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Thursday, May 05, 2016
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Meet the new regional publisher
Locals showcase art at Old Fire Hall
Vintage cars breeze through Nakusp
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NSS HUNGER GAMES
Students go hungry for a good cause Full story on page 7
Taylor Moody, Jayda Pederson-Bodnar, and Maria Vazquez smile after completing the 30 Hour Famine. The three were among many students at NSS to take part in the event.
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Some schools within SD 10 projected to have higher enrollment levels JILLIAN TRAINOR Arrow Lakes News
While enrollment levels have been fairly steady for schools in the district, Lucerne Elementary Secondary School is experiencing an increase in registration. They are projected to go from 83 students to 95 students for the 2016-2017 school year. Edgewood Elementary School is also projected to see an increase in its student population. They currently have 19 students, but could see an increase to 23 students. Asbestos project School districts are being encouraged by WorkSafe BC to have all school buildings tested for asbestos and to identify potential removal if asbestos exists. Asbestos was regularly used in building for a period of time. Most school buildings had the asbestos removed or boarded up. WorkSafe is asking school districts to find out if there is any asbestos in any of the schools in the province that might need to have it removed. Art Olson, manager of operations for SD 10 is pursuing the matter and will report to the board once a plan has
been developed.
Board meeting frequency There has been discussion within the school board about how often regular meetings should take place. Currently, the board meets every two weeks. One meeting is for the Education Partnership Committee, the other is for the regular board meeting. Some question whether it would be better to host these meetings on the same night. The board has previously hosted both meetings in one night, usually before a school vacation, such as Christmas or March break. One reason is it would take pressure off of staff members in the district. A lot of staff time goes into the meetings, both before and after. Having both meetings on the same night would help alleviate some of that pressure. The topic will continue to be discussed. Edgewood School work week After much thought, Edgewood Elementary School will be going back to a four day week. The new work week would start at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year.
There have been concerns from parents in the past, because sometimes a four day week would have had students in class for only two or three of the four days because of PD days or staff holidays. A calendar has been designed so every week at EES would be a four day week. During the 2015-2016 school year, EES has operated on a four to five day week. Wiring at Lucerne School Testing has been done at Lucerne Elementary Secondary School in regard to the strength of the wifi signal within the school. Safety emissions when standing directly under one of the wireless access points when it is turned on is lower than when playing on the street, playground, or soccer field with the wireless turned off by at least one third. This is fairly significant. The goal when setting up the wireless system at Lucerne was to respond to the concern from parents and employees to ensure the lowest emission rates possible. The next Education Partnership Committee meeting takes place on May 10, at 7 p.m. The next school board meeting takes place on May 31 at 7 p.m.
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