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Money 101: Free Workshop for Parents
Money 101: What you need to teach your kids about money! A Personal Financial Literacy Presentation “Control your money or it will control you!” Money-related stress is overwhelming many Canadian families: 41% of Canadians rank money as their greatest stress 46% of Canadian employees say financial stress is impacting their workplace performance Join us for a fast-paced 90-minute presentation that is guaranteed to increase your level of financial literacy so that you can help your
Update on Status of Grade 9 EQAO Assessments
As a result of the current OECTA job action, teachers are not permitted to assist in the administration of EQAO assessments. At the current time no further talks have been scheduled between OECTA and the government. Therefore, in consultation with all other English Catholic school boards, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board will not be administering the Grade 9 EQAO mathematics assessment this January. This is also true in all English Public school boards. This
Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) Labour Update
As part of the ongoing central bargaining process involving the Ontario government and education workers across the province, the association representing our teachers – the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) – has indicated that in the absence of a negotiated collective agreement, teachers will no longer be performing a variety of administrative duties. A list of specific duties being withdrawn can be found at: http://www.catholicteachers.ca/OECTA/media/pdfs/News/2020/jan/NR_2019-018.pdf This withdrawal of services will not impact the safety
Upcoming Board Meeting — Monday, January 13, 2020
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees (Committee of the Whole) is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. — Monday, January 13, 2020 — at the Waterloo Region Catholic Education Centre. 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 and five adult education facilities serving more than 40,000 elementary, secondary and continuing education students
Catholic Board Announces Long-Term Lease Extension for Downtown Kitchener St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Centre Campus
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board today announced plans to maintain its St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Centres campus at 80 Young Street in downtown Kitchener, potentially until 2035. The opportunity to remain at the very heart of the Waterloo Region community comes as a result of a new lease agreement with the Catholic religious order, the Congregation of the Resurrection (CR) -- which has owned the site for more than 150 years.
Registration is Open: It’s Time to Sign Up for School!!
It’s time to sign up for the 2020-21 school year – and registering to attend one of Waterloo Region’s 43 Catholic elementary schools and five Catholic secondary schools has never been easier. In fact, a quality, inclusive, faith-based education is just a click away for families of Kindergarten students thanks to the Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s Online Registration system. QUICKFacts ~~ Parents can access the Online Registration form by clicking on the Register for School link on the WCDSB Homepage and then choosing
Nominations Open for WCDSB Distinguished Graduate, Community Partner & Chair’s Awards
Nominations are now open for the annual WCDSB “Distinguished Graduate Award”, “Community Partner Award” and “Chair’s Award”. Information about the awards (including the Distinguished Graduate Award nomination form) is available HERE. There are no nomination forms for the Community Partner and Chair’s Awards. If you wish to make a nomination in any of the categories, please submit your rationale in writing along with any supporting documentation you feel appropriate, to Alice Figueiredo by Monday, March 2, 2020. Hard copy or
St. John CES Boundary Review – Public Meeting Notice
On October 30, 2019 a WCDSB staff report recommending a school boundary review involving St. John CES, Holy Rosary CES, Our Lady of Lourdes CES and St. Nicholas CES - with the purpose of reducing enrolment pressure at St. John – was approved by the Board of Trustees. The Boundary Review Process currently ongoing is designed to ensure that the public has opportunity to comment on the proposed boundary solution, the impact on affected
Director of Education’s Annual Report: 2018-19
A highlight of every year in the WCDSB is the release of the Director’s Annual Report. Ever school board in the province is required to produce such a report and ours is always a comprehensive and wide-ranging look back the previous year’s many accomplishments. More than perhaps anything else we produce it provides a multi-faceted illustration of what we mean when say our schools are “Heart of the Community”. The report is available online at
WCDSB Board Meeting Bulletin — December, 2019
Meetings Inaugural Meeting Monday, December 2, 2019 – Meeting Agenda Package Public Board Meeting Monday, December 9, 2019 -- Meeting Agenda Package Highlights Election of Chair and Vice Chair On December 2, 2019 the Board of Trustees re-elected Cambridge / North Dumfries Trustee Bill Conway as Chair of the Board, and Waterloo / Woolwich / Wellesley Trustee Melanie Van Alphen as Vice-Chair of the Board. The Board of Trustees is comprised of the following
