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Education Policy January 3, 2014: The Record Off The Record: New Oak Bay High...
“The new, 1300 student school will replace two existing school buildings on the existing site. Designed to address 21st Century Learning principles, it includes flexible learning environments,...
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Jan13/14 OPPS: The Record, Off the Record: Attendance Management? Just Call...
The Report of the SD61 Committee on Public Engagement is posted on the SD61 website. No Trustees were allowed to participate, by a motion carried by a majority of the Board. Have a look at the...
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January 20/14 Board Meeting: The Record Off The Record: Attendance Management...
F.1 iPad Safety : This motion failed although the British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils passed a similar motion at the 2013 AGM, with a vote of 140-94.
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Education Policy February 3/14: The Record Off The Record: Rugby, Ministry...
Moved McNally: That the Board of Education of SD61 Greater Victoria write a letter to the Premier of British Columbia urging the Premier to abandon the Province’s appeal of the ruling of Justice...
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Sundance Elementary: SD61Board Meeting March 27/14 6:30 pm
"A comprehensive study on class size made by educational researchers Bruce Biddler and David Berliner in 2002 showed that the smaller the class size, the better the average student performs on academic...
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October 14/14: The Record Off The Record: OPPS: Final Debates Public Engagement
Nohr: That the Board send an email to all employee groups with a reminder that the district email may not be used at any time during the current civic election (Sept 30-Nov 15) for political purposes...
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Oct20/14: Board Meeting: The Record Off The Record: Class Composition / 8...
Parent at the mic: " I am here to say the VCPAC and the BCCPAC do not speak for me. I refuse to accept an oversimplified notion, contained in the CSF, that somehow the teachers struggle to bring about...
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November 3/14: Education Policy: Defeat of District Code of Conduct Shows...
Nohr: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) develop through a review process at the Education Policy and Operations, Policy and Planning meetings a District Code of...
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Feb 15/16: Board Meeting: Strategic Plan / Amended Budget
The current burgeoning focus on student mental health raises (doesn't beg) many questions, among them: Are we pathologizing normal states of mind? Is it possible to identify students truly in need of...
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June 20/16 Board Meeting: The Record Off The Record: Dress Code, Wellness...
...let's not forget local enviro ed champion Lenny Ross, who retired this year.
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