School District No. 57 is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Johansen to the principalship of Springwood Elementary School, effective on or before May 15, 2017. All School District No. 57 administrators were invited to put their name forward for consideration. Ms. Johansen asked to be considered, noting, …
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BCCPAC held an All Party Forum on Education – Watch it now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ion8bVprk8&feature=youtu.be An All Party Forum on Education in BC was held at the Shadbolt Centre on April 4th, 2017. This was Livestreamed to an estimated audience of 1000 parents across British Columbia. You can still watch Jonina Campbell, Green …
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https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/northern-balancing-our-minds-tickets-33259309490?aff=es2 Prince George is proud to be one of five communities in British Columbia that will host a Balancing Our Minds youth summit in 2017. The youth summit is a free, day long event for high school aged youth to learn about mental health, engage in fun activities and participate …
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According to the SD57 website, the transfer process for Springwood Elementary takes place from April 10th to April 21st, starting online at 9am. Letter from Superintendent (SD57, letter stored on DPAC website) http://www2.sd57.bc.ca/onlineapps/StudentTransfer Their website refers to a map attached, but there is no link attached. We can link you to the …
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DPAC has two reactions regarding the district’s decision to re-open Springwood Elementary: We support this decision, we look forward to this school opening, and we look to work with parents and parent advisory councils to support this happening in the best way possible for our students. Springwood Elementary will be a …
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At the public input section of the school board meeting of April 4th, the DPAC chair gave the following presentation: Good evening. I’m Gillian Burnett representing the District Parent Advisory Council. I sit before you tonight, knowing that our organization has failed – we have been ineffective in influencing change that we …
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They are looking to establish a communications plan for the affected families. If you have a student in Heather Park or Glenview, you can look forward to receiving a letter. There are currently 183 students living in the Springwood catchment.
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http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/Publications-@Issue/2017/S2%20-%202017-03-07,%20FINAL%20MoA%20for%20Signature,%20V.2.pdf Summary: Tentative Memorandum of Agreement (between British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (“BCPSEA”) and The British Columbia Ministry of Education (“Ministry of Education”) and British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (“BCTF”) The key components of the Memorandum of Agreement are as follows: Acknowledges restoration of the deleted language as required by the …
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