UHill Elementary PAC On January 10, 2008, VSB announced its Educational Facilities Review and its plan to collect feedback through a series of public meetings, surveys, school team reports, and delegate presentations to the Board of Trustees. At stake is a proposal to: Close Queen Elizabeth Annex; Carry out seismic renovations at Queen Mary, Jules […]
Facebook | Rebuild U Hill From the facebook group description: The Vancouver School Board is in the process of reviewing schools in the UBC/Dunbar area of the schools district. Students living west of Blanca are terribly served by the Vancouver School Board. We like our schools, but consider the following: The elementary school is over […]
U Hill Secondary students have been organizing an informal campaign to bring the current grad portfolio to a timely end. The school bulletin also contains information to assist students in communicating with the minister to express their opinion (see November 6 info).
Parent Advisory Council Meeting The Vancouver School Board (“VSB”) is currently engaged in a public consultation process regarding their proposal for changes to schools in our area. Discussion of the proposal will be on the agenda for the next general U Hill Secondary PAC meeting: All U Hill Secondary Parents are invited. Time: 7:00 pm […]
FYI: This letter is being hand delivered to U. Hill teachers in Vancouver this morning on the picketline. University Hill Secondary PAC October 7, 2005 Dear Teachers, At our most recent PAC executive we passed a motion of support for the hard work and dedication that you all demonstrate as teachers of our children. We […]
U Hill Secondary Parents Advisory Council “PAC members voted this evening to endorse the VSB’s proposal for new schools in the University area of the school district. Though parents at the meeting expressed concern with potential problems caused by construction during the transition period all in attendance were in support of the VSB proceeding rapidly […]
Frances Bula on the “Highlights of the NPA day” In response to public comments by two school board candidates: On the east-side exodus: candidates and commentators need to do a thorough job of studying the actual data. I have and, the situation is not a tidal wave of students flooding west. Is there cross boundary […]
The 2007-08 school year is drawing to a close. Exams are almost over, lockers are cleaned out, students are looking toward the summer activities, parents are thinking about what to do, and teachers are almost done for this year. It’s been an eventful year in Vancouver with the facilities review we have experienced. It’s been […]
The VSB’s educational facilities review (EFR) includes the suggestion that a transfer of property from the school board to the province will lead to new schools at UBC sometime in the next 4-5 years. Rumours abound about what is happening. In emails sent to U Hill parents trustees, including Al Blakey, Ken Denike, and Sharron […]
Tonight’s school meeting was a disappointing event. The ‘final’ proposal is to approve, subject to securing funding, the rebuilding of the high school at the NRC site and to convert the current high school into a second elementary school. This does sound okay at first. However, there are some serious problems. the timeline adds a […]