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Community Development
The New Westminster School District is committed to Community Development to educate, enable and empower individuals and our community to move through processes that promote change for the benefit of our students and the greater community.
The Community Program Development Officer position was established several years ago to play a leadership role in the development of District programming and supports, and to work with multiple community partners to encourage collaborative program development for the benefit of our students and the community at large.
The position plays a key role within the Student Services department working directly with the Director of Instruction for Student Services and Community Literacy in the areas of Early Learning, Life Long Literacy, Community LINK programs (Food and Nutrition and Community Schools), Post Secondary Transitions and a variety of Social Responsibility oriented programming. The position also provides support to Aboriginal Education, Multicultural and Settlement Services and Special Education in the development of communication materials and community-based partnerships, and the acquisition of funding.
The Community Program Development Officer is an active member of the District's Early Learning Advisory Committee, Apprenticeship Advisory Committee, and Community LINK Committee, and also represents the District at the following community, regional and provincial tables:
- New Westminster Childhood Development Public Partners Committee
- New Westminster Community Food Action Committee (Co-chair)
- New Westminster Community Schools Partners Committee
- New Westminster Early Childhood Development Committee
- New Westminster Homelessness Coalition (Liaison)
- New Westminster Inter-agency Council (Secretary)
- New Westminster Literacy Now Committee
- New Westminster Middle Childhood Committee
- Fraser Valley Food Network
- BC Food Systems Network
Community Development questions can be directed to Betina Ali, Community Program Development Officer at 604-517-6168 or bali@sd40.bc.ca