Halifax Regional School Board
| Halifax Regional School Board | |
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| Board office location | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Number of schools | 137 |
| Number of students | 49,651 |
| Superintendent | Elwin LeRoux[1] |
| www.hrsb.ca | |
The Halifax Regional School Board is the public school board responsible for 137 elementary, junior high, and high schools located within the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. The current Superintendent of the HRSB is Elwin LeRoux. The board meets on Spectacle Lake Drive, Dartmouth
History
The board was created in 1996 with the amalgamation of three school boards that had jurisdiction over the former components of the Halifax Regional Municipality, which was created at the same time.[2] Board elections have taken place in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.
2006 board dismissal
On December 19, 2006 the Nova Scotia Minister of Education, Karen Casey, dismissed all 13 members of the board due to interpersonal conflicts and having failed to comply with the their Code of Ethics. The Minister stated, "This board has failed to meet the performance standards set out under Section 64 (6) of the Education Act. Sec. 64 states that a school board, in carrying out its responsibilities under this act, shall meet education program services and performance standards established by the minister."[3] Seven of the former Halifax Regional School Board members are considering legal action against the government for disbanding the elected group.[4]
Howard Windsor was appointed to run the board until the municipal elections took place in October 2008. Mr. Windsor decided to discontinue their yearly stipends of $8,200(CAD).[5] Windsor was replaced by a nine member elected Board during regularly scheduled elections in 2008.
Personnel
Superintendents
- Don Trider (1996–1999)
- David Reid (1999–2002)
- Carole Olsen (2002–2012)
- Judy White Interim (2012–2013)
- Elwin LeRoux (2012–Present)
Current board members[6]
- Gin Yee, District 3: Dartmouth Centre - Dartmouth North (Chair)
- Dave Wright, District 8: Lower Sackville - Upper Sackville (Vice-Chair)
- Melinda Daye, African Nova Scotian Representative
- Kirk Arsenault, Mi'kmaq Representative
- Bridget Ann Boutilier, District 1: Eastern Shore - Fall River
- Nancy Jakeman, District 2: Cole Harbour - Dartmouth East
- Cindy Littlefair, District 4: Peninsula South - Peninsula West
- Christy Linders, District 5: Peninsula North - Fairview
- Sheryl Blumenthal-Harrison, District 6: Clayton Park West - Spryfield
- Steve Warburton, District 7: South Shore - Bedford
Schools
High Schools
- Auburn Drive High School
- Charles P. Allen High School
- Citadel High School
- Cole Harbour District High School
- Dartmouth High School
- Duncan MacMillan High School (Grades 7-12)
- Eastern Shore District High School
- Halifax West High School
- J.L. Ilsley High School
- Lockview High School (Grades 9-12)
- Millwood High School
- Musquodoboit Rural High School (Grades 7-12)
- Prince Andrew High School
- Sackville High School
- Sir John A. Macdonald High School
Junior High/Middle Schools
- Astral Drive Junior High School
- A.J. Smeltzer Junior High School
- Graham Creighton Junior High School
- Bedford South School (Grades Primary-6)
- Bedford Junior High
- Madeline Symonds Middle School (Grades 6-9)
- Cornwallis Junior High
- Gorsebrook Junior High School
- Highland Park Junior High
- Oxford School (Grades Primary-9)
- St. Agnes Junior High
- Eastern Passage Education Centre
- Ross Road School (Grades Primary-9)
- Sir Robert Borden
- Bicentennial School (Grades Primary-9)
- John Martin Junior High
- Prince Arthur Junior High
- Gaetz Brook Junior High
- Oyster Pond Academy (Grades Primary-9)
- Clayton Park Junior High
- Fairview Junior High
- Park West School (Grades Primary-9)
- Brookside (Grades 6-9)
- Rockingstone Heights (Grades Primary-9)
- Cunard Junior High
- Elizabeth Sutherland School (Grades Primary-9)
- Herring Cove Junior High
- Georges P. Vanier Junior High (Grades 7-8)
- Harold T. Barrett Junior High (Grades 7-8)
- Sackville Heights Junior High
- Caledonia Junior High
- Ellenvale Junior High
- Eric Graves Junior High
- A. J. Smeltzer Junior High
- Cavalier Drive School (Grades Primary-9)
- Leslie Thomas Junior High
- Ridgecliff Middle School (Grades 6-9)
- Five Bridges Junior High
See also
- Education in Canada
- List of Nova Scotia schools
References
- ↑ http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/274.html
- ↑ "About us". Halifax Regional School Board. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Squabbling costs school board members their jobs". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 19, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Fired school board members ponder lawsuit". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 21, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Stipends Discontinued for Former HRSB Members" (PDF) (Press release). Halifax Regional School Board. January 29, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/262.html
External links
Coordinates: 44°42′5″N 63°34′53.7″W / 44.70139°N 63.581583°W
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