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Diary of a Mad Trustee Open Board Meeting November 16th 2011
Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End This meeting was the last of the old board and as such was fairly tranquil – many of us were reflecting on those who were leaving for good after many years … Continue reading
Posted in Alternate Education, Bill 33, Classroom Conditions, Diary of a Mad Trustee
Tagged BCeSIS, Bill 33, budget, classroom conditions, teachers, trustees
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Diary of a Mad Trustee November 2nd 2011 Open Board Meeting
Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End I know you know we are in the midst of an election campaign and though there is a sad deficit of interest in the school board I always tell people … Continue reading
Diary of a Mad Trustee Open Board Meeting October 19th 2011
Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End Six years is a long time to spend in the board room but I have been a willing participant and I have no one to blame but myself. It has not always … Continue reading
Posted in Bill 33, Budget Campaign, Classroom Conditions, Collective Agreements, Democracy, Diary of a Mad Trustee, Environment, FSA Testing, Funding, Lake Cowichan, Native Community, Provincial Government, School Closure, small schools
Tagged 21st Century Learning, Bill 33, budget, bussing, classroom conditions, democracy, Lake Cowichan, privatisation
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Diary of a Mad Trustee Open Board Meeting October 19th 2011
Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End Six years is a long time to spend in the board room but I have been a willing participant and I have no one to blame but myself. It has … Continue reading
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Where to Vote on November 19th 2011
School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley) Voting Places Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:00 am to 8:00 pm North Cowichan Location Address Chemainus Senior’s Drop-In Centre 9824 Willow Street Crofton Elementary School 8017 York Avenue Maple Bay Elementary School 1500 Donnay … Continue reading
Posted in School Board Elections, Uncategorized
Tagged Cowichan, Duncan, Lake Cowichan, polling stations, voting places
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Diary of a Mad Trustee / October 5th 2011 Open Board Meeting
Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End “What matters most is for the school, the district, and the state to be able to say that more students have reached ‘proficiency’. This sort of fraud ignores … Continue reading
Posted in Bill 33, Diary of a Mad Trustee
Tagged Bill 33, classroom conditions, teachers, trustees
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Diary of a Mad Trustee September 21st 2011 Open Board Meeting
Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End Our board has illuminated 2 areas of school district function- emergency preparedness and carbon offsets- and taken some steps to better the situation. Just letters mind you but I love a good … Continue reading
Diary of a Mad Trustee Open Board Meeting August 31st 2011
Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End God!! I do not want to engage in the usual patter about returning to the salt mines and how terrible it all is to be back in harness after a … Continue reading
Diary of a Mad Trustee Open Board Meeting June 15th 2011
Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End This was the last meeting of the school year and even trustees are getting time off for good (or bad) behaviour. No point in whinging now – but this … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, Classroom Conditions, Democracy, Diary of a Mad Trustee, Funding
Tagged budget, censorship, classroom conditions, democracy, Howard Zinn, trustees
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June 1st 2011 Open Board Meeting
Diary of a Mad Trustee Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End This meeting was all about distractions. Distractions from the real issues; distractions from the real treasure; distractions from the real risk and harm. Our board was approached … Continue reading