Horses in KCD2 can be earned through quests To get the best horse in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 you either need to make it to Kuttenberg or get one of the free horses from the early sections of the game and really invest in it to a major degree getting a horse of any kind will be a major priority as otherwise you'll be playing with all the advantages of chivalric prowess I've got all the details on how to get all the best horses in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and what they can do to help you once you have them The best horses in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 are laid out below: Meadow the Horse has the incredibly good stats shown above including a superb carrying capacity that can be extended even further with the right saddle There are horses with similar or individual stats that are better (Meadow's not the most courageous) but Meadow shows extremely high stats as a rule and you don't even need to break the law to get them There are three ways to get horses in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 but getting a horse is definitely something you'll want to do at the earliest opportunity The big reasons why are speed of travel and increased inventory both of which vary depending on the horse you have Keep in mind that you cannot have more than one horse at a time This means you want to be assured that you're trading up and getting a steed with better stats Certain quests and locations in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 allow the player to obtain horses for free early on If you're looking for an upgrade and to buy a better horse you need to find a Horse Trader merchant (marked on the map with the image of a white horse's head) Here are four options for where to find them so you definitely want to do this without getting caught I recommend stealing from a Horse Trader - they have the best stock and the large paddocks and fields mean that there's often large sections of the field that aren't being watched Registering your horse with a handler isn't cheap but it is certainly better priced then buying one A horse worth 5k at the trader dropped to 2.1k when I took it to a handler And if you can do it without being spotted There are two Horse Handlers that we know of though there may be more in undiscovered regions of the map They are marked with the same horsehead icon as the Traders It seems as though if you can make it from the scene of the crime to the Handler without being caught by the law I managed to steal a horse from Grund stables without being caught then made it to Handler Stoia under cover of darkness and registered it immediately At that point I could go back to Grund on my stolen horse even take it to the Trader to get its coat cleaned Joel FraneySocial Links NavigationGuides WriterJoel Franey is a writer podcaster and raconteur with a Masters from Sussex University none of which has actually equipped him for anything in real life As a result he chooses to spend most of his time playing video games reading old books and ingesting chemically-risky levels of caffeine He is a firm believer that the vast majority of games would be improved by adding a grappling hook they should probably add another just to be safe you will then be prompted to enter your display name — The fourth annual Nepomuk Narly gravel bike race was held Saturday Professional bikes from across the country traveled to compete the 100-mile circuit of Walsh County roads How to get Buresh's attention and whether you should accept Christian of Pisek's offer it makes getting around the region much faster and easier Our Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Via Argentum guide walks you through each step including how to get info from the foremen and whether you should accept Christian of Pisek's offer at the end The quest's first phase is straightforward enough Make sure you're wearing equipment suitable for combat and travel to the Ruthards' manor in southern Kuttenberg Henry gets involved in a conflict between Kunzlin Ruthard and the king's mint master Once it's over and Kunzlin asks why he should help Henry remind him that you just helped him in his little scuffle Your interests intersect in the person of Vavak who Kunzlin wants to prove is stealing silver from the king Your new job is getting the evidence to prove Kunzlin's hunch is correct Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Via Argentum: Get evidence against Vavak and talk to Christian of Pisek The Ruthards send you to a mine southwest of Grund which is near where you'll visit to gather one of the Dry Devil's associates during The Devil's Pack and ask him to help with the investigation into Vavak this isn't code for "he's going to attack you." Follow Christian Christian decides that you need a good cover story if you're going to start interrogating the miners about their operations It's best to pick the one that aligns with your highest social stat though you can still make it through the next segment if you fail the corresponding checks Christian hands you a conduct of safe passage and points you to Frank The order you speak to them in doesn't seem to matter and follow the shaft north to find someone who knows where Paul is and you'll eventually learn how much he mined on Petronilla's feast day – 30 corves Samko's either at a table in the open during the day or in the camp at night you'll learn Samko's team dug out 34 corves on Petronilla's day and he's not as willing to go along with Henry's little schemes After you ask