Board of Education Adopts 2012-2013 Preliminary Budget
At its’ regular meeting on May 8, the Board of Education adopted the 2012-2013 Preliminary Budget.  The Board has ensured:

• Student learning is at the forefront of its’ decision making

• Resources are aligned with District Goals and Student Expectations

• Meaningful input and consultation has occurred

• Sustainability and Stability

This budget addresses:

• The need to continue providing additional supports for our early learners

• A continued commitment to capacity building focused on identified student needs

• A District Technology Evergreen Program

• Injection of Industrial Education/Tech. Ed. Equipment

This budget sets a course of action that provides core services to the District, and sets aside additional funding for:

• Additions to core programming to support innovative, focused strategies to enhance student learning

• A 1% reserve

• Achievement strategies to support student learning

For more information about the 2012-2013 Preliminary Budget and the process, please click HERE

NEW – FAQ’S Regarding the 2012-2013 Preliminary Budget

Please Make Note of the Following Dates:

Monday, May 21  -  Victoria Day:
     All District Schools and Offices will be closed

Monday, May 28  -  No School for Students:
     Staff will be involved planning for the 2012-2013 School Year


Participate in the Conversation!
B.C. has a strong education system, but there is no denying that our world is changing rapidly. New jobs are constantly being created, and technology is changing the way we communicate and connect with each other.

We need to modernize the way students are educated so they are prepared for the world, not only as it is now, but will be in the future.  Join the conversation by clicking here

Parent Contact with Teachers
If parents have not been contacted by their child’s teacher(s) regarding student achievement, you are encouraged to phone or email the teacher(s) directly for this purpose.

Superintendent's Update - May 8 2012

Hume School Heart and Stroke Foundation Acknowledgement
Hume School has recently been recognized by the Heart and Stroke Foundation for 22 years of partnership in Jump Rope for Heart. Hume Elementary School has raised a total of $143,418.96 through the years – a major investment in the health and future of many generations.

This year alone, the school raised $12,571.32. Our congratulations, and thanks go to the students, staff and many volunteers!

2012 Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival
Performing arts students from throughout the Kootenays recently participated in the Kootenay Festival of Arts in Nelson. Of these, seven voice, speech arts and musical theatre students from SD8 were selected in to represent the Kootenays in Nanaimo at the 2012 Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival, May 27-31.

Congratulations to LVR students Bethany Arndt, Galen Boulanger, Heather Kramar and Espoir Segbeaya, Homelinks students Sebastian Bodine-Shah and Michael Marsland and Mt. Sentinel student Jennifer Walsh!

Board of Education Student Expectation - Resiliency
The Board of Education has recently set an important direction for the District, by adopting a number of important goals for the District, and expectations for all students. This month our Family of Schools reports will focus on the Student Expectation Resiliency...  more

Also including highlights from:

• Slocan Valley Family of Schools
• Kaslo Family of Schools
• Salmo Family of Schools
• Crawford Bay Family of Schools
• Creston Family of Schools
• Nelson Family of Schools