School Council Parents Reaching Out (PRO) grants

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 [...]

Sharing info – One taxpayer

We live in a world where  government organizations review and analyze  many similar public questions. With only one taxpayer, it makes sense that organizations funded by tax dollars share information where possible.   I was happy on the request of the Collingwood Library Board, to share an offer of  information collected by the SCDSB on [...]

Collingwood & Area – College Funding Annoucement

Great News out of Ottawa .. Collingwood, Ontario — Hon. Helena Guergis, MP for Simcoe-Grey, today announced that Georgian College  will receive an investment of $4million for a new Collingwood Campus through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). Brian Tamblyn, President and CEO of Georgian College stated that :  “This investment [...]

Update AARs Collingwood Elementary & Essa Secondary

The Collingwood Elementary Attendance Area Review (AAR-C), and the new Essa Secondary Attendance Area Review (AAR-E), were passed at the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) March 24, 2010 Board meeting. I want to thank all the people who shared their thoughts and viewpoints with respect to both reviews. Tough choices had to be made [...]

FYI Update Board Meeting March 24th 2010

* The Attendance Review plans for Collingwood, Essa and Barrie/BearCreek were passed

Board Meeting Reports of Interest

The complete package for monthly board meetings ( SCDSB ) are historically posted the Monday prior to the Board meeting. Sometimes these packages are large in size – this month’s is 186 pages in length. The full report is available on the SCDSB website – here. (link in main post) I have pulled out a [...]

Comments on AAR Recommendation Collingwood

“In the end the staff recommendation moves 95 students. The number of bused students remains the same as current levels, and the recommendation importantly does not increase these numbers, and has the potential long term to decrease them.

Facility Meeting Mar.3, 2010 – Delegation AAR Collingwood

It was suggested that the Georgian Meadows student body be moved to Admiral Collingwood P.S. and as such further reduce the student numbers at Mountain View.

Collingwood Staff Recommendations – AAR

The offical staff recommendation on the Collingwood attendance area review is now out.  The full facility report can be found  in the main March 3, 2010 Facility Meeting package Report FAC-D-6  page 31 in this grouping. Report FAC-D-6 March 3, 2010 AAR Collingwood ( pdf  Report only)

Trustee Update Jan. 09 2010 AAR Collingwood

Trustee Update Jan. 09 2010  – Caroline Smith I wanted to let you know that the date for the final public input meeting for the Collingwood Attendance Area Review (AAR)( Admiral Collingwood ES, Cameron Street PS, Connaught PS, Mountain View ES, Nottawa ES and Worsley ES)  has been announced. The meeting is scheduled for February [...]