Reopening our school playgrounds

Posted July 16, 2020

Following the guidelines of Phase 3 of reopening the province, our schoolyards and playgrounds will be open and available for families to use starting Friday, July 17. Our staff will be removing signs from our playgrounds over the next few days. Families and community members should use our playgrounds safely and continue to follow public […]

Social Work support for students & families during the summer

Posted July 15, 2020

The 2019-20 school year has had many changes and challenges for students, parents and caregivers. In recognition of the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education has made it possible to provide short term Social Work support for July and August 2020. These services are available to any students and their parents/ […]

Improving child care for families in Ontario survey

Posted July 14, 2020

The Ministry of Education invites families to participate in its early years and child care act review. In August 2015, the Ministry introduced Ontario’s Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 which was created to strengthen compliance, health and safety in child care settings across the province. As part of the Act, the Ministry is […]

Support the development of WRDSB 2020-2021 budget

Posted July 8, 2020

Every year, the Board of Trustees invites the community to contribute to the Board’s budget by making submissions and/or delegations. As meetings are currently being held virtually, the Board of Trustees requests that anyone interested in participating in this process, make a written submission to the Treasurer of the Board no later than noon on […]

REMINDER: Returning to school family and student survey

Posted July 7, 2020

The survey is available to families and students until July 10, 2020. Last month we asked you for feedback on how we could support you and your child through distance learning. Now, we are continuing with our commitment to listening to our families with our next installment of Exchanging Ideas. Over the coming weeks, we […]

Reflections on a Year of Perseverance from Director Bryant

Posted June 29, 2020

As the 2019-2020 school year comes to a close, I am offered the opportunity to reflect on the challenges encountered, and more importantly, the challenges overcome this past school year. As we began our year together in September, I don’t think any of us could have predicted the path this school year would take, but […]

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