Change

• Change is a constantly happening because of advances in civilization and technology. We live in a globalized world where everything is interconnected and change occurs rapidly. For example China and India are developing rapidly and becoming modern supper powers of the world perhaps replacing countries such as Canada and the United States of America.

• There has been curriculum changes in the High School and junior high. There has also been a change from junior high to Middle School. Also courses have been lost do to lack of student interest,parents being unaware of what is happening in the education system and funding. The impact has affected students options, further education goals and learning potential. Also it has changed the option program for Jr High by busing students to schools one school for art one school for music and one school for drama thus decreasing the options available at the schools decreasing the students potential. More time was given to core subjects and less to options. This has affected the community because parents are forced to register their kids in options they do not want to take. The quality of the music, art, and industrial arts has decreased in order for a more recreational orientated curriculum. The band program has disappeared and the German and Japanese program has suffered as well.

• The School Division decided to move to middle school to accommodate the building of a new school. A task force was set up with representation of parents and administration to consider proposals presented by administration.Many parents and students were opposed to the switch Middle School and there voices were not heard by administration. A plan was developed by administration and presented to school councils and the community for feedback( very little of the feedback was considered). The first year of implementation was administration driven and a survey of parents was conducted that suggested changes that needed to be made. Several were made. The middle school program is now improved but is not as good from an academic and career perspective as the previous Jr.High program.