Arcadia Consolidated Video Presentation
Board Members, staff, and members of the public
who were in attendance were treated to a video presentation by Mr. Rideout's
grade five class from Arcadia Consolidated. The video, Compression
+ Tension = Forces in Sports, was produced solely by the students for
the purpose of entering it in the 8th Annual Grade 5 Science Film
Competition, sponsored by the Discovery Centre & Saint Mary's
University.
The competition is curriculum based and is open
to all grade five students in Nova Scotia. The class worked in groups
to produce every aspect of the video from the storyboarding stage right up
to the editing process; the students were graded on this project.
The video came in 2nd place at the annual
competition. The awards presentation was held on March 27th in Halifax
where the top three videos were shown on a big screen. The judges were
very impressed with the students' use of scientific terminology, camera
work, audio quality, as well as their overall understanding of the subject
matter.
The Tri-County Regional School Board
congratulates Mr. Rideout's class on this significant accomplishment.
Report from the Superintendent of Schools
On March 28th, the Superintendent held the
monthly principals' meeting. The following topics were covered:
On April 3rd, the Superintendent, along with
Tri-County principals, attended the Principals' In-Focus session at
the World Trade & Convention Centre in Halifax.
On April 9th, the Superintendent was part of the
hiring committee for the position of Principal at Forest Ridge Academy, as
well as for the position of Coordinator of Monitoring & Evaluation.
Policy Committee Report
The Board approved the following policies:
There are a number of policies available for
public feedback. You may view them by
clicking here.
April 3, 2007
Highlights from the April 3, 2007
Tri-County Regional School Board Meeting
Risk Management Committee
The Director of Operational Services
submitted a report on this topic. The report recommended that the
Board approve the formation of an Enterprise Risk Management Committee.
The Board passed a motion approving the recommendation.
RBC Financial Group BMHS Donation
The Board received a piece of correspondence
from the RBC Financial Group. The correspondence explained that
the RBC's Barrington Passage & Clark's Harbour branches have identified
Barrington Municipal High School as a community partner that they would
like to support this year. The RBC Foundation will provide a
$1,000.00 donation to BMHS' bursary & scholarship fund.
NSSBA Board of Directors
The Board nominated Board Member Tidd
continue on as the Tri-County representative on the NSSBA Board of
Directors.
French Immersion
The Board Chair requested that staff prepare
a report on the status of the French Immersion program for the Board's
review.
Information Technology
The Board Chair requested that staff prepare
a report outlining the plan for how to keep Information Technology
up-to-date in Tri-County schools.
If you have any questions or comments regarding
the Board Highlights, please contact the Board's Communications Officer:
Joe
Hazelton
79 Water St
Yarmouth NS
B5A 1L4
Phone: 902-749-5671
Fax: 902-749-5660
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