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By Doug Collins

Alison Sidow

School Superintendent to retire

May 26, 2020 | 5:05 AM

KAMLOOPS — She has helped guide School District 73 through some tough times over the past four years, and now School District Superintendent Alison Sidow is moving on to another chapter in her life.

Sidow announced to the School Board Monday May 25) she will be retiring as Superintendent effective August 31st. She has been Superintendent here since 2016, after previously serving as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education in the District starting in 2012.

Sidow’s work includes developing and implementing a five-year strategic plan, reaching a 90-percent graduation rate for students, guiding the district’s plans after Parkcrest Elementary School burned down, and this year, helping the Board deal with the issues surrounding COVID-19, and all the changes that entailed.

She also helped lead the fight to get $34 million from the government to expand Valleyview Secondary. School Board Chair Kathleen Karpuk said the Board has been impressed with the direction Sidow has set for the District, and paid tribute to her focus and energy she displayed in the position.

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