Grande Prairie Public School District
January 30, 2018
BOARD HIGHLIGHTS Central Office, 10127 120 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V 8H8
The Grande Prairie Public School District is a learning community in which every student succeeds BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD CHAIR John Lehners BOARD VICE-CHAIR Joan Nellis TRUSTEES Andre Ouellette Lesley Craig Lynn Driedger Paulette Kurylo Rob Martin SUPERINTENDENT Alexander McDonald ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, SECRETARY-TREASURER Norm Guindon ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES Nick Radujko ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF PROGRAMS & PLANNING James Robinson ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, STUDENT SERVICES Christina Farquharson
REGULAR
BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018 06:00 P.M., CENTRAL OFFICE FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS: February 27, 2018 March 13, 2018 March 27, 2018 April 17, 2018 May 8, 2018 May 22, 2018 June 12, 2018
Trustee Lesley Craig reading to students at Isabel Campbell Public School during Literacy Week.
PRESENTATION BY TYLA SAVARD
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Tyla Savard from the Peace Country Drug Awareness Coalition presented to the Board of Trustees on the Opioid Crisis in Grande Prairie and area. Ms. Savard provided the Board a quick recap of what opioids are and how they affect the body. She introduced the impact of Fentanyl, which is a very potent synthetic opioid significantly stronger than morphine. She also provided local statistics regarding the impact of opioid use on Grande Prairie and within our region. Ms. Savard and Trustees discussed how naloxone kits are available within the community to counter the impact of the overdose and discussed District plans to locate them within schools.
Superintendent McDonald reported that the meeting began with a presentation from the Teacher Education programs offered at Grande Prairie Regional College followed by a discussion with the college staff on ways to improve the effectiveness of student teacher practicum placements. After this presentation, the majority of the meeting was focused on reviewing our practice around teacher growth, supervision and evaluation and other Administrative Procedures that are in the process of being reviewed.
Opioid Crisis
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Principal’s meeting on January 17, 2018
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