The Mountain View School Division (MVSD) will be hosting a virtual town hall on Tuesday, April 6th and are inviting the community to join, listen, and provide feedback.
The recently announced overhaul of Manitoba’s education system has sparked many discussions on how the proposed changes will impact students, staff, and communities.
Part of Bill 64 — the Education Modernization Act — would remove the role of school trustees, eliminating elected school boards in 37 school divisions and replacing them with one centralized board of appointees.
Floyd Martens, MVSD Board Chairperson, previously told CKDM the legislation (Bill 64) “has a host of issues that we’re just beginning to unravel.”
The town hall is set to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday night on Zoom. Click here for a link to the meeting.
The MVSD has also posted a number of links to more resources regarding the education overhaul laid out in Bill 64.
Education Minister Cliff Cullen says the proposed changes to the education system will introduce a "much-needed" strategy to improve classroom outcomes.
Cullen pointed out that Manitoba is one of the highest spending provinces on education and getting among the country's lowest student achievement results -- also noting that, per capita, Manitoba has the highest number of school divisions and elected trustees across all provinces.
