The Board of Education Highlights provide updates on presentations and decisions made during the Board Meetings. For more information, please visit our District website where you can view the full agenda and video stream of the meeting: www.sd61.bc.ca/board-of-education/meetings-of-the-board/

Board Meeting Highlights – April 26, 2021

Draft Child Care Policy

The Board directed the Superintendent to seek input on the draft Child Care Policy. To review the draft policy and child care handbook, please visit: www.sd61.bc.ca/board-of-education/policiesregulations/draft-policies-for-feedback/

Feedback can be submitted to: community@sd61.bc.ca

2021-2022 School Year Calendar

Trustees approved the calendar for the 2021-2022 school year. To review the official calendar: www.sd61.bc.ca/news-events/calendars/2021-2022-school-year-calendar/

2021-2022 Budget Update

The Secretary-Treasurer updated trustees of an approximate $1.1 million surplus from department underspends that could go towards the $7 million deficit. Options for how these monies could be allocated was shared with trustees. The Board passed a motion to allocate $482,000 towards middle school band (grade 6, 7, and 8), Ukulele, and Indigenous drumming—and the other $400,000 towards educational assistant staffing.

To learn more about the Board’s upcoming work and to prepare for upcoming conversations, please visit the Board’s Annual Work Plan:  www.sd61.bc.ca/board-of-education/governance-framework-and-annual-work-plan/

For media inquiries, please contact:

Lisa McPhail
Communications & Community Engagement
Office: 250.475.4103