Monthly Archives: February 2006

Diary of a Mad Trustee: February 15th, 2006 Open Board Meeting

Hello out there …if you attended the open board meeting last Wednesday February 15th then you might have gone away feeling as if things are not as bad as they seem but don’t be fooled. It was indeed a meeting … Continue reading

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Awards Mask Underfunding

  While normally it is cause for celebration when an award is received, the recent announcements in our local papers regarding the Ministry of Education’s School Improvement Excellence Awards should instead give us pause for thought. Five of the province’s … Continue reading

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Diary of a Mad Trustee: February 1, 2006 Open Board Meeting

Held At Chemainus High School Considering that this meeting was promoted as a community board meeting, it was staged with the usual bland and inaccessible format that would discourage even the most confident participant from seeking any exchange. The main … Continue reading

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