enough questions and have the option to ask how much they mined on the Feast Day of Petronilla threaten him by succeeding an "easy" intimidation check or pass a medium "scholarship" check to convince him that you're just a curious little scholar Frank says they mined 36 corves on that day and he'll ask you to interrogate another set of people involved at the mine but Hermann loiters around near the kitchen as well and suggest someone is writing incorrect numbers in the books but you get the opportunity to poke holes in his story you can just bribe the man to get the information you need often near the tables where Samko is during the day Any option you pick when you first speak with Fett will provoke him and he'll drop any pretense of ethics and remind you that Vavak protects him Choose whichever option you have the strongest stat in but most players report that you can surrender and talk to him again to move the quest forward Once you get the details you need from Fett Before proceeding with the quest's next phase you'll need to raise Henry's charisma to at least 21 and dress like a noble – nice clothes Some guides have said the required stat is 29 consider having the tailor in Kuttenberg make you some better clothes won't speak if Henry's charisma is lower than 21 but gaining Buresh's writ of safe conduct makes the next portion easier Ask what you want of Buresh until he gives you leave to explore the smelter – but not to speak to his workers You can ask how much silver he received on Petronilla's day but you don't need his confirmation that he obtained 90 corves to proceed so it doesn't seem to matter which worker you chat with then two more appear – one about Buresh's character and another asking if silver ever goes missing Asking about the silver makes the worker uneasy a smelter who's not afraid to talk about matter that might get someone killed Shima seems to just wander around the smelter without being in any fixed place but you can ignore the comment about the guards and you'll see Shima following slowly a few seconds later He'll eventually stop near some of the kilns Whether you admit Buresh or Christian sent you or stay silent Shima eventually asks: How can I know it's not a trap You have two medium difficulty checks – speech and charisma – and two easy checks but if you want the easiest and most certain to succeed Shima says he suspects Volkmar is the rotten one of the bunch after seeing the man flash more cash than someone in his station ought to have Equip your best combat gear and weapons before arriving at the stables as you've got a rather challenging fight ahead Volkmar says he knew you were lying the entire time A timed decision pops up after Volkmar sics his men on you and domination checks are all "hard," but the intimidation one – You'll all die – is classed as medium You can pass it with at least 19 intimidation He's not quite as all-powerfull as Fett and Hermann suggested as he'll die after a few hits from a decent sword and despite the fact that you're robbing the corpse of a man you just murdered Volkmar is cowering at the other end of the stableyard demand money from him – he only gives 100 groschen – or kill him There don't seem to be any negative effects from executing him he'll end up in Kuttenberg as another skill teacher The location is hidden off a path east of Grund and the map you get for the quest is less than helpful The area you're looking for is shown above southwest of the buildings clustered around Stay in the trees and undergrowth as you make your way toward the mint and then you can take on the two guards patrolling the area equip your combat gear if you haven't already Some players say you can accept the bribe to remove the soldiers' hostility then wait until Buresh is asleep to kill him but that seems like more trouble than it's worth retreat into the tunnel so they have to face you individually and tell him you want a bribe of whatever size you think is best You can try to pass a hard coercion check (higher than 18) to get a letter from Vavak but you don't need ot to complete the mission Grab the key off the table in the room Buresh is in In the eastern room is a chest containing the mint ledgers try to convince the trapped workers they can leave If you fail the intimidation check to make the prisoners leave He decides that you might as well carry on the silver fraud since no one's going to discover it and asks if you want in on the deal but he will try to kill you later in the game you get several hundred groschen and a useful ally for later quests If your pockets are a bit lighter after bribing half the countryside for information, make sure to revisit Trosky at some point to get the Vidlak Bandit's treasure and the Map Left by the Deceased for some extra cash and valuables you can sell No part of this website or its content may be reproduced without the copyright owner's permission VG247 is a registered trademark of Gamer Network Limited the son of Albin and Ann (Schanilec) Praska ND and attended country school one mile from home John would spend summers and the whole year of 1952 with an aunt and uncle helping with their farm he worked for a farmer by Fordville so he purchased a 1938 Harley Davidson motorcycle to get to work John joined the US Air Force where he worked on B-47 Bombers and he was stationed in the Pacific on the islands of Guam John started dating Gertrude “Corky” Novak and shortly thereafter were married at St John worked for Robertson Lumber where he managed lumberyards in Park River The family eventually moved to