Media Releases
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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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.
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.
Elementary teachers’ Day of Protest ruled illegal strike
GUELPH, Ontario (January 11, 2013) — As a result of an Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruling early this morning, which determined that the province-wide one day political protest planned for today by the Elementary School Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) was an “illegal strike”, the job action was cancelled. This prompted the Upper Grand District School Board to reverse its decision to close all its elementary schools.
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Edward Johnson Boundary Review nearing decision
GUELPH, Ontario (January 19, 2012) — Ratification of the decision on a new boundary affecting French Immersion (FI) students who attend Guelph’s Edward Johnson Public School is slated for Tuesday January 24 at the regular monthly meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board.
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Elementary students compete in skills competition
GUELPH, Ontario (June 14, 2013) — The sounds of eager and excited students filled the
Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus on Wednesday as 585
students from 31 schools participated in the 6th Annual UGDSB Elementary
Skills Competition.
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EcoSchool Student Leadership Conference
Guelph, Ontario (April 27, 2011) – On Thursday, April 21st, 70 student leaders from South Guelph schools gathered for an EcoSchool Student Leadership Conference at Rickson Ridge PS. Students came from Aberfoyle PS, Centennial CVI, Jean Little PS, Kortright Hills PS, Rickson Ridge PS, and Westminster Woods PS to share their ideas about how to promote environmental responsibility through the EcoSchool program.
Construction projects get the green light
GUELPH, Ontario (October 26, 2011) — Trustees on the Upper Grand District School Board voted to proceed with a number of construction projects at their meeting on October 25. The projects are part of the Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) Capital Plan, a district-wide strategy to provide classroom space for full day kindergarten students by 2014, and to relieve enrolment pressures in high-growth areas.