Superintendent’s May 2024 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/2024/05/16/superintendents-report-may-2024/

Board Meeting

Our public Board Meeting was held on May 21. The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eekFVMAT52w and 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/

2024-2025 Calendar

See our web post at https://www.prn.bc.ca/2024-2025-calendar-letter-to-parents/ about next year’s calendar.

Restrictions on Cell Phones and Personal Internet-Connected Devices

Links to a letter to parents and the new Board Policy 2014 Restrictions on Student Use of Personal Internet-Connected Devices are available below. The new restrictions will be in place in school codes of conduct for the 2024-2025 school year.

Letter – https://www.prn.bc.ca/parent-letter-restrictions-on-cell-phones-and-personal-internet-connected-devices/

Board Policy 2014 – https://policy.prn.bc.ca/board_policy/2014-restrictions-on-student-use-of-personal-internet-connected-devices-2/

Social Media Presentation – Dynamic Influence

In April Dynamic Influence presented to schools and parents about social media. Here is a limited time link to the recorded “Parenting in a Digital Age” presentation: https://dynamicinfluence.com/parenting-in-a-digital-age-for-fort-st-john/

To access the video use the code: fortstjohn

Also, here is the link to the parent social media resources:   https://dynamicinfluence.com/digital-and-social-media-resources-for-parents/

Kindergarten Registration

If you have a child born in 2019 or know someone who does, time is limited to register for Kindergarten for September 2024 startup in your home school. More info is available at https://www.prn.bc.ca/register-for-school/ . Late registrants may be placed in other schools.

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

June 21, 2024 – National Indigenous People’s Day – Schools OPEN

June 27, 2024 – Last Day for Students

June 28, 2024 – Administrative Day – School close for the summer at the end of the day

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/sd60prn  & https://www.twitter.com/sd60 & https://mstdn.ca/@sd60 , and email.