Change To Semestered System
The school implemented a semester system in September, 2011. Until the end of the 2010/2011 school year, the school followed a non-semester system. The change met considerable opposition from school administration, teachers, parents, and students. The issue of changing from a non-semestered system had been raised as early as May 2004. From the Regular Board Meeting minutes dated January 26, 2010, "While some trustees spoke in favour of keeping the non-semester, or “term”, others expressed concerns around meeting the needs of the most vulnerable students." "Staff has a mandate and moral obligation to improve student achievement and to reduce the gap in student achievement wherever those students might be. Program delivery is an issue because we have students having difficult time carrying eight courses throughout one year."
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