Posted in Board Policies, Community, HDSB, Meetings and Events, Program and Accommodation, Students and Programs, WOFOS on 1 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting agenda for the final board meeting of 2009. Board Meeting Agenda Packages & Minutes can be found on the HDSB website at http://www.hdsb.ca/BoardroomTrustees/Pages/BoardAgendaMinutes.aspx.
Action Items:
Privacy and Information Management (PIM) Policy – Report 09177 (S. Miller), page 12 from Nov.18
New Central Public School Theme – Report 09179 (S. Miller), page 16 from Nov.18
The theme Creative [...]
Posted in FSL, HDSB, News Releases, Program and Accommodation, Students and Programs on 30 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
News Release – November 30, 2009
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
Parents of Grade 1-8 students asked to participate in on-line French Program SurveySurvey available on-line at www.hdsb.ca from December 1-18, 2009
Parents with children in the Halton District School Board are invited to participate [...]
Posted in FSL, HDSB, Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs, WOFOS, Ward 4, Wards 1&2, West Oakville on 25 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Students entering French Immersion programs, do so in Grade 1 or Grade 7 only.
The Halton District School Board takes pride in offering Immersion and Extended French programs for students beginning in Grade 1 (Early) and Grade 7 (Extended). In these bilingual programs, students attend a Halton District School Board elementary school designated as a French [...]
Posted in Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs on 25 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs on 25 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
See you in the Studio Theatre!
Would you like to know where you’re going to be on November
25th, 26th or 27th at 7:00 p.m.?
Let T.A. Blakelock be your host for an evening of a LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Join Audrey TWO as she enacts her diabotinous plan to take over the world, one high school student [...]
Posted in Meetings and Events, Ministry of Education (MoE), Ontario, Program and Accommodation, Students and Programs on 24 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Boys-only schools? All day every day kindergarten? The curious may find these podcasts of Steve Paikin’s “The Agenda” on TVO interesting:
Alanna Mitchell | Chris Spence
Wednesday, November 18 2009, 8:00 PM
Brainstorm: Atkinson Fellow Alanna Mitchell and how neuroscience can improve our education system.
Reading, Writing… and Boys-Only Schools? Toronto District School Board Director of Education Chris Spence [...]
Posted in HDSB, Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs on 31 March 2009 | 1 Comment »
News Release – March 31, 2009
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
Concert showcases musical talent in Halton’s public schoolsApril 7th performance at Hamilton Place marks annual music tradition
On Tuesday, April 7th at 7:30 p.m. Halton District School Board students will perform on [...]
Posted in FSL, Meetings and Events, News Releases, Program and Accommodation, Students and Programs, WOFOS, Ward 4, West Oakville on 31 March 2009 | Leave a Comment »
News Release – March 31, 2009
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
Information meeting scheduled for École Forest Trail Public School parents/guardiansTo take place Tuesday, April 7th, 7-9 p.m. at École Forest Trail Public School
Parents and guardians of current and future École Forest [...]
Posted in Community, Diversity, HDSB, Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs, tagged Diversity, Halton District School Board, HDSB, OTHS, student conference on 30 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Making the Change” Student Conference
Thursday December 11th
Celebrating United Nations
Day for Human Rights
Oakville Trafalgar High School
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Learn how to:
promote inclusion in your school
provide tools for respectful dialogue
enable self-advocacy and support ally work
make positive changes in your school
SPECIAL GUESTS, ENTERTAINMENT & FREE STUFF!
For more information contact your Diversity Contact, Teacher or your Principal!
Posted in FSL, HDSB, Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs, tagged Dual Track, Entry Points, Fench Immersion, Immersion Centres, Single Track on 28 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
News Release
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802
www.hdsb.ca
Halton District School Board hosts information evenings for French Immersion programsPine Grove – Wed 7 Jan 09 at 7:00 PM, Forest Trail – Thu 8 Jan 08 at 6:30 PM
The Halton District School Board takes pride in offering [...]
Posted in Board Policies, Community, FSL, HDSB, Meetings and Events, Students and Programs, WOFOS, Ward 4 on 19 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whew! There’s a lot happening these days. At the Board Meeting on November 5 we received Report 08139 – Ward 4 Consultation Process Update (T. Dyson) and heard from a half dozen delegations on the topic. The text of this report has been distributed widely, but if you don’t have a copy, [...]
Posted in Community, Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs on 14 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
News Release – November 14, 2008
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
Oakville students research names on Oakville Trafalgar High School’s World War II Memorial
“Ancestors in the Attic” to air on History Television on November 15, 2008 at 8 p.m.
A group of Grade [...]
Posted in HDSB, Ideas, Innovation, Students and Programs on 14 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are very pleased to announce that T.A. Blakelock will now offer an Arts and Culture Specialist High Skills Major in Creative Arts and Technology.
This program is designed for students interested in focusing their studies in Music, Drama, New Media or Visual Art during the last two years of their secondary studies. Click here [...]
Posted in HDSB, Ministry of Education (MoE), Students and Programs on 18 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
News Release – September 17, 2008
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
Halton District School Board students continue to score above the provincial average in Reading, Writing and Math
Board remains focused on sustaining and building on the strategies and supports that improve student [...]
Posted in HDSB, Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs on 12 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
News Release – May 12, 2008
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
High school artwork showcased at May 12-16 event
Gallery at Gary Allan High School (3250 New Street, Burlington) open in evenings until 8 p.m. _______________________________________________________
Beginning this evening and continuing [...]
Posted in HDSB, Meetings and Events, News Releases, Students and Programs on 8 April 2008 | Leave a Comment »
News Release – April 8, 2008
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
Concert showcases musical talent in Halton’s public schools
April 16 performance at Hamilton Place marks annual music tradition
On Wednesday, April 16th at 7:30 p.m. Halton District School [...]
Posted in Best Practices, Board Policies, HDSB, Ministry of Education (MoE), News Releases, Ontario, Students and Programs on 23 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the Halton District School Board we have aligned our assessment, evaluation and reporting practices with the provincial policy established in 1998. Like other Ontario school boards, we continue to work with principals and teachers to ensure this policy is implemented and that our classroom practice provides fair and equitable evaluation.
Students are evaluated on two [...]
Posted in Community, HDSB, Students and Programs, Ward 4, Wards 1&2, West Oakville on 13 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In January 2008, the Halton District School Board changed placements available to gifted secondary students by reducing the number of centres where congregated settings would be offered to incoming students. Grade 10-12 students in congregated settings will not be affected.
In Oakville, the designated centres for congregated placements are:
HOME SCHOOL
DESIGNATED SCHOOL
Abbey Park
Abbey Park
Iroquois Ridge
Iroquois Ridge
Oakville [...]
Posted in Community, HDSB, News Releases, Students and Programs on 10 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
News Release – January 10, 2008
Halton District School Board
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2
(905) 335-3663 (905) 878-8451 (905) 842-3014
Fax: (905) 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca
Registration begins in mid-January for Junior and Senior Kindergarten
Parents/guardians may register children for Fall 2008
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Beginning in mid-January the Halton District School Board will accept [...]
Posted in News Releases, Ontario, Students and Programs on 9 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
URGENT MESSAGE FROM OUAC:
Subject: Extension of Secondary School University Application (101) Deadline Date
As a result of unexpected technical difficulties and high application volumes the OUAC has experienced system response problems, Therefore the university application deadline date for secondary [...]
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