The Minister's Panel on Education released a report today, Disrupting the Status Quo: Nova Scotians Demand a Better Future for Every Student. The report contains seven themes that represent what almost 19,000 Nova Scotians said are the most important issues to improve the system. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Karen Casey accepted the report and announced she will begin immediately on an action plan to create changes in the education system.
The Chignecto-Central Regional School Board Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting will be held Wednesday, February 4, beginning at 7:00 pm in the Central Office board room, 60 Lorne Street, Truro.
1. Approval of Agenda
The application deadline for Early French Immersion at Truro Elementary School and Middle French Immersion at AG Baillie Memorial School and FH MacDonald Elementary has been extended to March 13, 2015. Applications for both programs can be accessed here.
Parents and guardians are advised that Redcliff Middle School will dismiss in one hour due to concerns with the ceiling in the main lobby. This dismissal is precautionary only; an engineering firm will be in the school this afternoon to assess the situation and provide advice going forward.
Parents and guardians with questions may contact the Cobequid Family of Schools Office at 902-896-5737.
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Students from grades 4 to 9, representing schools throughout the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board (CCRSB), will gather at the Truro Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College on May 1 for CCRSB’s Regional Heritage Fair. Workshops on heritage topics will also be offered through the course of the day.
Date: Friday, May 1, 2015
Location: Calkin Hall, NSCC, Truro Campus, 36 Arthur Street, Truro
Schedule:
8:00-9:00 am Project set-up and final registration.
Parents and guardians are advised that due to an earlier accident on the southbound lane of the 102 Highway, and the resulting detour now in place, buses for Riverside Education Centre and Hants East Rural High School will be very late picking students up and taking them home this afternoon. The exact length of the delays are unknown at this time and are very much dependent on how quickly traffic along the detour route is travelling.
Parents, guardians and students are advised that Bus #130 East, driven by Robert MacEachern, may be delayed reaching some bus stops tomorrow morning - and for the next few weeks - due to local construction.
The Regular Public Board Meeting of the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at North Nova Education Centre, 343 Park Street, New Glasgow, starting at 7:00 pm in the Presentation Centre.
Agenda
i. Call to Order
ii. Record of Attendance
iii. Approval of Agenda:
a) Additions
b) Deletions
Late bus: Bus 183, driven by Gail Christison, serving Thorburn Consolidated School, is running 30 minutes behind this afternoon.
Students, parents and guardians are advised that buses in Pictou County are travelling on paved roads only.