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Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald The province’s embattled draft K-6 curriculum took hits Wednesday night by Lethbridge candidates running for the Holy Spirit
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.comBob Spitzig is hoping voters will give him another chance to serve as trustee of the Holy Spirit Catholic
Catholic school division rejects draft curriculum Poll Yes Joining a growing list of school divisions across the province, Holy Spirit Catholic School Division says it will not pilot the new Alberta K-6 draft curriculum over what it calls the “inadequacies and shortcomings” it sees in the type of learning being offered to students. “Although there are some good points in the curriculum draft, there are way too many bad points in it,” says Holy Spirit Board of Trustees chair Bob Spitzig. “It doesn’t support quality learning. To roll out K-6, six years, all at one time as subject m...
Catholic school division rejects draft curriculum Poll Yes Joining a growing list of school divisions across the province, Holy Spirit Catholic School Division says it will not pilot the new Alberta K-6 draft curriculum over what it calls the “inadequacies and shortcomings” it sees in the type of learning being offered to students. “Although there are some good points in the curriculum draft, there are way too many bad points in it,” says Holy Spirit Board of Trustees chair Bob Spitzig. “It doesn’t support quality learning. To roll out K-6, six years, all at one time as subject ma...
City leaving school bus business Poll Yes The City of Lethbridge will officially be out of the school busing business by Monday. The Lethbridge School Division and Holy Spirit Catholic School Division announced this week they were ready for full transition to its new private school transport contractor, Southland Transportation Ltd., a few months ahead of schedule. “We are very pleased with the work that has been done by all parties to ensure that this transition has been so smooth for our students,” said Holy Spirit Board Chair Bob Spitzig in a statement released to the media. “We cer...