Ottawa Carleton District School Board

The OCDSB will once again be celebrating coding activities during this year’s Hour of Code, taking place from December 7th to 13th.

Being resilient means we are okay during a set back, challenge or a crisis and we are okay on the other side of it. How we get to and stay okay varies but the practice of continuing to push forward, even when it is hard, is a choice. Resiliency lives within us all.

At its annual organizational meeting on December 1st, the OCDSB elected a chair and vice chair of the Board of Trustees for the 2020-2021 year.

I am proud to share with you our 2019-2020 Director's Annual Report to the Community. This year, the full report is available in a new digital format, which reflects on some of the highlights of a very unusual school year.

The City of Ottawa is currently reviewing the electoral boundaries of municipal wards. Many people have asked how this impacts the electoral boundaries for school board trustees. Municipal ward boundaries establish the framework for determining electoral zone boundaries for school boards.

The OCDSB is committed to delivering a curriculum that respects and promotes diversity and is culturally relevant and responsive. The delivery of education must honour the best interests of each child, and must ensure that no child experiences harm from the words or actions of instructional leaders or others.

On Thursday, November 26, the Ontario government announced it is launching targeted voluntary testing of asymptomatic students and staff in regions of the province which currently have a high number of active COVID-19 cases.

This rare and special live stream will feature Kanahus Manuel from the west coast (Secwepemc and Ktunaxa) who will be speaking to OCDSB students grades 9 to 12 and staff on current events taking place on Indigenous lands in British Columbia.

This is an unprecedented time, and this year, more than ever, our communities need help. The OCDSB is a proud supporter of the United Way.