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The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. To do our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and for everyone's safety, all public meetings of the Abbotsford Board of Education will be closed to the public and held virtually until further notice. The meetings will also be live-streamed.

The Abbotsford School District was the recipient, this week, of two art pieces entitled, “Walking Together, Building Connections.” Designed by local artist Linda Klippenstein, this cut-paper project celebrated community diversity and was created by a combined group, 75 women in all, of locally resident Abbotsford women and newcomer women. They gathered over a series of ten informal, inclusion-focused, art-making sessions at The Reach Gallery Museum, Archway Community Services, and W.J.Mouat Secondary.

After months of significant and dedicated consultation and dialogue, the 2019-2024 Education Enhancement Agreement for Indigenous Students was signed on June 12th, 2019, by Chief Dalton Silver of Sumas First Nation, Chief Alice McKay of Matsqui First Nation, Lisa Hendry, President of the Fraser Valley Metis Association, Dr. Gwendolyn Point, advisor from Sto:lo Nation, Stan Petersen, Chair for the Abbotsford Board of Education, Superintendent Kevin Godden of the Abbotsford School District and Darlene MacDonald, District Principal for Aboriginal Education.

Sumas First Nation generously invited the Abbotsford School District to hold a celebration of student success and Halq’emeylem in their longhouse on May 3, 2019.