After a weeks-long process, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division Board of Trustees made a motion to support the request from parent delegates to begin the process of transferring St. Thomas More Catholic School to the HFCRD.
The transfer will see St. Thomas More K-12 School now under the leadership of the Peace River based board with support from the Grande Prairie Catholic School Division and the Provincial Minister of Education.
According to a recent survey conducted by Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools in April, 67 per cent of staff surveyed said they wished to stay with the GPCSD, while 33 per cent indicated they would consider working with the HFCRD.
On the parent side, only 16 per cent of St. Thomas More families said they wanted to stay with the GPCSD, while 84 per cent expressed interest in making the switch to the HFCRD.
The survey included 12 staff respondents and 73 family respondents.