Please note that the location of the April 18, 2018 Budget Committee of the Whole Public Input Meeting has changed. It will now take place in the boardroom of the District Education Office (22225 Brown Avenue, Maple Ridge) from 6 pm – 9 pm.
For more information on the Budget Process, please visit http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/budget-process/
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Samuel Robertson Technical (gym)
10445 – 245th Street, Maple Ridge
register@sd42.ca
The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District No. 42 invites you to participate in a 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 24, 2018 public Open House event at Samuel Robertson Technical on draft catchment boundaries for the new elementary school in the South Albion area of Maple Ridge. This new elementary school, located at 240th Street and 104th Avenue, is currently under construction and will open September 2019.
At the Open House, senior staff will present draft recommendations for the revised East Zone catchments and ask for your feedback. An online survey will be made available from April 25 to May 1 for community members who are unable to attend the Open House but want to participate in our public engagement process.
Pre-register for this Open House by email at register@sd42.ca.
To learn more about the new school, visit http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/strategic-facilities-plan/albion-neighbourhood-proposed/
We look forward to your participation!
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At its April 11, 2018 public meeting, the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Board of Education received the Proposed Preliminary Budget 2018/19 for information.
The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District developed a proposed preliminary budget that supports its vision, and that considers not only its shared priorities but also the needs of its community of learners. In accordance with the School Act, school districts in the province must approve the balanced budget and submit it to the Ministry of Education by June 30, 2018.
The board welcomes your input on the proposed budget. The Proposed Preliminary Budget 2018/19 and the Executive Summary are available for your review below.
Feedback on the proposed preliminary budget can be provided through the following channels:
All submissions to the board are considered public documents. The board therefore reserves the right to make any submissions available to public and to place them on the district website.
Download Proposed Preliminary Budget 2018/19
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Following a month-long public consultation process, the Board of Education approved the 2018/19 and 2019/20 District School Calendars at its regular public meeting on March 7, 2018. In accordance with School Calendar Regulation, the calendars will be submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval by March 31, 2018.
The calendars are posted at http://www.sd42.ca/district-school-calendars/.
The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District has revised the 2018/19 and 2019/20 Proposed District School Calendars to reflect changes made at the provincial level with respect to the timing of the Family Day statutory holiday and the addition of a non-instructional day for 2018/19, supporting provincial curriculum implementation. You will find additional information about the nature of these changes below.
Our consultation on the proposed district school calendars is ongoing.
To review the proposed/revised calendars and provide your feedback, please go to
http://www.sd42.ca/proposed-district-calendars/
The consultation period on the proposed calendars runs from Thursday, January 25, 2018 to Friday, February 23, 2018. All feedback will be reviewed by senior team and the calendars will be adjusted if required before being submitted to the Board of Education for approval at the March 7, 2018 regular public meeting.
Once they are approved, the calendars will be posted on the district website and submitted to the Ministry of Education by March 31, 2018.
On February 9, 2018, the provincial government announced that, effective 2019, the Family Day statutory holiday will move from the 2nd Monday of February to the 3rd Monday of February. This change was not reflected in the initial 2018/19 and 2019/20 Proposed District School Calendars, which went out for consultation before the announcement was made.
The calendars presented to the Board of Education at the March 7, 2018 public meeting will include this change. The district will also recommend that the February non-instructional and schools-not-in-session days immediately preceding the Family Day holiday be moved so they continue to precede this statutory holiday.
The new proposed dates are as follows:
2018/19 Proposed District School Calendar:
Non-instructional day Thursday, February 14, 2019
Schools not in Session day Friday, February 15, 2019
Family Day holiday Monday, February 18, 2019
2019/20Proposed District School Calendar:
Non-instructional day Thursday, February 13, 2020
Schools not in Session day Friday, February 14, 2020
Family Day holiday Monday, February 17, 2020?
On February 2, 2018, school districts received notice from the Ministry of Education that the requirements for school calendars in the 2018/19 school year only have been changed to include one additional required non-instructional day supporting provincial curriculum implementation. This change was not reflected in the initial 2018/19 Proposed District School Calendars, which went out for consultation before the announcement was made.
The calendars presented to the Board of Education at the March 7, 2018 public meeting will include the proposed date of Monday, April 29, 2019 to accommodate for this additional required non-instructional day.
* The proposed calendars have been revised with all changes marked in red.
...read moreIn January 2016 the School District and the City of Maple Ridge entered into joint agreements to develop and plan for the construction of a new school, a neighbourhood learning centre housed within the school and a potential community centre on 104th Avenue in Maple Ridge.
The Board of Education and the City of Maple Ridge engaged in a thorough public consultation process to gather feedback from the community and stakeholders in helping to define the vision of a joint site. The “Your Voice Your Neighbourhood” consultation process took place from January 2016 to March 2016 and included two community workshops and an online survey. The public was very supportive of the proposed development plan for this site.
In order for the City to construct the proposed community centre they have to purchase part of the South Albion site from the School District.
If you have any questions or concerns please email Karen_Yoxall@sd42.ca no later than January 10, 2018.
The Ministry of Children and Family Development is seeking foster parents in the communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Right now there are more than 1000 kids across B.C. who need temporary foster families when they can’t live at home. Many of these children and teens come from hard places; however fostering can have a huge positive impact on their lives.
Foster families come from a variety of backgrounds, each with different life experiences, skills, and qualities. They do, however, share a few things in common:
Learn more about the process of becoming a foster parent at https://bcfosterparents.ca/foster-parent-info/become-a-foster-parent/
At the December 6, 2017 public board meeting the following draft policy was received by the board for information and continuation with the consultation process:
Draft Policy 5705 Surveillance
Draft Procedure 5705.1 Video Surveillance
Surveillance Systems Access Log
Review the policy at: http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/policies-procedures-public/
Input from education partners and the public is now invited. After receiving input, the Board Policy Development Committee will have another opportunity to review this policy before it is again presented to the board for approval at the January 24, 2018 public board meeting.
Please submit all feedback by Thursday, January 11, 2018 to Karen Yoxall at karen_yoxall@sd42.ca.
See letter from Minister of Education Rob Fleming on changes to the new curriculum implementation schedule for grades 10-12. This letter includes information about the nature of the changes as well as associated timelines:
Changes to New Curriculum Implementation Schedule, Minister of Education.pdf
At the October 18, 2017 public board meeting the following draft policies were received by the Board for information and continuation with the consultation process:
Draft Policy 10200: Communications
Draft Policy 10310: Volunteers
Review these policies at http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/policies-procedures-public
To provide feedback on these policies, email Karen Yoxall at karen_yoxall@sd42.ca.
