School Climate Survey for Families
Dear Parents,
We value your feedback as a parent / legal guardian of a student in our school. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey and share your opinions with us. We want to learn about your child’s experiences at school so we can understand what is working well and how we might improve in order to contribute to a more positive school climate.
This survey will be available from March 27th until April 14th, 2024.
School Climate Survey for Families
The WCDSB conducts this School Climate survey with parents/guardians every two years as a key strategy to building a positive school climate and is also a requirement of the Education Act s.169.1(1)(a), (a.1), (a.2) and PPM 145. Specifically, this survey will invite parents/guardians to share their experiences so that your child’s school and the Board can:
- make informed planning decisions about programs to promote safe and inclusive schools,
- determine the effectiveness of programs on an ongoing basis, and
- build and sustain a positive school climate.
No personal information will be collected from any participant on the survey (e.g., email) and therefore responses from the survey cannot be connected with information already held by the Board in our student information system. [more…]
OECTA Waterloo Bursary Program: 2024
OECTA Waterloo Bursary Program: 2024
Due date (to Guidance): May 6, 2024
The main purpose of our program is to provide financial assistance to our graduating secondary students who are continuing their education. All students completing their studies at any Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo Region may be eligible to submit an application.
All awards will be made based on the expressed financial needs of the students and within the financial limitations of our Waterloo Unit.
Application forms are available in the Guidance Office
Please speak to your counsellor if you have questions.
Ontario Secondary School Literacy test
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The second edition of our Ontario Secondary School Literacy test will be taking place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. All grade 10 and 11 students who are yet to satisfy the literacy requirement will be required to write the test on this day from 8:00 am – 11:30am.
For students who are bussed, transportation will be provided in the morning as per usual. Buses will return to school at 11:30 to pick up students. If your child requires extra time, alternate transportation arrangements should be made.
For all students not participating in the test administration, they will be working from home ASYNCHRONOUSLY. Lessons and work will be posted for your child by 8:00am. Students will be required to log into their D2L to access their work.
Good Luck to all our students who will be participating in the testing on April 10th.
WCDSB MDI Notice of Collection (2024)
Dear Parents,
Before the March Break, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) will be conducting school climate surveys to collect information from students and families. While the Ministry of Education requires all school districts to conduct these surveys (Education Act s.169.1(1)(a), (a.1), (a.2) and PPM 145), we are committed to providing a safe, caring, and inclusive place for everyone in our schools. The purpose of the school climate surveys is to assess the perceptions of safety (e.g., from students, and families), make informed planning decisions about programs to help prevent bullying and promote safe and inclusive schools, determine the effectiveness of programs on an ongoing basis, and build and sustain a positive school climate. Below you will find details related to each survey.
For Families:
We will administer a school climate survey for Families between February 15th and March 8th. You will be provided with the link to participate on February 15th.
For Students:
We will invite students in grades 4 through grade 12 to participate in the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) between February 15th and March 8th. The MDI is an anonymous and voluntary online survey and will take place during class time on a board provided device with their classroom teacher. [more…]
