Education

The central agreement with the Education Workers’ Alliance of Ontario (EWAO) representing 3,975 education workers across the province, including education assistants, early childhood educators, professional services, custodial and maintenance staff, has been ratified by school boards and the unions and agreed to by the Government of Ontario. As the government did with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in ...

  Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA) held their 2020 Public Education Symposium (PES) last month in Toronto, in partnership with the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l’Ontario (ACÉPO).   One of the highlights of the PES each year is awarding the OPSBA President’s Award.  This year, Algoma District School Board (ADSB) Trustee Russell Reid, was one ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement on January 31st, 2020 in response to the latest round of bargaining with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO): “Over the past few days, the Government has further demonstrated our focus on keeping kids in class through a voluntary agreement. As part of that commitment, and to further underscore my ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) notice of a seventh, one-day strike: “Parents are losing patience with OSSTF’s ultimatum of proceeding with further strikes against students unless the government delivers on their demands – including a $1.5B sector-wide compensation demand. OSSTF is preventing students from learning, and withdrawing ...

Literacy is so important as it impacts every aspect of our lives.  An amazing idea from Mrs. Farand which was to celebrate Literacy Week sparked the SJD Spirit Club into action.  After some brainstorming and gathering of materials, the morning of Monday, January 27th became a morning of celebrating Literacy! Students were divided into five teams with leaders from Grade ...

Dear Algoma District School Board Families, As we have communicated, secondary and elementary teachers in Ontario are currently taking part in a legal job action, meaning they are able to withdraw services, up to and including a full withdrawal—strike. Current job action being taken by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) ...

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) received notice yesterday from the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) that its members will be engaging in a one-day, province-wide strike on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.  As a result, all elementary and secondary schools in the HSCDSB will be closed to students on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.  “OECTA represents teachers in all ...

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding further escalation to a one-day province-wide strike by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA): “Teacher union leaders have yet again demonstrated their disregard for parents in this province by directing their members to not show up to work. Union leaders are prepared to stand up for things like ...

Dear ADSB Families of Elementary Students and LBS Students: The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced yesterday that it is escalating its rotating strikes the first week of February if central agreements are not reached. There will be a province-wide strike on Thursday, February 6th and for the Algoma district, another one-day strike (as part of the rotating strikes) ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding further escalation by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO): “Teacher union leaders once again are breaking their promise to parents as they proceed with a full one-day withdrawal of services, province-wide. The consequences of union-led escalation are real, as families are forced to find child care on short notice. Repeated escalation ...

Dear ADSB Families of Elementary Students and LBS students: The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has provided notice that it is engaging in a full withdrawal of services (otherwise known as a strike or walkout) for one day, on Thursday, January 30th, 2020. In the Algoma District School Board, this union represents all of our Elementary and Adult Literacy and Basic Skills ...

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education issued the following statement in response to Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) entering Phase 2 of their work-to-rule strike action: “Students across the province are continuously being hurt by union-led escalation. The withdrawal of services is impacting our students negatively and causing uncertainty and frustration for parents. By withdrawing services, Ontario’s students ...

  Les élèves de l’école Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) se sont beaucoup amusés avec le jeu éducatif OSMO. À l’aide de jeux interactifs, ils apprennent les lettres, les chiffres ainsi que des éléments de base du codage.

  Students at École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) had a lot of fun with the education game OSMO. Through this game, students can learn the letters of the alphabet, numbers as well as the basic elements of coding.

Members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association are currently participating in an administrative job action that prevents them from entering comments on report cards; however, our board’s teachers will be providing marks and learning skills levels on students’ report cards and students will be receiving them as scheduled.  For classes where marks are not usually entered (e.g., full-day kindergarten, ...