The Advisory Committee established by the Ministry of Education on October 5, 2021, has completed a final draft version of a set of guidelines to support boards and independent school authorities who may be considering implementing a vaccine mandate for staff. For clarity, these guidelines are for policies being contemplated for employees only, which…
Read MoreWhat is FSA? From October 4 to November 12, 2021, our students in grades 4 and 7 will be participating in the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA). This is an annual province-wide assessment of all B.C. students’ academic skills in grades 4 and 7, and provides parents, teachers, schools, school districts and the Ministry of…
Read MoreDear CMSD82 Parents, Guardians and Caregivers, Earlier today, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside announced a Kindergarten to Grade 12 mask mandate for all schools in B.C. Beginning Monday, October 4, all students in Coast Mountains School District 82 (CMSD82) will be required to wear non-medical face masks while…
Read MoreThe Provincial government updated its K-12 education health and safety guidelines to require masks for kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Earlier today, Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced updates to the Public Health Communicable Disease Guidance for K-12 Schools and the Provincial COVID-19 Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings to require…
Read MoreCMSD82 Superintendent’s Letter to Parents-Guardians, Welcome to 2021-22 School Year Dear CMSD82 Parents, Guardians and Caregivers, Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! I hope this letter finds you and your family happy, rested and eagerly anticipating a positive and engaging school year. Your children will be welcomed into our schools on September 7…
Read MoreAs we welcome the end of the 2020-2021 school year, we wish to remind Kitimat parents and caregivers of the extension announced by the District of Kitimat regarding the Student Free Fares Pilot Program through to August 31, 2021. In September 2020, the District of Kitimat sponsored the implementation of free fares for Kindergarten to…
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