Announcements

The SD42 dual credit programs are now accepting applications for the 2026/27 school year. Grade 11 students who are interested must submit their applications by Friday, April 24, 2026 (see link below).

Dual credit program options for the 2026/27 school year

• Nursing Prep Program – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• Emergency Medical Responder – Columbia Medical Training 
• Medical Office Assistant – Western Community College

For more information about these programs, click here: SD42 Dual Credit Opportunities 2026-27.

Dual credit programs make it possible for grade 11 and 12 students to take post-secondary courses, earning credits that count towards both their high school diploma and post-secondary studies. These tuition-free programs are supported by the Ministry of Education and Child Care, offering pathways into trades, technology or academic studies, while reducing post-secondary costs. 

How to apply

1. Download the application package digitally (https://bit.ly/4myA7Gl) or pick up a physical copy from your school career centre.
2. Fill out the form.
3. Submit the completed package and your resume electronically to Penny Griffin, SD42 dual credit coordinator, at penny_griffin@sd42.ca.
4. Drop off the application package and resume at your school’s career centre.

During the January – March public engagement process, we gathered early input on strategic, one-time investment, and advocacy priorities and considered it alongside the district’s strategic and operational goals in developing the proposed 2026/27 preliminary budget. The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Board of Education received the Proposed Preliminary Budget 2026/27 for information at its April 15, 2026, public meeting. 

The Board now welcomes your feedback on this proposed preliminary budget, which aligns proposals with the district’s strategic priorities in the following areas:

• Literacy and Numeracy
• Social-Emotional Learning
• Equity
• Assessment
• Innovation
• Sustainability

To provide your input through our online survey, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026-27-Proposed-Preliminary-Budget. The survey will close at noon on April 22, 2026.

Download:
Preliminary Public Engagement Summary for the 2026/27 Preliminary Budget
Proposed Preliminary Budget 2026/27
Proposed Preliminary Budget 2026/27 Highlights

For more information about our 2026/27 Budget Process, visit https://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/budget-process/2026-budget-process/.

2026 Summer Learning Options

The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District is offering the summer learning options below for 2026:

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At its March 4, 2026, public meeting, the board approved the 2026/27 district school calendars (Regular including Online Learning; and Kanaka Creek Elementary) as proposed following a public consultation process. The calendars have been posted to the district website at https://www.sd42.ca/district-school-calendars/.

The calendars received overall support. While some suggestions for adjustments were received (e.g. changing the timing of the two-week spring break and a later return to school following winter break), these could not be accommodated to ensure the calendars remain compliant with collective agreement language. 

Proposed 2027/28 and 2028/29 calendars will go out for public consultation in spring 2026. 

Are you interested in welcoming an international student into your home? Join us for an online information session on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 7 p.m. Call 604.466.6555, ext. 3, or email inted@sd42.ca to register.

Hosting an international student allows you and your family to experience new cultures and connections while making a significant difference in a student’s life. Host families are a valuable part of the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows International Education program and provide our students with support to help them adjust to living away from home. This support helps students have a positive experience both academically and out of school.

Whether you have hosted in the past or are new to the experience, we have varying program lengths, allowing you to choose which works best for your family.

Learn more at https://inted.sd42.ca/host-a-student/hosting-information/.

Online Grade 8 Transition Period registration is coming up for students going into Grade 8 next year. Registration opens on the Parent Portal at noon on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, and closes 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Transfers After Deadline

If you do not register by the online registration deadline, you will need to complete a request under the Enrolment Requests – New; Transfer; Withdraw (2026/2027) school year. 

Grade 8 students who did not register during the Feb. 10 – 24 registration period will be able to register on the Parent Portal starting noon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in the early enrolment period for the 2026/27 school year.

Additional information about Grade 8 transfers is available under the Grade 8 Transfer Period Information 2026/27 tab on the district website at https://www.sd42.ca/student-registration/

Dear families,

Our community is processing the heavy news of yesterday’s unimaginably tragic events in Tumbler Ridge. While we may be at a geographic distance, we are still deeply impacted by what has happened, both as individuals and as a community.

We recognize that it can be difficult to provide reassurance to our children when we ourselves are striving to make sense of such a traumatic incident. Children and youth will look to the adults in their lives to help them feel safe and make sense of what they’re hearing. Over the coming days and weeks, they may experience a range of emotions and responses as they process this information. (more…)

Each year, the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District develops a budget to support the needs of our students, staff, and facilities while meeting the legal requirement to approve a balanced budget. For the 2026/27 budget cycle, we are using a two-phase consultation process to gather community feedback at the earliest stages of our planning. (more…)

Tonight’s Board of Education meeting scheduled for February 11, 2026, has been cancelled in light of yesterday’s tragic events in Tumbler Ridge. The next public meeting of the Board is scheduled for March 4, 2026.

As a reminder, proposed district school calendars for 2026/27 (Regular including Online Learning; and Kanaka Creek Elementary) are now out for public consultation. To review the proposed calendars, visit https://www.sd42.ca/proposed-district-calendars/

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