I am delighted to share with you the Three-Year Operating Plan for 2011-2014. This Plan provides the strategies identified for the achievement of specific objectives within each Goal Area identified within the Board’s 2011-2021 Strategic Plan. Please consider the Three-Year Operating plan as a ‘companion’ document to the 10-Year Strategic Plan. Together, these serve as [...]
Archives for October, 2011
Introducing the Three-Year Operating Plan
category: Communications
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North Vancouver School District a “Top 10 Difference Maker”
We’re honoured to see the School District named as a “Top 10 Difference Maker” in this week’s edition of the North Shore Outlook. The feature, recognizing businesses and organizations both public and private, for making “significant contributions to our community” speaks to our Vision of “Community Connections” that “strengthen communities and contribute to the needs of students [...]
category: Community Connections
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Child and Family Friendly Community Charter
I was pleased to attend the October 12th signing of the North Shore Congress’s Child and Family Friendly Community Charter at the Ambleside Park Child Care Centre. The Charter outlines a mutual commitment to the well-being and enhancement of child and family friendly communities across the North Shore. The original draft of The Charter was [...]
category: Community Connections, Integrated Communities
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Kindergarten Information Evening
I was delighted to provide words of welcome to the nearly 450 parents in attendance at our Kindergarten Information Meeting, Wednesday evening, October 19 at the Lucas Centre. In addition to a number of brief presentations, parents were able to visit ‘booths’ arranged around the perimeter of the meeting space. Many of our staff were present [...]
category: Communications, Program Diversity
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A Smorgasbord of New Ideas for Swedish Visitors to North Vancouver School District!
A delegation of 30 educators and politicians from Gothenberg, Sweden was hosted by our School District on Friday, October 14. The group came to learn about our programs and services for ESL students, as well as the many multicultural initiatives and support systems provided by our school district and our community partners. Elementary members of [...]
category: Community Connections, Instructional Practice
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Windsor Sports Complex Opens!
An Official Opening Ceremony was held at Windsor Secondary on Wednesday, October 13. The Windsor Sports Complex features an artificial turf field, a six-lane running track, an indoor training facility – the Soccer Bubble – as well as washrooms and spectator areas. This exciting project was only made possible through the combined efforts and financial [...]
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Century-old Ridgeway Elementary is officially reopened
Heritage restoration and seismic upgrades to 100-year-old Ridgeway Elementary were put on show at the official reopening of the school September 28. Education Minister George Abbott and North Vancouver MLA Naomi Yamamoto attended the celebration, which was kicked off with a rousing “O Canada” led by former Ridgeway and Sutherland teacher Richard Loney, who has [...]
category: Community Connections, Facilities Revitalization
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Organization of Classes Report 2011/2012
Each October, the Superintendent of Schools must prepare a report on the Organization of Classes. This report is provided to the Board of Education, and once accepted, submitted to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry collates the information gathered from all school districts and publishes this report on the Ministry of Education website. The Organization [...]
category: Instructional Practice
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Innovative and sustainable programs
One of the high-level strategic goals within our 2011-2021 Strategic Plan is Develop and promote innovative and sustainable programs Through established programs such as academies, fine arts, career preparation, International Baccalaureate, and on-line, distributed learning, we continue to provide innovative, exciting, and sustainable program offerings to our students. We are currently developing and implementing a [...]
category: Program Diversity
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