The preliminary election results are in and the new members of the School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) Board of Education have been chosen. Elected in Area 1: Tennile Lachmuth Elected in Area 2: Quentin Bruns Acclaimed in Area 3: Martin Gibbons Elected in Area 4: Marianne VanBuskirk & Amanda …
The October 16 Board of Education meeting marked the final official meeting for Official Trustee Mike McKay. “The two and a half years have flown by,” commented McKay. “It is a bit scary. I hope the next two and a half don’t go that fast.” McKay expressed his gratitude to …
A small surplus at the end of the school year coupled with an increase in enrolment has resulted in additional funding for the school district to put into such areas as teacher staffing, increasing counsellors, and Numeracy and Literacy Intervention. Interim Secretary-Treasurer Bruce Hunt explained additional revenue is available from …
A new slate of performing arts courses, which could be of interest to not only students interested in performing arts but figure skaters and gymnasts as well, will soon be offered by SD83’s Education Outreach Program (EOP). At the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, EOP Principal Reid Findlay presented …
An official audit committee is being set up for School District 83, as being recommended by the Ministry of Education for all school districts in B.C. At the School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) Board of Education meeting on Oct. 16 at the District Education Support Centre, Official Trustee Mike …
Some brief items from the October 16th SD83 Board of Education Meeting Enrolment Report As of September 30th, the date that school districts officially report to the Ministry of Education, the school district had a total of 6,367 full time equivalency (FTE) students. This is up 36 FTE from projections …