Warren in 1974 where he managed Robertson Lumber until his retirement John enjoyed restoring antique furniture including some pieces from Corky's family He taught himself how to weave cane to restore a now 200 year old rocker from her grandfather John was an accomplished woodworker who also collected stamps He enjoyed coffee time at the local cafe with friends Grateful to have shared his life are his wife Jared (Jodi) Praska and Joel Praska; grandchildren Zach Praska and Kennedy Praska; great-grandson Francis (Marilyn Praska and Sidney (Ruth) Praska and many other relatives and cherished friends MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 1:30 PM on Friday Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Warren VISITATION: One hour before service at the church MILITARY HONORS: US Air Force Honor Guard and the Warren American Legion Post 27 John Praska Mass of Christian Burial Francouzské konsorcium Via Salis (dříve DIVia) začalo s dostavbou 32 km dálnice D4 z Příbrami do Písku a s modernizací dalších 16 kilometrů již zprovozněných navazujících úseků Stavba bude podle smlouvy hotova v prosinci 2024 a dalších 25 let bude konsorcium dálnici provozovat Dostavba dálnice D4 začíná! Zahájili jsme PPP projekt, kterým plníme program. prohlášení vlády. Konsorcium Via Salis do roku 2024 postaví 32 km nové dálnice a zmodernizuje 16 km stávající. Jsme první vláda, které se podařilo stavbu dálnice pomocí PPP připravit a úspěšně zahájit. pic.twitter.com/yyqOAJ2DFC Stavební sezóna na dálnicích a silnicích začíná Letos otevřeme 46,5 kilometrů nových dálnic dokončíme modernizaci D1 a zahájíme stavbu 100 kilometrů nových dálnic Poslanecká sněmovna odsouhlasila uzavření koncesionářské smlouvy k dostavbě 32 kilometrů a provozu dálnice D4 mezi Příbramí a Pískem Vyslovila tak souhlas s finančními závazky státu plynoucími z návrhu koncesionářské smlouvy na projektování provozování a údržbu dálnice D4 v úseku Háje – Mirotice a provozování a údržbu existujících přiléhajících úseků Skalka – Háje a Mirotice – Krašovice Plnění je v nominální výši 18 761 377 912 Kč a 446 191 297 EUR K provozování webu a analýze návštěvnosti používáme soubory cookies. 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families are welcomed.” Nearly $20,000 in cash and door prizes will be awarded The 100-Mile Pro Platinum race winner will take home $10,000 The event draws its name from John Nepomucene the patron saint of the Catholic church in Pisek a Czech Republic city known for its gravel Gravel cycling “is all the rage right now,” Lefor said The third-ranked cyclist in the world is planning to compete “and bring a film crew with him” to Pisek The world’s seventh-ranked cyclist and the top South Dakota cyclist are also expected But the event is more than a contest between bicyclists “We’re trying to bring life to our small community,” he said “We want to give everyone in the world a reason – one day of the year – to come to Pisek The competition is a way to capitalize on a burgeoning enthusiasm among cyclists nationwide who seek out gravel roads to race on with bikes fitted with larger tires Similar races have grown in popularity in states such as Kansas and Oklahoma We have the best gravel roads in the world.” Lefor and other organizers are hoping that Canadians too will visit this tiny town – population: about 120 – for the event which will also feature activities for people of all ages Czechoslovakia – who settled this area in the late 1800s Fargo-based bands “Stella!,” with Grand Forks drummer Dave Jeffrey and “The JT Kennelly Band” will perform Friday and Saturday The first Nepomuk Narly was held in Pisek in 2021 and interest in this year’s race has been building Last year’s event attracted a cyclist from Russia Organizers were encouraged by last year’s participants who said this is the greatest bike race we’ve ever been part of,” he recalled “I credit the locals” who supported the idea and made the race a reality about 65 local businesses have contributed including a “big sponsor,” Francis Jelinek who “has decked out the whole store” for the event Lefor has been interested in bicycling since childhood He used to race competitively and owned a bike shop in Oregon before entering the seminary He is in his sixth year a spiritual leader of the three area parishes The whole Pisek community is gearing up for the races which will be held “rain or shine,” but may be shortened delayed or canceled if extreme weather conditions or a public emergency deem it unsafe He’s excited about the event as well as the post-race party when racers and others can “relive the adventure with friends old and new while enjoying great local food and drinks,” he said in a website post “We can’t wait to hang out with you in small-town North Dakota!” We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money The family of Cathie Pisek created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories © 2025 Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center Made with love by funeralOne Ministerstvo dopravy dosáhlo s koncesionářem projektu za nímž stojí společnosti VINCI Concessions a Meridiam finanční uzavření pro financování dostavby dálnice D4 mezi Příbramí a Pískem Tím skončila přípravná fáze před samotným zahájením stavebních prací na 32 kilometrech nové dálnice a obnově existujících 16 km navazujících čtyřpruhových úseků Lois Foerster, 84, of Warren, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 28, 2017 at her home. Lois Greicar was born on June 16, 1933 in Pisek, ND, the daughter of Emil and Agnes (Schiendar) Greicar. She attended school in Pisek before graduating from Park River High School in Park River, ND. Lois married Francis “Fritz” Foerster on June 19, 1951 and they made their home in France while Fritz was serving in the military. After his discharge, they eventually settled in Warren where they raised their family. She worked as a CNA for many years. Fritz died on May 19, 1991. