2017-18 Annual Budget Survey

Posted February 21, 2017

Calling all students, parents and community members. Have a say in our budget process. Which funding priorities do you think the Board should consider for the 2017-18 school year, and beyond? Respond to the short 2017-18 Annual Budget Survey below to help us identify which areas are important to our WRDSB community. Please keep in mind: […]

Director’s #WeAreWRDSB Town Hall

Posted February 10, 2017

We’re throwing the doors of the Education Centre wide open for the first ever Director’s Town Hall meeting. We’re inviting students, parents, staff and community members to our headquarters for the opportunity to take look at the big picture for public education in our region and to talk directly with education leaders in our district. […]

WRDSB students attend 7th annual Gay-Straight Alliance conference

Posted February 9, 2017

On Wednesday, more than 200 energetic students and staff from the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) gathered at Bingeman’s for the 7th annual Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) conference, in partnership with KW Counselling‘s OK2BME program. Students from 23 WRDSB schools participated in this one-day conference. Joined by community support groups, the conference provided a space […]

Mandatory Elearning Orientation Sessions

Posted February 9, 2017

Please note that all semester 2 Elearning students must attend and complete the Elearning Orientation during the sessions posted below.  Student attendance will be taken at the sessions to record their participation.  Sessions run during Periods A – D in computer lab D118 on Thursday Feb. 9th and Thursday Feb. 16th.

School Council Reminder

Posted February 6, 2017

This is a reminder that the school council meeting will occur this Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. in the library. All are welcome.

Glenview honours Quebec City victims

Posted February 6, 2017

Glenview staff and students observed a moment of silence this morning to honour the victims of the shooting last week at a Quebec City mosque which took the lives of six men and injured five others. Meanwhile, the flags at all WRDSB schools remain at half mast to show our condolences for those who lost […]

PD Day – Friday, February 3, 2017 (Secondary)

Posted February 2, 2017

This is a reminder of our scheduled Professional Development (PD) Day tomorrow – Friday, February 3, 2017. There will be no school for secondary students. Secondary Teachers Secondary teachers and administrators will be working on school improvement planning on various topics, including mathematics, student well-being, digital learning, and subject-based topics. They will also have time […]

Director responds to recent terror attack in Quebec

Posted January 31, 2017

On Monday morning, Canadians woke to news of an attack on a mosque in Quebec City that left six people dead, and several others wounded. The Prime Minister called the attack an “act of terror against Canada and all Canadians.” This deplorable act will have an effect on the thousands of students, parents and staff we […]

Innovating tomorrow by educating today

Posted January 30, 2017

In November, we asked our community to help us define in a single statement what the Waterloo Region District School Board is all about. Over the last year, a big team of dedicated and passionate people in Waterloo region worked together to set a new direction for our public schools with a new strategic plan. […]

Rescheduled meeting for Ministry’s well-being strategy

Posted January 27, 2017

Our Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) invites parents/caregivers to participate in an opportunity to provide feedback directly to the Ministry of Education on a very important topic – student well-being. Student well-being is one of four connected goals in the province’s renewed vision for education – Achieving Excellence. Students with a sense of well-being thrive and […]

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