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COVID-19 News & Updates
NNDSB Staff Message for Students
NEW NNDSB ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES
The NEW Near North Passport to Learning webpage offers a variety of resources and tools that cover a range of grades and subjects that may be helpful for students and parents during this time. Resources will continue to be updated and expanded on an ongoing basis.
When students or staff login to our board website using their NNDSB username and password, they have access to digital tools that enable productivity, communication, collaboration, and creativity. Furthermore, they may access hundreds of educational resources, including online subscriptions, encyclopedias, research archives and more.
It’s important to note that these online resources are not mandatory or graded and are meant for families to use as optional resources to support independent learning while students are at home. We know these are challenging times for students and families and we are committed to working with the Ministry of Education to support you during this unprecedented interruption to student learning.
Labour Action Updates and Information
Director’s Annual Report 2018-2019
The following report outlines the progress made toward achieving key priorities of the Near North District School Board in 2018-19. While work is underway to develop a new multi-year plan, this document will focus on priorities that align with the current plan and Board and Ministry goals. Contained herein is information on progress toward meeting the NNDSB Multi-Year Plan priorities of Excellence in Teaching and in the Learning Environment, Excellence in Creating a Culture of Caring and Excellence in Communication. It speaks to changes and continuation of efforts that will be made in 2019-20. Our goals in regard to literacy, numeracy, pathways, and wellbeing are featured.
Within this report, you will find specific data on graduation rates and EQAO literacy and numeracy results. It will concisely elucidate our efforts thus far, specialized intervention strategies and our plans to address gaps in literacy and numeracy progression kindergarten to graduation. We will highlight initiatives to nurture student pathways and to create a caring, inclusive and safe environment for all students. The collection and analysis of data is imperative to inform our progress and next steps. Another key focus is the importance of improvements in communication practice. This report provides a concise summary of the salient obligations we hold as educators of students in the Near North District School Board.
The Near North District School Board is committed to the success and well-being of every student.
Click on the image below to view the Director’s Annual Report for 2018-2019.
New Online Learning Resources for Students
Minister of Education Launches Online Resources for Students During Closures
On March 20, 2020 the Minister of Education announced the launch of a new online portal that will provide resources for families so students can continue their education while schools are closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
The Minister of Education has advised that Learn at Home offers all students high-quality, made-in-Ontario math and literacy resources, created by Ontario-certified educators, in both English and French. Elementary resources are designed to help young students learn at home with interactive activities that encourage participation through entertaining and stimulating digital content. High school content was designed with a focus on STEM courses and ensure core competencies and skills are reinforced. The government is also providing access to course content for students who take the initiative to refresh and extend their learning. (Ministry of Education, March 20, 2020 https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/03/ontario-helping-students-learn-from-the-safety-of-their-own-home.html)
To obtain additional information including how to access these resources please visit:
Learn at Home (English) or
Apprendre à la maison (French).
Quick Facts
- For students who do not have access to a computer, work is underway, in conjunction with school boards, to provide the necessary technology to everyone who needs it.
- TVO Kids offers educational programming throughout the day for school-aged children. Check out their broadcast schedule below to know what is on and when.
- Bilingual materials on Learn at Home will continue to be added on a regular basis to provide new and compelling content throughout this period. Other learning programs, such as Ontario’s Virtual Learning Environment, are being further developed to provide enhanced learning options.
- Mathify provides real-time homework help led by OCT educators for students between grades 6-10, six days a week, including weekdays from 9AM ET – 9PM ET. The Government worked in concert with TVO to expand Mathify beyond the existing grades 7-10, to now include grade six.
- Eurêka! is another online learning support program that helps students in French language schools from grades 1 to 12 with their school work and their learning.
- EQAO assessments for the 2019-20 school year have been cancelled, including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy test. The literacy requirement for students graduating in the 2019-20 school year has also been waived.
- The Ministry of Education is working with TVO and TFO to roll-out robust education programming on their broadcast channels, with a phased-in approach commencing next week. This iterative process will ensure that Ontario students and families have additional mediums available for engaging with high-quality, made-in-Ontario education resources that support a continuity of learning for students.
Primary Literacy Project Highlight
SLP 2019 Highlight
OWLS 2019 Highlight
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