tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post20375137931882404..comments2010-02-19T20:07:38.487-08:00North Vancouver Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01841862829421425251noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-64478447657848049582009-07-13T09:42:06.151-07:002009-07-13T09:42:06.151-07:00Is the school board broke? Or can they use their ownership of the lands at Queen Mary School, Hamilton School (Lucas Centre), Ridegway, <br /><br />to finance their present operations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-30934526854673529832009-07-02T06:55:53.907-07:002009-07-02T06:55:53.907-07:00You should also have posted the top paid teachers and the amount going towards expenses for employees of our school district.Sue Lakes Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-33305527941186832562009-06-30T16:29:42.628-07:002009-06-30T16:29:42.628-07:00I have absolutely no problem paying good people to do a good job. <br /><br />I&#39;m not sure what your point was in posting this salary info? <br /><br />If you&#39;re comparing it to yours and feeling hard done by, perhaps you turned left earlier in life when you should have turned right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-80083127506876789952009-06-30T12:19:18.585-07:002009-06-30T12:19:18.585-07:00Northj Vancouver SD #44<br /><br />Summary Compensation Table: <br />Fiscal 2007-2008 (year ending June 30, 2008)<br />Name and Principal<br />Position<br /><br />John Lewis<br />Superintendent <br />Total Pay: $198,766<br /><br />Bryn Roberts<br />Assistant Superintendent<br />Total Pay: $168,963. <br /><br />David Pearce<br />Assistant Superintendent<br />Total Pay: $162,982.<br /><br />Larry Johnson<br />Assistant Superintendent<br />Total Pay: $166,611.<br /><br />Irene Young<br />Secretary-Treasurer<br />Total pay: $164,886.<br /><br />Source: http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/psec/documents/sddisclosures/sd44_08.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-63939461335967269052009-06-29T13:43:07.570-07:002009-06-29T13:43:07.570-07:00Should have just added another 5 floors to the new library for the NVSD....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-87466209586715392802009-06-29T12:35:51.045-07:002009-06-29T12:35:51.045-07:00Part of the problem is that the School Board is trying to do too much with the sale of this site.<br />They want to finance the new administation building, provide a gallery and instruction space for the Artists for Kids Program, provide land for housing youth with disabilies (HYAD) and fund the heritage preservation of Ridgeway. While these are all worthy projects, to attach all of them to the redevelopment of this site is driving the density beyond what the current OCP envisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-63714650589448481552009-06-29T11:00:56.153-07:002009-06-29T11:00:56.153-07:00<i>And you are ??</i><br /><br />a NV taxpayer with kids in the NVSD system (including one special needs kid) who have been subject to adverse decisions caused by reductions in funding.<br /><br />I have no problem with decent offices for staff, but I have a huge problem with the designation of new money going towards these facilities when there&#39;s adequate a vacant premises in inventory that can be converted appropriately in a much more financially responsible manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-81954953155882412122009-06-29T07:30:34.618-07:002009-06-29T07:30:34.618-07:004 floors on the Lonsdale corridor is a waste of the land. This is where maximum density should be placed to minimize the need for greater density in single family neighborhoods. Council and staff are dropping the ball on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-57925793943390508622009-06-28T22:16:37.904-07:002009-06-28T22:16:37.904-07:00I was at this meeting with a friend and the person talking at the explanation drawings said that if they can&#39;t build 5 floors on all the residence buildings, they can&#39;t afford to go ahead. Why is that different than before when they were going to build 4 floors at every building?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-40121714759889557432009-06-28T22:07:43.577-07:002009-06-28T22:07:43.577-07:00Should the school people sell the Lonsdale school land<br /><br />and build at another location more suited to this kind of need = classrooms, administration, teachers meetings, childrens arts and school district consultation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-3779974502342080972009-06-28T16:12:11.301-07:002009-06-28T16:12:11.301-07:00Barry, 80 parking spaces should be ok for up to 120 staff.<br /><br />It&#39;s the classroom students, the teachers workshops, the visitors and the parents of the children in the kids art programs that have no place to park.<br /><br />Put the school district offices at the Lucas centre, which is a big space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-89753266547516424782009-06-27T07:36:07.343-07:002009-06-27T07:36:07.343-07:00What students? Their numbers are declining. Why can&#39;t the school district use their existing stock of buildings to house their administrative and teaching requirements? As I understand it, there is a surplus of room that could be put to use. A school district office should not be occupying valuable land on the city&#39;s main commercial/retail street. That just smacks of a sense of self importance that people are going to react poorly to. For once, I&#39;d like to see my tax dollars spent in a responsible manner. The school district does not need such a physical presence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-2568673319302589442009-06-27T07:21:37.434-07:002009-06-27T07:21:37.434-07:00As usual the focus in this school district does NOT put the students needs first.Sue Lakes Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-38771525496965666822009-06-26T18:43:17.060-07:002009-06-26T18:43:17.060-07:00Bring on density!<br /><br />And yes, on my watch.<br /><br />DMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-67023682877627768302009-06-26T18:29:39.661-07:002009-06-26T18:29:39.661-07:00&quot;Not on my watch!&quot;<br /><br />And you are ??<br /><br /><br />A Seymour ResidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-81492019069970630832009-06-26T14:58:35.574-07:002009-06-26T14:58:35.574-07:00Why wouldn&#39;t 80 parking spaces be adequate for 120 staff? Surely not every staff member will drive, especially with the offices on North Vancouver&#39;s main bus route.<br /><br />I&#39;m sure that the School District also takes part in Translink&#39;s Employer Pass Program.<br /><br />There may be problems with this project but parking isn&#39;t one of them.Barry Ruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01650135756032559878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-62173467410577025402009-06-26T14:44:48.082-07:002009-06-26T14:44:48.082-07:00Quite bitchy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-24980771394761653892009-06-26T14:08:12.896-07:002009-06-26T14:08:12.896-07:00This is NOT a time for a new school district admin building! <br /><br />What the hell are they thinking? <br /><br />Enrollment is going down, schools are closing down, Prices to rent schools are going up, programs are being cut - and yet here they are wanting new offices?!?!<br /><br />Not on my watch!<br /><br />NVSD - make do with what you have - after all, it&#39;s what you demand of our students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-46141087648373679092009-06-26T12:32:12.775-07:002009-06-26T12:32:12.775-07:00why do they need to raise it to 5 storeys? <br /><br />This is going way higher than the other people and buildings in central lonsdale.<br /><br />I don&#39;t want to live like the west end ...this is my homeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10921822.post-42323258066313596602009-06-26T12:29:26.798-07:002009-06-26T12:29:26.798-07:00what is the planned growth in this area.<br /><br />What is it that the city wants to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com