The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District met Tuesday to go over the vast amount of feedback from recent town hall meetings. The meetings were held to gauge the public’s thoughts, since potential changes are on the books – the district needs to address a shortfall of $3.6 million over the next three years, including $1.3 million in 2016/17.
After discussing the input for two-and-a-half hours, the district came up with several recommendations, which will be brought forward as motions at the Tuesday, Feb. 9 public board meeting.
For Armstrong and area, the recommendation is to amalgamate the current four schools into two K-7 elementary schools and one 8-12 secondary school.
In Salmon Arm, the district is looking at determining the feasibility of a one campus model for Salmon Arm Secondary. It also recommends amalgamating Silver Creek and Salmon Arm West at Salmon Arm West Elementary.
The recommendation for Enderby and area is to complete a catchment area review of M.V. Beattie, Grindrod and Ranchero to determine the most effective manner of reorganizing these schools in order to accommodate future enrolment increases in the Enderby area.
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