Central Okanagan School Board
School board jumps back into the frying pan, asks for help naming Lake Country middle school
LAKE COUNTRY – The Central Okanagan School Board is again inviting the public to help…
Long-time Peachland school trustee looking for eighth term
KELOWNA – If school trustee and chair Moyra Baxter can offer one thing, it’s experience…
School superintendent says social media has blown West Kelowna school threat way out of proportion
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Central Okanagan superintendent of schools Kevin Kaardal says reaction to rumours around…
School district looks to downtown core for new Kelowna high school
KELOWNA – Changing demographics and steady growth has the Central Okanagan school district pushing ahead…
B.C. schools considering alternatives to U.S. travel over border uncertainty
KAMLOOPS – B.C. school districts are quietly putting plans in place in case students on…
Roll out of new school curriculum underfunded, say Okanagan teachers’ association
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Teachers in the Central Okanagan School District are welcoming the new provincial education curriculum but say the province isn’t providing enough money to give it a proper introduction. “It is a huge reform, complete overhaul from stem to stern and teachers have been very involved in the development of this curriculum. Like...
What would you pay for a gently-used school board office?
KELOWNA - For sale: one well-used school board office built in 1972 and the four acres of land that sits under it. Asking price: $6.5 million. Make us an offer, please. After three years on the market and a recent price cut, the Central Okanagan School District head office across from Orchard Park Mall, which...
School board says superintendent’s pay raise long overdue
KELOWNA - A pay raise negotiated last year by Hugh Gloster, the superintendent of schools for the Central Okanagan School District, was long-overdue and well within the normal range for the educational sector, according to the school board chair. “His contract was up for renewal July 1 and we did negotiate a pay raise with...
Pay raise on the table for Central Okanagan school trustees
KELOWNA - Central Okanagan school trustees are considering the politically delicate subject of giving themselves a pay raise next year and how exactly to calculate it. Director of Finance Eileen Sadlowski, in a report to the school board, is recommending they choose one of three options; a raise that reflects the consumer price index, a...
Mar Jok Elementary School rings in Chinese New Year with grand opening
WEST KELOWNA - A new West Kelowna elementary school has held its grand opening and the opportunity to bring the Chinese New Year — year of the goat — into the celebration wasn't ignored. The event on Wednesday, Feb. 29 was attended by the family of Mar Jok, the new school's namesake. He immigrated to...
Surging demand pushes French Immersion expansion into West Kelowna school
POPULAR LANGUAGE PROGRAM LEAVES ONE LOCAL SCHOOL MORE FRENCH THAN ENGLISH KELOWNA - Surging demand for French Immersion in the Central Okanagan School District has the only middle school that offers the program well beyond capacity and it’s just a matter of time before the popular program needs to expand into West Kelowna. That’s the...
ELECTION 2014: Plenty of choice in Kelowna civic election
KELOWNA – With 29 candidates declared for Kelowna city councillor, the only thing for certain is... there will be a lot of election signs. Candidate nominations closed at 4 p.m. on Friday. Six candidates vie for mayor, 29 for city councillor and nine for school trustee. Former mayor Sharon Shepherd and councillor Colin Basran are...