Announcements

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District is pleased to offer a Candidate Information session for individuals interested in learning more about how the local school district operates and to provide a general overview of the roles and responsibilities of a school trustee.

Representatives from the City of Pitt Meadows and the City of Maple Ridge will be in attendance to review the nomination process and key election information.

Candidate Information Session:

Monday, August 29, 2022 at 6 p.m.
District Education Office
22225 Brown Avenue
Maple Ridge, BC
To register, email: elections@sd42.ca

Download a copy of our Guide for Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School Trustee Candidates.

Dear parents/guardians,

As a reminder, if your child is leaving the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District (e.g. your family is moving outside of the district), you must complete a withdrawal form on the Parent Portal. Withdrawing through the Parent Portal helps us ensure student records are transferred to your child’s new school in a timely manner. 

To complete a withdrawal form, log in to your Parent Portal account, click on the “Registration” tab, and under “New Requests” select the appropriate withdrawal period. 

Contact your child’s new school/school district to inquire about their registration process. If you are withdrawing more than one child, complete a separate request for each child.

• A withdrawal cannot be used to request a different school within the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District (SD42). If your child is currently attending an SD42 school and you would like to request a transfer to a different school within our district, you will need to complete a transfer request.  

Please note that all parent and student MyClass accounts will be disabled on July 31, 2022, to allow for system archiving and school scheduling. The system will not be accessible until accounts are reactivated on the dates below. (Please note that 2021/22 report cards will not be accessible after July 31, 2022.)

• 8:00 am, Wednesday, September 7, 2022, for students in grades 8 – 12;
• 8:00 am, Monday, September 19, 2022, for all parent accounts.

Please note: All student MyClass accounts will be reset with a temporary password and your SD42 primary student email address. This is your Office 365 email (studentID@me.sd42.ca). Your MyClass login information will be sent to that email address no later than Friday, September 2, 2022.

Dear families,

As the cool and wet spring weather warms into the promise of a bright and re-energizing summer, I want to take a moment to thank all students, staff, and families for another successful school year. The school year has ended for most of our students, with only Kanaka Creek Elementary remaining in session until July 26. For students registered in summer learning, classes will begin after the Canada Day long weekend, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (more…)

The Province is providing $250,000 to conduct a needs assessment of post-secondary education and skills training in the rapidly growing communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

“Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are two of the fastest-growing communities in the Lower Mainland,” said Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training. “This needs assessment is the first step to understand whether students in the area have access to the educational and training opportunities that are needed for them to thrive and be prepared for the economy of the future.”

Kwantlen Polytechnic University will work in collaboration with other public post-secondary institutions with nearby campuses, including Douglas College, the Justice Institute of British Columbia, and University of the Fraser Valley, to conduct an objective and informed assessment of the post-secondary education needs of the residents of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

This provincial funding is part of the Province’s co-ordinated approach to address immediate and long-term workforce challenges across all sectors of the economy. The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training is developing a Future Ready Skills Plan that will help equip British Columbians with the knowledge and skills they require for the jobs of the future.

Learn more.

Please join us in congratulating our 2022 retirees!

A new child care facility at Davie Jones Elementary school will provide dozens of families and children in and around Pitt Meadows with convenient child care on school grounds.

“I am excited for busy Pitt Meadows parents and children who will have convenient child care on school grounds, making life easier and providing them with peace of mind knowing their kids are in one place for the whole day,” said Katrina Chen, Minister of State for Child Care. “This gorgeous facility helps deliver on our promise to create new child care spaces, and we just hit a new milestone of 30,500 new child care spaces funded since the launch of ChildCareBC in 2018.” (more…)

Dear families,

On March 11, 2022, I provided you with an update on the changes made to Provincial COVID-19 Communicable Disease Guidelines for K-12 Settings. Since that time, the guidelines have been further revised to incorporate public health guidance from the BC Centre for Disease Control.

The most significant changes include the following:

1. Health Awareness: We are now transitioning from the daily health check to the more general approach of health awareness. Health awareness includes checking regularly for any symptoms of illness (including but not limited to Covid-19 symptoms), and staying home when sick (including if one is unable to participate fully in regular activities due to symptoms of illness).
2. Events and Gatherings: Events and gatherings can return to 100% capacity.

You can review the updated document in full here.

Sincerely,

Harry Dhillon
Superintendent of Schools

Join us for the Budget Committee of the Whole livestream at 6 pm, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. At this meeting, the board will receive public and partner group on the Proposed 2022/23 Preliminary Budget.

Watch the livestream on the district YouTube channel or the Online Board Meetings page.

The board received for information amended school calendars for 2022/23 and approved that the calendars be shared with the public. Proposed amendments to both the 2022/23 District School Calendar and the 2022/23 Kanaka Creek Elementary Calendar include the following:

• Adding the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday, September 30, 2022, as a statutory holiday for students and staff
• Making the previously approved schools not in session day on Friday, February 17, 2023, a regular in-session school day (to meet instructional minutes requirements)
• Moving the previously approved non-instructional school growth planning day from Monday, September 26, 2022, to Monday, October 3, 2022

You can provide input on the proposed amended calendar by email at yourinput@sd42.ca between April 14, 2022, and May 15, 2022. The board will review all feedback received before making its decision on the proposed amendments at its scheduled public meeting on May 18, 2022.