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September Board Meeting

September 20, 2024

​The Board of Education held its first meeting of the 2024-25 school year on Sept. 17, 2024.

Trustees and other attendees were treated to a presentation from an outstanding Walter Murray student named Joti Gokaraju. Joti invented a device that connects with an App (also his invention), that allows deaf/blind persons to communicate with non deaf/blind persons. The system was developed as part of a science project he undertook in the SAGE program.

Other items on the agenda included:​

  • Facility upgrades over summer
  • Return to classrooms
  • Full-day kindergarten as part of Early Learning Equal Start
  • Student laptop refresh
  • Newcomer Student Centre assessments
  • SPS Métis Cultural Day of Learning
  • New Teacher Orientation for 100+ new teachers
  • Updates to AP on personal electronic devices
  • Adjustments to lunch supervision fees
  • Cybersecurity update
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