1. Students
a. Most Kindergarten students have completed the screening process to identify potential challenges to their learning as well as to identify their level of literacy and numeracy skills.
b. Grade 10 students across the district have or will soon take part in Blanket Exercises to learn more deeply about the history of Indigenous people.
c. Many of our schools participated in Orange Shirt Days, in a variety of ways. This day recognizes the horrific federal policies related to residential school experience.
d. The District Student Leadership Team (DLST) has selected a new student trustee for the 2018/ 2019 school year. The person will be introduced at this meeting.
e. The DSLT is developing structures to ensure a regular flow of information between students and the DSLT and thence to the board.
2. Staff
3. Community
a. DPAC discussions centred on discussing agenda items for the new year and reviewing the current trends in student achievement in our district. The DPAC is interested in further discussions regarding mental health and technology.