June 16, 2018
The Innovate-ED Ed Tech Conference is coming to Kelowna this October! Last year, 5 districts from across the Thompson-Okanagan (including SD23) came together to launch a first of its kind Ed Tech conference, for BC educators, by BC educators. To give you everything those other ed tech conferences have, but in our...
June 25, 2018
Students can now register for the August Provincial Rewrites. Click
here to register.
July 11, 2018
The Central Okanagan Family Hub is open during the summer to provide support services to all parents of students attending Central Okanagan Public Schools.
Click Here for the COFH Summer Schedule
July 13, 2018
The next general local elections will be held on Saturday, October 20th, 2018. Also at this time will be the election of the Boards of Education within the Province. The Central Okanagan Public Schools Board of Education consists of 7 elected trustees: 4 Trustees from the City of Kelowna; 1...
August 24, 2018
Central Okanagan StrongStart Centres will be opening to families on Monday, September 17th. StrongStart Centres are school-based early learning programs for children birth to 5 years (or prior to Kindergarten entry) accompanied by a family member of caregiver. This is a free drop in program. Please see the attached brochure...
September 10, 2018
Central Okanagan Public Schools is seeking suggestions from the community to name a new middle school in the Lake Country area. The new middle school is set to open in 2021 with 600 new spaces for students in grades 6 to 8. Click here to submit a name for this new...
October 09, 2018
The central zone family of schools will be sharing their amazing work and their Learning Plans with the community on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 6:00 pm at Kelowna Secondary School. See attached for further information.
Central Kelowna Family of Schools Community Forum.pdf
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October 29, 2018
The Mission zone family of schools will be sharing Classrooms of Today....Preparing Citizens for Tomorrow with the community on Thursday, November 8, 2018, 6:00 pm at Okanagan Mission Secondary School. See attached for further information.
Mission Zone Family of Schools Learning Forum.pdf
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November 04, 2018
On Saturday, November 24 at Hollywood Road Education Services, the Central Okanagan Parent Advisory Council (COPAC) will be hosting a Parent Conference which will include a full day of great speakers and information that will help parents create their best year ever in their school community. Free breakfast, lunch and...
November 09, 2018
The 2018-2022 Board of Education was officially inducted at a Swearing In Ceremony held on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. The Central Okanagan Board of Education includes Moyra Baxter (Chairperson), Norah Bowman, Rolli Cacchioni (Vice-Chairperson term 2), Chantelle Desrosiers, Julia Fraser (Vice-Chairperson term 1), Amy Geistlinger and Lee-Ann Tiede)
November 23, 2018
Students and parents are invited to hear about exciting student Dual Credit Programs offered in the Central Okanagan Public Schools that allow access to post-secondary training while still in high school. See attachment for further information.
Dual Credit Information Night - November 29, 2018.pdf
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January 18, 2019
Parents interested in receiving further information on the French Immersion Program on the Westside are invited to attend a French Immersion Community Forum being held on Tuesday, January 22nd, 6:00 - 7:00 pm at Glenrosa Middle School.
January 28, 2019
Enrollment applications for September 2019 can be submitted on February 4, 2019 at 7:00 am.
https://enrollment.sd23.bc.ca/
January 29, 2019
The public presentation explaining how the District's budget is established took place in conjunction with the Central Okanagan Parent Advisory Council (COPAC) meeting on Monday, February 4, 2019 . Attached is the Budget Planning Presentation made at the meeting.
2019-2020 Budget Planning Presentation.pdf
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January 30, 2019
Please see the attached for information on the Early Learning For Families (ELFF) program, as well as the schedule of dates for school events.
February 04, 2019
As we begin to develop and project the preliminary 2019-2020 budget, Central Okanagan Public Schools would like to gather feedback from partner groups and the community regarding the upcoming school year. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. This input is important to help make recommendations to the Board...
February 11, 2019
You are invited to a community presentation of the new H.S. Grenda Middle School on Tuesday, March 5th, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, at George Elliot Secondary School.
April 25, 2019
Attached please find the Superintendent of Schools/CEO 2019/2020 Budget Recommendations which were approved by the Board of Education at their Public Board Meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.
May 08, 2019
There will be a parent information session on May 22nd to help parents understand how they can help prevent their child from getting involved in gang activity. The session will take place at 6:00 p.m. at the Hollywood Road Education Centre (1040 Hollywood Road South).
Gang Reduction through Informed Practice (GRIP) aims...
May 14, 2019
Attached please find a letter from the Superintendent of Schools/CEO to all Parents/Guardians in the Central Okanagan Public Schools regarding vaping.
Letter to Parents - Vaping.pdf
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