Kincardine school trustee named vice-chairperson of Bluewater board

Jan Johnstone, trustee for Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss on the Bluewater District School Board, has been elected vice-chairperson of the board, following elections held at the initial board meeting Dec. 15.
 

Ron Motz, trustee for the Municipality of West Grey and the Town of Hanover, was acclaimed chairman for a second term.
 

Thanks and appreciation were extended to trustee Marg Gaviller for her leadership, hard work and dedication over the past year in the position of vice-chairperson.

Also, at the meeting, education director Steve Blake introduced his annual report, highlighting some of the board's key goals, initiatives and success stories of the past year.
 

The Director’s Annual Report 2015, now available on the board website, focuses primarily on the recently-revised Multi-Year Strategic Plan and the ongoing progress and planned next steps in each of the four strategic priority areas.
 

The revised plan reflects feedback received in a public survey conducted during March and April of this year. The survey asked participants to respond to a series of questions designed to help determine the current relevancy of the board's vision, mission and priorities in meeting the needs of the local education system. More than 500 responses were received on the board’s website from stakeholder groups, including parents/guardians, students, staff and community members.
 

“I am pleased to share my annual report, which not only celebrates the hard work and accomplishments of our students, staff and trustees over the past year, but also provides an exciting look ahead through the introduction of our revised Multi-Year Strategic Plan,” said Blake.
 

To view the annual report, click on the following link: www.bwdsb.on.ca/director/DAR_2015-FINAL.pdf
 

To view the revised Multi-Year Strategic Plan, including a new downloadable brochure and poster, click on the following link: www.bwdsb.on.ca/about_us/Strategic_Plan