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School District 23
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...
School suspension rates dropping like a stone
KELOWNA - Suspension rates at Central Okanagan schools have been dropping steadily in the last five years, mirroring in part the decline in crime rates in communities across Canada. But the superintendent of schools for the Central Okanagan says the district can claim part of the credit for helping push down the suspension rates with...
Central Okanagan school district to find out its share of provincial budget pain
KELOWNA - Central Okanagan school board officials are meeting tomorrow with the Ministry of Education to learn what its share of $29 million provincial budget cuts will be and where they might hit. Secretary treasurer Larry Paul is expecting a budget cut of aproximately $1.1 million, based on similar reductions in the last few years,...
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...