First text books by school text-book publishers are now going digital only. This follows years of a demographic downward slope in student numbers, coupled with two years of cuts [in Ontario] in text-book funding. US sales of K-12 textbooks dropped 16.9% in 2011, year over year. In this environment McGraw-Hill launched its first all-digital, cloud-based [...]
Duntroon ARC Decision
June 17, 2011
June 16, 2011 The Special Board meeting on the Clearview Elementary ARC resulted in the June 2012 closure of Duntroon Central. Key pieces of the final motion that was approved by the Board include an Attendance Area Review and an Extended French Feasibility study; both starting in the fall of 2011. In addition students [...]
Principal Allocation Cut for Duntroon
June 4, 2011
This past week the SCDSB Human Resources committee staff announced the allocation for principals and vice-principals for the 2011-12 school year. The following are the key changes to Area 5 SCDSB elementary schools. Of particular note is the cutting of the principal allocation at Duntroon Central PS. Duntroon is one of the schools in the [...]
Year 3 Roll-out List SCDSB FDK
May 29, 2011
Early Learning Program will be added to the following schools for year 3 of the roll out MOE Site Selection Conformation March 2, 2011 ( download full memo and list for Ontario) Simcoe County District School Board • Allandale Heights Public School • Ardagh Bluffs Public School • Brechin Public School • Connaught Public School [...]
Where is the money for FDK – after the election?
May 29, 2011
Capital funding announcements for the Full Day Kindergarten program, were announced in April in SB-09, for the upcoming budget year. It looks good, it sounds good, but does it fall short? Is this all a bit of smoke and mirrors? Where will the money be for the expensive renovations needed next year, after the election? [...]
Special Board Meeting Barrie Secondary ARC May 31st.
May 28, 2011
The review and discussion on the recommendations from the Barrie ARC and SCDSB staff, with respect to the Barrie Secondary School Accomodation Review, comes to a Special Board on May 31st. Trustees have had two previous meetings on the subject. The first presented the ARC memberships recommendations along with a staff report. This was followed [...]
Summer School Registration
May 27, 2011
Opportunity knocks this summer. Summer school registration is now open. You can get more information on the SCDSB website here. All currently registered SCDSB students can login and register here.
