Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Education 2020 -- Other School Districts of the Northwest



Our quick reference and archive of items on Education in other communities of the North Coast and North West.


Lax Kw'alaams

November

November 17 -- Dr. Bonnie Henry on keeping schools open during BC's second wave of COVID-19 (audio)


September

September 30 -- Orange Shirt Day (video)
September 18 -- BCTF takes COVID related safety issues to the Labour Relations Board  NCR

July

July 31 -- Government's Return to School plan gains a few caution flags from BCTF membership  NCR
July 24 --  A new roundtable has been created to help tackle racism in schools 


May

May 15 -- Laptops for learning
May 14 -- Prince Rupert Port Authority provides laptops for Lax Kw'alaams students (video)
May 14 -- Prince Rupert Port Authority provides laptops to Lax Kw'alaams students
May 14 -- Coast Tsimshian Academy receiving new laptops as part of Port Authority's Investment Fund
May 14 -- Port of Prince Rupert invests in education with Laptops for Lax Kw'alaams students  NCR

January

January 30 -- Former SD50 superintendents top SOFI report, eight staffers receive more than $100K


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Haida Gwaii

December



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September

September 30 -- Orange Shirt Day (video)

August


July

July 31 -- Government's Return to School plan gains a few caution flags from BCTF membership  NCR



October


September 30 -- Orange Shirt Day (video)

August

July 8 -- SD91 makes several administrative changes
July 8 -- Silverthorne gets $1.5 million for new daycare facility
July 1 -- 'They deserve our best": HSS teacher retiring after over 30 years at school reflects on career



June

June 24 -- Granisle residents to get a new health clinic at Babine Elementary Secondary School
June 24 -- It's definitely a weird time': Dual SSS valedictorians reflect on unconventional final year
June 24 -- Coast Mountains School District anticipates balanced budget
June 23 -- 'A very exciting opportunity': Terrace and Hazelton to get new high school classes
June 22 -- School District 82 trustees give back pay increase
June 22 -- Coast Mountain School District 82 announces permanent superintendent
June 10 -- Burns Lake LDSS graduates receive a cheque from the Return-It depot
June 5 -- School District 82's first week of in-person class is in the books
June 5 -- LDSS valedictorian Daria Strimbold to represent BC for the WE virtual grad party
June 3 -- Different kind of grad this year in Houston
June 3 -- Schools get creative with their graduation ceremonies
June 3 -- The LDSS class of 2020 to get an unconventional grad ceremony



May

May 28 -- School buses for SD91 to start running from June 1
May 27 -- SD91 - schools in session starting June 1 in Burns Lake
May 23 -- MEMSS teacher continues fundraiser for future trip after band visit to Calgary cancelled
May 22 -- Burns Lake Student receives grant from Amyotrophic Lateral Scelrosis Society of BC
May 21 -- SD54 welcomes small group of elementary students on part-time basis
May 20 -- School is back in at Nechako Lakes
May 20 -- Vice Principal for Silverthorne named
May 19 -- Cameras and convoys: Graduation in the age of COVID-19
May 15 -- Students set to return to school across the province part-time on June 1st
May 13 -- Tulips bloom on cue at BV Christian School
May 13 -- Students and Seniors stay connected amid pandemic
May 12 -- SD91 Board of Education passes two motions based on French Immersion report
May 1 -- Smithers teacher starts Instagram account with activities for students


April

April 29 -- Post-spring break, SD91 is back in session - remotely
April 29 -- Select groups of students return to class
April 23 -- SD91 changes submission deadline on public input about final report about French Immersion programming
April 21 -- Public invited to read final report on French Immersion Programming for SD91
April 8 -- Creativity and hard work key to providing student instruction
April 8 -- School meals program continue in Houston
April 3 -- School meals program continues
April 1 -- School District #54 works on school plan
April 1 -- School is still out, but the Ministry has a plan - sort of
April 1 -- School District #54 works on school plan


