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The next meeting of the Board of Trustees (Committee of the Whole) is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. — Monday, April 20, 2020. As a result of the current State of Emergency resulting from the COVID-19 epidemic, this meeting will be streamed live on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCv0UF2Eimw&feature=youtu.be  Meeting Agenda General Information About WCDSB Board Meetings Information About the Board of Trustees The Waterloo Catholic District School Board, representing more than 96,000 Catholic school supporters, operates 48 schools

Thank-you for joining this important conversation! We are interested in learning about how WCDSBLearn@Home is going. The tool we are using is called ThoughtExchange. Your participation is voluntary, and your feedback will be very important for helping us make sure that we are providing the needed supports for students, staff, parents and community members. To make sure that the conversation is about the topics most meaningful to you, we have set up separate conversations for different

Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Greetings Waterloo Catholic Community – Over the course of the past few weeks, myself and others have used the word “unprecedented” many a time.  Our reality both locally and globally is unlike any other that we have ever known.  It has coincided

Several years ago, we established a very easy-to-use online pre-registration portal to make the registration process as convenient as possible. Parents of children scheduled to begin JK in September 2020, are encouraged to complete the pre-registration process as soon as possible. There will still need to be some in-person contact with the school, but that will be handled at an appropriate time after the COVID-19 crisis has passed. For non-Catholic families wishing to register in

Beginning April 6th, what the Ministry of Education is calling “Phase 2” or “Educator-Led” Learning will commence at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. Schools will continue to be closed but learning will continue — involving a combination of distance learning tools for students. Please visit our special WCDSBLearn@Home website for information and resources complied to support the government’s plan. The resources on this site can supplement and support Educator-led learning. You may not need

The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. — Monday, April 6, 2020. This meeting takes the place of the regular Board of Trustees meeting originally scheduled for Monday, March 23, 2020. As a result of the current State of Emergency resulting from the COVID-19 epidemic, this meeting will be held remotely, on the Microsoft Teams platform. Details on How to Access the Meeting Link: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting

March 31, 2020 Dear Waterloo Catholic Community – We hope that you and your family are well and staying healthy.  Today we learned, that as a key part of the Government of Ontario response to the COVID19 crisis, that the closure to schools is extending to May 1st, 2020.  The government will continue to monitor the situation and further extensions or updates may occur.  We reiterate, that these decisions are being informed by a concern

Dear Parents / Caregivers – As you may be aware, on March 20th the Ontario government launched the Learn at Home online portal to provide resources for families so students can continue their education while schools are closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Learn at Home offers all students high-quality, made-in-Ontario math and literacy resources, created by Ontario-certified educators, in both English and French. Elementary resources are designed to help young students learn at

March 24, 2020 Dear Parents / Caregivers – Since last we reached out to you, the global situation in relation to COVID-19 has continued to worsen and here at home we have seen unprecedented actions taken by our federal and provincial governments.  As you know, schools are now closed and it would appear that this will stretch beyond the Easter weekend, although exactly when we might return to face to face learning is not yet

The COVID-19 situation in Ontario is continuing to evolve and WCDSB is committed to keeping you informed. As updates are available or new questions emerge, we are posting to our Board website.  We encourage you to continue checking there for updates. Please be aware that the Minister of Education has provided direction to cancel all Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessments for the 2019-20 school year. The Minister has also directed that the