COVID-19 Virus Updates

Ministry of Education Updates

Good Evening, Please see below the information that was just received. Please note that where a board overlaps two or more Public Health Units, Public Health will direct in regards

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Emergency Child Care

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OSBCU Statement

Good afternoon, This information may be shared with your members via email and social media. Please find attached a statement issued by the OSBCU in response to the announcement made

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Update to Maintenance Operations

Good Morning, Yesterday, the Government of Ontario declared a second provincial state of emergency in response to increasing cases of COVID-19. The province is also issuing a stay-at-home order effective

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Ministry of Education Updates

Good evening please see the information shared by the ministry this evening. I want to be clear – the announcement made by Ford today, did not reflect the reality that

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Ford’s Announcement today

Good afternoon, I wanted to reach out following Ford’s announcement today. As per his routine, his announcement leaves far more questions than answers, especially for education workers who are desperately

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Caring to cope through COVID – live, interactive webinar

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DCDSB return to work information

DCDSB return to work information

We hope you are having a great summer under these circumstances. It is hard to believe that we are already in August and time is flying by. Before we know […]

Message to all DDSB Staff: Update on the Return to School

Message to all DDSB Staff: Update on the Return to School

Dear DDSB colleagues, We wanted to follow up on Norah’s email from last week and update you on the planning we are doing to prepare for the return to school […]

DDSB Return to School Update

DDSB Return to School Update

Dear Colleagues,   This afternoon, the Government of Ontario’s announced their plan for the return to school in September. In that plan, our district will be required to implement a […]

Reopening information

Reopening information

Full guide to reopening schools: English: https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-reopening-ontarios-schools French: https://www.ontario.ca/fr/page/guide-relatif-la-reouverture-des-ecoles-de-lontario Parent-friendly article page: English: https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-reopening-schools French: https://www.ontario.ca/fr/page/covid-19-guide-relatif-la-reouverture-des-ecoles-de-lontario News Release English: https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/07/ontario-releases-plan-for-safe-reopening-of-schools-in-september.html French: https://news.ontario.ca/opo/fr/2020/07/lontario-devoile-son-plan-pour-la-reouverture-securitaire-des-ecoles-en-septembre.html

DCDSB – Return to Learning for September 2020

DCDSB – Return to Learning for September 2020

Hello Everyone, I hope you are enjoying a peaceful summer. I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks to all facilities and administrative staff who have been working over the summer […]

DCDSB Important Information

DCDSB Important Information

The Board has received new information from the Minister of Education on behalf of the Ontario Human Rights Commission regarding Covid-19 and respecting the rights of students with disabilities. I have attached […]

DDSB Instructions for Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits

DDSB Instructions for Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]The following quote is from a Service Canada representative: There are no posters or any communications for school related staff this year that are being sent out […]

CUPE EWBT: COVID-19 Update

CUPE EWBT: COVID-19 Update

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″] June 25, 2020 Important update on your CUPE EWBT benefits plan and COVID-19 A Message from the Trustees As we begin to see the easing […]

GSN Statement

GSN Statement

Despite an increase in per-pupil funding in the GSN, the government is once again trying to sell “status quo” as more. A 3 percent increase to the 2020-21 GSN will […]

Ministry Announcements Today

Ministry Announcements Today

Good morning, My apologies for only this coming out in English but I wanted to ensure that folks got the info right away. It has appeared that this information was […]