2014 Election Campaign

Well - here we are again - another election four years after my last post!

It has been a busy four years and the next four years promises to be just as busy if not more so. And that is why I am running for re-election!

We have had two new Directors of Education: the first was able to get a similar position closer to where his family lives; and the second, Steve Blake, became our new Director last September and expects to locate permanently in the area. He has been busy getting to know the Bluewater Board and the communities it serves as well as dealing with all the many day-to-day operations of the board. He has been well received and is already making his mark on our board. We are very happy to have him.

Four balanced budgets, as required, have been discussed at length, approved, and put into practice. It has not been easy, but this year we hope to end the 2013-14 school year with a small surplus. Enrolment decline has brought about yearly declines in our funding since Ministry funding is based on our enrolment figures.

In these past four years, we have been through four Accommodation Reviews, a painful but necessary process for our communities. Whether those will prove in the long run to have been successful, only time will tell.

We have reviewed and revised a long list of policies, with some more far-reaching than others. Of particular note would be our revised Accommodation Review policy which took many months to complete, ending with receiving input from some of our community leaders. Its final approval  will happen at our next Regular Board Meeting in October.

This past year I was re-elected Chair of  the Board and that has brought more responsibilities and duties. I take those very seriously.

So that's enough to swallow for one post, but there will be more I promise.
I look forward to sharing my thoughts and activities with you as the campaign unfolds.

Thanks for listening in.

Marg