SD8 Strategic Plan
Share your ideas!
Starting point
SD8 is renewing its strategic plan. The plan will set the mission, vision, goals and priorities for the Board of Education and staff for the next five years from 2024 through 2029. Engage with us by sharing your ideas in our Ideas section, voting for ideas you like, or if you prefer, completing the Survey.
Our engagement process reflects SD8's mandate for public education as outlined in the Statement of Education Policy Order, the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning Policy, and the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. You can find out more about our mandate from the Province as well as important information about how students are learning and teachers are teaching now, in our Project Documents and Important Links sections on this page.
The strategic plan will serve as a road map to ensure all partners in K-12 education work together so that all learners are enabled to develop their individual potential and acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be successful.
Engaging with our partners - Upcoming Community Engagement Sessions
In addition to inviting you to engage here - SD8 is holding 6 in-person community engagement sessions and 1 live, public webinar. Check out Key Dates on this project page.
In each phase of the engagement, SD8 will keep partners informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and aspirations, and provide feedback on how partner input influenced the strategic plan.
Thanks for participating!
Share your ideas!
Starting point
SD8 is renewing its strategic plan. The plan will set the mission, vision, goals and priorities for the Board of Education and staff for the next five years from 2024 through 2029. Engage with us by sharing your ideas in our Ideas section, voting for ideas you like, or if you prefer, completing the Survey.
Our engagement process reflects SD8's mandate for public education as outlined in the Statement of Education Policy Order, the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning Policy, and the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. You can find out more about our mandate from the Province as well as important information about how students are learning and teachers are teaching now, in our Project Documents and Important Links sections on this page.
The strategic plan will serve as a road map to ensure all partners in K-12 education work together so that all learners are enabled to develop their individual potential and acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be successful.
Engaging with our partners - Upcoming Community Engagement Sessions
In addition to inviting you to engage here - SD8 is holding 6 in-person community engagement sessions and 1 live, public webinar. Check out Key Dates on this project page.
In each phase of the engagement, SD8 will keep partners informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and aspirations, and provide feedback on how partner input influenced the strategic plan.
Thanks for participating!
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Student Success
23 days agoThe District’s role is to ensure that students have the ability to think and learn, foster a lifelong appreciation of learning, a curiosity about the world and the capacity for creative thought and expressions.
How could SD8 foster this?
Submit your ideas. You can include photos in your submissions if you wish. You can post as many ideas as you like and/or contribute by voting on other people's ideas.
Please indicate which partner group you are member of (KLTF, Indigenous partner, LKB, DPAC, teacher, student, school leader, community member, parent, support staff, etc.) and which family of schools you belong to (Creston, Salmo, Nelson, Kaslo, Crawford Bay, Slocan Valley). This is completely optional but will help us understand the level of participation from partner groups and from our families of schools.
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Steve.B3 days agoAfter reading input from some others, I would have to agree that Creston youth would greatly benefit from a middle school.
1parent4 days agoMore teachers and support staff.
9Teacher2 days agoReturn some form of "Alternate" education to schools.
The standard school model does not fit all students. An alternative educational delivery system is a great benefit and it's cessation has been a loss. KLTF member
2Malin Christensson3 days agoGrow a culture where appreciation, curiosity, creativity and capacity support is what admin, staff and students feel, breathe, embody.
There are many social innovations for creating learning organizations - teal leadership, liberating structures, presencing/theory U... It needs to be authentic and with trust.
2Colleen11 days agoIncrease EA's in all schools. EA have been reduced over the past three years but the need is increasing with undiagnosed students.
There are many reasons EA's are needed but only Autism diagnosis are provided the support in the classroom. Students are behind due to the pandemic. Extra supports are needed for students to be successful yet SD8 has reduced the number of EA's in schools. Wildflower in particular has more than average higher needs students and they have lost an EA position from 5 in 2020, 4 in 2021 and now 3 in 2022.
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Teaching and Learning
23 days agoThe District’s role is to ensure that students develop a sense of self-worth and personal initiative, that they value and honour diversity, as well the significance of physical well-being, and are leaving school prepared for their future.
How could SD8 support this?
Submit your ideas. You can include photos in your submissions if you wish. You can post as many ideas as you like and/or contribute by voting on other people's ideas.
Please indicate which partner group you are member of (KLTF, Indigenous partner, LKB, DPAC, teacher, student, school leader, community member, parent, support staff, etc.) and which family of schools you belong to (Creston, Salmo, Nelson, Kaslo, Crawford Bay, Slocan Valley). This is completely optional but will help us understand the level of participation from partner groups and from our families of schools.
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Farrah19 days agoInvesting MUCH more money into technology. Hiring more IT staff.
