Board approves draft school year calendar for 2018-19
For Immediate Release
March 28, 2018
GUELPH, Ontario – At the March meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board trustees approved draft school year calendars for the 2018-2019 school year for elementary and secondary schools in the Upper Grand DSB.
The draft calendars will now be submitted to the Ministry of Education for final approval.
The calendars were reviewed by a committee of stakeholders, including representatives from all bargaining units, principals, human resources, board staff and parents.
The proposed calendars meet all of the requirements under Ontario Regulation 304 and abide by the elementary and secondary teachers’ collective agreements. Both calendars have 194 school days, including seven professional activity days. Ten instructional days have been scheduled for secondary exams.
It is proposed that students start the year on Sept. 4, 2018. For the Christmas break, classes will run until Friday Dec. 21, 2018 and return after the holidays on Monday Jan. 7, 2019. March Break will be from March 11 to 15, 2019. The last day of school will fall on June 25, 2019 for secondary students and June 27 for elementary students. The Wellington Catholic District School Board will be submitting a similar calendar to the Ministry for approval.
The draft calendars are posted on the board website under School Year Calendars.
About the Upper Grand District School Board
The Upper Grand District School Board serves approximately 34,000 students through 65 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools in the City of Guelph, County of Wellington and County of Dufferin. The UGDSB covers the ancestral and traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Six Nations of the Grand River, and Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territories. Student success is the goal of over 3,000 dedicated teaching and support staff who are aided by the contributions of caring volunteers and community partners.
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Media contact:
Heather Loney, Communications and Community Engagement Officer
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.725
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Megan Sicoli, Administrative Officer, Communications
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.764
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