Tag: Thames Valley District school board
Thames Valley students will feel effects as more teaching jobs cut: Union
Thames Valley is eliminating the equivalent of 33 secondary teaching positions as it continues to wrestle with its mounting $16.5M deficit.
Thames Valley officials detail plans to name four new schools
The London-area’s largest school board is forging ahead with the naming of four new schools, striking a committee of trustees and administrators to select each one.
As school board deficit spikes anew, Queen’s Park offers update on looming audit
Queen’s Park is still finalizing the framework of a planned probe into the operations and finances of Southwestern Ontario’s largest school board, an education ministry official says.
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On a sad note: New schools getting pared-down music programs amid budget woes
Three local elementary schools set to open next year will have pared-down music programs after Thames Valley District school board trustees absolved themselves of making a decision over instruments, instructing staff to make the call.
What’s behind booming London Catholic school board’s budget deficit
The London regionâs Catholic school board is planning for a nearly $900,000 deficit as it pays for portables and extra school buses to handle âextreme growthâ in its student population. The London District Catholic school board is expecting a shortfall of about $883,000 in its 2024-25 budget year, down from the approximately $1.9 million shortfall […]
Thames Valley school board deficit spikes again â even after deep cuts
The budget deficit Thames Valley District school board trustees have spent months trying to wrangle has shot back up, more than doubling to $16.5 million, leaving officials facing more tough spending decisions.
Fanshawe College student eyes world record for tiniest arcade machine
A Fanshawe College student is out to make a big mark with a teeny, tiny arcade machine not much bigger than the width of a few rings youâd wear on your finger. It’s not officially a Guinness World Record yet â but unofficially, second-year electromechanical engineering student Victoria Korhonen set the world record for constructing […]
One boy, 2,000-plus items collected for school’s food drive: ‘Makes me feel good’
A Grade 6 pupil from Woodstock is being hailed for his charitable efforts after collecting more than 2,000 items for his school’s Salvation Army food drive.