Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education, has appointed Lynn Smith, QC, and former Surrey school superintendent Mike McKay as special advisors to evaluate the Chilliwack Board of Education’s commitment to a school system that is safe, inclusive and welcoming to all students and staff.

Budget 2020 ensures B.C.’s education system will have the highest school district operating and capital funding ever to support students.

School districts are investing in additional staff time and cleaning to keep schools safe and support student learning with the first instalment of federal funding for B.C.’s K-12 COVID-19 response.

Cloverdale families can look forward to the new Regent Road Elementary school now under construction thanks to additional funding from the Government of B.C.

The mental health and well-being of B.C. students and staff are at the heart of a new Mental Health in Schools (MHiS) Strategy aimed at finding new and improved ways to support students who need help.

More than 10,000 students will soon have access to new, safe and accessible playgrounds this school year, for a total of 35,000 students over three years, as the Province invests another $5 million to support the health and well-being of children.

Francophone families in Kamloops will now have a permanent home for their school community at École Collines-d’Or.

Nearly 1,800 Richmond students in kindergarten to Grade 12 are starting the school year in four seismically safer schools.

The new Shas Ti Secondary Kelly Road Secondary school is complete and ready to welcome students.