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Media Release

For Immediate Release

Board Highlights of May meeting

May 13, 2022 By Deb

Friday, May 13, 2022

Board Highlights of May meeting

The following are the highlights of the Near North District School Board (NNDSB) meeting of Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

In-person graduation ceremonies return

For the first time in two years, in-person graduation ceremonies are taking place at NNDSB schools.

Secondary school graduations are planned at each of the six secondary schools, and the Laurentian Learning Centre. Ceremonies are taking place between June 27 and 29.

Board Chair Jay Aspin, in speaking about graduation, called them “a special time for trustees. It’s kind of like watching your garden grow.”

Outdoor education and PD opportunities

Director of Education Craig Myles’ monthly update included a rundown of professional development for staff in outdoor education.

The board’s early childhood educators and kindergarten teachers were invited to express interest in the Forest Practitioner course being offered by the Child and Nature Alliance in Canada. The course involves four days of in-person learning at the Canadian Ecology Centre in Mattawa, and 11 months of independent online study. The course is being offered in May and June.

The Outdoor Ways of Learning and Sharing (OWLS) program is another of the ways in which outdoor learning takes place at NNDSB. Initially a pilot project in 2019, OWLS delivered interdisciplinary outdoor learning experiences to primary students. The program has expanded to provide these opportunities in all grades.

Director Myles also updated the Board on the status of the newly created outdoor classroom at Sundridge Centennial Public School and noted that NNDSB has been asked to give a presentation on the success of the board’s CAN Bike program at the Ontario Healthy School Conference later this month.

Updates on 3:2 consolidation work

In his update, Director Myles provided an update to trustees on the status of work in the 3:2 consolidation.

At Chippewa Secondary School, the auditorium interior and exteriors updates are almost 90 per cent complete and power to the new field scoreboard and maintenance building will begin this month. A weather-related event damaged the new learning commons space, and assessment and correction work are beginning.

At West Ferris Secondary School, the hospitality suite and cosmetology classroom are complete, and the learning commons has some adjustments to be made, but the book collection and technology has been reinstalled and space will be ready for use this month.

Student Trustees’ reports detail school activities

Student Trustee Cecilia Darling reported on a busy spring for students at all NNDSB secondary schools.

Spirit days included “anything but a backpack” day and student versus teacher sports games.

Darling also reported that information about Student Senate has been distributed to schools and elections for next year’s senators will be taking place soon.

Indigenous Student Trustee Allen Lewis Trodd’s report updated trustees on the work of the Indigenous Youth Circle and the meaningful ways NNDSB schools recognized May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People.

His report spoke to how he was personally impacted, and how important it is for others to see from an Indigenous point of view. Trodd also outlined his commitment to mentor the next Indigenous Student Trustee.

Infrastructure tenders awarded

Trustees moved to accept two recommendations to award tenders for work to be done at Argyle Public School ($526,562 plus HST) and Mapleridge Public School ($490,000 plus HST).

The work will see HVAC upgrades at Argyle Public School  and washroom and public announcement system upgrades at Mapleridge Public School.

These projects are part of more than $20 million in upgrades at NNDSB schools across the district. The work has been made possible in part by school condition improvement funding and by staff application for joint federal and provincial funding through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream (CVRIS).

A media release issued May 12, 2022, outlined infrastructure investment in more detail.

Report shows board progressing towards goals

Trustees received a report that detailed survey results and progress that has been made towards achieving the goals outlined in the board’s Multi-Year Strategic Plan (MYSP).

Data collected from responses to an online survey shows the board is moving positively in the priority areas of Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Communication, Excellence in Relationships and Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Trustee Bill Steer, who chairs the MYSP Committee, says the committee will continue to identify data points and assess operations in order to evaluate progress. Among the next steps resulting from survey responses are improvements to web pages with literacy and numeracy content, increasing understanding of where information can be found, and increasing opportunities for stakeholders to be heard and increasing community involvement opportunities in schools.

This media release provides more details about the survey results and on-going assessment.

The full progress report can be found here.

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Note: the full agenda package is posted on the website prior to meetings, and official minutes are posted after they are approved at the next board meeting.

For more information, please contact:
Deb Bartlett (she/her)
Communications Officer
Near North District School Board
P. (705) 472-8170 ext. 5010
E. Deb.Bartlett@nearnorthschools.ca

 

 

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