1) Our social fabric has been severely strained over the past few years with Covid, the fires, Le Estcwey (the missing), the floods and now the economic uncertainty with rapidly rising inflation.
2) The need for new schools in Kamloops as surrounding communities. Our schools are overflowing leading to suboptimal learning conditions and our buildings are old. We need a substantial investment from the provincial government in new schools for our district.
3) Additional supports for students. Differentiated and individualized education requires a lot of work from teachers and support staff as well as resources. When funding lags inflation, supports and programs don't meet the needs of students creating inequities within our system.