Board of Education - Voting Matters - Education Perspectives from the Candidates

The Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) reached out to all local candidates for the 2024 Provincial Election running for office in Kootenay Central as well as Kootenay-Monashee and presented them with the following three questions on educational matters:

1. What specific strategies will you implement to eliminate employment barriers for Early Childhood Educators and Education Assistants, and how do you plan to support professional development opportunities to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce in our schools?
2. Given the urgent need for increased Annual Facilities Grants and equitable capital funding, how will you advocate for a comprehensive funding strategy to address maintenance in aging school facilities, particularly in rural and remote communities?
3. What commitments will you make to ensure adequate funding for programs support new immigrant and refugee students, as well as neurodiversity training for educators, to foster an inclusive environment that meets the needs of all students?

The links below provide access to all the responses that were received.

• Green Party candidate Nicole Charlwood (Kootenay Central)
• Green Party candidate Donovan Cavers (Kootenay-Monashee)
• NDP candidates Brittny Anderson (Kootenay Central) and Steve Morissette (Kootenay-Monashee)