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KRSS ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE PRESENTATION

S C H O O L D I S T R I C T N O . 5 7 - P R I N C E G E O R G E M A R C H 2 0 - A P R I L 1 7 , 2 0 2 0

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

To our Engagement Process Working Group who have spent hours of their personal time guiding SD57 on how to proceed under challenging circumstances, thank you for helping to ensure that all stakeholders' interests were reflected the the public participation process. Representatives included: KRSS students and staff, Lheidli T'enneh Elders and staff, School District 57 Board, KRSS PAC, KRSS Alumni, CUPE, PGDTA, Office of the Superintendent.

SD57 believes in public participation and

• engagement. Despite the challenges this

process has had due to circumstances beyond our control, the commitment to involve community still stands.

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WHY INVOLVE THE PUBLIC?

Our hope is that listening to shared experiences and ideas will help build understanding and community around the new school building.

Community building

As we've experienced from classroom visits, there are many creative ways to recognize the history of Shas Ti and Kelly Road. We look forward to your hearing yours.

Creative Input

School District 57 Board Trustees will make the naming decision on April 28. Purposeful community contribution will support this important work.

Informed Decision-Making

Best Practice

HOW TO PARTICIPATE WITH PURPOSE

Preview this presentation Take time to answer the questions Be respectful of participation guidelines (found

• n the bottom of the questionnaire)

Share the questionnaire link with others Subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates

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HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Timeline of significant events

SD57 and Lheidli T'enneh announce a 5-year partnership and Local Education Agreement to support the Aboriginal Education Advisory

• Committee. Over 30% of

the students in SD57 are Indigenous.

JULY 2017

KRSS Principal is asked via email if the name and mascot of the new school would change. His answer 'was accurate at the time.

SEPT 2020

For the first time in 73 years the Lheidli T'enneh Nation hosted a Balhats (potlatch) that celebrated the partnership between School District 57 and the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation.

NOV 29, 2020

A Lheidli T'enneh flag and plaque celebrating this unique partnership will be displayed in every public school in the Lheidli T'enneh territory as part of the commitment.

At the School District 57 Board of Education Public Meeting, Dayi (Chief) Clayton Pountney and Lheidli T'enneh Elders share their stories of the Shas Ti (grizzly trail) and the history

• f the land on which the

new school is currently being built.

FEB 25, 2020

On March 17, 2017, the Province of BC and SD57 announced an investment of $44.3 million to replace the 56 year old Kelly Road Secondary school. 900 students will be accomodated in the new state-of-the-art building.

MAR 2017

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Timeline of significant events

Public protests, social media frenzy, national media coverage of

• pposition. Actress Grace

Dove weighs in. Feedback email is set up with a comprehensive Q&A section on the sd57.bc.ca

• website. All direct emails

are responded to over the weekend.

FEB 27-29, 2020

Engagement begins with KRSS classroom visits, staff meetings and the first meeting of the Engagement Process Working Group to design the way to receive public feedback and facilitate participation.

MAR 2, 2020

The KRSS Public Engagement Plan is revealed with an online

• questionnaire. In addition,

six in-person roundtable workshop discussions (two for students only) are planned for various Hart community locations and at Uda Dune Baiyo - “House

• f Ancestors”.

MAR 12, 2020

Restrictions from the provincial health officer to stop the spread of COVID- 19 prevent public gathering and indefinite school closures prevent direct student engagement. An

• nline survey is developed

for a month-long engagement opportunity, March 20 - April 17, 2020.

MAR 13&17, 2020

SD57 Board of Education Trustee Trent Derrick puts forward a motion at the regular Public Board Meeting to engage in the process of adopting a new name for the school. It is approved unanimously by the Board.

FEB 25, 2020

Kelly Road Elementary, a two-room school, opened in September 1957 on Kelly Road near the Hart Highway. A former sawmill site, the road and school were named for John Kelly, a land surveyor, timber buyer and jeweler, recognized for the Kelly Cup men's curling tournament and the Northern BC Exhibition. In 1960, a portable was moved alongside the school, and named Kelly Road Elementary Junior High School. The school name changed in 1962 to become Kelly Road Elementary Junior Secondary School. June 1967 saw the close of the elementary school as students attended the new Austin Road School. Construction began on an expansion in 1964 and progressed into 1967. The original building was called the Annex and would house overflow students from the growing area from 1968-72. A suspicious fire destroyed part of the Annex in 1979. The site of the original school was demolished, and paved over for parking and outdoor sports courts. In 1975-76, grade 11 and 12 were added--completing the transition to a secondary school, now located on Handlen Road. The first graduates were in May of 1977 after two years of shift-schooling with Duchess Park (at the time called PGSS). 1993-4 brought a block of six new classrooms, an office area, computer, art, special education and band room upgrades. September 1994 added five portables to accommodate the expanding population of students, and Heather Park Middle School was built in 2000, leaving Kelly Road with grades 9-12. In 2010, grade 8 students were back at KRSS as enrollment in the district declined. In 2017, the provincial government gave SD57 $44.3 million for a replacement school. It will hold 900 students and be built to L.E.E.D. gold standards, opening in September 2020.

THE STORY OF KELLY ROAD*

*From the SD 57 Education Heritage Collection

THE STORY OF SHAS TI

Lheidli T'enneh Elders, Kenora Stewart & Clifford Quaw | Dayi (Chief), Clayton Pountney

The area now known as the Hart Highway was, at one time, a populous grizzly bear habitat. Lheidli T'enneh ancestors hunted grizzly bears in this area to sustain families, Elders and community. Shas Ti means 'grizzly bear trail' or 'path.' '"I remember vividly as a young girl, my father telling us stories of his hunting journey...and how the berries and vegetation attracted bears, including grizzlies," said Stewart. "He would tell about how grizzlies would roam through what is now the Hart Highlands and UNBC looking for food and berries to withstand the winter."'* 'As [Dayi (Chief)] Pountney points out, there are two histories in that

• area. "We have our history that's been there for thousands of years

and there is a newer history...so we're trying to find a way to collaborate to put them both together,"'**

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WHERE ARE WE NOW?

These photos show the most current interior and exteriors of the new school building. No design elements have been set. In order to meet the construction timelines to complete the building, School Board Trustees must decide on a name for the building at their Public Board Meeting on April 28, in order to move forward for opening in September 2020.

The New Building

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KEY DATES & DEADLINES

NEXT STEPS

MAR 20 Questionnaire Opened APR 17 Questionnaire Closed APR 20 (wk) Questionnaire Information Compiled APR 24 Report to SD57 Board Trustees APR 28 Public Board Meeting - Naming Decision

KEEP IN TOUCH

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