Central Okanagan Teachers Association
2,500 Central Okanagan teachers, school staff get their COVID-19 jabs
Thousands of teachers across the Central Okanagan have rolled up their sleeves and taken their…
Okanagan teachers burnt out before Christmas, still nervous for what’s to come
Schools in the Central Okanagan were challenged by COVID-19 as 2020 came to a close,…
Central Okanagan has enough teachers but substitutes a concern
KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan School Board is reporting none of the problems recruiting and…
Central Okanagan avoids teacher shortage plaguing other school districts
KELOWNA – School districts across B.C. are reporting a shortage of available teachers but the…
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...
School trustees promise higher graduation rates in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA - Getting them to school is easy. Getting them to graduate is a bit tougher. That’s the conclusion of the student graduation and readiness report Central Okanagan school trustees will soon receive from staff. “It’s one of the big ways we measure student success,” superintendent Hugh Gloster says. The report by director of instruction...