Richmond School District, officially the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond), also known as SD38, is a
school district
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based in
Richmond
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* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, a city in the United States
* Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...
,
British Columbia
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, Canada. The school board is governed by seven elected trustees, and serves the entire city of Richmond.
The district supports a hands on approach to learning that emphasizes students' actual skills rather than grades and standardized test performance.
Schools
As of 2016, the district operates 38
primary schools
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, 10
secondary schools
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, and one
alternative school
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.
Elementary schools
Secondary schools
Prior to 1996, Richmond had separate Junior Secondary Schools (grades 8–10) and Senior Secondary Schools (grades 11–12). Starting in 1996, the district began a two-year merging process that changed all high schools to be Grades 8 to 12 inclusive.
Alternate schools
Defunct Schools
Board of Education
The Richmond Board of Education consists of seven school trustees.
They are elected along with the mayor and councillors of Richmond in municipal elections.
2022–present
''Elected in the
2022 municipal election''
* Rob Belleza
* Ken Hamaguchi
* Heather Larson
* Donna Sargent
* Debbie Tablotney
* Alice Wong
* David Yang
2018–2022
''Elected in the
2018 municipal election''
* Norm Goldstein
* Ken Hamaguchi
* Heather Larson
* Richard Lee
* Sandra Nixon
* Donna Sargent
* Debbie Tablotney
2014–2018
''Elected in the
2014 municipal election''
* Ken Hamaguchi
* Jonathan Ho
* Sandra Nixon
* Donna Sargent
* Debbie Tablotney
* Alice Wong
* Eric Yung
References
External links
Richmond School District official website
{{School districts in British Columbia
Education in Richmond, British Columbia
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