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YK1 School Board briefs Some parking relief Danielle Sachs Northern News Services Published Friday, December 14, 2012
"After meeting with the fire marshal and city, that area that is a fire zone will now become a drop-off zone and will be supervised," said Huculak. The changes are keeping the safety and best interests of the students in mind, said Huculak. Currently, the cold weather and ice fog is affecting visibility and concerns had been raised about where to safely pick up and drop off students. The current plan is to try the new system for two months and see if it works any better. There will be a more permanent solution in the spring, said Huculak. Surrender to science Superintendent Metro Huculak said he is almost finished personally visiting each school in the district and, while there are some things that could be shored up, overall things are going well. Programming is one of the areas that may need some attention, said Huculak. University approved Science 20 and 30 classes are not currently offered in the high school, and universities won't accept experiential science as a replacement, which is what's currently offered, said Huculak. The Department of Education, Culture and Employment is looking into the issue and Huculak said that hopefully by next semester, or by the start of the next school year, the courses will be offered to high school students. It takes a village John Stephenson, vice-chairperson, was one of the board trustees who attended the Alberta School Board Association fall general meeting from Nov. 18 to 20 in Edmonton. He found the presentation by the keynote speaker, Dr. Gabor Mate, to be worth noting. Mate spoke about attachment issues and the relationships between parents and children. "He mentioned that in the not-too-distant past children were raised in villages by many people," said Stephenson. "What I took from that is we need to work on making our schools more involved in the community."
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