Our monthly Board meetings are held on the last working Monday of the month. Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings are held on the second working Monday of each month. If one of those Mondays is a holiday or Creed Accommodation day, then this schedule changes. Public session of the meetings begins at 7 p.m.

Members of the public are welcome to watch Board and Committee of the Whole meetings in person or online. 

Attending in person

Board meetings are held in the Boardroom at the Education Centre, 51 Ardelt Avenue, Kitchener, Ontario. Seating is strictly limited to 30 persons in our public gallery on a first-come, first-served basis.

If attending in person, you will be asked to wait outside of the Education Centre until the public session of the meeting is ready to begin (usually around 7 p.m.). Education Centre Main Entrance doors will be locked at approximately 7:15 p.m.

Disruptions by the public will not be permitted. Applause, booing or other audible or visual demonstrations of support or opposition may be intimidating for those in attendance. So, the Chair may expel or exclude from any meeting any person(s) who engage in this or any other form of improper conduct. Prohibition on visual demonstrations shall not be construed to prohibit expressions of identity related to characteristics protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Courtesy and respect for others must be displayed at all times. 

The Chair may expel or exclude from any meeting any person(s) who engage in unauthorized audio, video, or photographic recordings at any Board or Committee of the Whole meetings of the WRDSB. Authorization for audio, video, or photographs will be at the discretion of the Chair. 

Please remember that members of the public do not have an opportunity to speak at or during meetings, unless they are scheduled to delegate before the Board. Find out how to register as a delegate. Everyone in attendance is expected to act responsibly with decorum, and adhere to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

NOTICE OF RECORDING

Board and Committee of the Whole Meetings are recorded and live-streamed on YouTube. Anyone present during these meetings may be seen and heard on the recordings.

Individuals attending in person are advised to bring an electronic device if they would like to follow along with the agenda package.

Watching online

Meetings are also live-streamed and recorded for those preferring to watch from home. You can find a link to the live stream in the 2024-2025 Meeting Schedule below. Recordings are posted to YouTube the day after the meeting.

Automated captions will be added to the meeting recording when it is posted on the YouTube channel the following afternoon. 

2024-25 Meeting Schedule

All Board and COW meetings are open to the public. Under the Education Act, meetings that are closed to the public (in-camera) are conducted to discuss matters of personnel, property, contract negotiations and litigation.

Agendas and Minutes from previous years can be found on under Meetings Archive.

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