Sudbury Catholic District School Board

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Safety Alert

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board has been informed by the Greater Sudbury Police Service that there have been a number of complaints issued by parents and students regarding suspicious vehicles and persons approaching children in the Greater Sudbury Community.

The Greater Sudbury Police Force is taking these complaints very seriously and is investigating the incidents. The Sudbury Catholic District School Board would like to remind all parents, students and staff to report all suspicious activities to school administration who in turn will inform the police.

Please see the Greater Sudbury Police Service press release for more information.

School Bus Transportation, Games Cancelled

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Please note that due to weather conditions and in the interest of safety, all school related transportation services for English catholic and English public schools as well as the French catholic and French public schools, operating in the Manitoulin, Espanola, Massey and Sudbury District are cancelled today. All schools will remain open, however, NO transportation will be provided. Parents who transport their children to school are reminded that they must pick them up at the end of the day.

In addition, game two of the senior boys hockey semi final between St Charles and Notre-Dame that was scheduled for 7pm at Carmichael tonight will be postponed and played Saturday, 6:30pm @ Carmichael. Game three in this series, if necessary, will take place Monday, March 9th, 3pm @ Carmichael. NOSSA events scheduled for today may proceed, although some schedule adjustments may be required to accommodate late arrivals. Contact the appropriate NOSSA convener for details.

Sudbury Catholic Board Places Schools in East Planning Area Under Review

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In accordance with its Pupil/School Accommodation Review Regulation BR 10, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is in the process of conducting an Accommodation Review for its family of schools situated in the East Planning Area. Sudbury Catholic Schools Director of Education, Catherine McCullough will recommend an action plan to Trustees at a special Board Meeting in May 2010.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is committed to providing a full range of educational opportunities equitably distributed across a broad and diverse geographical area. Due to ever-changing factors such as mobile population, changes in funding, new legislation, changing in educational objectives, community aspirations and physical limitations of buildings, the Board is obligated to monitoring and evaluating all schools on a regular basis.

Given the present state of its priorities, the Board will be focussing its attention on the East Planning Area for the purpose of this Accommodation Review which will include the following schools;

Elementary:
Pius XII Catholic School
St. Andrew Catholic School
St. Bernadette Catholic School
St. John Catholic School
St. Mark Catholic School
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School
St. Raphael Catholic School

Secondary:
St. Charles College
St. Albert Adult Learning Centre

The School Accommodation Review may result in such changes as boundary adjustments, major additions, renovations and alterations to school buildings, blending or twinning arrangements for school organization and/or programs or school consolidations

The Board is in the process of informing parents, staff, school councils, and school communities of the logistics and time lines regarding its Accommodation Review. The Sudbury Catholic District School Board has hired the firm of Waston and Associates Economists Ltd. (one of Canada’s leading economic firms) to prepare population, household, employment and student enrolment forecasts in the City of Greater Sudbury and more specifically in the planning area of the schools under review. This information will greatly assist the Sudbury Catholic District School Board in assessing opportunities for long term growth and development and help guide the Board in the implementation of accommodation strategies that will serve to enhance student learning.

Accommodation Review Committees (ARC’s) will be created to provide the Sudbury Catholic District School Board with information re School Valuation Framework and applying this framework to the schools under review, giving consideration to the value of the students, community, school board and the local economy.

Merry Christmas from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board would like to take this opportunity to wish all students, parents, teachers, and staff every happiness this Holiday Season.

May the gift of faith, the blessing of hope and the peace of His love be with you at Christmas and always.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Sudbury Catholic Schools!

Partners in Spirit: From the Desk of Director of Education Catherine McCullough (Vol. 2 Number 1)

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It is with great pleasure that we share with you the first edition of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board newsletter for 2008/2009, Partners in Spirit. The newsletter celebrates the many exciting events, initiatives and programs taking place at SCDSB.

View entire newsletter.

Transportation Cancelled, High School Games Cancelled, Schools Remain Open

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Due to weather conditions and in the interest of safety, all school
related transportation services for the English catholic, English
public schools, French catholic and French public schools operating in the District of Sudbury, Espanola and Massey are cancelled
today. All schools will remain open, however, NO transportation will beprovided. Parents who transport their children to school are reminded that they must pick their children up at the end of the school day.

In addition, all SDSSAA games are called off. Accordingly, all games scheduled for today will be postponed and rescheduled in the not-too-distant future.

Sudbury Catholic Board Approves Contracts With Unions

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Trustees for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have approved contract renewals with all four of the Board’s unionized sectors.

The contract agreements for the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA), Elementary, Secondary and Occasional as well as CUPE Local 1369 have also been ratified by their respective union memberships.

All four sectors will see raises of 3 percent in each year of the four year contracts for a total of 12 percent overall. The salary increases are retroactive to September 1, 2008.
Board and Union representatives are extremely pleased with the contract ratifications as it will “ensure peace and stability at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board and its schools for the next four years.”

Sudbury Catholic Board Supports United Way Centraide Campaign

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The United Way Centraide received some additional support to its 2008-2009 fundraising campaign from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s unionized and non-union staff at a recent board meeting.

United Way Campaign Chair, Jim Thompson approached Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board at the start of the campaign to become part of the United Way’s Campaign Cabinet team and to encourage Board members and staff to contribute to this year’s fundraising drive. Towards that end, the Board of Trustees passed a motion at the October meeting that would encourage all staff to contribute generously to this initiative. “OECTA Elementary Teachers, OECTA Secondary Teachers, Principals and Vice Principals, CUPE Members, Senior Administration, Secretaries, Board Support Staff, IT Staff and Managers will be asked to contribute a minimum of $2.00 per pay in order to assist in the ongoing support for programs that are presently in place at many Sudbury Catholic Schools,” stated Peroni. “It is incumbent upon us as leaders in the Catholic community to set an example and show our support for the United Way campaign and it is our goal this year to significantly increase the SCDSB’s staff participation rate.”

Since 1982, the United Way Centraide Sudbury and District has been raising funds for critical community needs. As one of the largest non-profit fundraisers of social and human services in the Sudbury community the United Way supports 60 programs and services designed to assist people in the City of Greater Sudbury.

The United Way Centraide collected a total of $ 2.2 million for the 2007-2008 campaign. This year’s goal is set at $2.4 million.

CUPE Local 1369 Reaches Tentative Agreement with SCDSB

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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1369 and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have reached a tentative collective agreement with its custodial, maintenance and warehouse staff.

The Board’s negotiating committee will bring the tentative proposal forward to the Trustees with a recommendation for approval on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.

Paula Peroni, Board Chair and Chair of the Board’s negotiation committee and
Marc Boisvert CUPE President, stated that the tentative agreement was the result of good will and determination by both parties and the positive attitude demonstrated by both the Union and the Board negotiating teams throughout the process.

The CUPE Sudbury membership will hold a ratification vote at the
St. Albert Adult Centre on Sunday, November 16, 2008.

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