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School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
PRESENTATIONS AT THE BOARD MEETING
June 13, 2011
Penticton Secondary Field Trip to Tanzania
At the November 8, 2010 Board of Education meeting, the Penticton Secondary field trip
to Tanzania was approved in principle. Vice Principal Sandra Richardson provided an
overview of the final itinerary to the Board in consideration for last approval of the trip.
Twenty-two students and 5 chaperones will participate in the trip from July 16 to August 6
and will build a classroom at Camp Moses, re-establish the school playground, and host
a soccer tournament.
Sandra Richardson, Vice Principal, Penticton Secondary School
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
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District Literacy Plan
Boards of Education are required, by legislation, to prepare and submit to the Minister of
Education a District Literacy Plan with respect to improving the literacy of all citizens
within the district. District Literacy Plans are developed by means of community-wide
processes that include school districts as one of many partners. District Literacy Plans
are multi-year, annually updated, plans that must be submitted to the Minister by July
15th each year.
Community Literacy Coordinator Naomi Ludington provided a review of the
accomplishments for the 2010-11 year as well as plans for the 2011-12 year. The
community plan has focused around three key areas: Family Literacy, Adult/Workplace
Literacy, and Health Literacy and the accomplishments of each were highlighted.
Appreciation was extended to Ms. Ludington for her presentation.
Naomi Ludington, Community Literacy Coordinator
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Video Project: “Can You Change the World in 3 Minutes?”
Penticton Secondary School Teacher Russ Stasiuk and his students have been working
on a media project for a new magazine blog called “A Hopeful Sign”. The blog was
created as a means to inspire and spread hope. Mr. Stasiuk presented an overview of
the project as well as four videos prepared by the students. It was noted that the video
prepared for WorksafeBC was selected as the provincial winner.
Trustees extended appreciation to Mr. Stasiuk and the students for the presentation.
Russ Stasiuk, Teacher, Penticton Secondary School
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
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RECEIVING OF DELEGATIONS AND GUESTS
The Board of Education recognized and thanked outstanding groups for their
contributions to the school district during the 2010-11 school year:
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Bill Binfet, Notary Public, for notarizing international student declaration forms on
a complimentary basis;
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Starbucks, Manager – Shelen Rasmussen, for supporting the Parkway Elementary
breakfast club as well as various book drives;
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Penticton Western News, Editor – Dan Ebenal, for advertising Wall of Fame
recipients in their newspaper on a complimentary basis; and
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Tom Evans, Volunteer – Queen’s Park Elementary, for assisting in the brown bag
Lunch program.
Ginny Manning, Chair and Steve Kidd, Penticton Western News
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Ginny Manning, Chair
and
Tom Evans, Queen’s Park Elementary School, Volunteer