Highlights of the Central Okanagan Board of Education meeting, May 9, 2012.
May 122012
Apr 302012
The Central Okanagan Board of Education approved a 50 per cent reduction in school bus rider fees.
Apr 122012
The Board of Education approved the Local School Calendar for the 2012/2013 school year
Apr 122012
The Central Okanagan Board of Education will write the province expressing concern over the mediation process set out in Bill 22.
Apr 112012
New UBCO engineers participated in the first iron ring ceremony at the campus recently.
Apr 022012
Savings from not having to pay teachers during their recent strike are going back into education.
Mar 302012
The Board of Education approved the School Act Class Size/Class Composition Update Report for the month of February 2012.
Legislature passes controversial Bill 22
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Mar 152012
The B.C. legislature today passed Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act.
Mar 092012
Neither side in the current BC teachers strike is blameless and the strike is causing problems within School District 23, according to one trustee.
Mar 062012
The Central Okanagan Board of Education provided a summary of major events in the 2011 collective bargaining process that culminated in the current strike.
Mar 032012
There are many items left hanging in the dispute between B.C. teachers and their employer, but they seem to boil down to wages, benefits and hours of work.
Board of education meeting highlights (Feb. 22)
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Feb 232012
The City of Kelowna and PacificSport recognized the outstanding contributions of sport volunteers in our community with the 2012 Community Sport Hero Awards.
Board of Education meeting highlights (Feb. 8)
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Feb 102012
The board of education has proclaimed February 22 as Harmony Day in School District 23.
Feb 092012
The data is in and the research has confirmed the Okanagan is losing many of its young people.
Our students, our future
Education, Trustee Moyra Baxter
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Feb 092012
I was extremely pleased to hear that Peachland council approved funding to support the RCMP liaison officer for the Westside.
Jan 132012
The Board of Education recognized the KSS Girls’ AAAA Volleyball Team who won the Provincial Championships held in North Vancouver on December 1 through 4