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St. John CES School Boundary Review
St. John CES is WCDSB’s fastest growing elementary school. It is one of the largest schools and has one of the smallest sites, at 2.9 acres. The school has a capacity of 502 pupil places and enrolment is currently at 641 students. Enrolment is projected to continue increasing and may reach 886 students by 2024. A request for capital funding to support enrolment growth at this school has been submitted to the Ministry of Education,
WCDSB Board Meeting Bulletin — October, 2019
Meetings Committee of the Whole Board Meeting Monday, October 7, 2019 – Meeting Agenda Package Public Board Meeting Monday, October 28, 2019 -- Meeting Agenda Package Highlights Math Strategy Update On March 15, 2019, the Ministry of Education announced a new four-year math strategy to ensure students have a strong understanding of the fundamentals of math and how to apply them. This strategy will: ~ Improve student performance in math; ~ Help students solve everyday
Take Our Kids to Work Day
Take Our Kids to Work Day, taking place on Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, is an annual event where students step into their future for a day and get a glimpse into the working world. The day involves students in Grade 9 spending the day in the workplace of a parent, relative, friend or volunteer host, where they experience and learn about the world of work. For more information: Contact your school's Guidance Department, or Michael Sullivan
All Waterloo Catholic District School Board Schools are OPEN on Monday, October 7, 2019
As a result of the agreement reached between the government of Ontario, the Trustees’ Associations and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), all Waterloo Catholic District School Board Schools will be OPEN on Monday, October 7, 2019 – and all programs and services will continue running on their regular schedules. -- 30 --
Important Labour Update from St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Centres
Dear St. Louis Students, Parents and Guardians and Community Partners: Wednesday morning, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board received notice that a full Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) strike may commence on Monday October 7th, if an agreement is not reached this weekend. If the strike proceeds, this will mean CUPE members will not report to work. Our CUPE staff here at St. Louis Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centres are incredible Administrative Assistants who
Important Message re: Planned CUPE Strike
Dear Parent or Guardian, On Wednesday September 25th, 2019, we received word that CUPE would be initiating a “work to rule” campaign in all of our schools and work places on Monday September 30th, 2019. We are writing today to provide an update on the CUPE strike action which is currently taking place in our schools. At WCDSB, CUPE represents the following working groups: Administrative Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, Educational Assistants, Personal Support Works, Child
Important Message re Ongoing Labour Negotiations – CUPE
Dear Parents and Guardians, As you may be aware from media reports, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing education workers across the province, has announced plans to begin a province-wide “Work-to-Rule’ campaign beginning on Monday, September 30, 2019. We are aware that bargaining between the union and government is planned to continue throughout the weekend. We respect collective bargaining and are hopeful that a freely negotiated agreement will be reached soon. Regardless of
Catholic Parent Involvement Committee – Parent Volunteers
WCDSB is looking for parent volunteers to join CPIC – the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee. More details and an application can be found on the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee web page. Please feel free to contact Diana Bumstead, diana.bumstead@wcdsb.ca for details. Applications due on October. 4th.
WCDSB Students Meet or Exceed Provincial Average in all Grade 3, 6, 9 & 10 EQAO Assessment Categories
Waterloo Region, ON – The Waterloo Catholic District School Board today released its 2018-19 Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessment results for reading, writing and mathematics in grades three, six, nine and ten. Grade nine students are only assessed in mathematics. Grade 10 students participate in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). For the 4th consecutive year, WCDSB students have met or exceeded the provincial average in Grade 3, 6 & 9 math.
WCDSB Board Meeting Bulletin — September, 2019
Meetings Committee of the Whole Board Meeting Monday, September 9, 2019 – Meeting Agenda Package Public Board Meeting Monday, September 23, 2019 -- Meeting Agenda Package Highlights Inaugural Service Learning for Credit Course For the past number of years, WCDSB has given high school students the opportunity to have an experience in the global south, specifically in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of the trip is to seed students for service in the context of
