Concerned F.W. Howay parents dont want to lose their principal this September, and they are considering a plan to start a petition to keep him.
The New Westminster school district announced Tuesday plans to shuffle principals and staff at various schools, including moving Howay principal Ken Millard to Lord Kelvin Elementary and bringing in Jamie Sadler from Queen Elizabeth Elementary.
"It would be nice if we could keep him for one more year," Howay parent advisory council chair Marian Baseden said about Millard.
Howay parent council member and school district critic Paul Johansen said the parent council was meeting today "to go over our plan of attack."
"Its been suggested we start a petition," said Johansen.
Other schools in New Westminster have successfully petitioned to keep their principal, Johansen said.
"In the past, when they tried to transfer a principal out of Connaught (Heights Elementary) prematurely, they also had a petition there that was successful," he said.
"Weve gone through a lot of principals in the last four years. We want continuity.
"When he comes in August, thats be our fourth principal in four years," he said.
Millard is in his third year at the Massey Heights school, which has about 130 students. Meanwhile, Kelvin hasnt had a full-time principal since January. Sandra Pace, the districts director of instruction, has been its acting principal. The new assignments would start in August.
