District Surveys
Strategic Plan Survey
The District is gathering information on how we can continue to improve our efforts to support the educational needs of students in SD74. Through the Strategic Planning Survey, we are seeking feedback on the current and future District Strategic Plan. The information provided through the survey will provide direction for the Board of Education, as they continue to strive for improved student achievement and well-being.
Prior to responding to this survey, we encourage you to view our current Strategic Plan located on our website www.sd74.bc.ca.
The survey asks for input on the content of the Strategic Plan, including your input on how we are doing regarding our current priorities. It also includes an opportunity for feedback on preferences related to communications, community connections and future priorities.
This survey will be open until April 15th and is anonymous and confidential. SD74 staff will combine individual responses with the responses of all other survey participants so that no individual responses will be shared in any reports or documents. The survey does not collect any personally identifying information (e.g., names, contact information, and/or IP addresses).
Take the survey by clicking on the link below:
District Name Change Survey
At its meeting on November 4, 2025, the Board of Education approved moving forward with the process to change the district’s name.
BACKGROUND
When the Lillooet and South Cariboo School Districts amalgamated in 1996, School District No. 74 became known as the Gold Trail School District. Over the last few years, the District received feedback that the name is closely aligned with the gold rush which had devastating impacts on the Indigenous people and lands including displacement and loss of land, cultural disruption, and environmental degradation. The proposed name change would separate Gold Trail’s ties to colonialism and promote reconciliation with Indigenous communities. The Board of Education is undergoing a process to seek public engagement on the school district’s name.
Below is the timeline and process:
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March 5 – April 8: Community members are invited to provide suggested names, along with a rationale.
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April 9 – April 29: Naming Committee shares name suggestions with community members. Feedback will be invited on the submitted names.
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April 29: Naming Committee selects the top four names and sends them to the Board of Education for final approval of name.
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May 5: Board of Education meeting where possible names would be discussed
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May: Final decision would be made
The Board of Education would like to invite members of the Gold Trail School District community to submit a suggestion for a new name for the school district. All suggested names and feedback will be reviewed by the District Naming Committee, which is made up of the Superintendent, First Peoples’ Education Council Chairpersons, Gold Trail Teachers’ Association President, CUPE President and Shop Steward, a member of the Gold Trail Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association, PAC Chairpersons/members, and two students.
Please provide suggestions based on the following criteria:
- Can be a name of the geographic area(s)
- Can be a name with historical significance to Nlaka'pamux, St'át'imc and Secwépemc people
- Can be a name that is reflective of local, and provincial diversities
- Cannot be a name that is named after individuals
The Gold Trail School District expects all suggestions to be respectful and free of racist or discriminatory content, in alignment with the B.C. Human Rights Code.
All naming suggestions will remain anonymous. If your submission is selected, no official recognition or credit will be given.