Synopsis of September 11 Board Meeting

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Hope everyone has had an excellent start to school! Here are the highlights from the Board of Education meeting on Sept. 11, 2018.

Enrolment up!

Enrolment is up 20 full time equivalency (FTE) students over projections and 184 FTE over last year, reported Superintendent of Schools/CEO Peter Jory at the School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the District Education Support Centre (DESC).

The district’s total enrolment currently sits at 6,351 FTE students.

See School Enrolments Here

Local Capital Spending

A spending plan for the district's local capital fund was approved by Official Trustee Mike McKay at the Board of Education meeting on September 11 at the DESC. "This is a good, thoughtful allocation of resources. I appreciate the work that went into this," he commented when approving the $700,000 plan.

The plan can be viewed here

South Canoe parents request PAC

Under the School Act, a new school, or in South Canoe's case a re-opened school, must request Board approval to form a parent advisory council. At Tuesday's School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) Board of Education meeting a group of parents, along with Principal Isabelle Gervais, presented a letter to Official Trustee Mike McKay requesting a PAC be formed at South Canoe.

Special Advisor Recommendations

"Two years and three months ago this started out as a big hill to climb. Thanks to the work by staff and partner groups I think we are at the top of the hill," commented Official Trustee Mike McKay at the Board of Education meeting on September 11 at the DESC when discussing the work which has been done to meet the 41 recommendations from the Special Advisor Report in June 2016.

Facilities Plans Adjusted

Increased construction costs have forced the school district to adjust its annual facilities plan. Each year school districts receive an Annual Facilities Grant (AFG) from the Ministry of Education. This grant is intended to fund annual facility projects required to maintain our schools and facilities.