ECA Review 2020-03-26

CLEARVIEW SCHOOLS
2 M arch 26'20 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. Eca REVIEW
School year for students and teachers continues
Brenda Schimke
ECA Review
Two Clearview board members
choose to self-isolate for the regular
meeting of the Clearview Board on
March 18, 2020 and joined the conversation
online. In-person attendees
the next grade in September has led
some to assume schooling is finished
for the year. It is not.
Students will continue with modified
course work.
Superintendent Barron said educators
will be looking to focus on the most
important components in core subjects.
areas where internet speed or access is
not always as fast or consistent as one
would hope.
At this time, the government has
continued their contracts with bus
drivers, educational assistants (EAs)
and custodians. The district will be
assigning drivers and EAs other duties.
Trustee Neitz has asked administration
to determine whether 22 spare
buses and our current active fleet is the
optimal size.
The transportation department is
also exploring the possibility of
reducing two or three bus routes. A
final decision on bus purchases will be
positioned for social distancing.
For example, in math it will be
made when tenders are received.
Learning continues
algebra. All schools throughout the
Purchase of buses
The activity of schools has changed province are at difference levels of competencies
The board unanimously passed a
Transportation fees
dramatically.
Superintendent Peter Barron said
the province is pulling together to get
online learning operational as quickly
as possible.
“Most of our teachers are very
skilled at providing online learning,”
said Barron, “but teachers who need
help will be supported.”
The announcement by the government
that all students will move onto
with online learning, so
rollout will vary between schools and
school districts.
Clearview schools have arranged to
sign out chrome books to students
without personal computers.
Shaw has opened up it’s Wi-Fi as a
free service throughout the entire
province which is most helpful.
However, there is a continuing
problem with internet service in rural
motion to tender the purchase of four
buses with an option for five.
Purchases are historically done each
year to keep the fleet current for safety
and maintenance reasons.
Long bus rides on rough roads are
hard on buses. Clearview buses stay on
the school routes usually 10 to 12 years
then are moved on as spare buses for
field trips or when regular route buses
are down.
The board unanimously passed a
motion to not charge transportation
fees for the upcoming school year.
The government gave an additional
five per cent increase to transportation
funding allowing the projected transportation
deficit to drop from $300,000
to $150,000.
It was agreed this deficit would continue
to be funded using instructional
dollars.
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