S C H O O L D I S T R I C T N O . 5 7 - P R I N C E G E O R G E KRSS ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE PRESENTATION M A R C H 2 0 - A P R I L 1 7 , 2 0 2 0
A SPECIAL THANK YOU To our Engagement Process Working Group who have spent hours of their personal time guiding SD57 on how to proceed under challenging circumstances , thank you for helping to ensure that all stakeholders ' interests were reflected the the public participation process . Representatives included : KRSS students and staff , Lheidli T ' enneh Elders and staff , School District 57 Board , KRSS PAC , KRSS Alumni , CUPE , PGDTA , Office of the Superintendent .
WHY INVOLVE THE PUBLIC? Creative Input Informed Decision - Making School District 57 Board Trustees will make As we ' ve experienced from classroom visits , the naming decision on April 28 . Purposeful there are many creative ways to recognize community contribution will support this the history of Shas Ti and Kelly Road . We important work . look forward to your hearing yours . Community building Best Practice SD57 believes in public participation and Our hope is that listening to shared engagement . Despite the challenges this experiences and ideas will help build process has had due to circumstances understanding and community around the beyond our control , the commitment to new school building . involve community still stands . S D 5 7 | K R S S E N G A G E M E N T Q U E S T I O N N A I R E
HOW TO PARTICIPATE WITH PURPOSE Preview this presentation Take time to answer the questions Be respectful of participation guidelines ( found on the bottom of the questionnaire ) Share the questionnaire link with others Subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates S D 5 7 | K R S S E N G A G E M E N T Q U E S T I O N N A I R E
HOW DID WE GET HERE? Timeline of significant events SEPT 2020 NOV 29 , 2020 FEB 25 , 2020 JULY 2017 MAR 2017 For the first time in 73 years the KRSS Principal is asked via At the School District 57 Lheidli T ' enneh Nation hosted a SD57 and Lheidli T ' enneh On March 17 , 2017 , the email if the name and Board of Education Public Balhats ( potlatch ) that announce a 5 - year Province of BC and mascot of the new school Meeting , Dayi ( Chief ) celebrated the partnership partnership and Local SD57 announced an would change . His answer Clayton Pountney and between School District 57 and Education Agreement to investment of $ 44 . 3 ' was accurate at the time . Lheidli T ' enneh Elders share the Lheidli T ' enneh First Nation . support the Aboriginal million to replace the their stories of the Shas Ti A Lheidli T ' enneh flag and plaque Education Advisory 56 year old Kelly Road ( grizzly trail ) and the history celebrating this unique Committee . Over 30 % of Secondary school . 900 partnership will be displayed in of the land on which the the students in SD57 are students will be every public school in the Lheidli new school is currently Indigenous . T ' enneh territory as part of the accomodated in the being built . commitment . new state - of - the - art building .
HOW DID WE GET HERE? Timeline of significant events FEB 25 , 2020 FEB 27 - 29 , 2020 MAR 2 , 2020 MAR 12 , 2020 MAR 13 & 17 , 2020 SD57 Board of Education Public protests , social Engagement begins with The KRSS Public Restrictions from the Trustee Trent Derrick puts media frenzy , national KRSS classroom visits , staff Engagement Plan is provincial health officer to forward a motion at the media coverage of meetings and the first revealed with an online stop the spread of COVID - regular Public Board opposition . Actress Grace meeting of the questionnaire . In addition , 19 prevent public gathering Meeting to engage in the Dove weighs in . Feedback Engagement Process six in - person roundtable and indefinite school process of adopting a new email is set up with a Working Group to design workshop discussions ( two closures prevent direct name for the school . It is comprehensive Q & A the way to receive public for students only ) are student engagement . An approved unanimously by section on the sd57 . bc . ca feedback and facilitate planned for various Hart online survey is developed the Board . website . All direct emails participation . community locations and for a month - long are responded to over the at Uda Dune Baiyo - “ House engagement opportunity , weekend . of Ancestors ”. March 20 - April 17 , 2020 .
