Superintendent’s Report for October 2023 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/2023/10/13/superintendents-report-october-2023/

Board Meeting
Our public Board Meeting was held last Monday. The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMaG3i0ckE0
The schedule, agenda, and meeting packages for board meetings are available at https://policy.prn.bc.ca/board-meeting-schedule/

Canada Dental Benefit
Poor dental health can be a barrier to learning for students. We are happy to share with you information on the Canada Dental Benefit attached to this email which can offset costs of dental care for families earning less than $90,000 a year. Please see the attached PDF for more information or visit https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/healthy-living/dental-oral/canada-dental-benefit-multilingual-resources.html

Reporting policy changes in 2023-2024
Starting in the 2023-2024 school year the provincial reporting policy is changing. Report cards continue with a new name as Learning Updates. Read on for more information and all the parent documents at https://www.prn.bc.ca/board/k-12-reporting-policy-framework-2023-2024/

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
October Interim Reports – schools will communicate with parents about their interim times in October
November 13 – Remembrance Day
November 22 – Early Dismissal Day
November 23 – Early Dismissal Day
November 24 – Non-Instructional Day – Parent Teacher Interviews – Learning Updates (previously known as report cards) are to be sent home by schools on or before November 24. Check with your school on specifics.

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.