Richard Froese
South Peace News
Peace River School Division board is considering its plans for annual student engagement sessions in the spring.
At its regular meeting April 17, the board was asked by Supt. Jeff Thompson to re-evaluate the sessions, says a PRSD news release dated April 24.
Sessions are typically held in March or April.
However, for several reasons, sessions were not held in that time frame in the current school year.
Since the months of May and June are busy with class trips, graduation ceremonies, year-end assessments and other academic deadlines, it was recommended that trustees consider an alternative method to engage in the current school year.
After a lengthy discussion, trustees agreed to study the options over the next few months and plan to relaunch student engagement sessions to likely take place in the fall of each school year instead of spring.
Trustees directed Thompson to explore the level of interest from each school in arranging for two students to participate in a lunch-and- listen session at each school with two trustees and a Division-level staff member before the current school year ends.
Administrators were being consulted to determine if a session would be feasible at each school and the level of interest from students in participating in a session.
Further steps will be considered after consulting is completed by April 28.