Board of Education
Education in BC is a shared responsibility between the Province and the local School Districts. Publicly elected school trustees ensure that the local community has a strong voice in the education of its children.
The trustees in our District are Dave Walden, Rick Price, Andrea Beaubien, Rebecca Barley, Christine Buttkus, Laura Godfrey and Chris Vernon-Jarvis. The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Rick Erickson and the Secretary-Treasurer is John Hetherington.
The Board's major responsibilities include:
- Maximizing student achievement
- Approving an accountability contract with the Ministry of Education
- Outlining student achievement improvement goals each year;
- Preparing and approving a $30 million annual operating budget;
- Employing 456 teachers, support staff, principals/vice-principals and excluded staff to educate 4,300 students in 14 schools;
- Listening to local communities and giving voice to local public values and priorities;
- Listening to appeals and petitions from students, teachers, support staff, administrative staff and the public;
- Advocating with the public and the Provincial Government for the interests of our students;
- Establishing policies for the efficient and effective operation of the school district;
- Approving locally developed courses and resource materials for use in our schools; and
- Preparing and approving the district's capital plan, which includes the purchase of new school sites and the construction of new buildings.
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