The unofficial results from the 2022-2023 Municipal Elections have been announced. Here are the successful candidates for Trustee to The Board of Education for School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen): City of Merritt: Gordon Swan (Incumbent), John Chenoweth (Incumbent), Justin Jepsen TNRD (Area’s M and N): Everett Hoisington (Incumbent) Town of Princeton and RDOS Area H: … Read more
The letter below was sent out to school district staff and families highlighting our district commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.
Updated: September 29, 2022 Here is information on ventilation systems at our district schools. This includes information on how systems meet requirements for regular inspection and maintenance, and additional mitigations that have been put in place to promote student and staff safety throughout the pandemic. Merritt Bench Elementary Riverside Learning Centre Merritt Central Elementary Collettville … Read more
The Framework for Enhancing Student Learning brings a formalized approach to the planning andreporting expectations for schools with a focus on enhancing student learning and success. It combinesaccountability with evidence-informed decision making and system-wide continuous improvement tosupport equity of outcomes for all students in the provincial K-12 public system. The Framework alsoreflects a public commitment … Read more
Municipal Elections are coming up quickly with Advance Voting opportunities on Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 and Regular Voting opportunities on Saturday, October 15th, 2022. This is your opportunity to also vote for School Board Trustees (Locally-elected representatives of the public that are the community’s advocates for public education in their local school district). A trustee’s … Read more
Communication has been sent out to our School Communities this morning regarding the Sept 19, 2022 holiday. For more information please follow this link to the view Premier’s Bulletin: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0063-001379
With the 2022/2023 school year officially now in swing Superintendent McNiven wanted to extend his welcome back to students and their families (especially after the very challenging past few years). This letter also provides links to the Student and Family Affordability Fund Grant as well as Communicable Disease Guidelines for Covid-19 Safe Schools. Please feel … Read more
As you are well aware, our region is being significantly impacted by smoke from local wildfire activity. Please see the Government of British Columbia’s Smoky Skies Bulletin below for more information on air quality and actions during smoky conditions.
The letter below, from Superintendent McNiven, was sent to all SD 58 Staff today welcoming them back for the 2022-2023 school year.
The Provincial Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings have been updated in line with updated guidancefrom public health and in collaboration with the BC Centre for Disease Control, Indigenous rightsholders and educationpartners.This update brings together the previously issued Provincial COVID-19 Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12Settings, the K-12 Education Recovery Plan and the COVID-19 Protocols for … Read more
