School District 43 Coquitlam Explained

School District 43 Coquitlam
Region:Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra in Metro/Coast
Country:Canada
Location:Coquitlam
Superintendent:Patricia Gartland
Chair Of The Board:Michael Thomas
Schools:73[1]
Budget:CA$352 million[2]
Students:32,000
Teachers:2500
Staff:3900

School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) or SD43 is one of the sixty school districts in British Columbia. The district is the third-largest in British Columbia with 45 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 11 secondary schools. School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) serves the Tri-Cities, including the cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the villages of Anmore and Belcarra. The school district covers an area of 120 square kilometres and serves a total combined population of 210,390 residents.[3] It has over 4,000 full-time and part-time employees. It has one of the highest graduation rates in the province, with 91.9% of students graduating in the 2013/14 school year.[4]

Administration

As of March 2022, the current superintendent of SD43 is Patricia Gartland.[5] The five municipalities served by SD43 are represented by elected trustees that serve on the Board of Education. There are currently 9 elected trustees in SD43. The chair of the board is Michael Thomas, and the vice-chair is Carol Cahoon.[6]

SD43 Trustees! Coquitlam !! Port Coquitlam !! Port Moody !! Anmore, Belcarra
Carol Cahoon Michael Thomas Lisa Park Kerri Palmer Issak
Craig Woods Christine Pollock Keith Watkins
Barb Hobson
Jennifer Blatherwick

District Programs

By 2020 it worked with the Confucius Institute with making Chinese cultural and Mandarin language programs in its schools. In 2020 the Globe and Mail stated that the organization "has taken a more expansive role, providing resources for core courses".[7]

French Immersion

The first French Immersion program in SD43 was implemented in 1968 at Alderson Elementary. In 1978, the district implemented a late French Immersion program. Currently there are 5,900 students enrolled in the program. This comprises 10.3% of the total district student population.[8]

Coquitlam Open Learning

SD43 offers online, Learning Centre, and FastTrack courses to eligible British Columbia students through Coquitlam Open Learning (COL). Learning Centre courses are online or paper-based and allow the student to drop in at the Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre (CLOC), while FastTrack courses have some regularly schedule classes, with the rest of the course instruction occurring online.[9]

COL also operates Inquiry Hub Secondary School, which is an alternate secondary school focused on a flexible and inquiry-based education. Students learn through online study, group project work, personal inquiry time, and seminars. It opened September 2012 at the former site of Millside Elementary. The school meets Ministry of Education requirements while still allowing students to meet learning outcomes with a more flexible approach.[10] [11] Most recently, the school received the 2014-15 Ken Spencer Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.[12]

Elementary schools

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Alderson Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Anita Strang825 Gauthier Avenue
Anmore Elementary SchoolAnmoreK-5Michael Chan30 Elementary Road
Aspenwood Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Janine Close2001 Panorama Drive
Baker Drive Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Jamieson Joe885 Baker Drive
Birchland Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Elspeth Anjos1331 Fraser Avenue
Blakeburn Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Michele Reid1040 Riverside Drive
Bramblewood Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Britt Walton2875 Panorama Drive
Cape Horn Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Kim Cuellar155 Finnigan Street
Castle Park Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Andrew Corbould1144 Confederation Drive
Cedar Drive Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Rick Dhaliwal3150 Cedar Drive
Central Community SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Sean Della Vedova2260 Central Avenue
Coquitlam River Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5David Mushens4250 Shaughnessy Street
Eagle Ridge Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Don Hutchinson1215 Falcon Drive
Glen Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Nicole Daneault3064 Glen Drive
Glenayre Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Andrew Lloyd495 Glencoe Drive
Hampton Park Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Colleen Castonguay1760 Paddock Drive
Harbour View Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Daren Fridge 960 Lillian Street
Hazel Trembath Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Dave Phelan1278 Confederation Drive
Heritage Mountain Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Jonathan Sclater125 Ravine Drive
Irvine Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Dennis Shannon3862 Wellington Street
James Park Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Rob Wright1761 Westminster Avenue
Kilmer Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Theresa Roberts1575 Knappen Street
Leigh Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Bryn Williams1230 Soball Road
Lord Baden-Powell Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Mike Parkins450 Joyce Street
Mary Hill Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Jason Hewlett1890 Humber Crescent
Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Tara Fisher900 Sharpe Street
Miller Park Community SchoolCoquitlamK-5Tanya MacDonald800 Egmont Avenue
Millside Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5-->
Moody Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Mark Clay2717 St. Johns Street
Mountain Meadows Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Genevieve McMahon999 Noons Creek Drive
Mountain View Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Lisa Salloum740 Smith Ave
Mundy Road Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Leann Buteau2200 Austin Avenue
Nestor Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Chris Hunter1266 Nestor Street
Panorama Heights Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Perry Muxworthy1455 Johnson Street
Parkland Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Chris Hunter1563 Regan Avenue
Pinetree Way Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Cheryl Woods1420 Pinetree Way
Pleasantside Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Ceri Watkins195 Barber Street
Porter Street Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Ashif Jiwa728 Porter Street
R.C. MacDonald Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Martin Bozic2550 Leduc Avenue
Ranch Park Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Kelly Zimmer2701 Spuraway Avenue
Riverview Park Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Anita Young700 Clearwater Way
Rochester Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Cheryl Lloyd411 Schoolhouse Street
Roy Stibbs Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Laurie Sviatko600 Fairview Street
Seaview Community SchoolPort MoodyK-5Larry Ryan1215 Cecile Drive
Smiling Creek Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Rob Killawee3456 Princeton Ave
Walton Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Marco Jankowiak2960 Walton Avenue
Westwood Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Stacey Parmar3610 Hastings Street

