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School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that the following school principal and vice-principal transfers, appointments and retirements will come into effect August 1, 2023:  

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings visit our meetings page.

In January of this year, SD8 Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) began their annual kindergarten speech-language screenings.

How do we, as educational staff, become an ally for our students with disabilities? The answer is simple. We first need to listen to what they have to say. Listening, however, is only part of the allyship process. As important is the process of talking about one’s own disability, which is not an easy feat. To speak openly about a disability takes courage and fortitude.

As a follow-up to the Teaching Tenaciously webinar series, Open School BC has created a set of K-12 resources for educators on topics such as trauma-sensitive classroom strategies, student-centred assessment and building compassionate communities.

Services are being improved for children and youth with support needs. In spring 2025, new family connections hubs across the province will offer accessible and inclusive services that are:

Available to all families, no matter where they live
Available from birth to age 19
Gender inclusive, culturally safe and free of stigma

Confident Parents: Thriving Kids - Anxiety helps BC families overcome anxiety challenges in children 3-12. Web and phone-based coaching helps parents and caregivers learn effective skills and strategies for managing anxiety. By referral from physicians, teachers, school counsellors, clinicians and early childhood educators.

Project Adventure 2020 was a blast, with students from around the district coming together to participate in a unique dogsledding activity in Salmo. A huge thank you goes to Alexis Folk, a grade 7 student from Adam Robertson Elementary School, for her fundraising efforts.

Ian is an outstanding athlete from LVR who has brought home 4 medals from the Special Olympics Canada, Speedskating competition in March that took place in Thunder Bay Ontario. Ian was part of Team B.C. and skated with outstanding performance.