WHEREAS in recent years there has been a move to centralize the operational authority for both health and wellness (through the creation of Health PEI) and education (through the creation of a single English Language School Board), and
WHEREAS there is an increasing awareness of the connections between mental and physical health and success in education, and
WHEREAS many operational issues relating to public school education can benefit from the perspective, resources and services of the health system, and
WHEREAS many operational issues in relation to mental and physical health can benefit from the perspective, resources and services of the public education system,
BE IT RESOLVED that Health PEI and the English Language School Board cross-appoint ex officio members to each other’s boards.