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Parents who want their children to have the opportunity to learn French are celebrating news that a French immersion program on the brink of closure at Halton Catholic District School Board has been saved.The decision by trustees Tuesday night came as a relief to many parents who had been protesting recommendations from a committee and endorsed by board staff earlier this month to phase out the program because of a French teacher staffing crisis.All of us just feel over the moon this morning, Georgetown parent Cheryl Neves said Wednesday. She has daughters in Grades 3 and 1 in French immersio stanley mug n at St. Brigid C stanley hrnek atholic Elementary School and was one of many parents who had fought the plan and attended the packed board meeting Tuesday night. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW It renews our faith in the system knowing that trustees did listen to what parents had to say, said Neves, a former French immersion student who now teaches it at anoth stanley vattenflaska er board.To have this outcome is an amazing feat. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Not only did trustees reject the staff recommendation and decide to save the program, they voted to make the Halton Catholic board French immersion pilot, launched in 2013, permanent, and to extend it through high school and look at expanding it to other locations.The program, available to Grade 1 students, currently has 821 st Mizm Republicans seek to probe Clinton despite 2016 loss
Photo from WBUC Youtube video.OSWEGO 鈥?After several weeks of anticipation and worry, Oswego residents attending Tuesdays Oswego City School District Board of Education meeting broke into a round of applause; the board voting against a measure that would have ultimately closed and repurposed Frederick Leighton Elementary School in the city of Oswego.Discussion of repurposing the building came about as the school examined potential ways of absorbing rising costs within the district through a four-part outside study done stanley italia ove stanley cup r the summer. placement_509781_0_iwidth:100%;margin:0 auto;According to OCSD Superintendent Dr. Mathis Calvin III, information taken from the analysis included reviews of the aged building along with lower enrollment data and other relevant information over the last 20 years.聽The study also went on to suggest ways to restructure within the district for the best cost effective outcome. According to Calvin, this isnt the first time reorganization conversations have been had; certain board members also stating the same topic would have to be revisited again in the future.During the superintendents report, Calvin outlined detailed information from this newest report, including 13 other reports done over a 20 year timeline. Calvin pointed out suggested enrollment outcomes for the year 2023 from ten years prior, having shown further decline in numbers that what was previou stanley website sly expected.Carefully pouring over information in a PowerPoint presentation, Calvin reiter |
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