Winnipeg School Division ‘feels like home’ for new chief superintendent, CEO
Back to school season is around the corner, and for one Winnipegger the coming weeks will mark a return to the province’s biggest school division, with nearly 30,000 students.
Matt Henderson, an educator who has worked in the city for about 15 years, will take on the chief superintendent and CEO role for the Winnipeg School Division this fall, replacing Pauline Clarke, who is retiring on Sept. 6.
Henderson comes to WSD from the Seven Oaks School Division, where he’s the assistant superintendent. In the past, he was the founding principal of the Maples Met School, an alternative learning program…
Education Appeal Committees – the end? – The Additional Support Needs Blog
The Scottish Government recently consulted on a (longstanding) proposal that the functions of education appeal committees (hearing exclusion appeals, and most placing request appeals) be transferred to the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland.
With the assistance of colleagues, I prepared a response on behalf of My Rights, My Say. The edited highlights of the response are below.
The Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 provides that the Scottish Tribunals operate within a framework which ensures certain standards and principles which are beneficial to parties (especially appellants). For example, Section 3 sets out a requirement to uphold the…
WYD promotes the value of working in education “as a vocation”
Antonella Sciarrone, Undersecretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, underlines the importance of “dignifying” careers in the educational field starting from younger generations.
By Alessandro Di Bussolo and Edoardo Giribaldi
“We are present here, at World Youth Day, with a stand focused on the Global Compact on Education and two special events.”
Antonella Sciarrone, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, presented the various activities carried on by the Dicastery in Lisbon.
Listen to the interview with Antonella Sciarrone
Christian living and joy
The stand is present at the City of Joy, a space where pilgrims can…
Education minister tours new Lasalle Elementary School
Located on the campus of Lasalle Secondary, students will begin attending the elementary school in September
Education Minister Stephen Lecce toured the new Lasalle Elementary School today.
Located on the campus of Lasalle Secondary School, the new school in New Sudbury opens to students in September.
“It’s a beautiful school and I think it’s going to really strengthen the learning experience and outcomes for young people up here,” Lecce told reporters today. “I’m grateful to the board for their collaboration. It’s been a long time coming. The province, our government did provide an additional $3.7 million just to get it…
Provincial education minister tours new Sudbury, Ont. school, announces STEM investment with Science North
Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce made a trip to Sudbury, Ont. on Thursday to announce a new investment with Science North.
However Lecce toured the brand new Lasalle Elementary School first, which is set to open this September for students from kindergarten to Grade 6.
Lasalle Elementary will be the Rainbow District School Board’s (RDSB) latest French immersion school.
Lecce participated in a ribbon cutting as part of his tour, which showcased some of the 19 additional classrooms, a gymnasium and new library.
“Alot of small communities, rural communities, northern communities over many years have faced school closures, so it’s…
Callander to formalize fire education plans
It’s time to enter a Public Education and Fire Prevention Policy into the books
Callander’s municipal staff are drafting a by-law to adopt a Public Education and Fire Prevention Policy. The draft should be ready for the council’s consideration at the next council meeting.
The Fire Protection and Prevention Act of 1997 regulates fire services, and the Act demands fire departments establish programs to educate the public about fire prevention. Adopting a policy will “give staff clear direction on how the Municipality meets the legislated requirements,” staff explained.
Fire education has always taken place in the municipality, but currently, no…
Mohawk suspends educational assistant program
As school boards across the province struggle to staff classrooms, Mohawk College has suspended its two-year educational support diploma program due to low enrollment.
With just nine students registered for fall 2023 — down from 59 in 2021 — the program was canceled for the 2023-24 year. For years, there has been a steady decline, spokesperson Bill Steinburg said in an email.
At the same time, enrolment in Mohawk’s continuing education courses in the sector have seen increases in recent years, reaching a four-year high of 505 students in winter 2023. But enrollment has fluctuated in recent years, showing no…
The Ontario Education Minister congratulates the extraordinary Oakville girl for her achievement
Ontario’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce, accompanied by Oakville North-Burlington MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos, visited the Post’s Corners Public School on Friday, June 2, to congratulate the 12-year-old student Bhavishyaa Vignesh who won the first edition of the Space Brain Hack challenge organized by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
The education minister met Bhavishyaa Vignesh and presented a certificate of citation for her achievement and recognition of the excellence of people like her who are passionate about science, technology, engineering and math.”
“This young girl is an example to a lot of young people that if you work hard, you can literally…