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Prairie Spirit’s Annual General
Meeting Held at Martensville High
School
From PSSD Board of
Education Highlights
Prairie Spirit’s Annual
General Meeting (AGM)
for 2014/15 was held
Tuesday,
May
17,
in the new theatre at
Martensville High School.
By legislation, school
divisions must hold a
public meeting every year
to provide reports from the
Chief Financial Officer,
the Board of Education and
the Director of Education.
ABOVE: The Prairie Spirit AGM was held in the new theatre at Martensville High School on May 17
ABOVE & BELOW: VHS Gr. 6 Amazing Race (May 27th) – students enjoyed an afternoon of
reading clues and participating in the events. Fun was had by all.
Jim
Shields,
Chief
Financial
Officer,
presented his final financial
report at this year’s AGM
as he is retiring later this
summer. He explained
the
school
division’s
financial statements are
extensively audited by
both a local auditor and
the provincial auditor.
The audits are designed
to ensure the financial
statements are accurate,
the school division has the
necessary controls in place
to safeguard public funds
and the school division is
complying with provincial
legislation.
Shields
provided
an
overview of the school
division’s revenues and
expenses, noting that
almost 70% of expenses
are for instruction, the
school division’s core
business.
The Board of Education
report was presented by
Larry Pavloff, Board
Chair. “Our work as a
Board of Education is
all about our students.
We make decisions, set
strategic directions and
create policy, all designed
to support student learning
as our highest priority,”
he said. “We believe our
students have tremendous
opportunities to learn
and grow in each of our
schools. We are so proud
of the work that is being
done throughout the school
division.” Pavloff thanked
staff members and the
administrative leadership
team for their work guiding
student learning in the
Division.
Brad Nichol, Principal of
Martensville High School,
provided an over-view of the
school’s busy year, which
included a move into the
school’s new addition. The
original school building is
now undergoing extensive
renovations. The school’s
theme for the year was “On
the Move,” which applied
not only to the physical
environment, but also to the
learning environment in the
school.
Director of Education,
John Kuzbik, presented
his
report,
focusing
on the strong work of
Prairie Spirit’s teachers
and staff, despite budget
constraints and reductions.
Prairie Spirit students are
achieving at and above
the provincial level in all
areas. “We believe all of
our students a