Skip to main content
SD23 Dashboard
Oyama Traditional School
"Where Awesome Meets Traditional"
News Item

Public survey for proposed School calendar for 2018/2019

February 06, 2018

February 5, 2018

Dear Parents/Guardians and School Community:

The Ministry of Education passed Bill 36, the School Amendment Act, which eliminated the Standard

School Calendar. As a result, school districts are now required to establish their own school

calendars. The calendar committee is comprised of representatives of the partner groups in the

Central Okanagan Public Schools including the Central Okanagan Teachers' Association (C.O.T.A.),

Canadian Union of Public Employees (C.U.P.E. Local 3523), Central Okanagan Principal and Vice

Principals' Association (COPVPA), and the Central Okanagan Parent Advisory Council (COPAC).

This committee has met to draft a proposed school calendar (attached), which meets the requirements

of Bill 36.

Section 87.01 (7) of the School act requires consultation on school calendars. A board must make

public a proposed school calendar one month before submitting it to the Ministry. We are inviting the

community to review the proposed calendar for the 2018-2019 school year and to provide input to the

proposal before it is discussed by our Board of Education at a public meeting.

I invite you to provide your input about this proposal by Wednesday, February 28, 2018 by completing

a very brief survey at the link below:

https://sd23survey.sd23.bc.ca/2018-2019SchoolCalendarSurvey.aspx

 

We anticipate that the finalized 2018/2019 school calendar (once approved) will be provided to

parents early this spring. A copy will be provided directly to you through your child’s school.

Thank you for your time in reviewing this proposal.

Yours truly,

Bob McEwen

Director of Human Resources

BM/ci

Attachments

2018-2019 Draft Calendar and Input Survey.pdf