Monthly Archives: November 2007

Halifax school board too big — review By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter Thu. Nov 29 – 5:28 AM Reducing school board to 9 members proposed The Halifax regional school board should be reduced to nine members from 13 starting with … Continue reading →

Above-average readers Halifax Grade 4 students lead N.S. to strong showing in assessment test By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter Nova Scotia students may be realizing that reading is, well, kind of cool. According to a worldwide reading assessment called the … Continue reading →

A half-dozen ousted Halifax regional school board members are appealing the court decision that didn’t give them their jobs back. Gary O’Hara, chairman of the board when it was dissolved last December, and members Deborah Brunt, Grace Walker, Bridget Ann … Continue reading →

By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter Tue. Nov 27 – 5:48 AM “Oh Citadel” were words incorporated into lyrics a talented group of teens sang Monday afternoon during a ceremony celebrating the opening of Citadel High School. The official opening kicked … Continue reading →

After several requests and in light of growing public concern regarding the Imagine Our Schools process we have scanned and placed a copy of the CS&P Architects Imagine Our Schools questionnaire on this site. You can download this PDF file … Continue reading →

When I got home from the Imagine Our Schools meeting the other evening my 12-year old asked me how it had gone. Well, I said, we did what we were told. And we did, all 200 of us, community members, … Continue reading →

By LINDSAY JONES The school board has remodeled its plan to survey the public on the future of metro schools after parents attacked it for not allowing enough feedback. A spokesman for a south-end Halifax parent group said last week … Continue reading →

What would you do if you were the superintendent of schools in Halifax? You can have your say at a breakfast meeting with Halifax Regional School Board superintendent Carole Olsen next week. Olsen will outline changes, challenges and plans in … Continue reading →