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Central Okanagan School District
Central Okanagan school district could lose money under new school bus funding formula
NEW FORMULA COMES UP $400,000 SHORT CENTRAL OKANAGAN – She doesn’t want to sound ungrateful,…
School speed zone times extended in Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA TO CONSIDER REQUEST FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT LATER THIS MONTH CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Your…
New earlier start times proposed for school speed zones in Kelowna
CHANGES WILL BE ADVERTISED SHOULD THEY BE APPROVED KELOWNA – You had better be paying…
Central Okanagan school board figures out how to ‘uncut’ a million dollars
PRICE INCREASE FOR YELLOW BUS PASSES TO STAND CENTRAL OKANAGAN – School trustees have agreed…
Million dollars is nice but stable funding would be better, Central Okanagan school board chair says
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – They’re happy not to have to cut so deep but the chair…
Pressure building for decision on French immersion in the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Lots of people have lots of ideas about what the Central Okanagan…
Central Okanagan school district narrows down French immersion options
DEMAND FOR IMMERSION IS OUTSTRIPPING CLASS SPACE IN CENTRAL OKANAGAN CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Just about…
Wage freeze holds down costs for Central Okanagan School District reorganization
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES WON'T COST ANYTHING UNTIL FREEZE LIFTED CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A long-planned reorganization of…
Budget cuts for Central Okanagan becoming annual battle
INCREASE TO SCHOOL BUS FEES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLMENT JUST PART OF REVENUE INCREASES PLANNED…
Kelowna principal named one of Canada’s best
KELOWNA – Maybe it's not quite like being named 'Best Actor' but in the world…
Condoms now available at some Kelowna high schools
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A three-month pilot project providing students at local high schools with access…
Former Central Okanagan schools superintendent signs on with UBC Okanagan
KELOWNA – Former superintendent of schools for the Central Okanagan school district Hugh Gloster didn’t…
Curriculum change the first challenge for new Central Okanagan superintendent
KELOWNA - The incoming superintendent of the Central Okanagan School District praised his predecessor Hugh Gloster even as he acknowledged some of the challenges the district is facing. Top among them is the province-wide introduction of the new curriculum, something Supt. Kevin Kaardal acknowledged today, Dec. 16, at a media event with school board chairperson...
High school condoms decision left to Kelowna parent advisory councils
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - They’ve got the kids on board and the principals but a pilot project which would see condoms made available at local high schools still has to get by the toughest critics of all — parents. Superintendent of schools Hugh Gloster says a proposal by the Interior Health Authority to supply condoms and...
More than 30,000 Kelowna students find their seats this week
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Thousands of students found their way to new classrooms this week as school resumed at all levels. UBC Okanagan says some 8,400 students began classes this week, while several thousand more started at Okanagan College and another 22,000 started grade school in the Central Okanagan School District. In a press release, UBCO says...