Annual Report for the 2010-2011 school year now available online

Rainbow District School Board’s Annual Report for the 2010-2011 school year is now available online. School Boards are required to produce an Annual Report in accordance with The Education Act. The Annual Report provides an overview of key activities undertaken by Rainbow District School Board to address its strategic priorities. It also offers an overview of the current Board budget.

“In the 2010-2011 school year, Trustees worked with Executive Council and staff to renew the Board’s vision, mission, values and priorities and map out a multi-year strategic plan,” said Board Chair Doreen Dewar. “Ensure success for all remains the first and foremost priority as we bring learning to life, enabling students to fulfill their aspirations.” She added: “Student success refers not only to academic excellence. It also encompasses the physical, social, emotional and mental well-being of each student.”

The past school year was marked by many success stories. They included the launch of full day, every day Junior Kindergarten, the introduction of the new Early Learning Program, and the implementation of the Welcome to Kindergarten orientation sessions in all schools. At the secondary level, students continued to have many ways to achieve their secondary school diploma, including students who left school and came back.

Director of Education Norm Blaseg thanked Trustees, staff, parents and the community for supporting Rainbow Schools. “With a focus on student success from the early years to secondary graduation, young people are acquiring the skills they need to become confident, well-rounded, critical thinkers. They are being prepared to build positive and productive lives as capable and contributing members of society.”

The Annual Report can be accessed online at the following link:
http://www.rainbowschools.ca/about/annualReport.php

Copies are also available at the Board Office, Centre for Education, 408 Wembley Drive, and area Rainbow Schools in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171, ext. 7217.