Announcements

The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Board of Education is pleased to announce that the new elementary school in the Albion area of Maple Ridge (located at 24093 – 104th Avenue, Maple Ridge) will be named c̓əsqənelə Elementary in honour of the First Nations history of this region.

In February 2017, the Ministry of Education announced funding for the new elementary school and shortly afterwards the board began collecting community input on potential names for the new school.

“Given the passionate feedback we received calling for a school name that recognizes and celebrates the First Nations history in this area, we requested that the Kwantlen and Katzie Elders undertake a process to select a hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ name for the school,” said Superintendent Sylvia Russell. (more…)

*UPDATE: To align with kindergarten registration and ensure a smoother registration process, the school district has decided not to move ahead with preregistration for the new school as originally planned. Instead, registration for c̓əsqənelə Elementary for the 2019/20 school year will occur in January 2019.

Pre-registration for the new elementary school on 104th Avenue, which is scheduled to open September 2019, has been rescheduled to start in late August 2018. Details about the pre-registration process, including the exact date, will be communicated on the school district website and to parents through the Parent Portal in late August.

At its public meeting on June 19, 2018, the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Board of Education approved Policy 9611: Child Protection.
 
View the policy at http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/policy-manual/
 

The June public board meeting for the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at 6 p.m. in the boardroom of the District Eduction Office, 22225 Brown Ave. View the agenda: http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/board-meeting-agendas/

The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Board of Education approved the 2018/19 board calendar at its May 16, 2018 public meeting. View the 2018/19 board calendar: http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/board-meeting-agendas/

Please note that the date of the June public board meeting has been changed from Wednesday, June 20, 2018 to Tuesday, June 19, 2018. The meeting will take place at 6 pm in the boardroom of the District Education Office, 22225 Brown Avenue, Maple Ridge.

For more information: http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/board-meeting-agendas/

***Please note: Pre-registration for the new elementary school on 104th Avenue, which is scheduled to open September 2019, has been rescheduled to start in late August 2018. Details about the pre-registration process, including the exact date, will be communicated on the school district website and to parents through the Parent Portal in late August.

Following a public consultation that included an Open House and an online survey, the Board of Education approved at its May 16, 2018 public meeting revised East Capital Zone elementary catchment areas, including the catchment for the new elementary school scheduled to open September 2019 at 104th Avenue just east of 240th Street.

The school district received a combined total of 420 responses during its public consultation process. Of the 257 respondents who stated a preference to the three catchment options presented, 55 preferred Option A, 92 preferred Option B, 92 preferred Option C, and 23 indicated they had no preference among the three options. (more…)

At the April 25, 2018 Public Board Meeting, the board approved that Draft Policy 9611: Child Protection be received for information and initiation of the public consultation process: http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/policies-procedures-public/

All feedback is to be submitted to me Karen_Yoxall@sd42.ca by no later than Thursday, May 31, 2018.

On April 24, 2018, the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows school district hosted an Open House at Samuel Robertson Technical, requesting feedback on three proposed options for revised East Capital Zone elementary catchments.

This survey has been prepared for community members who did not complete a feedback form at the Open House, or who were unable to attend the event but would like to participate in our public engagement process. The survey will close at 4:00pm on May 4, 2018.

Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5Q5CCDB

Please note that the location of the April 18, 2018 Budget Committee of the Whole Public Input Meeting has changed. It will now take place in the boardroom of the District Education Office (22225 Brown Avenue, Maple Ridge) from 6 pm – 9 pm.

For more information on the Budget Process, please visit http://www.sd42.ca/board-of-education/budget-process/