At its January 22, 2019 Regular Board Meeting the Near North District School Board will consider a motion keeping Widdifield Secondary School and W. J. Fricker open for the 2019/2020 school year as well as transitioning the graduating Grade 8 students from W.J. Fricker to Widdifield Secondary School as in past years. This proposed motion […]
New Chair and Vice-Chair for NNDSB
November 5, 2018 – Last evening at the Inaugural Meeting of the Near North District School Board (NNDSB), Trustee Jay Aspin was acclaimed as Chair and Trustee John Cochrane was elected as Vice-Chair. Both Trustees bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their new roles. Mr. Aspin served as a Trustee for the NNDSB on two separate occasions for seven terms and Councilor on North Bay City Council for eight […]
NNDSB Trustee Candidates Meet and Greet
The Parent Advisory Councils for the North Bay Secondary Schools, with the support of the Near North District School Board, have organized a School Board Trustee Candidate Meet and Greet. This event will occur on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the West Ferris Secondary School Auditorium located at 60 Marshall Park Drive. […]
West Ferris Intermediate Secondary School High Altitude Balloon Launch
The students in the Grade 11 University Physics Class at West Ferris Intermediate Secondary School in North Bay, Ontario will be launching a weather balloon into Earth’s Stratosphere with a payload of camera-toting mini computers and radio tracking equipment. The launch procedure is weather dependent, and so the exact launch date has not been confirmed. […]
Director of Education Response to Candidate Media Release
Earlier this week articles were published in local media sources based on a media release issued by a candidate for the Board of Trustees. The media release contained a number of statements with respect to the current and future employment of the Director of Education with the Near North District School Board. This information contained below is […]
Near North District School Board EQAO Results Continue to Follow Provincial Trends
The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has released the results of the grades 3, 6 and 9 Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics as well as the grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) that were written by Ontario secondary students during the 2017-2018 school year. “As a board we understand the value of […]
Update on Parry Sound JK-12 Project
September 18, 2018 – Please note that the Near North District School Board has not made any further changes after the Board motion adopted in October 2013 to proceed with the construction of a JK-12 school on the existing Parry Sound High School site. A business case to was submitted to the Ministry of Education under […]
W.J. Fricker Project Proceeding
September 18, 2018 – Please note that at this time the Near North District School Board has not made any changes with respect to the previously approved Board motion to proceed with the construction of a new elementary school on the W. J. Fricker site. An application to proceed with the construction of a new elementary school was […]
Timeframe for Closure of Widdifield Secondary School Changed
September 10, 2018 – The Near North District School Board has confirmed that the proposed timeframe for the closure of Widdifield Secondary School and relocation of those students to Chippewa Secondary School and West Ferris Secondary School will be delayed. It is anticipated that the closure will be delayed by a minimum of one year. […]
