Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Education 2016 -- Other School Districts of the Northwest



Our quick reference and archive of items on Education in other communities of the North Coast and North West.

Lax Kw'alaams



Haida Gwaii

September 13 -- New name for Masset high school
September 13 -- New pre-school teacher in Queen Charlotte, new Port Clements preschool program

August 26 -- Small boost in bus funding for Haida Gwaii

June 17 -- Trustees say French phase-out will further reconciliation
June 15 -- Skidegate School to lose French Immersion program (audio)
June 1 -- Old Massett school expansion funding under fire

April 1 -- Haida Gwaii's one of a kind educational experience

Smithers/Bulkley Valley

October 14 -- School District 54 School Bus collision near Vanderhoof results in no serious injuries
October 7 -- School District 54 forums held later this month in Smithers and Houston

September 30 -- School District54 remembers Residetntial Schools with "Orange Shirt Day"
September 8 -- Province overhauls anti-bullying policies to better serve minorities
September 6 -- Northern Schools receive funding to become energy efficient
September 6 -- NWCC offers trade skills for high school students, as well as a First of its kind Psychology 101 course
September 1 -- BC rolls out new curriculum, adds tax credit for Back to School
September 1 -- Twain Sullivan elementary gets $111,000 for new boiler

August 24 -- School District 91 Fills Important holes

June 22 -- Telkwa Elementary welcomes new Principal
June 22 -- The Closing of Lake Kathlyn School will be for good
June 21 -- The Fate of Lake Kathlyn School a topic at School District 54 meeting tonight
June 20 -- Possible School threat unsubstantiated
June 15 -- Smithers Council won't allow a private school a temporary use permit on Railway Avenue

May 26 -- Ministry cuts High School provincial exams from 5 to 2
May 24 -- 'Gradpass' helping Hazelton High School Grads stay safe
May 20 -- Lead problem in Twain Sullivan elementary
May 19 -- School District 54 passes budget
May 16 -- Dash Cams in District 54 school busses
May 11 -- Student Entrepreneurs in Smithers

April 28 -- Fundraiser for SSS Athletics Saturday
April 22 -- Lead found in Drinking Water at Houston Elementary school
April 13 -- Lake Kathlyn School in Smithers to close (video)
April 13 -- Lake Kathlyn Elementary Closing
April 13 -- School Board approves Lady Kathlyn Elementary Closure
April 7 -- Grade 10 SSS Student in National Music Competition Regional Finals
April 6 -- Last Lake Kathlyn Meeting Thursday
April 6 -- Hazelton Student wins National, $10,000 Scholarship
April 4 -- BVTU calls Fraser Rankings "Unfair"

March 16 -- Bulkley Valley School Closure (video)

February 24 -- SSS Student shot with BB Gun in Drive By, 16 year old arrested
February 4 -- Lake Kathyln School Closure meeting (video)

January 21 -- Bulkley Valley School being considered for Closure (video)
January 20 -- Lake Kathlyn Elementary's Days may be Numbered
January 20 -- Bulkley Valley School District seeking Public Input in School Closure
January 20 -- Lake Kathlyn School May Be Closed
January 14 -- BVTU pleased with Supreme Court Announcement

Terrace/Kitimat


October 18 -- Trades funding announcement for Northwest Schools (video)

September 8 -- School begins for Syrian child in Terrace
September 7 -- Lessons on learning: BC's new scholl curriculum embeds Aboriginal worldview
Septmeber 6 -- Kids Back to School - Motorists reminded to Obey School Zones
September 6 -- Study smart: new curriculum prepares students for the 21st century
September 1 -- Skeena Middle School teacher identified as accident fatality
September 1 -- Coast Mountain School District mourns loss of Terrace teacher killed in Wednesday Highway crash

August 31 -- Coast Mountains School District posts condolences to teacher's family
August 28 -- Coast Mountain School District applies for bus cost assistance
August 18 -- Coast Mountain School District applies for bus money
August 10 -- Education Ministry offers new school bus funds
August 3 -- Former Terrace teacher admits sexual relationship with student

