OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER

BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 46
(SECHELT)
Telephone:
GIBSONS 886-2141
VANCOUVER 926-3717

December 19, 1966

Address:
P.O. Box 220
GIBSONS, B.C.

Mr. Les Brooks,

Adult Frlucation Director,
School District #44,
North Vancouver, B. c.
Dear Mr. Brooks:

This will be a brief surrmary of what I recall of my
day-long conversations with Dennis Franklin of the Acadanic
Board on Thursday, Decernber 15, 1966.
Dennis suggested:
That a lot m:>re ti."lle and care should be taken in the
preparation of the pr()!X)serl questionnaire. He felt that at least
one or two m:>nths was necessary and suggested that perhaps it
could be sent out in February. He vv0uld be interested in helping
with the content of the questionnaire. He suggested including the
Grade 10 children and possibly the parents too. He felt that it
was essential that the children be given adequate back.ground
inforroation on the college before they could give intelligent and
reliable answers.
To this end, he suggested that the publicity campaign
be steppej up so that parents and children understam fully what
the college will be and what it won't be, what it will offer that
they carmot get elsewhere, etc. He felt that the timing of the
publicity was important and that it should not "peak" prematurely~
he recanmended obtaining expert public relations assistance on a
consultative basis.

He stressed that the Acadanic Board wanted details of
proposed curriculum, particularly the technical courses, including
inforroation showing haar the curriculum would "mesh" with that
offered by other institutes of higher learning - no urmecessary
duplication, etc.

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He suggested that business elements in the area be
consulted and that an occupational distribution study be made.
He suggested not over-selling the carson Graham aspect,
indicating that he (and perhaps the Board) felt that the students fran
there did have places they could go (e.g., he claimed, Vancouver college)
and that they had been over-stir.-nulated by Jim Inkster, that the various
secondary streams concerned were intended to be tenninal and not
everyone could expect to becane a technician.
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He felt that indications of supEX)rt fran the camnmity
would be helpful (not just "me too" letters fran the mayor).
He said that if we wrote a letter asking precisely what
further infonnation the Board would like fran us, they would detail it in
writing for our guidance.
He would be glad to hear fran you and to meet with you.
I feel that the day's discussions were extremely useful
to both of us as we swapped argunents and points of view quite freely.
This sort of infonnal contact is very valuable and can only help to dispose
them favourably towards the college.
I shall be happy to elaborate upon these notes at any
time you wish.
I am also enclosing a copy of the sunmary of the talk
Dennis gave to the Secretary Treasurers. I would feel that similar
talks to groups of District Superintendents and of Trustees could be very
helpful.

Yours truly,

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Enclosures

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Peter C. Wilson
Secretary-Treasurer