News & Announcements

Today, February 22, 2023, is Pink Shirt Day 2023! Let's stand up against bullying and discrimination by wearing pink and spreading kindness. Together, we can make a difference and create a more inclusive and accepting world. If you’re being bullied or seeing a friend who is being bullied, please check out the resources by clicking on the headline of this story.

SD48 is celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black Canadians during Black History Month 2023. Let's honour their legacy and continue the fight for racial equality. Learn more about Black History Month by clicking on the headline of this news story.

School District No.48 (SD48) is welcoming new registrations for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year starting January 17th, 2023 at 8:00am.

Check out the Board Highlights from the January 11, 2023, Board meeting.

January 13, 2023, is Black Excellence day as a lead-up to Black History Month in February. Black Excellence Day recognizes and honours the accomplishments of Black individuals, and SD48 acknowledges the ongoing struggle for equality and justice for all marginalized populations, specifically Black people. To learn more, we encourage you to check out the Black Excellence Day website by clicking on the headline of this post.

SD48 Board of Education follows a budget development process each school year in order to establish the final annual budget for submission to the Ministry of Education and Child Care. This process begins with providing an opportunity for partners to share input toward decision-making through a survey. Click on the headline to access this survey. The survey will be open for input from December 15th, 2022 to January 18th, 2023. Thank you for your engagement in this important process.

Warm wishes from the Superintendent of Schools.

This school year, School District 48 is completing a school calendar development process for each of the next three school years. By clicking on the headline, it will link to a website describing the calendar development process, along with information to help you provide input to the Board of Education. On this webpage, you can review the draft calendars and complete a brief survey, which should take about 10-15 minutes of your time. The Board appreciates your input. The survey will close on Friday, December 16th at 4:00 pm.

The Ministry of Education and Child Care has recently released updated health guides and expanded kindergarten-to-Grade-12 curriculum resources to support educators in teaching consent with an age-appropriate and non-discriminatory approach in the classroom. These resources can be accessed within the news release.

Today marks the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. This international campaign begins every year on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and concludes on December 10, Human Rights Day. The 16 Days of Activism has taken place every year since 1991, and this year’s theme is “Unite! Activism to Violence Against Women and Girls!”. This campaign advocates for systemic change to reduce violence. For more information, check out the following resources by clicking on the headline.