Richard Froese
South Peace News
Peace River School Division has created two new committees to support the Division’s goals.
At its regular meeting Oct. 24, the board established an advocacy committee, which is responsible to develop the board’s advocacy plan for the following school year, says a Nov. 1. PRSD news release.
Board chair Crystal Owens, Nampa, Peace River, Red Earth Creek trustee Marie Dyck and Grimshaw, rural Fairview, Berwyn, Brownvale trustee Lori Leitch were appointed to the committee.
The board is committed to advocating for issues that support the goals of PRSD’s five-year education plan.
The goals specify that all students will be literate, numerate and successful through inclusionary practices.
A second committee was struck to review educational needs in the Fairview region related to the capital plan.
“Keeping the needs of Fairview and area front and centre is very important to the board,” Owens says.
Rural Fairview trustee David Rushton and trustee Leitch were appointed to the committee that will engage with stakeholders in the area to develop a new plan for schools in the Fairview area.
Results of the new committee will be included in the capital plan to be approved. by the board in March 2025.