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OCDSB delays closing kindergarten registration for alternative schools
Hours before parents were going to protest the plan to stop kindergarten enrollment at four alternative schools, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board said intake will be happening this year after all.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ocdsb-kindergarten-registration-alternative-schools-9.7121131?cmp=rss

Andy Kaplan-Myrth Jun 21, 2025

Both downtown #OCDSB #Ottawa school board trustees have now resigned each at least in part citing a toxic environment at the Board. https://pub-ocdsb.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e1df6b03-0c5f-4946-ba73-c3154f656dc2&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=26&Tab=attachments #ottpoli

Report 25-041, Trustee Resignation and Appointment Process, Zone 9 and Zone 10 (J. Mark) - Board Meeting - June 23, 2025

Andy Kaplan-Myrth Jun 4, 2025

This evening, Nili Kaplan-Myrth resigned as a trustee on the #OCDSB. I'm so proud of her for everything she accomplished, from winning her first campaign to the great work she did on the board representing her constituents and advancing the many causes that are close to her heart. She doesn't give up easily, so I'm also proud of her for knowing when enough is enough.

Here's her brief statement. Read her resignation letter on her blog at https://nilikm.ca/my-resignation-as-an-ocdsb-trustee/
#Ottawa #OttPoli

Edwin G.

May 14, 2025

Most schools at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will offer English and French immersion programmes.

Opinion: This is a good start. *most* is not *all* though.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ocdsb-elementary-program-review-final-vote-1.7533952
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La plupart des écoles de la commission scolaire du district d’Ottawa-Carleton offrira des programmes d’immersion en anglais et français.

Opinion: c’est un bon début. *plupart* n’est cependant pas *toutes*

// Article en anglais //

#Ottawa #Education #OCDSB

OCDSB approves French immersion and English in most schools | CBC News

Trustees voted 9-3 to streamline the board's programs down to English and French immersion starting September 2026 in one of the biggest changes to the OCDSB in decades.

CBC

Charles A-M Feb 28, 2025

The OCDSB's proposed redistricting of elementary schools—ostensibly to "keep children at their neighbourhood school"—will literally double my kid's commute and put them into a school two neighbourhoods away with many more crossings of major intersections. Outrageous! #Ottawa #ocdsb

Kevin Bowrin ☕Feb 28, 2025

OCDSB has announced the program changes and new school boundaries.

- Running Middle French Immersion and French Immersion concurrently for a few years will be confusing but will help keep kids in their current schools.
- School Board staff should de-acronym documents before releasing them to the public.

https://engage.ocdsb.ca/elementary-program-review

#Ottawa #OCDSB

Elementary Program Review

The OCDSB is undertaking an elementary program review to determine whether the current program model serves the needs of the community.

Engage OCDSB

erin Feb 24, 2025

If anyone wants to know REAL numbers, $663,811.75 was cut from my cousin’s kids public school this year.

$1,561.91 PER CHILD cut just this year.

Check for your school here: https://www.buildingbetterschools.ca/

#Ottawa #Ontario #ONPoli #OCDSB #ETFO #ElectionsOntario #OntarioElection

Andy Kaplan-Myrth Nov 26, 2024

The Ottawa public school board, #OCDSB, is considering a complaint tonight against Trustee Donna Blackburn. After the OCDSB pulled out of participating in Capital Pride this summer, she made a series of comments to community members including one especially blatant antisemitic trope. The board investigated, and the report bends over backwards to recommend clearing her. Tonight, the Trustees vote on that report.

I think the link to stream it will be here when it starts: https://pub-ocdsb.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=a59a57ad-f64d-4b08-9434-07bdd0fd54d3

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Andy Kaplan-Myrth Nov 13, 2024

Last year there was a tie after many rounds of voting for the role of chair, and Trustee Scott won after a draw from a deck of cards, a last-resort rule in the bylaws. No such drama this year. Yet.

#OCDSB #OttPoli

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Andy Kaplan-Myrth Nov 13, 2024

There was an election between two trustees for the chair of the budget committee, and Trustee Jennifer Jenikens won, a change from last year’s Trustee Lyra (apologies for spelling errors; i’m working on one screen here).

After that, they got into various other committees and I lost track. I did hear that the new trustee, Trustee Fortey, got a role. She recently won the race to replace Trustee Aziz when she resigned.

#OCDSB #OttPoli