THE STORY OF KELLY ROAD* *From the SD 57 Education Heritage Collection Kelly Road Elementary , a two - room school , opened in September 1957 on Kelly Road near the Hart Highway . A former sawmill site , the road and school were named for John Kelly , a land surveyor , timber buyer and jeweler , recognized for the Kelly Cup men ' s curling tournament and the Northern BC Exhibition . In 1960 , a portable was moved alongside the school , and named Kelly Road Elementary Junior High School . The school name changed in 1962 to become Kelly Road Elementary Junior Secondary School . June 1967 saw the close of the elementary school as students attended the new Austin Road School . Construction began on an expansion in 1964 and progressed into 1967 . The original building was called the Annex and would house overflow students from the growing area from 1968 - 72 . A suspicious fire destroyed part of the Annex in 1979 . The site of the original school was demolished , and paved over for parking and outdoor sports courts . In 1975 - 76 , grade 11 and 12 were added -- completing the transition to a secondary school , now located on Handlen Road . The first graduates were in May of 1977 after two years of shift - schooling with Duchess Park ( at the time called PGSS ). 1993 - 4 brought a block of six new classrooms , an office area , computer , art , special education and band room upgrades . September 1994 added five portables to accommodate the expanding population of students , and Heather Park Middle School was built in 2000 , leaving Kelly Road with grades 9 - 12 . In 2010 , grade 8 students were back at KRSS as enrollment in the district declined . In 2017 , the provincial government gave SD57 $ 44 . 3 million for a replacement school . It will hold 900 students and be built to L . E . E . D . gold standards , opening in September 2020 .
THE STORY OF SHAS TI Lheidli T'enneh Elders, Kenora Stewart & Clifford Quaw | Dayi (Chief), Clayton Pountney The area now known as the Hart Highway was , at one time , a populous grizzly bear habitat . Lheidli T ' enneh ancestors hunted grizzly bears in this area to sustain families , Elders and community . Shas Ti means ' grizzly bear trail ' or ' path .' '" I remember vividly as a young girl , my father telling us stories of his hunting journey ... and how the berries and vegetation attracted bears , including grizzlies ," said Stewart . " He would tell about how grizzlies would roam through what is now the Hart Highlands and UNBC looking for food and berries to withstand the winter ."'* ' As [ Dayi ( Chief )] Pountney points out , there are two histories in that area . " We have our history that ' s been there for thousands of years and there is a newer history ... so we ' re trying to find a way to collaborate to put them both together ,"'** * P e t e r s e n , H . ( 2 0 2 0 , F e b . 2 5 ) . S D 5 7 B o a r d a p p r o v e s r e q u e s t t o r e n a m e K e l l y R o a d S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l t o t h e D a k e l h n a m e S h a s T i . P r i n c e G e o r g e M a t t e r s , R e t r i e v e d f r o m : h t t p : / / w w w . p r i n c e g e o r g e m a t t e r s . c o m | * * T r u m p e n e r , B . ( 2 0 2 0 , F e b . 2 7 ) . S c h o o l n a m e c h a n g e i n P r i n c e G e o r g e s p a r k s c o m m u n i t y b a c k l a s h . C B C N e w s , R e t r i e v e d f r o m : h t t p : / / w w w . c b c . c a
WHERE ARE WE NOW? The New Building These photos show the most current interior and exteriors of the new school building . No design elements have been set . In order to meet the construction timelines to complete the building , School Board Trustees must decide on a name for the building at their Public Board Meeting on April 28 , in order to move forward for opening in September 2020 .
NEXT STEPS KEY DATES & DEADLINES MAR 20 Questionnaire Opened APR 17 Questionnaire Closed APR 20 ( wk ) Questionnaire Information Compiled APR 24 Report to SD57 Board Trustees APR 28 Public Board Meeting - Naming Decision S D 5 7 | K R S S E N G A G E M E N T Q U E S T I O N N A I R E
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