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Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows
Located an hour's drive east of Vancouver, the communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows share a combined population of just over 90,000 residents.
Facts and figures - 2011
| Students | 14,791 |
| Aboriginal | 1087 |
| ESL(English as a Second Language) | 320 |
| International Students | 508 |
| French Immersion | 1452 |
| Montessori | 112 |
| Adult Learners | 86.5 |
| Special needs | 1586 |
| Teachers | 940 |
| Support staff | 675 |
| Principals/Vice Principals | 55 |
| Exempt staff | 28 |
Welcome to School District No. 42
Our vision is for every individual to feel valued and for all learners to reach their full potential.
School District No. 42 meets the learning needs of approximately 15,000 students of all ages in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. The District is committed to educational choice and an inclusive, local approach to special education. It has developed numerous skilled trades training partnerships with colleges and universities.
Weather Alert Update for December 10, 2013:
All Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows public schools are OPEN. All buses are on SNOW ROUTES. Read more >>
Upcoming:
25 Year Employee Appreciation: This event will be rescheduled for an early date in the new year.
Music for a Winter's Eve: 7pm, December 12, 2014 @ Garibaldi Secondary. Find out more.
Christmas Fine Arts Night: December 17, 2013 @ Pitt Meadows Secondary. Find out more.
Winter Break: December 21, 2013 - January 3, 2014.
Kindergarten Registration: Registration begins mid-January 2014. Learn more here.
Connections Magazine (spring Issue): Look for it in your school or read it online today.
Announcements and Accolades:
"What I see in this high school is if students have a good, solid foundation, then they start to spread their wings and explore their passions and visions for the future."
- Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education, at Thomas Haney Secondary
309 Davie Jones Elementary students help set new world record in Sport Stacking!
Thomas Haney Secondary students were out spreading positive messages throughout the community this morning. What a great way to brighten a day! Read all about it here in The Province.
WOOT! A group of Kanaka Creek students will be recognized at We Day tomorrow. The school raised over $25,632 in the past two years! What a great community we have.
Congratulations to Thomas Haney Secondary student, Miranda Tymoschuk, for having been selected as a spokesperson at WE Day this coming Friday!
The Leaders of Tomorrow issue is out! A big "thank you" to Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News for taking on the lion's share of the work on this, and congratulations to all our featured students. Download the issue in pdf format.
In the News
Meeting with minister 'very positive'
December 6, 2013 - 11:39am — adminby Maria Rantanen, The Times
The education minister was impressed by the innovation taking place in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district, but didn’t promise any new funds to alleviate tight budgets.
Peter Fassbender, who was elected MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood, and named minister of education this spring, toured Thomas Haney Secondary on Tuesday after meeting with the local board of education.
Board chair Mike Murray said the meeting was “very positive,” and he felt their concerns were heard by Fassbender.
Ridge, Pitt grad rate over 90 per cent
December 1, 2013 - 9:12pm — adminby Neil Corbett, The Maple Ridge News
The graduation rate in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District shot up to almost 91 per cent last year.
That was a last-minute addition to Wednesday’s night’s school board meeting, and a jubilant superintendent Jan Unwin noted that although the provincial average for last year has not yet been officially calculated, it was 83.6 per cent.
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district drafts social media policy
November 29, 2013 - 8:56am — adminby Neil Corbett - Maple Ridge News
Local teachers will not be able to accept students as friends on their personal Facebook accounts if a new draft policy is accepted by the school board.
Information Technology and Communications Systems – Appropriate Use is the name of the new policy.
The value in a 'free' education
November 29, 2013 - 8:50am — adminby Neil Corbett - Maple Ridge News
Three years ago, Xiong Pao Lor had never been to school. There was no formal education in the refugee camps and prisons where he spent much of his childhood. His math skills were limited to counting, basic addition and subtraction.
Three school years later, he is doing pre-calculus math.
Dessert Concerts to Herald Christmas
November 28, 2013 - 11:38am — adminfrom The Maple Ridge News
Maple Ridge secondary will put you in a Christmas mood next week with a series of concerts at the ACT.
Organized by Joe Crowell and other parents, the annual event will feature several choirs, ensembles, jazz and concert bands. It will end with a finale of Silent Night to put everyone in the Christmas spirit.
The evening also includes dessert, beverages and a silent auction to raise funds for the high school’s music department.