Tag: Thames Valley District school board
Thames Valley buys $10M plot in southwest London, eyes future school
The region’s largest school board has snapped up a $10.45-million property in southwest London with plans to build a new elementary school.
Letters: School board questions abound; a solution to Trump tariffs?
The buck stops at the top.
Thames Valley safe schools policy isn’t strong on classroom violence: Trustee
A draft document that outlines Thames Valley District school board’s safe schools policies doesn’t have enough language around how to respond to classroom violence, says one trustee.
Free high school bus pass program clears school board hurdle
A pilot program that would give London Transit bus passes to Grade 9 and 10 students at a London high school cleared another hurdle despite a warning about the added burden it would put on school board staff. Thames Valley District school board trustees passed a motion at a committee meeting this week to send […]
Thames Valley trustees ask: Where are our would-be students going?
The budget deficit facing the London region’s largest school board has increased again, driven in part by another cut to the number of students at its schools – which has trustees searching for answers.
Debt-wary school board drops plan for fees to aid school construction
The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board would suffer crushing debt if it started buying up land for new schools rather than waiting for funding from Queen’s Park to do so, officials told trustees at a debate this week.
Union: Trustees must come clean on who OK’d big school board pay hikes
The head of a union representing 1,600 Thames Valley District school board employees says she wants to know whether trustees approved senior staff pay raises of up to 33 per cent that began in 2023.
School board chair won’t say who approved big pay hikes for senior staff
Thames Valley chair won’t say if trustees OK’d pay raises for senior administration in 2023 because of a ministry-ordered audit.
Thames Valley programs set to target students at risk for addiction
The Thames Valley District school board is launching in a dozen schools a program targeting students at risk for addiction, its mental health officials say.
School software data breach affects London Catholic board students, staff
Data of some students and staff at the London District Catholic school board was compromised in a breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information. The board notified staff and students Friday about the data breach of the PowerSchool Student Information System, a program used by boards in Canada and […]