Community consultations this spring for French Immersion Program Review

Rainbow District School Board will host a series of community consultations this spring as part of the French Immersion Program Review. Meetings will be held by school area throughout the month of May.

The French Immersion Program Review Committee will share recommendations, which may include boundary changes, consolidation of programs and revisions to secondary French Immersion graduation requirements. Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings to provide input.

Schedule of Community Consultations – French Immersion Program Review

Sudbury South and Sudbury West
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
6:30 pm to 8 pm
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
275 Loach’s Road, Sudbury

Algonquin Road Public School, Copper Cliff Public School, Long Lake Public School, MacLeod Public School, Monetville Public School, R.H. Murray Public School, R.L. Beattie Public School, Walden Public School, Wanup Public School, Lively District Secondary School, Lockerby Composite School and Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Sudbury Central and New Sudbury
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
6:30 pm to 8 pm
Lasalle Secondary School
1545 Kennedy Street, Sudbury

Adamsdale Public School, Alexander Public School, Carl A. Nesbitt Public School, Churchill Public School, Cyril Varney Public School, Lansdowne Public School, Ernie Checkeris Public School, Markstay Public School, Northeastern Elementary School, Princess Anne Public School, Queen Elizabeth Public School, Wembley Public School, Westmount Avenue Public School, Lasalle Secondary School and Sudbury Secondary School

Valley East
Thursday, May 19, 2011
6:30 pm to 8 pm
Confederation Secondary School
1918 Main Street, Val Caron

C.R. Judd Public School, Pinecrest Public School, Valley View Public School, Redwood Acres Public School and Confederation Secondary School

Valley North
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
6:30 pm to 8 pm
Chelmsford Valley District Composite School
3594 Highway 144, Chelmsford

Chelmsford Public School, Larchwood Public School, Levack Public School and Chelmsford Valley District Composite School

Requests for presentations at the public meetings must be made in writing prior to the meeting by contacting:
Superintendent Lesleigh Dye

Fax: 705-674-3167

Email: [email protected]

Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes. Written copies must be made available prior to the meeting and submitted to the French immersion Program Review Committee for the minutes.

For those unable to attend public meetings or wishing to provide further feedback, written input will be accepted until Friday, June 10, 2011.

Please send written submissions to:
Nicole Charette

Senior Advisor

Corporate Communications and Stategic Planning

Rainbow District School Board

Centre for Education, 408 Wembley Drive

Sudbury ON P3E 1P2

Fax: 705-674-3167

Email: [email protected]

Rainbow District School Board trustees approved a review of the Board’s French Immersion Program at the annual Accommodation Meeting held on January 24, 2011. A French Immersion Program Committee, comprised of teachers and administrators in French Immersion, has been established to lead the process and make recommendations.

The Board’s Executive Council will present recommendations regarding the French Immersion Program Review to the Board on Monday, September 19, 2011. The Board will hear public presentations in response to the recommendations on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. The Board’s Executive Council will present its final recommendations to the Board for approval on Monday, November 21, 2011.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 674-3171, ext. 7217.