THEIR MEETING TUESDAY EVENING STARTED OFF WITH A PRESENTATION FROM RUTH BETTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MIRANDA BOWMAN AND VICE PRINCIPAL EMILY KNOWLES UPDATING THE BOARD ON THE LATEST NEWS AND HAPPENINGS AT THE SCHOOL.

THE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAMS, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES AT THE SCHOOL. PRINCIPAL BOWMAN SAID SOME OF THE BEST PARTS OF RUTH BETTS IS THE CULTURE, THE CONNECTIONS, AND THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THE SCHOOL IS FACING THIS YEAR IS THE CONSISTENT SHORTAGE OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS. PLANS TO ADDRESS SAID

ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED. IN CONCLUSION THE PAIR THANKED THE BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE SCHOOLS STRENGTHS, HIGHLIGHTS, AND CHALLENGES. PRINCIPAL BOWMAN SAID IT IS HARD TO CONVEY IN 15 MINUTES HOW
EXCEEDINGLY PROUD THEY ARE OF THE SCHOOL, THE STUDENTS, AND HOW HAPPY THEY ARE TO WORK FOR THE FLIN FLON SCHOOL DIVISION.

BOARD CHAIR LESLIE FERNANDES REMINDED EVERYONE THAT THE DIVISIONS PRE-BUDGET MEETING TAKES PLACE NOVEMBER 4th 6:30pm AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON DIVISION GOALS AND RESOURCES. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND AND WANT TO SHARE YOUR CONCERNS PLEASE CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE @ 204-681-341