News & Announcements

Our schools are excited to welcome everyone back after what we hope has been a wonderful Spring Break! We also know that some of you are concerned about the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in our province, and in our region especially. We want to assure you that we have been in contact with Vancouver Coastal Health, and they assure us that the safest place for students and staff to be is in the controlled environment of our schools. Thank you for your continued support of our district and school safety plans!

On behalf of SD48, we wish you a safe and enjoyable Spring Break! Please take a look at the newly-updated province-wide restrictions and advisories for COVID-19 safety over Spring Break.

Please see the news release from the Ministry of Health just released! Note: Education staff are included in the vaccine priority list.

In case you missed it, watch the recording of the Squamish Catchment Area Review Community Townhall.

Objection! Disorder in the Court! set to stream on Friday, March 19.

Check out the Board Highlights from the March 10, 2021 Board Meeting.

Read the most recent article from the Squamish Chief regarding the March 10th Public Board Meeting agenda item: Draft Operational Policy 501.3 School Configuration & Student Placement (Workplace Math).

In an effort to keep community partners connected, Vancouver Coastal Health is sharing regular COVID-19 updates.

Valleycliffe Elementary's Outdoor Garden-Since the Fall of 2014, the students, teachers and community have created a world-class outdoor learning habitat. The outdoor garden team restored a wetland, planted over 2000 plants and trees, installed signage, created wandering paths, a gathering circle, planted pollinator gardens and a pollinator meadow, created and planted edible gardens, built fences and removed invasive species.

Built for parents, students, and school staff, the K-12 Schools and COVID-19 website has a wealth of valuable information including:
Health and safety measures that have been put in place to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in schools; Protocols when there is a positive COVID-19 case in a school; Shareable resources, like a contact tracing infographic; and, Quick links to tools!