Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education

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Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education

Location
Truro, Nova Scotia Canada
District information
Regional Executive Director of Education	Karyn Cooling
Schools	65
Budget	CA$268.7 million (2021-2022)
Students and staff
Students	18,460 (2020-21)
Staff	≈2700
Other information
Mission Statement	We create engaging learning experiences in inclusive environments that support each student’s well-being and social emotional development.
Website	www.ccrce.ca

The Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education is a Canadian public school district in Nova Scotia.

History

CCRCE (originally CCRSB) was founded in 1996 under an Order in Council passed by the Executive Council of Nova Scotia pursuant to the "Designation of School Regions and Establishment of School Boards Regulations" made under Section 7 of the Education Act S.N.S. 1995-96, c. 1. This Order in Council created CCRCE (originally CCRSB) and dissolved the following entities:

Cumberland District School Board
Colchester-East Hants District School Board
Pictou District School Board

Each of these were formed in the 1980s from municipal school boards. For example, the Colchester-East Hants District School Board was created from the Truro School Board, the Stewiacke School Board, the Colchester County School Board, and the East Hants District School Board.

2018 Dissolution

On January 23, 2018 education consultant Avis Glaze presented a report on the province's school system to government that included the recommendation that the seven elected regional school boards become regional education offices overseen by appointed provincial advisory council.^[1] On January 24, 2018, the provincial government announced it accepted the recommendation and the Halifax Regional School Board and six other school boards would be dissolved though no date for dissolution was then announced.^[2] The elected school board was dissolved on March 31, 2018.^[2]

Operational organization

CCRCE is operationally organized along county lines into regions that are termed "families of schools":

Celtic Region Family of Schools (Pictou County)
Nova Region Family of Schools (southern Colchester County and Municipality of the District of East Hants)
Cobequid Region Family of Schools (central / northern Colchester County)
Chignecto Region Family of Schools (Cumberland County)