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| The latest plans for replacement of the Prince Rupert Middle School will be revealed later this month as Board officials reveal three potential sites |
Parents, Guardians, students and teachers in Prince Rupert will soon get an update on the progress towards a new Middle School for the community, with SD52 set to host an Open House on Thursday February 27th.
The session which will take place in the current home of the Middle School on Ninth Avenue West will bring the public together to provide input on potential sites for the long sought replacement of the aging structure.
The meeting is part of the Board's Seismic Mitigation project.
At the February 27th Open House, School District officials will be providing the reveal for three potential sites for a replacement school, City Council officials will get a preview of those sites at the February 24th Council session.
The desire for a replacement school has spanned over a decade now, the need for a new facility noted during the Board transition that introduced the Middle School program when SD52 merged the then two high schools of PRSS and Charles Hays in 2011.
Since that time it has made for political rhetoric on the provincial scene and seen frequent delays in providing for any kind of momentum towards the deliver of a new school.
The renewed momentum for a new Middle School comes in the midst of significant funding initiatives for school construction in British Columbia by the NDP government.
Some of the past history on the theme can be reviewed below:
2019
September 5 -- Provincial government waiting on SD52 for progress on PRMS replacement
September 4 -- BC's NDP government gets into some school spirit with some new school celebrations
June 5 -- SD52 Board Chair in a letter writing mood; with two correspondences for the Ministry of Education
March 6 -- SD52 to receive 1.5 million in funding for school enhancement
2018
June 15 -- School plans and Strategic Plan Review the focus for June SD52 Board meeting
June 14 -- MLA Rice recaps first year on government side with home mailer
May 24 -- Middle School renovations will start with a roofing project
March 27 -- Repairs before replacement for Prince Rupert Middle School
March 8 -- Once hot election topic of Middle School replacement, fades from spotlight one year later
2017
December 18 -- Ministry of Education seeks two seismic reports from SD52 on Prince Rupert Middle School
August 2 -- NDP school plans will provide test of MLA Rice's ability to steer home Middle School replacement
June 28 -- MLA Rice calls for confidence vote in Legislature; seeks progress on PRMS replacement issue
April 19 -- Capital funding and calendar approvals among SD52 meeting notes
March 31 -- Middle School replacement hopes become political cudgel for North Coast election campaign
March 16 -- Petition for replacement of PRMS delivered to Legislature by MLA
March 9 -- School District takes PRMS replacement quest to Minister of Education
March 3 -- Jennifer Rice renews call for replacement of Prince Rupert Middle School
February 21 -- Prince Rupert issues make for Throne Speech response from MLA Rice
February 20 -- SD52 expecting decision on Prince Rupert Middle School replacement plan
2016
April 19 -- School District Facilities Report outlines state of North Coast Education infrastructure
2015
November 19 -- School District forwards 12 Capital projects to Ministry of Education
September 26 -- School replacement plans on the mind of SD52 this year
June 15 -- School District seismic review could deliver new middle school to the City
2012
October 12 -- School District 52 seeks replacement for Prince Rupert Middle School
For more notes related to Education in the Northwest see our archive page.
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