Category Archives: Budget Campaign

Diary of a Mad Trustee April 21st 2010 Open Board Meeting

Posted on May 2, 2010 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End Tonight something rather quiet but significant happened. Very few people in the room would be aware and why would they? Sometimes you pass a policy or a revised policy and it all … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee April 7th 2010 Open Meeting

Posted on April 18, 2010 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End Once upon a time there was a middle school with almost 6oo kids within its walls. As you might expect there were many heartening events there but despite the best … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee March 3rd 2010 Open Board Meeting

Posted on March 16, 2010 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End “More than at any other time in history, humanity faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee February 17th 2010 Open Board Meeting

Posted on February 28, 2010 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee January 27th 2010 Open Board Meeting

Posted on February 10, 2010 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End Not for nothing do I harbour unrestricted self doubt so this lapse comes as no real surprise. I never cease to be amazed by the insights I can glean from … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee January 6th 2010 Open Board Meeting

Posted on January 18, 2010 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End I sometimes imagine the dossier all the countless letters from trustees around the province are dispatched to at the Ministry of Education and what sort of company they … Continue reading →

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Fewer Trustees- Just Another Cut? December 20 2009

Posted on December 21, 2009 by eden

Recently and not for the first time, a proposal has been raised at the school board table to reduce the number of trustees to seven from the current nine. The stated intention is to lead by example and show a … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee December 2nd 2009 Open Board Meeting

Posted on December 13, 2009 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End We have a new chair and vice chair as planned and of course there has been a bit of shuffling around to relocate the changed personnel. As usual … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee November 4th 2009 Open Board Meeting

Posted on November 15, 2009 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End Fortunately for the sake of my extremely fragile mental well being, I often find tunes running through my head which fittingly accompany whatever may be unravelling at the board table. … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Trustee Open Meeting October 7th 2009

Posted on October 18, 2009 by eden

Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice Resist the Beginning…Consider the End When I wanted to add an item for discussion to the board agenda I realised for trustees there is no place to go. We must wander aimlessly through … Continue reading →

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