July 20 -- Terrace school district fighting math decline
July 14 -- Thornhill Elementary upgrades heat system
July 7 -- Coast Mountain School District looking to boost French immersion

June 15 -- Terrace School District cuts budget deficit in half
June 11 -- Terrace School District lays off teachers, expects fewer positions this fall
June 1 -- Terrace Students produce Anti-Drinking PSA's
June 1 -- Drinking PSA's from Terrace High School Students (video)

May 26 -- Terrace school to get new bus
May 25 -- Terrace area B.C. school trustees vote for modest raises
May 25 -- BC School Water Testing (video)
May 11 -- Northwestern B.C. educators hope to attract Chinese students
May 6 -- Healthcare Roadshow aims to inspire young students  (audio)

April 28 -- Society makes daycare pitch to Terrace city council
April 27 -- Terrace School Notified After Two Cases of the Mumps Diagnosed
April 19 -- French Immersion could be on the chopping block as districts look to cut costs (audio)
April 19 -- Coast Mountains School District faces cuts

February 24 -- Pink Shirt Day at Kitsumkalum (video)
February 9 -- Secondary school focuses on Grade 10 success

January 27 -- Thornhill Trustee takes seat on the board
January 20 -- Computer Coding program Concerns from BCTF (video)
January 20 -- BCTF responds to Coding in the Curriculum
January 12 -- New trustee full of ideas to engage
January 12 -- Thornhill School Trustee elected
January 12 -- Northwestern BC school trustee elected
January 9 -- Broadened alcohol sales policy pondered by Coast Mountain School District
January 8 -- Thornhill School Trustee By-election Saturday
January 8 -- Thornhill School trustee by-election tomorrow

Ketchikan

September 8 -- School district sees rise in student count

July 27 -- Board OKs abuse/assault program policy
July 26 -- School Board to consider abuse/assault policy
July 21 -- O'Brien resigning from Ketchikan School Board

June 9-- School Board questions liaison committee involvement
June 5 -- Revilla High School graduates Class of 2016

May 30 -- Kayhi Class of 2016 honoured
May 26 -- Retirees honoured by Ketchikan School Board
May 19 -- Students name new ferries Tazlina and Hubbard
May 17 -- Hydaburg school gets biomass boiler grant
May 16 -- Report: Safety improved; new drop-off still needed
May 13 -- "Girls on the Run" teaches life skills
May 12 -- Grants, tamales to help fund school totem project
May 10 -- Schoenbar totem grant up for Board consideration
May 5 -- Ketchikan Superintendent Boyle finalist for state job
May 4 -- Story time prepares children for success
May 2 -- School District, Borough budgets move forward

April 29 -- Borough, School budgets up for Assembly vote
April 28 -- School Board OK's FY'17 district budget
April 27 -- Childcare providers earn CDA credentials
April 26 -- School Board to vote on submitting FY'17 budget
April 21 -- Mathews places third in speech contest
April 13 -- School Board amends, postpones FY17 budget
April 12 -- District funding top topic for School Board
April  8 -- School District faces budget challenges

March 30 -- Crossing guards on duty at Houghtaling School
March 23 -- School Board extends Superintendent contract
March 22 -- School Board to consider new math curriculum
March 10 -- Alaska to Indiana for oratorical contest (audio)
March 10 -- Revilla works to redefine 'alternative' school (audio)
March 8 -- Boro delays tobacco tax, talks school activities

February 25 -- Activities axed (audio)
February 23 -- School Board to take first vote on FY17 budget
February 17 -- The not-quite-million-dollar question
February 12 -- Ketchikan finds spelling bee C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N
February 11 -- School District looks at first draft of budget
February 3 -- UAS Ketchikan Campus students make honor lists

January 28 -- School Board dives into contracted services
January  8 -- TSAS wins national healthy-schools award
January 8 -- Supreme Court overturns education lawsuit ruling

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