5Maya6 days agoDRAMA Classes & THEATRE!
1Pat10 days agoEnable more self-directed learning to occur. I would love to see more opportunities to celebrate personal initiatives.
0Jane9 days agoAllow more outdoor, community and environmental learning.
What better way to increase students' sense of well being and self-worth than by bringing them OUT of the classroom to experience themselves in the context of their environment and their communities? This needs to be fostered and made simple for staff and teachers, rather than discouraged through hyper risk-management policies and paperwork.
4lynne5 days agoteach the 4 directions of the Medicine Wheel *(Mental, Emotional, Physical, Spiritual)
Community member
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Reconciliation
23 days agoThe District’s role is to support success for Indigenous students and further Reconciliation.
How could SD8 demonstrate support for Indigenous student success and foster Reconciliation?
Submit your ideas. You can include photos in your submissions if you wish. You can post as many ideas as you like and/or contribute by voting on other people's ideas.
Please indicate which partner group you are member of (KLTF, Indigenous partner, LKB, DPAC, teacher, student, school leader, community member, parent, support staff, etc.) and which family of schools you belong to (Creston, Salmo, Nelson, Kaslo, Crawford Bay, Slocan Valley). This is completely optional but will help us understand the level of participation from partner groups and from our families of schools.
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Aurora11 days agoHow can you talk about reconciliation when you are excluding Autonomous Sinixt?
0Farrah19 days agoI feel like SD8 is doing a great job at this now.
3LSB3 days agoavoid repeating colonial violence: mitigate infectious disease transmission to keep schools accessible even for the most vulnerable students
infectious disease transmission is colonial violence
0lynne5 days agoteach the medicine wheel to all students (Mental, emotional, physical, spiritual)
community member
0Carol7 days agoLead by example. Less hierarchy in Sd8 would be a start.
Create opportunities for administrators to learn from teachers how needs in their schools could be met. This would require open, authentic communication.
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Budget and Operations
23 days agoThe District must ensure that it is operationally sound and fiscally responsible while ensuring excellence for all students.
How could SD8 ensure this?
Submit your ideas. You can include photos in your submissions if you wish. You can post as many ideas as you like and/or contribute by voting on other people's ideas.
Please indicate which partner group you are member of (KLTF, Indigenous partner, LKB, DPAC, teacher, student, school leader, community member, parent, support staff, etc.) and which family of schools you belong to (Creston, Salmo, Nelson, Kaslo, Crawford Bay, Slocan Valley). This is completely optional but will help us understand the level of participation from partner groups and from our families of schools.
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Chuck4 days agoPrivatize bussing. A company can come and rent sd8 busses. Far less expensive than paying for drivers and upkeep.
0Pat10 days agoUse data to demonstrate how positions focused on improving learning are actually doing that.
There has been an increase in district staffing: Is student learning improving as a result through enhanced quality of teaching and learning?
3Lisa12 days agoLess management more staff to actually carry out the plans. So much management doing so much planning that doing never seems to happen.
15SD8 Employee2 days agoStaff Morale
Reduce costs associated with medical leaves and attrition/retraining by dealing with the deplorable worker (teachers and CUPE) morale in SD8. The district has a province-wide reputation. More and more staff are leaving for better treatment and working conditions in neighbouring districts resulting in critical staff shortages in schools.
0Cindy4 days agoLess management and more staff in schools. We need more people supporting students on a day-to-day basis.
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Who's Listening
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School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake)
Phone 2503526681 Email board.education@sd8.bc.ca
Key Dates
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February 13 2023
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February 13 2023
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February 13 2023
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February 15 2023
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February 15 2023
Lifecycle
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Phase 1 - Inquire - Pre-engagement Quick Polls - December 2022
SD8 Strategic Plan has finished this stageTwo quick polls to gather preliminary information before consultation begins.
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Phase 2 - Imagine and Inspire - Strategic Plan Public Engagement Open - January 2023
SD8 Strategic Plan is currently at this stageThis consultation is open for contributions.
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Phase 2 - Public Engagement Results Under Review - February 2023
this is an upcoming stage for SD8 Strategic PlanContributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
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Phase 2 - Draft Strategic Plan Review- March 2023
this is an upcoming stage for SD8 Strategic PlanThe draft strategic plan is shared with partners and adjusted based on feedback.
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Phase 2 - Strategic Plan Public Engagement Report - April 2023
this is an upcoming stage for SD8 Strategic PlanThe final outcomes of the engagement process are documented and shared on this project page.
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Phase 3 - Initiate and Celebrate - Strategic Plan Presentation - May 2023
this is an upcoming stage for SD8 Strategic PlanFinal strategic plan presented at a meeting of the Board held in public.