The first Garden Valley School Division (GVSD) board meeting of the school year took place Tuesday evening, with trustees selecting their leadership team for the year ahead.
Board leadership roles
Returning as Board Chair is Leah Klassen, who was re-elected by her fellow trustees. “I do feel that we have a good momentum moving forward, I’m very appreciative and very humbled for my fellow trustees to nominate me and elect me and again for this year.”
John Klassen was re-elected as Vice Chair, while also taking on the role of Education Committee Chair. Heather DiFrancesco will serve as Community Connections Committee Chair, and Deana Wilson will lead the Operations Committee.
Leah Klassen said she’s excited to continue working with trustees in the year ahead. “We have a fantastic team. A great team of committed individuals that are here to listen, and have great, constructive conversation.”
Strategic plan and final year together
She added that the new school year brings both excitement and a renewed focus on long-term planning. “Going into the new school year is always exciting, right? It is that first of everything again, and it’s great we have a good, solid plan moving forward. We have dates already set for our strategic planning updates.”
This will also be the final full year for the current board before the next election in October 2026. Klassen explained, “Then the public has the opportunity to elect a new school board.”
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Superintendent Dan Ward weighed in on what the final year for this board looks like, “This year really is a big final push of the board in terms of allocating the resources in terms of where are we going to put our efforts in terms of budgets, in terms of programming, in terms of staffing. You know, looking at key areas like literacy, numeracy, safe and supportive schools.”
Klassen also shared her gratitude for the GVSD community at large, saying, “We’re excited to have our students and our staff back into buildings. We’re really thrilled to see the achievement results… we’re very blessed to have the school division that we do, we have a fantastic staff and really wonderful students and families that are incredibly supportive of the educational system in Garden Valley School Division.”
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