Virtual learning to continue until late January as schools remain closed amid rising COVID case count Province extending remote learning to January 25 amid increased COVID-19 cases Read More > Facebook Twitter 07.01.2021
Queen’s Park committing $500m to build new schools, can’t say yet if any would be in Simcoe County Those school boards receiving funding will be notified by October's end Read More > Facebook Twitter 20.10.2020
Ontario Government launches site detailing those schools affected by COVID Site to be updated daily with new cases among schools or child care centres Read More > Facebook Twitter 11.09.2020
UPDATE: Simcoe County District School Board releases school reopening plan for September Schools will reopen with enhanced public health protocols and cohorting considerations in place Read More > Facebook Twitter 05.08.2020
Local public and catholic school boards expecting more flux before September despite return-to-school plan handed down "We have to be adaptable. We have to be flexible." Read More > Facebook Twitter 30.07.2020
Province’s back-to-school plan has students from Grade 4 to 12 wearing masks and parents can opt for in-class or remote study Province earmarked over $300 million to pay for plan, including masks for staff Read More > Facebook Twitter 30.07.2020
Catholic teachers ratify new contract with the province Took 50 meetings to get the deal done Read More > Facebook Twitter 09.04.2020
Ontario’s Learn At Home program begins today; teachers to decide what assignments look like and how students will be engaged Plan includes online learning, but telephone calls and mail-out packages are also an option Read More > Facebook Twitter 06.04.2020
English Catholic Teachers’ Union reaches tentative deal with the province; ratification vote in early April OECTA strike action suspended during ratification Read More > Facebook Twitter 12.03.2020
“It is tough, I’m not going to lie,” parents still trying to find new normal amid one-day strikes Admin of Barrie mom's group weighs in on challenges finding alternatives Read More > Facebook Twitter 20.02.2020