Highlights
from October 11th Board of Trustees Meeting
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Board Meeting Agenda
October 13th,
2017 (Brockville, ON)
– Trustees with the Upper Canada District
School Board
(UCDSB) met on Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 to discuss a number of topics
including:
Ted Kennedy Legacy
Awards:
Superintendent David Coombs presented this year's Ted Kennedy Legacy Awards to
the two Board schools that raised the most money (per pupil) during the 2016
Terry Fox National School Run Day. Longue Sault Public
School
was the top elementary school, raising $7,245 or $27.24 per student. Char-Lan District High
School
was the top secondary school, generating $3,489.80 or $11.08 per student.
During 2016 UCDSB schools raised a total of $85,450 for the Terry Fox
Foundation. The legacy awards are given annually by the school board in memory
of the late Ted Kennedy, a UCDSB superintendent who died in 2011. This is the
sixth year Char-Lan has won the award.
Indigenous Education: Superintendent Jodie
Barrett presented a report on the Board’s Indigenous Education Program. Barrett
said the program strategy is designed to improve student achievement and further
the well-being of Indigenous students who attend schools in the UCDSB,
numbering more than 520 children and youth. It is designed to improve
opportunities for Indigenous students and to also increase knowledge and
awareness among all students about Indigenous histories, cultures and
perspectives. This year’s program serves to close achievement gaps and remove
barriers for Indigenous students in their learning, support Indigenous culture
and create opportunities to collaborate with Indigenous partners. This year’s
program supports our school board’s efforts to continue taking active steps to
apply the model of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people -
promoted by the Federal Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada - in our schools and classrooms. The UCDSB has
much to be proud of within its response to developing its annual program plan
in this area, as it contributes to preparing our students for a successful
life.
For media inquiries, please call:
Stephen
Sliwa
Director
Jeff
McMillan
Chair
Upper Canada District School Board