Delegations for Kanata North ARC

slpscouncil — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31:44 +0000

At Council’s meeting on Feb. 21, the co-chairs agreed, at the request of those present, to form a delegation and present the comments and concerns of School Council and the parent community to the Board of Trustees on March 5. As a resource, we’ve put together a comparison summary of the ARC’s recommendations and Staff’s recommendations.

ALL parents are invited and entitled to form delegations to state their opinions to the Board of Trustees. If you feel strongly on the matter, please consider registering as a separate delegation. The more people that speak on the issue, the more information and sense of parental opinion the Trustees will have before they debate and make a final decision.

Please educate yourself on this issue! It WILL impact your child’s education over the next several years!

For more information, please refer to previous posts on this website or visit these sites:

OCDSB website

independent parents’ website

Homework Help Presentation

slpscouncil — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:57:34 +0000

On Feb. 9, 2012, Colleen Taylor from the WOCRC gave a presentation on homework help. If you missed this information session but would like to view the material, please check out our Presentations page.

Teens and Technology: Sexting, Cyberbullying, Safety and Mental Health

slpscouncil — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:08:21 +0000

The OCDSB is hosting a free ‘Teens and Technology’ information session with the Ottawa Police Service to teach parents and educators about sexting, cyberbullying, safety and mental health on Wednesday, February 15. For more information click here.

Facebook Ate My Daughter…

slpscouncil — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:47:56 +0000

… and My Son Won’t Stop Playing Call of Duty.

The OCDSB is offering a free information session with Dr. Leonard Sax. This presentation will address parents’ questions about social media, video games, and the effects of growing up in virtual worlds. Click here for more details.

WOCRC presentation on Understanding ADHD

slpscouncil — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:25:59 +0000

The Western Ottawa Carleton Resource Centre will be hosting a workshop on understanding ADHD on February 21. This is a FREE workshop lead by Sandra LeBlanc. If you are interested, please register by February 15. For more information, click here.

Full-Day Kindergarten Program Survey

slpscouncil — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:38:13 +0000

The Ministry of Education is reviewing the Full-Day Kindergarten program which has been in use for the past two years. You can provide feedback in an online survey. The deadline for input is February 10, 2012. For more information, click here.

OCDSB Arts Consultation

slpscouncil — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:34:45 +0000

The OCDSB wants parents and students to share their thoughts on Arts programming through a short survey. What suggestion(s) or recommendation(s) would you make to improve or enhance any aspect of the arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts, media arts) in schools of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board? Deadline for input is February 17. Click here for more information. Join the conversation!

Becoming a Delegation to Comment on the Kanata North ARC

slpscouncil — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:32:39 +0000

The public is invited to express their opinions (both positive and not so positive) through public delegations at the Board meeting on March 5, 2012. If you wish to appear as a delegation, you must register by March 1, 2012. To ensure that you have a place on the agenda as a delegation, please contact Maureen Strittmatter 613-596-8211, extension 8641, or maureen.strittmatter@ocdsb.ca . You MUST submit a written statement to Maureen Strittmatter on your issue by 4:00 pm on Thursday, 01 March 2012. For more information on delegations and to view the delegation schedule, click here.

Staff’s Recommendation for Kanata North ARC

slpscouncil — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:44:59 +0000

OCDSB Staff’s recommendation for the Kanata North ARC is now available. This report will be presented to the Trustees on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:00 at the Board office on Greenbank Road. With respect to Stephen Leacock, Staff recognize that by 2013 our school is projected to be at a utilization factor of 160% (780 students). It is NOT recommended that additional portables be placed on site, but class sizes may have to increase over the provincial guideline. Staff recognize the need for ‘a temporary solution, which may include the use of a satellite site until such time as the addition to Earl of March can be constructed’. This addition would accommodate the Grades 7 and 8 students. Regardless of whether a new elementary school can be built by 2015, staff recommend that the Earl of March become a 7-12 school in 2015. It also appears that Staff are recommending that Stephen Leacock become a dual track ENG/EFI JK-6 school.

Please remember that this is NOT the final decision. The Trustees now have two recommendations (Staff’s and the ARC’s) to use as input for their deliberations. The public will once more be allowed to voice their opinions through public delegations at the Board meeting on March 5, 2012. More information on the process of forming a delegation to follow at a future date. Stay tuned!

To view Staff’s recommendation in full, please click here.

Traffic Concerns on Knudson

slpscouncil — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:51:53 +0000

Do you have concerns regarding the speed of traffic on Knudson Drive? A recent traffic study has shown a high level of speeding on that street. Please contact Catherine Roberts for more information and/or to express your concern.