March

March 25 -- Public School teachers return to work
March 25 -- Hazelton Students present button blankets to elders at Wrinch Memorial Hospital
March 24 -- SD52 launches survey for parents to provide input on instruction
March 23 -- School District 82 set to resume classes; college already online
March 18 -- BC Teachers Federation President says classes suspended but schools will remain open
March 18 -- Houston Secondary gets a new roof
March 18 -- Smithers Secondary to get new HVAC system
March 17 -- SD91 classes end after following province announcement
March 17 -- Province announces suspension of BC schools
March 16 -- Nechako Lakes District Schools still open this week
March 13 -- SD54 to remain open after spring break
March 13 -- Bulkley Valley schools to remain open
March 11 -- School administrators are on the move
March 4 -- Lake Kathlyn Elementary School acquired by Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs
March 4 -- Smithers Secondary School 1968-1970 alumni group donates two benches to school


February

February 21 -- High School Basketball zones this weekend
February 19 -- Lake Kathlyn school sold to Wet'suwet'en for new seat of government
February 19 -- "Kids saw tis as their legacy': SSS students speak against decision to remove painted ceiling tiles 
February 12 -- No indication what caused Hazelton schools to go on hold and secure procedure for February 6th
February 5 -- Telkwa students want to save the bees
February 4 -- BC Teachers Federation issue job action plan as contract negotiations persist 

January

January 22 -- Houston Council to push for High School Driver Education
January 15 -- School District 91 announces cancelled buses for third straight day
January 14 -- Morning buses cancelled tomorrow for SD54
January 14 -- Buses not running today within School District 91
January 14 -- School bus runs cancelled for second day, In Hazelton and Kitwanga areas dur to extreme cold
January 14 -- Buses not running today within School District 91
January 13 -- SD54 afternoon buses running again after being cancelled in the morning
January 10 -- School District 91 announces bus cancellations
January 10 -- School buses cancelled in the Burns Lake area
January 8 -- CUPE Local 2145 renegotiates bargaining agreement with SD54 under enahanced service mandate
January 1 -- School District appointments made


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Terrace/Kitimat/Skeena 

December

December 16 -- Teachers have COVID concerns (video)
December 9 -- Caledonia exposure (video)


October 2 -- Playdates at the border (audio)

September 30 -- Orange Shirt Day (video)
September 2 -- Coast Mountain Addiction Services (video)
September 2 -- Terrace area School plans (video)


July 31 -- Government's Return to School plan gains a few caution flags from BCTF membership  NCR

June

June 24 -- Coast Mountains School District anticipates balanced budget
June 23 -- 'A very exciting opportunity': Terrace and Hazelton to get new high school classes
June 22 -- School District 82 trustees give back pay increase
June 22 -- School District 82 trustees give back pay increase
June 22 -- Coast Mountain School District 82 announces permanent superintendent
June 19 -- Meyer named CMSD Superintendent on permanent basis
June 18 -- Modified grad events happening this weekend
June 11 -- RCMP reminding motorists to slow down in school zones
June 5 -- School District 82's first week of in-person class is in the books
June 2 -- District 82 classes (video)
June 2 -- Coast Mountain School District 82 reports low in-class attendance


May

May 23 -- MEMSS teacher continues fundraiser for future trip after band visit to Calgary cancelled
May 22 -- Student food pack demand soars because of school closure
May 19 -- Cameras and  convoys: Graduation in the age of COVID-19
May 19 -- Classroom plans for when schools reopen (video)
May 19 -- Home school funding cuts have parents worried (audio)
May 19 -- School Districts busily prepare to resume in-class instruction
May 12 -- Grad Signs project for Terrace (video)
May 11 -- SD82 begins rolling out  in-school support for students
May 5 -- May the 4th be with you -- Skeena Middle School style
May 4 -- Skeena Spirit Day (video)
May 4 -- Skeena Middle School teachers, staff reach our to students during COVID situation
May 1 -- Skeena Middle School Spirit Day (video)

April

April 28 -- Education Minister not ready to re-open BC schools yet
April 28 -- Home Learning Challenges during COVID-19
April 9 -- School District prepares for education in the era of pandemic
April 8 -- Distance learning during COVID-19 (video)
April 8 -- School District 82 provides update on online learning and resources for current school year
April 8 -- Schools get creative to provide food to students
April 7 -- Schools ramp up contact efforts with students
April 4 -- Uplands Elementary students get chance to wave at teachers


