The Board of Education met with the Minister of Education George Abbott on Friday, February 3, 2012. The Minister toured the Kamloops/Thompson School District and officially opened the A.E. Perry Elementary Strong Start program. He visited the Bert Edwards Science and Technology School, the Big Little Science Centre and NorKam Secondary. Pictured in the photo L-R are Superintendent Terry Sullivan, Trustee Joan Cowden, Trustee Gerald Watson, Trustee Annette Glover, Vice Chair Kathleen Karpuk, Minister of Education George Abbott, Chair Denise Harper, Trustee Cara McKelvey, Trustee Rhonda Kershaw, Trustee John Harwood, Trustee Meghan Wade, Secretary-Treasurer Kelvin Stretch.