Consistency… for learning and for families
In order for the parent-student-teacher relationship to flourish, our schools must be beacons of consistency. School District 68 management has not made that a priority. Families live busy lives, and changes to schedules, buses, catchments year in year out break down the school's position in the community…
Climate change
The opportunity to teach our way out of the impacts of climate change are behind us.
By the time this year's kindergarten class graduates, the International Panel on Climate Change…
Reconciliation
Historically, our school district has not done an effective job of welcoming indigenous students into schools, and their families into school communities. While much has been made about our district finally catching up in graduation rates in this area, the statistics mask a fundamental problem….
Healthy workplace
Canada is experiencing a labour shortage unprecedented in my lifetime. Gone are the days of teachers being in over-supply.
Fifteen years ago young teachers were leaving BC faster than raw logs.
Management grew complacent about conditions on the front-line, as there…
Facility renewal plan… again
Year after year our city grows and year after year our school board and senior administration fail to convince the Ministry of Education that their management warrants further investment of public funds. Secondary schools with smaller enrollments than many over-capacity elementary schools?
Resources to the Classroom
1000 classrooms without teachers, yet we keep adding administrators?
It's hard to believe, but last year there were over one thousand classrooms left without a teacher that day. One thousand times that libraries closed…