OFFICE OF

OCPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

VICTORIA
Research and Development Division

March 4, 1974

-TO: ALL ELEMENTS OF COLLEGES: PRINCIPALS, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS; TERRACE

AND DAWSON CREEK
Dear vCoileagues:

The Task Force on the Community College is completing the first
draft of a Working Paper which deals, in principle and in general, with
the role and function of the community college in British Columbia. Among
other things, the Task Force has studied and will make recommendations
about college regions, governance, finance, fee structure, student services,
relationships of college to university and relationships of college to
government.

The Task Force will hold public meetings throughout the province in
May so that interested groups and individuals may make their views known
about this first draft. However, we believe that special and particular
arrangements should be made to allow representatives of the colleges and
vocational schools to make their views known in advance of the general
public meetings, the Task Force mindful of the fact that its recommendations,
if accepted, will have significant influence on those directly reponsible
for colleges and their missions.

For that reason, and with the approval and support of the Department
of Education, the Task Force plans to hold a day-long conference on
Saturday, April 6th. The Working Paper will be circulated in advance of
the conference sco that participants may have the opportunity to study the
recommendations.

In order that as broad a spectrum of opinion as possible may be obtained,
the Task Force would be grateful if your college or school could send dele-
gates in the classifications mentioned below, delegates being named by
their own associations or organizations with the college or school:

- two administrators

- two instructors

- two students

- one member of the support staff

- as many council members as possible.