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Lois liked gardening, fishing, singing and playing the organ. In her younger years, she was a member of the church choir in Pisek. She was an avid sports fan who loved attending her boys' and their friends' athletic events (especially the class of 1976) and following the Minnesota Twins. Lois was an avid walker who wore out many pairs of walking shoes and treadmills. Left to mourn her passing are her two sons, Kelly (Pam) Foerster of Grand Forks, ND and Francis “Pick” (Deb) Foerster of Bremerton, WA; grandchildren, Jason (Shelley) Foerster of Temecula, CA and Jennifer (Jeremiah) King of Julian, CA; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Bailey and McKenzie Foerster and Sidney and Hudson King and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fritz and siblings, LeAnn Nilson, Ron Greciar and Rosalie Praska. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Warren, MN. VISITATION: After 5:00 PM with a 6:30 PM prayer service on Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Warren and one hour before services at the church. Volume 2 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2021.652436 This article is part of the Research TopicDSCOVR EPIC/NISTAR: 5 years of Observing Earth from the first Lagrangian PointView all 24 articles Vegetation foliage clumping significantly alters the radiation environment and affects vegetation growth as well as water The clumping index (CI) is useful in ecological and meteorological models because it provides new structural information in addition to the effective leaf area index Previously generated CI maps using a diverse set of Earth Observation multi-angle datasets across a wide range of scales have all relied on the single approach of using the normalized difference hotspot and darkspot (NDHD) method We explore an alternative approach to estimate CI from space using the unique observing configuration of the Deep Space Climate Observatory Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (DSCOVR EPIC) and associated products at 10 km resolution The performance was evaluated with in situ measurements in five sites of the Australian Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network comprising a diverse range of canopy structure from short and sparse to dense and tall forest The DSCOVR EPIC data can provide meaningful CI retrievals at the given spatial resolution Independent but comparable CI retrievals obtained with a completely different sensor and new approach were encouraging for the general validity and compatibility of the foliage clumping information retrievals from space We also assessed the spatial representativeness of the five TERN sites with respect to a particular point in time (field campaigns) for satellite retrieval validation Our results improve our understanding of product uncertainty both in terms of the representativeness of the field data collected over the TERN sites and its relationship to Earth Observation data at different spatial resolutions All the products listed above share the common feature of estimating CI through a single approach—its empirical relationship with the normalized difference between the hotspot and darkspot (NDHD) (Chen et al., 2005; Leblanc et al., 2005a): where A and B are coefficients determined by the linear regression, based on a set of model simulations made with the 4-Scale model in Chen et al. (2005). The coefficients vary with assumed crown shape and solar zenith angle [see Table 2 in Chen et al. (2005)] where HS and DS mark the canopy reflectance at the hotspot and darkspot, respectively (Leblanc et al., 2001) The hotspot corresponds to the backscatter peak when the solar radiation and view directions coincide leading to minimum shading in that view direction The darkspot exists in the direction opposite to that of the hotspot where the maximum shadow area can be seen leading to minimum reflectance The CI retrievals with DSCOVR/EPIC product data are validated in this study using available in situ measurements obtained with digital hemispherical photography (DHP), carried over select sites belonging to the Australian Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN; Lowe et al., 2016) comprising a diverse range of canopy structure from short and sparse to dense and tall forest Available DSCOVR/EPIC VESDR products of sunlit leaf area index (SLAI) and leaf area index (LAI) allow to estimate sunlit fraction of leaf area (Knyazikhin et al., 2017): CI provides best agreement between directional uncollated transmittance through clumped canopy and Beer's exponential transmission law which is applicable for completely randomly distributed leaves where G is the geometry factor as a function of viewing direction θ. We approximate SF based on Beer's law (Warren Wilson, 1967, Yang et al., 2017) Using SF from Equation (3) allows us to solve Equation (5) for τ CI can be then estimated from Equation (4) as: The geometry factor may not be always precisely known, but G approaches a value of 0.5 around 57 degrees irrespective of orientation of canopy elements (Ross, 1981; Jupp et al., 2009; Woodgate et al., 2015) We adopt the G value of 0.5 