Parents/Guardians are advised that information pertaining to the upcoming consultations about the Crescent Collegiate school system can be found below. This information includes: a notice to parents/guardians and school councils; information about the consultation process; as well as Eastern School District's Multi-Year Plan: Zone 5 Detailed Information.

• Letter for Cresent Collegiate System


• Notice to Parents


• Whitbourne Epiphany Report

Milton Peach, Chair of the Board of Trustees for Eastern School District, today announced that the Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to discuss the Crescent Collegiate School System on Monday, May 13, 2013.

At this meeting the Board of Trustees will be bringing forward a motion to rescind the previous motions to close Whitbourne Elementary and Epiphany Elementary. As well, a new motion will be tabled to commence a public consultation process with the affected school communities with respect to the potential closure of Whtibourne Elementary and Epiphany Elementary.

The special meeting of the Board of Trustees will take place at 7:30 p.m at District Conference Centre, 40 Strawberry Marsh Road, St. John¿s. This meeting will be open to the public.

 

Media release related to the multi-year plan along with a letter from Chair Milton Peach to School Councils impacted.

 

As a result of consultation with school administrators, feedback from school communities and discussions with CUPE 1560 officials, Eastern School District has reinstated one hour of secretary time per day at 11 schools within the district.

"Through consultation with our school administrators and others Eastern School District has decided to reinstate one hour per day of secretary time at eleven schools in the district," said Dr. Bruce Vey, Acting CEO/Director of Education of Eastern School District. "While Eastern School District was clearly acting within its right as the employer as per the collective agreement with CUPE 1560, we have decided to maintain the status quo at these eleven schools."

 

Eastern School District says that information distributed today by the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1560 does not accurately reflect the process for determining secretary allocations. Secretary allocations have been determined in compliance with Article 11 of the collective agreement between Eastern School District and Local 1560. (See attachment below for more.)

 

Mr. Milton Peach, Chair of the Eastern School Board, today announced that Dr. Bruce Vey has been appointed as interim CEO/Director of Education for Eastern School District. Chair Peach also announced appointments to the Assistant Director level at Eastern School District. See attachment below.

 

Mr. Milton Peach, Chair of Eastern School Board, announced today that he has accepted the resignation of Mr. Ford Rice, CEO/Director of Education for Eastern School District.

 

With the announcement of planning of four potential new schools along with a significant investment in capital improvements, Eastern School District believes Budget 2012 is a positive one which will have long-lasting impacts upon students and communities.

"Many of the communities our students live in are rapidly growing and our current school capacity and infrastructure facilities are not matching that growth," said Milton Peach, Chair of Eastern School Board. "The funding announced yesterday provides for planning of four new schools in some of the fastest growing areas of the District, and indeed the province, and provides improved educational facilities for students who reside there."

See attachment below for more.

 

The findings of a consultant's report looking at infrastructure planning for schools in the greater St. John's region is now available. The report, commissioned by the Provincial Government in response to the Eastern School Board's multi-year facility plan, recognized that re-organization is needed and concurred with most of the board's recommendations.