Waterloo Region District School Board

March break for 2010 will be held March 15 - 19 inclusive.  Schools will be closed during the break and will reopen Monday, March 22, following regular school hours.

Learning Services held its first ever: Employment Fair for Workplace Destination Students. Many local companies offering a variety of different full-time, part-time and summer positions were on hand interviewing students who have chosen employment as their post-secondary destination. Approximately 50 students from 13 secondary schools across the region participated in this event. Volunteers from local youth employment agencies met with students prior to their interviews to provide them with some last-minute tips to help them make a positive impression on prospective employers.

Each year, Barrday, a Cambridge business, recognizes outstanding teachers in the City of Cambridge with ten $1000 Teacher of Excellence Awards.

We are pleased to announce that Gary Berscht, OYAP Project Manager, is the recipient of the Klaus D. Woerner Skilled Trades Hall of Fame Award for 2010. This award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of skilled trades and technologies. Gary is the Project Manager for the Waterloo Region District School Board's Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP). Gary has been serving in this role since 1998 and is a former Tech. Director and Transportation Technology teacher. This is Gary’s second major provincial award.

The Waterloo Region District School Board is pleased to announce the official opening of a major addition of five classrooms and with renovations, a total of eight classrooms added to Bridgeport Public School.

Special guests, parents, students and staff will gather in the gym of the school at 7:00 PM on Wednesday March 10, 2010 for a short opening ceremony complete with a ribbon cutting. An open house will follow.

Students, Teachers and staff of the WRDSB celebrated their Canadian spirit throughout the Olympics. Here are some examples of what schools in our region did to cheer on our Canadian Olympians.

Waterloo Region District School Board employees are making a difference in Waterloo Region.

Congratulations to the following employees for being named part of the Top 40 Under 40 by the Waterloo Region Record:

Deepa Ahluwalia - Equity and Inclusion Officer

George Fletcher - Teacher- Eastwood Collegiate Institute

Nicole Robinson - Equity and Inclusion Officer - Aboriginal Focus

   The students, staff and parents of the Waterloo Region DSB have demonstrated their concern for the devastating situation in Haiti by raising $301,000.

At the February 22, 2010 Board meeting, trustees gave final approval to recommendations from a Board Transportation Review Committee that will result in shorter walking distances for Board students.

The Waterloo Region District School Board has released the 2009 Annual Report. In accordance with the Education Act, the Director of Education must provide a report to the Ministry of Education each year. In Waterloo Region DSB, this report is shared with everyone in the Region by posting the report on the Board's website.

To view the 2009 Annual Report, click here