in the CI retrieval while using VESDR products collected with the suitable sun-sensor geometry—observations with view zenith angle around 57 degrees—as an input obliqua wet forest with rainforest understory and a dense man-fern (Dicksonia antarctica) ground-layer The forests around the Warra site had mature heights in excess of 55 m: the tallest E obliqua within the LTER reaches a height of 90 m Both Tumbarumba and Warra sites experienced bushfires in the last 2 years as well as the retrievals with DSCOVR EPIC data correspond to the pre-fire period Equation (7) is used to estimate CI at each climbed height the Landsat imagery was resampled to 90 m spatial resolution The OLI data were collected as close to the sampling date as possible Where valid imagery was not available within a reasonable window of the sampling date imagery from the corresponding season of a different year was used the analysis was done to illustrate the representativeness of the tower site with respect to a particular point in time (A–J) Shortwave BRF composites centered at TERN sudy sites and sample variances (solid straight lines) obtained over the sites with OLI subsets and spatial elements of 1 and 10 km as a function of distance between observations Variogram legend explanations: a–variogram range; var–sample variance; c–variogram sill; c0–nugget variance The spatial representativeness was evaluated at three different footprint sizes: 1, 6, and 10 km (Figure 1). All five sites may be considered spatially representative at the smallest 1 km pixel footprint around the time of in situ measurements, although the variogram curve did not reach clear asymptote at Cumberland Plain (Figure 1B) The spatial heterogeneity increased with the footprint for all sites (here indicated with an increase in sill value) Only two sites (Tumbarumba and Warra) preserved the spatial representativeness all the way to the nominal pixel resolution of 10 km for the DSCOVR EPIC VESDR product (sill value < 5.0e-04) Vertical profiles of foliage clumping from in-situ measurements with ±1 standard deviation bars Clumping index values from DSCOVR EPIC data obtained around the same time of the year are marked with vertical purple line (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend the reader is referred to the web version of this article) This study explored the potential of using an alternative approach along with unique observations and products from the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite The spatial representativeness of individual sites may change accordingly throughout seasons as well Tumbarumba and Warra sites experienced intensive bushfires in 2019 and 2020 which may have affected their current spatial representativeness as well We recommend that future studies would follow our example and carry the spatial representativeness assessments to match the moment in time when the in situ measurements are collected This general agreement between different retrieval strategies and input data sources is important for increasing overall confidence and general validity of clumping information retrieval from space in the future As a part of the analysis, we also assessed the spatial representativeness of the five TERN forest ecosystem sites for validation of satellite retrievals using a different approach and extending the analysis all the way to the spatial resolution of EPIC sensor compared to Griebel et al. (2020) The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors AE carried the spatial representativeness analysis WW helped with the field collection at Tumbarumba and YK discussed the results and contributed to writing the manuscript All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version This study was supported from Estonian Research Council Grants PUT232 WW was supported by an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship (DE190101182) The OzFlux and SuperSite network was supported by the National Collaborative Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) through the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) YK was supported by the NASA DSCOVR project under grant 80NSSC19K0762 The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest We thank two reviewers for the constructive comments that helped to improve the paper We 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a cannon and the ringing of church bells early on Saturday was buzzing with activity as cyclists took to the gravel roads of northeast North Dakota for a series of muddy where any participant that finished got a free ice cream cone and nearly $20,000 in prize money and door prizes was awarded The races were accompanied by a street fair down the road in downtown Pisek around 170 cyclists raced in the Nepomuk Narly The first finishers of the men’s 40-mile race said the course was messy but fun Teammates Ryan Sobczak from Minneapolis and Dane McCormick from La Cross but some international talent made an appearance In the mix was Canadian cyclist Adam Roberge the third-ranked gravel cyclist in the world He took first in the 100-Mile Pro Platinum race He said he heard about the race when the Rev he expected to be on the road for 4½ hours “Everyone that is going to be able to finish is a legend,” he said who has loved cycling since childhood and raced competitively before entering seminary Cycling fans and community members alike mingled with cyclists at the finish line It was their first year at the event; they heard about it from a friend who competed last year “It’s a good family event,” said