SAINT JOHN, N.B.- The District 8 Education Council getting together one more time last night before the district will be merged with districts 6 and 10 to form the Southern Anglophone District under the direction of new school superintendent Zoe Watson.

District 8 Superintendent Mike Butler will be taking on a new job as principal of Barnhill school

Rob Fowler has been the Education Council Chairman for the past four years.

He says he has seen a number of changes take place within the district. “A lot of change, a lot of issues around finances”, says Fowler. “Cuts…it seems like that was our major focus for the last three years, at least. I’m looking forward to hopefully in the next round to be able to get away from that and focus more on educational issues”.

Fowler says when it comes to the bullying issue he does not believe it’s ever going away .