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? [...]
Budget 2011-12 draft
May 17, 2011
The info on the 2011-12 budget is out. The package is up for discussion this Wed May 18th. It is anticipated that the final budget will be approved at the end of June.
Give Your Input into Policy : Homework, Cheating, Lowest Mark
March 13, 2011
Twitter: Follow-up @Smith_Caroline : Give your input into #SCDSB #homework, cheating, & marking policies. On-line survey deadline March 16 http://ow.ly/4dqxn Time is running out to provide input into three key policies tied to student success. March 16th is the last day to give input. The staff report compiling the data will be presented at the [...]
Ready Set JK ( incl. video)
February 28, 2011
The SCDSB is currently registering students for the Junior & Senior Kindergarten programs for fall 2011. Children must be 4 years of age by Dec. 31, 2011 to enter JK. There are currently 88 public elementary schools throughout the county (map pdf) . A school search by area is available on the SCDSB website [...]
B-Memos – What they are and where to find them
February 13, 2011
Once again the question of where do you find B-memos has crossed my e-desk. Often cited, extremely powerful and policy driving for school boards in Ontario, they are often the least known and often difficult to locate documents. In essence these are the memorandum by which the Ministry of Education communicates with Directors across the [...]
SCDSB School Calendar
January 2, 2011
Jan 3 2011 is a school day. Link to SCDSB 2010-11 School Calendars
Open House – Extended French Program
December 23, 2010
The Extended French program iis available in 9 elementary schools with the SCDSB. The program starts at the grade 5 level. January open house meetings will be held at each of the program locations listeed below. Admiral Collingwood ES – Thursday, January 6 – 6:00 PM Alliston Union PS – Thursday, January 13 – 7:00 [...]
SCDSB Inaugural Board Meeting Dec. 15, 2010
December 16, 2010
SCDSB Board Meeting Dec. 15, 2010 – 6 p.m. The inaugural meeting of the new Board was held Dec. 15th. Items covered included trustees assignments to committees and appointments. In addition, a significant discussion took place around the topic of Grants for Student Needs (GSN’s). The Minister of Education Leona Dombrowsky requested input from trustees [...]
Board Meeting Dec 06 2010 – Streamed, a first.
December 12, 2010
The SCDSB began a new era on Dec. 6th, with a freshly elected board of trustees. It was also the start of a new technology project, with the first Board meeting streamed live. Board meetings from this point forward will be made available at www.scdsb.on.ca as they are taking place. After each meeting they will [...]
Pre-Inaugural Meeting SCDSB
December 7, 2010
The pre-inaugural meeting was held last evening for the Simcoe County District School Board. Trustees took the oath of office and elected the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board. Fresh starts allow for significant hopes and dreams for the future and I think this new Board collective shares many. I saw and heard extensive good-will [...]
