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As teachers get ready to vote on a tentative agreement Thursday to end their lengthy strike schools in the Central Okanagan are ready to accept students.
School District 23 Superintendent, Hugh Gloster, says schools in the district could open Friday if that is deemed the course of action if teachers vote to ratify the agreement.
Ideally though, a Monday opening would be more beneficial.
"Could we open Friday? Quite frankly we probably could, but we would need enough notice to call out everything from our bus drivers to our custodians, letting our parent and student community know and our teachers are all informed," says Gloster.
"I sent a communique over to our colleagues at the COTA office and we've agreed that once we have more information about the deal and the ratification vote we'll meet to talk about the logistics around school opening."
There are some issues in a few school such as George Elliott where a new annex to house grade 7s may need a bit more work - OKM where construction work is going on and the district's newest school, Mar Jok where some technology issues still need to be addressed.
Gloster says none of those issues should stop those schools from opening.
Regardless of when the school year begins, Gloster says the first day of school will be a tradition first day, meaning students will attend class for just a half day.
"Part of the rationale is we have absolutely no idea how many people have moved in over the summer and have not yet shown up," says Gloster.
"And, we have no idea how many people have moved away or, being pragmatic, we also recognize some have made alternate choices. We want to get the schools open and count the numbers which gives us a chance to get on the phone and phone the people who are missing."
Gloster says it will give the district a chance to balance classes and hire or adjust staff as needed.
Other issues such as the makeup of the school calendar and who will ultimately pay for the increase in teacher salaries will be determined over the coming days.