Public Consultation on Possible School Closures Starts Tonight

Monday, February 08, 2010 03:56 AM

Prince George, B.C.- This evening, the public consultation begins for the School District 57 schools which are on the list for closure or reconfiguration.

The Board of Education is considering the changes because of financial difficulties which have left the District with having to cut $7 million dollars from its budget.

This evening, the first session will take place at Shady Valley Elementary.

Students from that school would be bussed to Glenview Elementary in the Hart.

The consultation meeting is set to start at 7:00p.m.

Here is the schedule for consultation meetings for the remaining 13 schools under consideration for closure:

February 9 Hixon Elementary
February 17 Salmon Valley Elementary
February 18 Dunster Elementary
February 22 Nukko Lake Elementary
February 24 Lakewood Jr. Secondary
February 25 Peden Hill Elementary
March 01 John McInnis Jr. Secondary
March 02 Central Fort George Traditional Elementary
March 03 Springwood Elementary
March 04 Mackenzie Elementary
March 15 Heather Park Middle School
March 16 Austin Road Elementary
March 18 Giscome Elementary (meeting location TBA)

All meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. and a sign-up sheet for speakers will be available at

each meeting.

Those who are not able to attend a meeting, are invited to make a written submission which can be sent to the School District 57 Board of Education by mail:

2100 Ferry Avenue

Prince George, B.C. V2L 4R5

By fax: (250) 561-6820 or by email to wdemarsh@sd57.bc.ca

The final decisions on closures will be made at a public board meeting on Tuesday, March 30, at Vanier Hall.

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Comments

Posted by: downnotout on February 8 2010 9:18 AM

there should be a limit as to how much time students should have to spend on buses.

Posted by: billposer on February 8 2010 11:45 AM

Agreed that students shouldn't have to spend too much time on buses, but with some communities far from the rest and with low enrollments, that could drive costs up more than we would like.