March

March 30 -- School district digs in on instruction resumption
March 27 -- School's COVID plan (video)
March 23 -- School District 82 set to resume classes; college already online
March 17 -- School suspended due to COVID-19




February

February 27 -- Coast Mountain School District consultations in Hazelton
February 26 -- Anti-bullying event in Kitimat
February 26 -- Pink Shirt Day raises awareness about bullying
February 21 -- Have your say on Education
February 12 -- Coast Mountain School Board holds Consultation Meeting  (video)
February 11 -- Coast Mountain School Board set for new consultations (video)
February 11 -- Coast Mountains School Board holds more consultation meetings
February 4 -- School buses cancelled for SD82 due to poor road conditions


January

January 23 -- Extreme snow accumulation closes Kitsumkalum school for two days
January 20 -- Extreme winter weather leads to Monday school and bus route closures
January 20 -- Another blast of winter closes Terrace/Kitimat schools
January 16 -- SD82 respects the courts decision on smudging ceremonies
January 15 -- School buses will be cancelled in the Hazelton and Kitwanga area tomorrow
January 14 -- School bus runs cancelled for second day, in Hazelton and Kitwanga areas due to extreme cold
January 14 -- School buses cancelled for Hazelton/Kitwanga Wednesday due to weather
January 10 -- School buses run cancelled in Kitimat due to snowstorm
January 10 -- School buses run cancelled in Terrace and Thornhill due to snowstorm
January 10 -- Heavy snow causes transportation troubles, school bus cancellations



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Nisga'a Lisims


November



September 30 -- Orange Shirt Day (video)





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Central Coast




November




September



July

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Ketchikan

October




June 23 -- Budget transfers, policy changes and back to school plan up for School Board debate
June 22 -- Sitka School Board President Elias Erickson resigns
June 22 -- Ketchikan High School educator wins $10,000 statewide teaching award
June 22 -- As Ketchikan considers back-to-school plans, officials balance traditional education against public health concerns
June 9 -- School board to consider contracts as body returns to in-person meetings


May

May 20 -- Pacific High graduates mark milestone with virtual ceremony
May 19 -- Sitka's seniors 'Drive Thru' to the future
May 19 -- Under public pressure, Sitka district scales back plan to relocate school principals
May 19 -- Gov. Dunleavy said federal relief would make up for an education veto. School officials say that's not the case
May 14 -- Ketchikan schools to see $588K in CARES Act relief


April

April 27 -- Ketchikan's distance learning program was ready to scale up. So why did the state go with Florida's
April 23 -- Distance learning takes shape in Ketchikan; school board passes budget
April 7 -- Budget up for debate at Ketchikan school board meeting Wednesday
April 7 -- Governor's education veto a $276,00 hit to Sitka's schools
April 6 -- Principal's report: Sitka students chalk up 90-percent attendance at eSchool
April 2 -- SEARHC eyes closed boarding school as COVID-19 treatment site
May 19 --


February

February 28 -- Petersburg elementary girls club offers coding, building
February 27 -- School board approves graduation policy / discusses public health emergencies
February 25 -- Sitka School District's 'nice deficit' will call for some tough decisions in the near future
February 25 -- School board to consider new epidemic policy and graduation requirements Wednesday
February 21 -- Murkowski circles up with Pacific High students
February 13 -- Ketchikan interim superintendent gets two-year contract
February 11 -- Final superintendent contract on Ketchikan school board agenda
February 10 -- Houghtaling 4th grader wins district spelling bee
February 10 -- Shortage of childcare: Searching for solutions in Sitka
February 7 -- Sitka Assembly approves funding increase for school district
February 6 -- Shortage of Childcare: Centres struggle to balance tuition costs, teacher pay

January

January 28 -- Ketchikan school board seeks applicants to fill another vacancy
January 23 -- School board debates active shooter training curriculum
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