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H1N1 Virus -- Updated November 6
The H1N1 virus is now circulating widely throughout our communities. School District No. 57 has developed and implemented a pandemic response plan that will work in conjunction with the Ministry of Education's pandemic response framework. School district staff are working closely with representatives of the Northern Health Authority to monitor and manage the impact of the pandemic on the district's schools and communities.
The continued belief is that individual school closures, or community- or province-wide closures, would not be useful in controlling the spread and impact of this virus. Any decisions to close schools will be made by provincial and local medical health officers on a case-by-case basis.
In cooperation with medical officials we are monitoring absentee levels of both students and staff on a daily basis.
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Financial Challenges
At its public meeting on October 13, 2009, the Board of Education approved the following motion:
1. That the Superintendent of Schools establish and chair a District Sustainability Committee to prepare a report to be presented to the Board at a special public meeting on January 19, 2010, with a progress report at an in camera meeting in December
2. That the report include recommendations and a mid- to long-term plan to direct district operations with respect to, but not limited to, the following:
a. Support structures and services.
b. School configurations.
c. School viability, including recommended closures.
d. School and feeder school boundaries.