April 2025 Board of Education Highlights

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MARCH 2025 BOARD HIGHLIGHTS

On March 25, the Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting. Highlights included:

Trustees reviewed progress in developing the 2025-26 School Division draft Budget.

Possible implications of Education funding in the recent Provincial Budget were discussed.

The Colony Schools Report was given, which indicated Sun West continues to enjoy a positive relationship with Hutterian schools.

The2025-26 Sun West School Year Calendar was approved and subsequently has been approved by the Ministry of Education.

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING

The Board of Education has a number of standing committees including Facilities, Transportation, Audit, and Technology. One Committee that met in April was the Advocacy Committee, which is responsible for developing a plan to advocate for education needs to government and other stakeholders. The Committee members are in the picture on the left at the top of the page (front, l-r) Holly Goddard, Karen Blackwell Jones, Michele Whitfield, Michelle Zacharias and (back - online) Lindsay Shaw).

SUPPORTING STUDENT LEADERSHIP

A number of Trustees attended the Annual Sun West Student Leadership Conference in Loreburn on April 11. Board Vice-Chair Cathy Morrow, outlined the Board’s ongoing support for student leadership in her address to the students. In the picture on the right at the top of the page are Board Vice-Chair Cathy Morrow (right), here with long-time Sun West student leader Jan Nasibog (left).