Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education
| Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education | |
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| Location | |
| Canada | |
| District information | |
| Regional Executive Director of Education | Gary Adams |
| Schools | 65 |
| Budget | CA$268.7 million (2021-2022) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 18,460 (2020-21) |
| Staff | ≈2700 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education is a Canadian public school district in Nova Scotia.
History[]
CCRCE (originally CCRSB) was founded in 1996 under an Order in Council passed by the Executive Council of Nova Scotia pursuant to the "Designation of School Regions and Establishment of School Boards Regulations" made under Section 7 of the Education Act S.N.S. 1995-96, c. 1. This Order in Council created CCRCE (originally CCRSB) and dissolved the following entities:
- Cumberland District School Board
- Colchester-East Hants District School Board
- Pictou District School Board
Each of these were formed in the 1980s from municipal school boards. For example, the Colchester-East Hants District School Board was created from the Truro School Board, the Stewiacke School Board, the Colchester County School Board, and the East Hants District School Board.
2018 Dissolution[]
On January 23, 2018 education consultant Avis Glaze presented a report on the province's school system to government that included the recommendation that the seven elected regional school boards become regional education offices overseen by appointed provincial advisory council.[1] On January 24, 2018, the provincial government announced it accepted the recommendation and the Halifax Regional School Board and six other school boards would be dissolved though no date for dissolution was then announced.[2] The elected school board was dissolved on March 31, 2018.[2]
Operational organization[]
CCRCE is operationally organized along county lines into regions that are termed "families of schools":
- Celtic Region Family of Schools (Pictou County)
- Nova Region Family of Schools (southern Colchester County and Municipality of the District of East Hants)
- Cobequid Region Family of Schools (central / northern Colchester County)
- Chignecto Region Family of Schools (Cumberland County)
List of schools[]
Celtic Region[]
Family of Schools Supervisor (FOSS) - Blair MacDonald
- A.G. Baillie Memorial School
- North Nova Education Centre
- Northumberland Regional High School
- Pictou Academy
- West Pictou Consolidated School
Chignecto Region[]
Family of Schools Supervisor (FOSS) - Vernon Taylor
- Amherst Regional High School
- Oxford Regional Education Centre
- Parrsboro Regional High School
- Pugwash District High School
- Spring Street Academy
- Springhill Jr./Sr. High School
Cobequid Region[]
Family of Schools Supervisor (FOSS) - Marilyn Bruce
- Bible Hill Junior High School
- Cobequid Educational Centre
Nova Region[]
Family of Schools Supervisor (FOSS) - Sharlene Whelan
- Hants East Rural High School
- Maple Ridge Elementary School
- South Colchester Academy
References[]
- ^ "Report recommends scrapping most N.S. school boards, says system isn't working". Global Television. June 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "Nova Scotia to dissolve elected school boards in favour of advisory council". Global Television. June 23, 2018.
External links[]
- School districts in Nova Scotia
- Education in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
- Education in Colchester County
- Education in Hants County, Nova Scotia
- Education in Pictou County
- Truro, Nova Scotia