In honour of the 215 children who never returned home from a residential school in Kamloops, British Colombia, HSD will fly its flags at half mast May 31-June 3. We encourage our school communities to wear orange May 31. The flags at the Manitoba Legislative Building and Memorial Park have also been lowered and the Legislative Building will be lit in orange to honour the 215 children whose lives were lost, and all survivors, their families and all those who never made it home.
Hanover School Division Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Lawney Penner, Wendell Head, and Jason Wiebe have been appointed as Vice-Principals of Steinbach Regional Secondary School (SRSS) effective September 2021. Lawney Penner has held the position of Interim Vice-Principal at SRSS since December 2020. With this new appointment, he will transition to…
Manitoba is becoming one of the first jurisdictions in the country to allow young people aged 12 to 17 to book their Pfizer vaccine appointment, with the goal of protecting even more people, families, and communities from the third wave of COVID-19. Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, has provided the following letter with…
Hanover School Division Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Merrilee Plett has been appointed as Interim Principal of Clearspring Middle School for the 2021-2022 school year. Merrilee will transition into her new role effective September 2021. Merrilee is currently the Vice Principal at Clearspring Middle School having served in this…
Since the launch of the Better Education Starts Today (BEST) strategy, the Minister of Education and department have been speaking with stakeholders across the province about how we can ensure governance and accountability for results, high quality learning and outcomes, future-ready students and excellence in teaching and leadership throughout Manitoba’s education system. As a parent and caregiver, the Manitoba government and the Parent Engagement Taskforce want to hear from you on what is…
Yesterday afternoon the Education Minister announced new COVID-19 measures for schools in Manitoba, some of which will immediately impact Hanover School Division. Effective Wed. May 12, and until May 30, all Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools in the City of Winnipeg and the City of Brandon will move to remote learning. View the official news release and…
As we look towards the remaining two months of the school year, communication and transparency between the HSD Superintendent’s Office, our schools, and our community continue to be of utmost priority for us. This letter provides some updates as well as information pertaining to COVID-19. We wish to remind parents that our schools continue to be in the orange level of the Pandemic Response System. This means that we will continue to follow restrictions in place, including the use of masks, distancing and additional cleaning measures. In addition, we are…
On March 15, 2021, the provincial government issued tentative plans under Bill #64 (Education Modernization Act) for significant changes to the Manitoba school system. As outlined on the government’s newly launched Better Education website, Bill #64 is a response to the K-12 Education Review. Although we affirm the work of the K-12 Commission members and agree that improvements to the K-12 education system are needed, the Board of Trustees is deeply concerned that…
Hanover School Division Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Marge Thiessen has been appointed as Interim Principal of Southwood School for the 2021-2022 school year. Marge will transition into her new role effective September, 2021. Marge is currently a Vice Principal at Steinbach Regional Secondary School having served in..
As part of Budget 2021: Protecting Manitobans, Advancing Manitoba, the Manitoba government is providing an additional $100 million for a total of over $260 million in kindergarten to Grade 12 school capital investments to advance school improvement projects and expedite…
