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Keeping you Connected
October 2018
OCDSB Appoints New Director of
Education – Camille Williams-Taylor
The Board of Trustees has appointed Camille
Williams-Taylor as the next Director of
Education for the Ottawa-Carleton District
School Board. Ms. Williams-Taylor will officially assume the role in the
New Year. Camille Williams-Taylor has over 29 years of experience in
education including provincial, post-secondary and public education
leadership roles, and has most recently been a senior executive with the
Durham District School Board since 2011.
Learn more here .
Bridging Home & School
2018 Free Parent Conference
and
School Council Training Day -
November 3rd, 2018
We're pleased to once again be hosting the OCDSB Parent Conference . The
event is held in partnership with the Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)
and the Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School Councils (OCASC).
Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 3rd, 2018. The conference will
be held at Gloucester High School . Workshops will cover a variety of
themes including Math, Learning, Special Education and School Council
Training.
We're very excited to announce Dr. Peg Dawson Ed.D, Co-author of Smart
but Scattered , as our Featured Keynote Speaker.
Register Now!
OCDSB Speaker Series -
Cannabis Information Session
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, in
conjunction with Ottawa Public Health, is
hosting a public information session for
parents to learn about cannabis on October 23rd, 2018, at Earl of March
Secondary School from 7 to 9 p.m.
The discussion will involve tackling the myths, what is known about the
upcoming new laws, how to have that talk with your youth, protecting
youth, and available services. Learn more at the Ottawa Public Health
website and the Parenting in Ottawa website .
A second information session will take place on November 6th
at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School from 7 to 9 p.m.
Provincial Consultations: Education
in Ontario
The province is inviting parents, students,
educators and interested individuals or
organizations to provide feedback on the
education system in Ontario.
About the consultation
Consultations with parents will be held across the province to address
concerns and get feedback in several areas of the education system. We
encourage all parents to consider participating in this important
consultation. School councils may also wish to consider participating.
Feedback from these consultations will help shape decisions in the
following areas:
1. Improving student performance in Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math (STEM)
2. Preparing students with needed job skills, such as skilled trades and
coding
3. Improving provincial standardized testing
4. Ensuring students graduate with important life skills,
including financial literacy
5. Managing the use of technology in classrooms, such as cell phones
6. Building a new age-appropriate Health and Physical Education
curriculum that includes subjects like mental health, sexual health
education and the legalization of cannabis
7. Developing the first-ever Parents’ Bill of Rights
The consultation closing date is December 15th, 2018. Learn more on how
to participate here .
Municipal Elections
October 22nd, 2018 is municipal election
day. Eligible voters will have the opportunity
to elect school board trustees and municipal
councilors. Your school board trustees do very
important work. Please take the time to talk with school board trustee
candidates, and be sure to vote on October 22nd. The new trustees will
take office on December 1st, 2018. Learn more on our Election
Information page .
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