Victoria Lewis “And that’s what’s missing in today’s world,” said Trac Lewis Ice cream for finishers of the Ice Cream Loop was provided by Pisek’s J-Mart which was also one of the race’s biggest sponsors Owner Francis Jelinek said it was exciting to see so many people in Pisek and expressed his gratitude for community volunteers “It would have been nice if it wasn’t overcast and rainy but it’s still better than 90 degree weather,” he said said he was impressed by how well organized the race was considering it was only the second year it was held “I think it has everything to get bigger — amazing community Kenn Pike.Women's 100-Mile Pro Platinum: 1 Kelly Pisek looks forward to continuing to improve how business is conducted by District School Board of Niagara New education director started career three decades ago as an elementary school teacher In her first meeting with principals from across the public school board Kelly Pisek spoke honestly — becoming director of education was never a career goal In her three decades in the education system she had never applied for an open position feeling lucky with various opportunities and experiences she had with District School Board of Niagara Her career began as a teacher 32 years ago with what was then Lincoln County Board of Education and later principal and eventually part of DSBN’s senior leadership team she could dedicate time required for the director’s position and she knew what the job entailed having watched Warren Hoshizaki at the helm for 18 years She credited him for inviting the senior team into his thinking processes plus encouragement and support from many others gave her the conviction to put her name forward for DSBN’s top job “I’m just really proud of this place and I wanted to continue to contribute to it in a way that is a little bit different than what I’ve been doing,” said Pisek She’s only been in her new role for about a month “It is a little bit different being in the seat now and being the person who is leading the senior team and supporting the system … but I’m enjoying it The encouragement from the system when the (December) announcement came out was overwhelming As did what came after — cards and notes of encouragement from numerous retired staff members which showed Pisek how much they still care and “those meant more than I think they know.” Hoshizaki left at the end of December intentionally budgets and decisions were already in place and that has afforded Pisek time “to really keep an note of what I see and some things that we can work on as we start on budget board chair Sue Barnett spoke about the importance of continuity with Pisek part of the working team that developed DSBN’s new strategic plan Pisek’s role is about keeping the “momentum going” — bringing with her an appreciation for staff “Niagara region is a big and it’s diverse and I feel very confident that you can name a school and I know who the principal is I know the profile of that school,” she said “People know that about me who’ve worked with me over the years “I’m not an unknown to them so I think there’s some comfort in that.” Pisek began her career as an elementary school teacher in Niagara She was approached to move into a leadership role calling it her favourite job because of the connections formed with school communities But it was the six years spent as system leader for special education — including an entire special education review for kindergarten through Grade 12 — that got her thinking about a senior leadership role Pisek wanted the “ability to have a broader impact and support people who are on the front lines doing these jobs and removing barriers which includes undertaking a special education review “There’s a lot of great things happening but all systems need a review,” she said “We need to look at professional development Pisek takes over a board in a strong financial position and is looking at itself as a growth board Pisek said that means ensuring its budgeting “I know there are challenges other boards have (we) have to remind ourselves down here how lucky we are,” she said “We don’t have barriers to improving and we need to improve and we’re going to.” She said having a strong foundation is a benefit that will enable her to focus on other elements The COVID-19 pandemic halted many of the boards plans and it is now a priority to re-engage with community partners as well as families “I want to make sure that our schools are places that people feel they belong and that they have a voice in it That parents and guardian partnership is essential,” she said It also means having all students represented in schools and in the curriculum Pisek said DSBN’s strength is its size — it has the ability to dedicate specific departments to equity and inclusion “It is looking at your policies and procedures that can be systemic barriers (and) challenging ourselves,” she said adding that can only be done by listening and creating relationships through community advisory groups We need to be receptive to hearing about the places that need to improve and responding to them in a way that we’re collaborating,” she said Pisek said her role as director is to facilitate and bring the board’s new strategic plan to life in an “authentic way.” “I’m looking forward to us moving together with it celebrating it and holding ourselves accountable To be making sure that we are living up to the commitments and priorities we put forward,” she said Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email 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