SD8 Strategic Plan
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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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Carol7 days agoEngage students outside of the classroom: community, outdoor learning fieldtrips.
Streamline forms (once a year) currently required for fieldtrips. Teachers should be teaching, not filling out so many forms for each trip.
2Steve.B4 days agoAfter reading input from some others, I would have to agree that Creston youth would greatly benefit from a middle school.
1SD8 Employee1 day agoGraduation Rates Misleading
The district has been relying on grad rates as an indicator of student success, yet many are graduating without basic math, reading, and writing skills. Promoting students from grade to grade without ensuring the skills have been acquired is damaging to their futures. There needs to be district-wide skills testing to determine how schools are REALLY doing . Then supports need to be put in place to help struggling students get the skills they need. The FSAs have become too political and the numeracy and literacy assessments are pretty poorly designed. Since the provincial data is problematic, why can't we generate our own? Let's do the right thing for our students.
0Concerned mom4 days agoEAs are needed in the schools. MSSS has 3 EAs for the entire school with over 50 students with special needs, some of which need one on one
EAs are needed!
12LSB3 days agoaddress ventilation, modify school processes, model mask-wearing and prioritize the mitigation of infectious transmission to keep kids safe.
safety is everything
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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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lynne5 days agoteach the 4 directions of the Medicine Wheel *(Mental, Emotional, Physical, Spiritual)
Community member
0Pat11 days agoEnable more self-directed learning to occur. I would love to see more opportunities to celebrate personal initiatives.
0Greg10 days agoRecycling
Teach kids how to put the proper paper into a paper recycling bin. It's not that hard. No paper recycling in SD8 is a big fail.
2Maya6 days agoDRAMA Classes & THEATRE!
1Farrah20 days agoInvesting MUCH more money into technology. Hiring more IT staff.
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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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Farrah20 days agoI feel like SD8 is doing a great job at this now.
3Aurora11 days agoHow can you talk about reconciliation when you are excluding Autonomous Sinixt?
0LSB3 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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Pat11 days agoAnalyze all decisions using the lens of "impacts on student learning".
The district budget process can be daunting but clarity is added by keeping student learning at the centre.
4Farrah20 days agoStick to the basics
0Farrah20 days agoIT is the heart of the District, without IT all services are down these days. I think a better investment can be made toward IT support
2Mindful Matters5 days agolengthen four day on 3 day off schedule to allow adequate time for self-care and family while reducing operational needs.
Lengthen 4-day Schedule
10Lisa13 days agoLess management more staff to actually carry out the plans. So much management doing so much planning that doing never seems to happen.
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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.