Ongoing Initiatives
To maximize opportunities for achieving educational programming goals and enhancing the quality of facilities, the Board and the District engage in an on-going collaboration with the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Parks Board, local First Nations, Greater Vancouver Regional District, UBC/UEL, BC Housing, BC Hydro, and other community agencies.
Collaborations with the City of Vancouver
In supporting healthy and safe school communities, the district engages with the city to inform projects and neighbourhood plans to understand impacts on future educational needs.
Information Exchange
Data exchange: to collaboratively plan for, and respond to, demographic shifts and/or emerging social trends, the district and the city share demographic, socio-economic, school enrollment, and other information about, or pertaining to, City planning and the 自拍流出 student populations.
Feedback exchange: as a public service provider, the district participates in the city's planning process, including , as a stakeholder to represent the education and school communities.
Joint City and VSB projects
The District and the City are working together to improve public benefits by considering the redevelopment of ageing public facilities located on adjacent or shared sites. Ongoing examples include and King George Secondary in the process.
Read more about King George Secondary School Site - W.E. Connect on this page.
City-funded childcare facilities have been delivered on VSB sites: co-locating childcare with schools helps to build communities that are more walkable and family-friendly. The district works together with the city to find opportunities and apply innovative solutions to support the family we serve.
Collaborations with UBC/UEL
VSB works with UBC/UEL to collaboratively plan for the UBC and Vancouver West Family of Schools. More information about UBC campus housing plans and UEL development plans can be found on their websites.
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