Board Meeting Highlights for March 2016
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2016
GUELPH, Ontario – The March meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board was held on March 22, 2016. The following provides highlights from the meeting.
Updated policies released for public input
Trustees approved that the following policies be released for public consultation: 305 Pupil Accommodation Review, 319 Community Planning and Partnerships, 320 School Boundary Review, 208 Smoke-Free Environment and 516 Asthma Friendly Schools.
Policies 305 and 319 have been revised to comply with specific changes outlined by the Ministry of Education. Policy 320 has been revised to conform to the Board’s accessible format and to align with changes in the revised Policy 305 given the correlation between these processes.
Revisions to Policy 208 bring the Board into alignment with provincial legislation and regulations. The updated policy also reinforces the Board’s support for accommodating the traditional use of tobacco by indigenous persons for cultural purposes.
Policy 516 is a new policy, which has been developed to bring the Board into compliance with Bill 20, Ryan’s Law (Ensuring Asthma Friendly Schools). The Board is committed to minimizing the risks to students with asthma while in attendance at school or a school-related activity.
The public will be notified of the opportunity to provide feedback on all of the above policies in a variety of ways, including through school newsletters and websites, on social media, on the board website and through email alerts. For more information on policies released for public consultation, visit the Board website at www.ugdsb.ca/policy.
Grade 6 student chosen to compete in Speakers Idol
The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) has selected an Upper Grand student to share her ideas on how to make the world a better place.
Anna, a grade 6 student from Central Public School, will present her speech at the FSWC’s annual speaking competition, Speakers Idol. The event will take place on March 31 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
The FSWC is a leading non-profit human rights organization representing more than 30,000 members. FSWC is committed to countering racism and anti-Semitism and to promoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadian democratic values through advocacy and educational programs.
Charity hockey game raises $6,700 for local boy
Student Trustee Dylan Challinor invited Trustees to attend the annual OPP and Erin District High School charity hockey game. Funds raised at this year’s event will support a student with on-going health problems who recently lost his mother in a car accident.
On March 10, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police and students from Erin DHS played the game at the Erin Community Centre. More than $6,700 was raised to assist the student with his medical expenses and to establish an education fund.
The next regular monthly meeting will be held by on Tuesday April 26, 2016, at the Guelph Board Office, 500 Victoria Road North. Everyone is welcome to attend. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
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For more information:
Heather Loney, Communications and Community Engagement Officer
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.725
[email protected]
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