An overview of planned discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and schedule of upcoming board meetings, visit sd8.bc.ca/meetings.

Trustee Oaths, Positions and Appointments

Provincial Court of B.C. Judge Craig Sicotte administered the oaths of office for eight school trustees with Nelson Police Chief Constable Donovan Fisher serving as witness. 

Trustees who took their oaths of office included Trustee Cody Beebe, Trustee Mary Jayne Blackmore, Trustee Lynn Hango, Trustee Sharon Nazaroff, Trustee Nicole Rhynold, Trustee Murray Shunter, Trustee Lenora Trenaman, and Trustee Clements Verhoeven.

Trustee Trenaman was acclaimed board chair and Trustee Beebe was acclaimed vice-chair. Chair Trenaman has served in the position in previous terms. 

Additional board positions elected or acclaimed included Trustee Hango as the B.C. School Trustees Association Provincial Councillor (alternate: Trustee Blackmore); Trustee Verhoeven as representative for the B.C. Public School Employees Association and chair of the SD8 Education Partner Advisory Committee, and Trustee Shunter as chair of the SD8 Policy, Operations and Finance Partner Advisory Committee.

Numeracy Continuous Learning Report

District Principal Tamara Malloff presented the Numeracy Continuous Learning Report 2026-2027 with support from Teacher-Coordinator Jonathan Brooks. Early grades show strong growth, and the kindergarten to grade 3 plan is on track toward at least 90 per cent of students proficient in foundational number-sense. The grades 4 to 7 target is to raise Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) numeracy proficiency by about 10 per cent over three years. At the secondary level, the focus is on practical numeracy across subjects.

Winter Fine Arts Performances

Winter concerts and celebrations will happen in December, and principals will invite local trustees to attend.

Trustee Vacancy

One of two trustee positions for Electoral Area 1 – City of Nelson/Bealby Point remains vacant following insufficient candidates in the B.C. General Local Elections held on October 17, 2026. In keeping with B.C. election procedures, SD8 will seek the names of potential trustees from the Board of Education and the public in the coming weeks after which the Province of B.C. will appoint a ninth and final trustee to the Board. 

Recruitment and Retention Framework

Director Singh presented the annual framework, which addresses recruitment challenges as a rural district, including attracting talent, flexible training programs and leadership development. 

These highlights exclude confidential information such as business negotiations, personnel issues and legal matters. For other information or to provide feedback, please contact SD8 Communications & Public Engagement.