School District 73
Teachers’ union to make last ditch effort to avoid job cuts
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops-Thompson School Board meets Monday to vote on the district's job slashing budget and the teachers' union will be there to argue against the cuts. The local Teachers' Association will present a report from its provincial body in an effort to prevent the board's plan to layoff 17 teachers and three educational...
Kamloops school district to cut 20 positions
KAMLOOPS - A total of 20 teachers and educational assistants are set to lose their jobs this summer as the school district struggles to cut nearly $800,000 in administrative costs amid a drop in student registration. Kamloops-Thompson School District 73 presented their proposed budget to the public last night, April 21, and while trimming nearly...
School board getting creative with budget cuts
KAMLOOPS - Another year, another round of budget cuts for the Kamloops-Thompson School District, which means staff will be forced to get even more creative with the budget. School district secretary-treasurer Kelvin Stretch says not only is the district facing a potential decline in enrolment to the tune of 300 students, the Ministry of Education...
How the school district plans to handle snow days
KAMLOOPS - After Kamloops students received unprecedented snow days at the beginning of January some parents and staff were left frustrated with a lack of clear policy, but with an emergency procedure policy set to be adopted next week expectations on future snow days should be a little more clear cut. School District 73 is...
Legal case against school closure comes to abrupt end
KAMLOOPS - The Downtown and West End Residents’ Association is dropping out of a legal battle with the school district over the planned closure of Stuart Wood School. Chair Bruce Thomson says the decision was made official today, Friday, Feb. 6, because the cost is too prohibitive and the likelihood of getting any meaningful change...
Policy change meant to address homophobia concerns
KAMLOOPS - Nearly two years after teacher Don Wilson asked the school district to consider an anti-homophobic harassment policy the district appears ready to act, but not exactly what Wilson was looking for. The district is preparing to replace a section of the policy entitled ‘Race Relations’ with ‘Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights.’ The policy, while...
District to look at fresh adult education options
PROVINCIAL FUNDING CUT KAMLOOPS - Adults looking to upgrade their schooling through the Kamloops Thompson School District may soon need to look at other options. In December the Ministry of Education announced it will not be funding graduated adults enrolling in ministry courses as of May 1. They will still fund the 26 foundation courses...
High school trades students face delays
KAMLOOPS - A significant number of students will be affected by a delay in the construction of the new NorKam Trades Centre of Excellence. School District 73 Superintendent Terry Sullivan says they were expecting the centre to be ready for the beginning of the school year but construction delays mean it won’t be ready until...
School district bans e-cigarettes
KAMLOOPS - Without much discussion the school district board easily passed an amendment to the smoke-free policy banning e-cigarettes and related items on school grounds. Staff recognized the need to change the policy, which is intended to keep the school grounds smoke-free, to include electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) based on advice from health agencies. “They’re not...
Young boys report stranger danger in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — Two young boys were offered a ride home by a unknown male yesterday afternoon, prompting a warning from RCMP for parents to review stranger awareness with their children. Police say two six-year-old boys were walking on the north side of the Parkcrest Elementary School grounds near Edgemount Avenue Wednesday when a man in...
Perks of Being a Wallflower book to stay in schools
CONCERNED PARENT SAYS HE WILL NOT FILE AN APPEAL KAMLOOPS – Administration at School District 73 have decided a controversial book will remain in schools, much to the chagrin of a concerned father. Dean Audet received a letter from the district last month. He says the letter stated the decision and outlined reasons to keep...