Prince Rupert School District No. 52

Kindergarten registration, including French Immersion, will take place at all elementary schools from:

Monday, February 15, 2010 to Friday, February 26, 2010

9:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 – 3:00 pm each weekday

NOTE:  Registration time for Port Edward School is 9:00 – 11:30 am

If your child is 5 years old by December 31, 2010, s/he is eligible to start school this coming September.  Please note, even if you are applying for cross-boundary, you must still register your child in his/her neighbourhood school and advise the school that you will be applying for a cross-boundary. 

Registration information:  Kindergarten Registration Information - 2010-2011

Cross Boundary Applications

Families that are considering requesting a change in schools for their child/ren must fill out a Cross Boundary Request Form Cross Boundary Application Form - Elementary  Forms are also available at all schools and the School Board Office.  Forms must be submittedbetween March 1, 2010 and March 31, 2010.    Any requests received after March 31, 2010, will not be considered until the first week of school, in September 2010.  If your child/ren are currently attending an elementary school on an approved Cross Boundary Transfer request, please note that you MUST resubmit a Cross Boundary Transfer request annually.  Secondary students currently attending a secondary school on an approved Cross Boundary Application DO NOT need to reapply.

If you have any further questions regarding registration, please call the School Board Office at 250-624-6717 (ext. 0) or contact your neighbourhood school.

On December 8, 2009, the Board of Education of School District No. 52 (Prince Rupert) adopted motions to consider the closure of the following schools, effective August 31, 2011:

Port Edward Community School

Roosevelt Park Community School

Ecole Westview Elementary School

Meetings with the Parent Advisory Committees of each school and the public will be held in each school gym as follows:

Westview School - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 – 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Port Edward School - Thursday, February 11, 2010 – 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Roosevelt Park School - Tuesday, March 2, 2010 – 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

The Board of Education welcomes presentations from interested individuals or parties.   Speakers can submit a request for one of the four 10 minute presentation time-slots by calling the Secretary-Treasurer, Cam McIntyre at 250-627-0774 or e-mailing cmcintyre@sd52.bc.ca.

Written submissions regarding these proposed closures may be sent to:

Board of Education

Attn: Secretary-Treasurer

School District No. 52 (Prince Rupert)

634 Sixth Avenue East

Prince Rupert, BC   V8J 1X1

Email:  consult@sd52.bc.ca

Fax:  250-624-6517

Please note that written responses may be referred to at the public meetings unless the correspondent specifically requests in the written response to have his or her name and address remain confidential.

For more information on any of these meetings, please visit the School District

website www.sd52.bc.ca or call the School Board Office at 250-624-6717

PowerPoint Presentation:  School Closure Consultation - Jan. 28/10 - DRAFT

 Middle School to Open in September 2011

December 9, 2009

Last evening at the regularly scheduled Board meeting, the Board of Education of School District No. 52 (Prince Rupert) made a number of decisions that will lead to a new district configuration of schools effective September 2011. 

“We are very pleased to announce that our district will be implementing a middle school for our grade 6, 7 and 8 students for the fall of 2011”, reports Chair Tina Last.  “This middle school will support our adolescent learners during this critical time when they are forming attitudes, values, and habits of minds.  The middle school will build a transitional bridge from elementary to high school.”

Last June, the Board of Education passed the resolution to amalgamate the two high schools.  At this meeting, the board decided that the school currently called Charles Hays Secondary School will be the home of all high school students from grades 9 through 12 also in the fall of 2011.  The Prince Rupert Secondary School building will be the new home of middle school students.  Therefore, the board defeated the third reading of the bylaw to close PRSS.  The decision of the naming of the two buildings will happen at a later time.  Meanwhile, the Board of Education will submit its Five Year Capital Plan requesting funds to build a new middle school.

At last night’s meeting the Board also read bylaws to potentially close three schools: Port Edward, Roosevelt and Westview.  As stated emphatically by Chair Last, the reading of these by-laws does not mean that a decision has been made to close these schools.  This allows the Board to enter into a consultation period that must be no less than sixty days.  There will be a schedule of consultation meetings for the three schools early in the new year. 

Contact Person:

Tina Last, Chair

Board of Education (250) 624 7260

School District 52 is working very closely with the Province of BC, keeping you informed.

http://www.gov.bc.ca/h1n1/

Province of BC H1N1 flu virus information

SEA 114 & 107

SEA - 157 & 158

Handouts from Special Open Board Meeting, Thursday, June 18, 2009:

A - Grade Configuration Study- Town Hall Meeting - Agenda

B - Decision Path Guidelines: Grade Configuration

C - Decisions Path: Organization of District Schools

D - Superintendent’s Report to the Board - SD 52 Grade Configuration

E - School Opening and Closure Order and SD 52 School Closure Policy

F - Draft Critical Path

G - 2010-1022 Preliminary Budget      Actual Facilities - September 2008

Middle School Websites

ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)   www.ascd.org

NASSP (National Association of Secondary School Principals)  www.nassp.org

Middle Web   www.middleweb.com

Midlink Magazine   www.ncsu.edu/midlink

Choices and Consequences   http://www.adl.org/education/default_court_tv.asp

Merrow Report  www.learningmatters.tv/blog/op-ed/welcome-to-my-weekly-blog/1786

Matrix Report

District Facilities Plan - April 2009 (Matrix Report)

 The Municipal Pension Plan is continuing to offer its two pension seminars throughout British Columbia to educate members about their Plan. Your Pension, Your Future is aimed at new and mid-career plan members while Thinking About Retiring provides information for members within five years of retirement.

Attached to this e-mail are the Spring 2009 Pension Seminar Schedules and Registration Forms. We ask that you distribute these schedules to your plan members and post them in common areas.

Our seminar schedules are updated continually; therefore, our easy-to-use online registration system is the best way for members to register for a seminar.  This tool provides the most current schedule information and allows members to register quickly, saving valuable time. Members will receive an instant confirmation by e-mail, including the date, time and location of the seminar. We ask that you make your members aware of this exciting new enhancement to our website.

 Members can access the online registration system through our website at mpp.pensionsbc.ca, under the Pension Information Seminars section. This section also provides a link to view the schedule and register manually with a paper form.

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