Staying connected to our students and families was important to us during the extended closures. Schools did a great job creating virtual content to reassure our students that we were still there for them and missed them. From school parades in communities where our students could safely see us from a distance and wave as […]
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KPDSB is happy to report that despite the pandemic, the Board and its locals worked together and utilised virtual technology to complete our collective bargaining. This has resulted in the successful agreement settlement and ratification for all eight of our bargaining units (three ETFO bargaining units, four OSSTF bargaining units and one CUPE Unit). The […]
This past summer, close to 60 students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 participated in Virtual Summer Learning Programs throughout the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board; one program was located in Ear Falls, two in Kenora, and one in Dryden. Participants were selected in consultation with staff and administration from the three communities’ schools. Teachers integrated a […]
KPDSB schools continued to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action throughout the 2019–2021 school year. Beginning in the Fall of 2019, students and staff recognized Powley Day on September 19th and Orange Shirt Day on September 30th. In addition to donning their orange shirts, students and staff learned more about residential […]
The Northwestern Health Unit The support of the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has been critical to supporting our students and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. From providing signage for our schools to one-on-one support from public health nurses and guiding us through positive student or staff cases of COVID-19 in our schools, the support being […]
KPDSB built our Virtual School to welcome students for the 2020–2021 school year. This was an exciting endeavour that has allowed students from the many communities that our board serves to engage with one another and system-wide teachers. While building a school presented challenges, such as coordinating and transferring special education students, staffing and building […]
Supporting & Designing Learning During a Pandemic In March 2020, the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board, with boards across Ontario, responded to mandated school closures and transitioned to remote working and learning. They identified a need for educator support in their new teaching and learning environments. Recognizing KPDSB staff’s capacity to support one another, a professional […]
The program was first introduced in September 2016, following the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding with Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board. As part of the support program, our school board collaborates with eight First Nation schools to “design and promote strategies to equip First Nation students with the self-confidence and […]
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As KPDSB begins implementing the new math curriculum, educators continue to focus on making connections between concepts, disciplines and everyday life. The new curriculum requires teachers to move from assessing strands individually to providing a single mark on overall mathematics performance. To support our educators, our board has begun promoting teaching strategies, such as spiralling […]
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