Media Releases
Final boundary report released for new Orangeville elementary school
GUELPH, Ontario (June 7, 2013) — The third and final report of the New Settlers Creek
JK-8 RT Boundary Review has been posted to the Upper Grand District
School Board website, in advance of the presentation to trustees on
Tuesday, June 11, 2013.
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Feasibility study recommends Grade 7 and 8 for Sir Isaac Brock P.S.
GUELPH, Ontario (June 7, 2013) — The final report of the Sir Isaac Brock PS Grades 7
& 8 Feasibility Study has recommended that the program at Sir Isaac
Brock PS be expanded from JK-6 to JK-8 effective September 2015.
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Everyone in Quebec town is ‘in on it’
GUELPH, Ontario (February 17, 2012) — Snow has been in scarce supply this year in Southern
Ontario, but students from the Upper Grand District School Board entered
a different world as they travelled into the mountains north of
Montreal last Sunday (Feb. 12). Snow was piled one-to-two feet on
rooftops, and local traffic included snowmobiles.
Exceptional teachers recognized by OSSTF District 18
GUELPH, Ontario (June 11, 2012) — Twenty-eight exceptional high school teachers were honoured for their contributions to students and school community at the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Association (OSSTF) District 18 Annual General Meeting on May 28, 2012.
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Everyday Heroes Announced for 2012
GUELPH, Ontario (May 30, 2012) — The Upper Grand District School Board
is proud to announce the winners of its 2012 Everyday Hero Awards.
Everyday Heroes announced
GUELPH, Ontario (May 28, 2010) — School volunteers and teachers head the list of the Upper Grand District School Board’s 10 Everyday Hero Award winners for 2010.
Erin District High School honoured by EQAO
GUELPH, Ontario (February 11, 2011) — Erin District High School received the 2010 Dr. Bette Stephenson Recognition of Achievement from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) at a special ceremony Tuesday February 22 in Toronto.
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EQAO Results Released for Primary and Junior Reading, Writing, and Mathematics
GUELPH, Ontario (September 18, 2013) — The downward trend in the Education Quality and Accountability Office’s (EQAO) primary and junior literacy and mathematics results, especially in math, has the Upper Grand District School Board asking many questions focused on how to improve math instruction and success for students.
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Environmental Learning Centre at Island Lake Public School plans to pay its own way
GUELPH, Ontario (April 29, 2010) — The Upper Grand District School Board and Orangeville Hydro are pleased to announce the connection of the fist micro Feed-In Tariff (F.I.T.) hydro generation project in Orangeville.
EQAO results released for Grade 9 Math
GUELPH, Ontario (September 25, 2013) — Grade 9 math students in the Upper Grand District School Board continue to surpass the provincial average in test results released by the province’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). Results in both the academic and applied program have topped the province’s scores over the past five years.