Simcoe County PRO grants 2010-11 Collingwood & Clearview Twp. The Ministry of Education provides grants to school councils to assist them with projects tied to parent outreach. The grants given to Collingwood & Clearview within the SCDSB are listed below. Grant requested need to be in by June each year. The full report for all [...]
Student Fees & Fundraising Guidelines
October 17, 2010
B-memos are directives that come from the Ministry of Education (MOE) to all school boards in the province. They are public documents and explain what is on the front burner at the MOE . B-memos often signal a change in direction or a reinforcement of specific government policies. The Sept. 14, 2010 B-memo #11 – [...]
Opening French classrooms a hit
September 20, 2010
The story “A classroom makes all the difference for teacher” (Simcoe.com) on the subject of opening previously closed classrooms, is probably one of my favourites for 2010. Sometimes change take time to grab-hold and effects to be seen. Excellent initiatives in differentiated learning that were started over the last three years, are just now showing [...]
Duntroon – PRO grants
May 6, 2010
Research has definitively shown that there is a high correlation between academic outcomes, student achievement and parental involvement in schools. When parents are involved, children excel; not just during those early years, but through their entire lives. To encourage parent and community participation, the Ministry of Education provides Parent Reaching Out Grants to approved applications [...]