Middle schools

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Banting Middle SchoolCoquitlam6-8Bill Trask820 Banting Street
Citadel Middle SchoolPort Coquitlam6-8John Goheen1265 Citadel Drive
Como Lake Middle SchoolCoquitlam6-8Dave Cyr 1121 King Albert Avenue
Eagle Mountain Middle SchoolAnmore/ Port Moody6-8Andrew Graham110 Dogwood Drive
Hillcrest Middle SchoolCoquitlam6-8Ross Jacobsen2161 Regan Avenue
Kwayhquitlum Middle SchoolPort Coquitlam6-8Steve Roos3280 Flint Street
Maillard Middle SchoolCoquitlam6-8Tristan McCutcheon1300 Rochester Avenue
Maple Creek Middle SchoolPort Coquitlam6-8Darren Macmillan3700 Hastings Street
Minnekhada Middle SchoolPort Coquitlam6-8Jill Reid1390 Laurier Avenue
Montgomery Middle SchoolCoquitlam6-8Sarah Husband1900 Edgewood Avenue
Moody Middle SchoolPort Moody6-8Mark Clay3115 St. Johns Street
Pitt River Community SchoolPort Coquitlam6-8Darren Stewart2070 Tyner Street
Scott Creek Middle SchoolCoquitlam6-8Lisa Rinke1240 Lansdowne Drive
Summit Middle SchoolCoquitlam6-8Glenda Speight[14] 1450 Parkway Boulevard

Secondary schools

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CABE Secondary SchoolCoquitlam10-12Sandi Lauzon1411 Foster Avenue
Centennial Secondary SchoolCoquitlam9-12Anthony Ciolfitto570 Poirier Street
Dr. Charles Best Secondary SchoolCoquitlam9-12Heather Murphy2525 Como Lake Avenue
Gleneagle Secondary SchoolCoquitlam9-12Wendy Yu1195 Lansdowne Drive
Heritage Woods Secondary SchoolPort Moody9-12Todd Clerkson1300 David Avenue
Inquiry Hub Secondary SchoolCoquitlam9-12David Truss1432 Brunette Avenue
Pinetree Secondary SchoolCoquitlam9-12Jeremy Clarke3000 Pinewood Avenue
Port Moody Secondary SchoolPort Moody9-12Glen Conley300 Albert Street
Riverside Secondary SchoolPort Coquitlam9-12Jon Bruneau 2215 Reeve Street
Terry Fox Secondary SchoolPort Coquitlam9-12David Starr1260 Riverwood Gate

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the District - School District No. 43 (Coquitlam). Sd43.bc.ca. 22 June 2019.
  2. Web site: SD43 Board Approves Positive Budget for 2017-2018. Sd43.bc.ca. 22 June 2019.
  3. http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/DATA/pop/pop/mun/Mun9605a.asp B.C. Municipal Population Estimates, 1996-2005
  4. Deutsch, Jeremy. (31 December 2014). "SD43 grad rates among the highest in B.C.". The Tri-Cities Now.
  5. School District 43. (21 October 2014) "Announcement: Patricia Gartland New Superintendent of Schools". Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  6. Web site: Board Members / Trustee Information. School District 43. 12 Mar 2022.
  7. Web site: Vanderklippe . Nathan . Beijing used influence over B.C. schools to push its agenda and keep tabs on Canadian politics, documents show . . 2020-10-15 . 2023-06-15 . live . en-ca . Feb 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226002745/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-beijing-used-influence-over-bc-schools-to-push-its-agenda-and-keep/ . subscription.
  8. News: Warren. Janis. French Immersion ranks high in Coquitlam school district. 28 July 2015. BC Local News. 2 October 2014.
  9. Web site: About COL 10-12. Coquitlam Open Learning. 28 July 2015.
  10. News: McFee. Jennifer. New high school program planned. 28 July 2015. The Tri-Cities Now. 2015-02-08.
  11. Web site: 2016-11-24 . The School . 2023-04-26 . Inquiry Hub . en-CA.
  12. Web site: Seven Award Winning Programs Rethink Traditional Schooling. Canadian Education Association. 28 July 2015.
  13. http://sd43.bc.ca/ School District 43 Coquitlam
  14. Web site: Principal's Message . www.sd43.bc.ca . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091101192839/http://www.sd43.bc.ca/middle/summit/About/PrincipalMessage/Pages/default.aspx . 1 November 2009 . dead.