Revised schedule: French Immersion Program Review community consultations

Rainbow District School Board has revised the schedule of meetings for the French Immersion Program Review taking place this spring.  Two community consultation sessions will now be held for all schools in the Greater Sudbury area. Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings to provide input, regardless of which area of the city they live in.

Revised schedule of Community Consultations

French Immersion Program Review



Thursday, May 19, 2011

6:30 pm to 8 pm

Lockerby Composite School

1391 Ramsey View Court, Sudbury

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

6:30 pm to 8 pm

Lockerby Composite School

1391 Ramsey View Court, Sudbury

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 24, 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 provide options.

Options will be presented at the Policy and Finance Committee meeting of the Board on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 5 pm. The meeting will be held at the Board Office, Centre for Education, 408 Wembley Drive, in Sudbury. Options may include boundary changes, consolidation of programs and revisions to Rainbow District School Board’s secondary French Immersion graduation requirements.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,

Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,

Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171, ext. 7217.