cost cannot readily be
detentined until the school is chosen and ~ physical plan determined.
Mr . Jones asked Mr. Brooks to also supply the space requir~ents
of the college.
Mrs. Radcliffe reported on the trip to Bellevue Made by herself•
Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Sampson. Mr. MacKencie, and Mr. B:rooks. They 111et with
the ·superintendent of the 3e,llevue School District, the Principals o! the
high schools, and Dr. Kahn of the College. They also had an opportunity
of visiting the high school in which the college is housed. Mrs. Radcliffe
felt that one major problem in the Bellevue setup is the lack of a liaison
cOMmittee between th~high school and the college administrative staffs.
Correspgndence
(1) a letter of thanks vas received f:rca Miss de t.nge, of
the Sechelt Municipal Council. thanking us tor giving her the opportunity to
meet with the Colllldttee (on NOY&mber 22nd).
(2) a letter was received f!'QII M. ·

Louise Spratley, a
free-lance writer, offering her services to the college committee.
MOVED by r-hos •. Rosa; seconded by Mr. Malcolm:

Louise Spratley be asked to write two
articles on the community college as an introduction,
and that she be paid ~25.00, or less, per article. CARRIED.

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Mr. Brooks vas asked to write a letter to Miss Spratley to this effect.
Mr. Brooks reported on the graduate SUl"''ey being conducted by the
Palo Alto consultants. As at the date or this meeting, we have received
1 1 222 replies to the leas-than-41 000 questionnaires aent out. These replies
have been sent on to Palo Alto.
Mr. 3rooks mentioned that in a telaphone conversation,
Mr. Espley confirmed that the financing of the college would have to be
taken care of by provisions in the January budgets. Since there is no
c·a pital provision, both facilities ~rd equipment will have t4 be rented.
MOVED by Dr. WUson; secoD:ied by .Mr;. F~ugberg:

THAT the West Vancouver School Board be req•ested
to provide an estimate of the rental costa tor
establlahiDg the "s¥ing shift" college in West
Vancouver Senior Secondary School by January. 1968. CARRIED.
Mr. Jonea reported that bs had met with otf1c1als of the Greater
Vancouver Wator Board and of the District of North Vancauwer to discuss t he
poaa1ble purchase of an 110-acre site adjacent to the Cleveland Daa. He
had round that the property will be available tor purchase in the near
~uture 1 and that both orga!)i~ations were :t111lpathetic to the possible
interest ot the college committee in ito

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- J There was considerable discussion about the inter-board agreement.
Mr. Brooks advised the commit t ee of Mr. Esplay•s opinion. t hat the Act
requires that the inter-board agreement be drawn on the basis · of millage .
The consensus of the discussion was that the committee favoured an equal
distribution of costs for capital purpoaes, but a distribution of operating
expenses pro rata to the number ot students sttending from each school
district, the latter to be converted to Millage after computation•
Mr. Brooks was asked t o relay this problem to the Palo Alto consultants
for their discussion and advice.
It was agreed that the word "communitY" shall be used instead of
the words "regionalw or "junior• in referring to the college.
Dr. Wilson reminded the ~1ttee or Mr. Frank Beinder•s comment
that the selling job on the college should be done by the.trustees.
It vas decided to invite all the trustees of all the Boards to
the next Committee meeting~ which will be held in the West Vancouver Senior
Secondary School Cafeteria on Tuesday, January 9th 9 1968, at 5:45 p~m.
The Principals of .the junior and senior high schools in the four distr icts
will also b~ invited. The Secretary-Treasure,r s of the 9oards were a.sked
to assist in sanding out the local invitations•
Respecttull¥ submitted,
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North Shore Regional College
Coo1~inating Committee.
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