December 2024 Superintendent’s Report and SD60 Updates

Here are some updates from School District 60 Peace River North.

Superintendent’s Report

The Superintendent’s monthly report is available at https://togetherwelearn.prn.bc.ca/2024/12/11/superintendents-report-december-2024/

Board Meeting

Our public Board Meeting was held on December 16th. The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyE8R8EqCuI on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/peacerivernorth

The schedule, agenda, and meeting packages for board meetings are available at https://policy.prn.bc.ca/board-meeting-schedule/

Smoking and Vaping

Northern Health has shared with us several resources to help families talk about vaping and smoking as well as ways to help quit. Please see the links below.

Talking to kids about vaping – https://mediasmarts.ca/sites/default/files/tip-sheet/tipsheet_talking_kids_vaping.pdf

Quitting smoking or vaping – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/vaping/vaping-and-quitting-smoking

Youth supports to quit – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/vaping/youth-support

Job Postings

We’re hiring! See https://www.makeafuture.ca/bc-schools-and-districts/peace-river-north-school-district-no-60/ for more details.

BC Services Card and MyEducation BC Parent Login

Tired of resetting your portal password? Parents can now login to MyEducation BC with their BC Services Card app. For more details see https://myedbc.prn.bc.ca/parent-login-with-bc-services-card/

Upcoming Dates

December 20, 2024 – last day of school before Christmas vacation

January 6, 2025 – Schools re-open after Christmas vacation

January 31, 2025 – Non-Instructional Day (Schools Closed)

February 17, 2025 – Family Day (Schools Closed)

February 28, 2025 – Non-Instructional Day  (Schools Closed)

For more information on the district calendar please see https://www.prn.bc.ca/district/district-calendars/

School Contacts

You can find phone numbers and websites for schools along with a school catchment locator at https://www.prn.bc.ca/schools/ .

Our communication channels include our primary channel, www.prn.bc.ca , social media via https://www.facebook.com/sd60prnhttps://www.threads.net/@sd60prnhttps://x.com/sd60 , and email.