This year marked the 11th Annual Harmony Day in Central Okanagan Public Schools. Around the district, events took place on February 21 to celebrate the opportunity to recognize and encourage respect for all the members of the community.
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“Statistically we know there are LGBTQ2S students in every school, but the degree to which these students are visible is dependent on the level of safety and inclusiveness fostered within the building. When students aren’t free to be themselves, their learning is deeply impacted.”
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On May 2017, shortly after their installment at the 2017 annual general meeting, the 2017/18 BCSTA board of directors came together in an intensive two-day meeting to map out the strategic direction of the Association for the year.
[Vancouver, B.C. – March 27, 2018] The recent announcement of $198 Million in maintenance funding for school districts was positively received by the British Columbia School Trustees Association.
“BCSTA has strongly advocated for quite some time that the government provide local boards of education and schools with the additional funds needed to appropriately address concerns surrounding building maintenance, school buses, facility upgrades, energy saving projects and other similar projects,” stated BCSTA President Gordon Swan in response to the announcement.
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[Received March 16, 2018]
VISTA President Flynn to Minister Fleming:
“On behalf of the members of VISTA I want to thankyou very much for attending the VISTA 2018 Spring Conference in Victoria on March 2…”
[Sent March 16, 2018]
President Swan to Minister Fleming:
“Let me first begin by commending the day-to-day work of Deputy Minister Scott MacDonald and his team regarding Aboriginal Education…”
[Received March 8, 2018]
BCTF President Hansman to Minister Fleming:
“On behalf of the 43,000 members of the BC Teachers’ Federation, I am writing to express our support for the elimination of the MSP…”
[Sent March 5, 2018]
President Swan to Minister Fleming:
“I am writing today to thank you for your message to trustees this past weekend at the VISTA meeting regarding collaborative solutions to the implementation of the new MSP Employers’ Tax…”
[Sent February 28, 2018]
President Swan to Minister Fleming:
“On behalf of BCSTA, I would like to provide you with the motions passed by our members during our most recent Provincial Council meeting…”
