By Feb. 2010 all school boards in Ontario were required to have their bullying and intervention policies in-line with the MOE’s revised policy 144. The new Ministry of Education directive is well worth the read. It gives a through explanation how important the climate of school is to the well-being of students. Very importantly it [...]
Board Meeting Aug 25, 2010 – Moral Education Policy
August 26, 2010
Last night’s Board meeting included deputations and a lengthy debate on the motion to rescind the Moral Education in Schools Policy (4150). The pubic deputations voiced concern over the content of the revised Policy 4150 and requested that the Board review the policy and make changes. There was also points made about the breadth of [...]
Budget Update – Who needs textbooks?
May 21, 2010
The SCDSB staff presented an overview of the 2010-11 budget on May 19, 2010 to trustees. The operating budget at $503 million reflects funding as detailed in the March 26, 2010 Ministry of Education (MOE) Memo 2010-11 Grants for Students Needs (GSN). The total value of the operating budget is a combination of a wide [...]
Affirmation of SCDSB IT Policy
April 29, 2010
A report on the usage of wireless technologies within the SCDSB was made to the Facility committee on April 21, 2010. SCDSB staff, in conjunction with Dr. Tony Muc, explained to the committee that cell phones and wi-fi systems currently in use within the SCDSB, conform with Health Canada standards. Subsequently at the April 28, [...]
Schools and Potential Partnership Opportunities
March 25, 2010
School boards finding potential partners to build and share infrastructure, is a key piece in the process of refurbishing, maintaining and building new secondary schools. In February 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Education issued the Facility Partnership Guidelines. These guidelines require school boards to actively go forward to pursue new connections. An example within the [...]
Collingwood Staff Recommendations – AAR
March 1, 2010
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)
French Immersion – Looking at new options
February 27, 2010
News update: French Immersion Talk on Hold till April
French Immersion – NEW Program Should We or Shouldn’t We?
February 20, 2010
This past Wednesday at a SCDSB Program Committee meeting, the issue of shifting to a full French Immersion program was discussed. The concept would include replacing the current Extended French program, grades 5-8 and secondary, with a full French Immersion program grades 1-8 and secondary . The new program would start in grade 1 and [...]
