{"id":2243772,"date":"2020-06-09T23:04:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T23:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/?p=2243772"},"modified":"2024-09-11T04:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T11:46:15","slug":"message-from-the-chair-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/message-from-the-chair-june-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Chair – June 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I would like to begin this report by once again thanking those in our district who have gone above and beyond in keeping our education system moving through-out the last few months.\u00a0 Hopefully many have seen the \u2018Thank You\u2019 that we Trustees placed in the Coast Reporter last week as a token of our appreciation.\u00a0 I would like to say that the struggle is over, and at month-end, our district and the world will be sitting back and enjoying their well-deserved summer break\u2026 But I cannot.\u00a0 Much more work is to be done to set up for the \u2018new normal\u2019 coming in September.\u00a0 Much like the oxygen on an airplane, though, we must make sure that our own needs are met.\u00a0 And by we\u2026 I mean you.\u00a0 Each and everyone of you! Do try to take some time for yourselves, and just enjoy some small respite when you can.<\/p>

On the subject of recognition, it was with great sadness that we were unable to have our usual year-end celebrations: our Donor and Scholarship Thank You Tea, our Service Recognition Reception, our Retirement Dinner, and of course our Graduation Ceremonies. As noted from Superintendent Bocking, staff are working hard on bringing the latter to life, even if only virtual.\u00a0 The other celebrations will have to wait for safer times, but much like the Thank You to staff in the paper, KNOW that we see you and we thank you for your contributions over the years!<\/p>

Many things have been accomplished over the last month, however.\u00a0 Setting up our in-class learning as we enter Stage 3 of the Minister\u2019s re-opening school\u2019s plan has been a remarkable feat.\u00a0\u00a0 It warms my heart to hear children laughing and playing once again.\u00a0 As trustees, we remain behind the screen in the virtual world.\u00a0 Not for long, mind you.\u00a0 \u201cDo as I say, not as I do\u201d is not an option in this district.\u00a0 At our committee meetings later this month, we will be inviting trustees and staff to come to the school board, if they so wish.\u00a0 Thankfully, with all the technology we have learned over the last few months, those who wish to stay home will still have the ability of joining in.<\/p>

Zoom meetings are still a big part of our world, however.\u00a0 Some opening opportunities once thought next to impossible.\u00a0 One such meeting was held last month: our South Coast Branch Meeting.\u00a0 Our \u2018Branch’ of BCSTA districts consists of SD46, Sunshine Coast, SD47, Powell River and SD48, Sea-to-Sky.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition to updates from and networking with our extended family, elections were held.\u00a0\u00a0 I would like to congratulate our very own Vice-Chair Leech for taking on the position as our Branch President!\u00a0 I would also like to thank Trustee Amaral for helping organize the meeting as well as for once again taking on the role as Branch Secretary!\u00a0 I myself remain in the role as the Professional Learning Committee Representative, and look forward to another year of working with such an amazing team!<\/p>

New ways of doing and being are ahead of us as we venture into the unknown.\u00a0 But as we reflect, we realize that the future is always the unknown\u2026 and we got this.\u00a0 And by we, I mean all of us.\u00a0 Chin-Chin Sway\u2026 We Are All in This Together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I would like to begin this report by once again thanking those in our district who have gone above and beyond in keeping our education system moving through-out the last few months. Hopefully many have seen the \u2018Thank You\u2019 that we Trustees placed in the Coast Reporter last week as a token of our appreciation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2243772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chairs-update"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2243772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2243772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2243772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2243772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}