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Minister of Education presides over opening of Tisdale's
Student Support Centre
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FTLComm - Tisdale - Thursday, November 28, 2002 |
It was back on October 22 when the RM of Tisdale, Tisdale Credit Union and the Metis Nation of
Saskatchewan (District 7) signed an agreement with the Tisdale School Division to
develop the Student Support Centre in the downtown location beside Markwart's
Jewelry and Hi-Fashion.
Today the official grand opening of the Student Support Centre took place and to
commemorate the importance of the event Saskatchewan's minister of "Learning"
Jim Melenchuk was on hand to lend his support and encouragement to the |
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project.
Director of Education for the Tisdale School Division Tim Tarala gave a brief history
of the project and highlighted the involvement of the partners in this endeavour
to provide an alternative to students who do not want to end their education but
find it difficult fitting into the convention structure of regular high school.
Mr. Tarala then invited each of those organisations involved in the project to address
the gathering.
Mr. Mann, Reeve of the RM of Tisdale expressed his pride in being able to be a part
of such a positive |
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in this regard in the country. (As he mentioned this the Minister of Learning raised
his index finger to indicate that acknowledged that Saskatchewan ranks number one
in the country) Mr. Tarala went on to say that the Tisdale School Division and its
hard working and creative staff are placing them at the head of Saskatchewan school
systems as projects like this are moving forward to be inclusive involving every
person in the dynamic experience of education.
Tisdale Middle Secondary School principal (Larry Bidel above) was on hand as was
the teacher who is the present teacher in charge of the Centre. She explained that
some of the students involved in work experience programmes will be involved and
assisting the Division's maintenance staff to get the Centre ready for occupancy.
She spoke enthusiastically about the participation of the Metis Nation in the project
and explained the importance of having access to the Pathfinder programme
and agreed to give us a tour of the material and programme when the move to the new
site has taken place.
As for when they will be able to move it there is some uncertainty. Most of the renovations
will be straightforward and a contractor will have to be involved to upgrade the
electrical system as the building much be brought up to the wiring code standards
consistent with public education buildings.
The programme of the Student Support Centre involves the entire
school division with students from throughout having the opportunity to participate.
There is a waiting list and limited space with only one teacher and a half now involved
but the progress being made by students involved is outstanding as students are moving
through the programme, some returning to regular high school programming while others
move on to apprenticeships and enter the work force.
There is no question that this project offers young people who for all sorts of individual
reasons have been unable to work through convention high school and the intense focus
on skill development, mastery of content (this programme is a very academic oriented
alternative programme) and the benefit of achievement that allows success to build
upon success has and will continue to provide for more and more young people who
might otherwise found themselves at a dead end even before their adult life has begun. |
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Timothy W. Shire
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(Several of the images in the presentations above were provided by Val Hvidston of
Tisdale School Division) |
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