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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
Welcome Back Message to all WCDSB Staff from Director of Education Loretta Notten
Welcome Back! And so we begin another #WCDSBAwesome School Year! Yesterday we invited our community to share their #WCDSBFirstDay memories and pictures, and we visited St. Boniface CES where staff and students shared what they love about the first day. In both cases – the pictures shared and the insights offered truly “filled my bucket”. They captured the joy and anticipation of a new school year. Students shared thoughts, as they often do, that were
Information for New Bus Riders – “First Rider Program”
Last spring Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) hosted a First Rider Program at seven schools throughout the Region of Waterloo open to all junior and senior kindergarten students. The First Rider Program is a safety program introducing new riders to the bus and how to be a safe and responsible rider. An interactive video is followed by a bus safety demonstration and a short ride on the school bus. If your child was
There’s Still Time to Sign Up For School! Register Online Today!
The 2019-20 school year is just around the corner – and registering to attend one of Waterloo Region’s 44 Catholic elementary schools and five Catholic secondary schools has never been easier. In fact, a quality, inclusive, faith-based education is now just a click away 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 either Kindergarten Registration, Elementary Registration or Secondary Registration. The link to Online
