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Your Guide to WSD 2010-11 1577 Wall Street East Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 2S5 Phone: (204) 775-0231 Fax: (204) 772-6464 www.wsd1.org 2010-11 School Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 234 567Day 1 8 Day 2 9 Day 3 10 Day 4 11 Labour Day Schools open 12 13 Day 5 14 Day 6 15 Day 1 16 Day 2 17 Day 3 18 19 20 Day 4 21 Day 5 22 Day 6 23 Day 1 24 Day 2 25 26 27 Day 3 28 Day 4 29 Day 5 30 Day 6 September 2010 September Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Day 1 2 34Day 2 5 Day 3 6 Day 4 7 Day 5 8 Day 6 9 10 11 12 Day 1 13 Day 2 14 Day 3 15 Day 4 16 Thanksgiving Day 17 18 Day 5 19 Day 6 20 Day 1 21 Day 2 22 Day 3 23 SAG • SSPDC October 2010 24 25 Day 4 26 Day 5 27 Day 6 28 Day 1 29 Day 2 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Day 3 2 Day 4 3 Day 5 4 Day 6 5 Day 1 6 78Day 2 9 Day 3 10 Day 4 11 12 Day 5 13 Remembrance Day 14 15 Day 6 16 Day 1 17 Day 2 18 Day 3 19 Day 4 20 21 22 Day 5 23 Day 6 24 Day 1 25 Day 2 26 Day 3 27 28 29 Day 4 30 Day 5 November 2010 November Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Day 6 2 Day 1 3 Day 2 4 56Day 3 7 Day 4 8 Day 5 9 Day 6 10 Day 1 11 12 13 Day 2 14 Day 3 15 Day 4 16 Day 5 17 Day 6 18 19 20 Day 1 21 Day 2 22 Day 3 23 24 25 Last day of school Winter break starts 26 27 28 29 30 31 December 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 23 4 56Day 4 7 Day 5 8 Winter break ends Schools reopen 910Day 6 11 Day 1 12 Day 2 13 Day 3 14 Day 4 15 16 17 Day 5 18 Day 6 19 Day 1 20 Day 2 21 Day 3 22 January 2011 January 23 24 Day 4 25 Day 5 26 Day 6 27 Day 1 28 Day 2 29 30 31 Day 3 Continued on back inside cover Table of Contents Mission Statement, Guiding Principles ................................................................................i General Information.............................................................................................................1 Board of Trustees.................................................................................................................5 Senior Administration..........................................................................................................6 Organizational Chart............................................................................................................7 Division Schools.............................................................................................................8-46 Departments Building Department .......................................................................................................47 Human Resources.......................................................................................................47-48 Research, Planning and Systems Management..........................................................48-49 Secretary-Treasurer’s.......................................................................................................49 Superintendent’s .............................................................................................................50 Support Services Aboriginal Education.......................................................................................................51 Assessment and Instructional Support Services ..............................................................51 Child Guidance Clinic................................................................................................51-52 Community Liaison Officers...........................................................................................52 Educational Technology Support Services......................................................................53 Prince Charles ERC.........................................................................................................53 Professional Support Services Staff ...........................................................................54-55 Student Support Services.................................................................................................55 Day Care Centres.............................................................................................................56 Volunteers ........................................................................................................................57 Programs.......................................................................................................................58-69 Board Committees .............................................................................................................70 Budget................................................................................................................................71 Statistics .............................................................................................................................72 School Index.................................................................................................................73-74 Quick Reference ...........................................................................................................75-76 MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of The Winnipeg School Division is to provide a learning environment that promotes and fosters the growth of each student’s potential and provides an opportunity for the individual student to develop the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for meaningful participation in a global and Guiding Principles of The pluralistic society. Division: • Leading Education and Innovation • Providing High Quality Education • Educating the Whole Child • Practicing Sustainable Development • Employing Qualified, Caring and Competent Staff • Building Stronger Children, Families and Communities • Ensuring Safe Learning Environments in Schools • Managing Tax Dollars Responsibly i General information he goal of the Winnipeg School Division is to WINNIPEG SCHOOL DIVISION Toptimize educational growth opportunities for all students. BOUNDARIES The Division provides educational programs South–Red River, Parker Avenue, Wilkes Avenue and related services to approximately 33,400 West–Morpeth Boulevard, Edgeland Boulevard, students from Nursery to Grade 12, in regular Assiniboine River, St. James Street, Keewatin elementary and secondary classes, special educa- Boulevard to Selkirk Avenue and just west of tion classes, or adult day schools. In addition, the Brookside Boulevard from Notre Dame Avenue. Division provides summer programs and English- North–Mollard Road to Ritchie Street and as-an-Additional Language classes. Rozmus Road, Carruthers Avenue to McGregor Street and just north of McAdam Avenue. The Winnipeg School Division has 77 schools: East–Red River. Elementary (N-6) = 45, Elementary and Junior Elmwood area–from just north of Harbison High (N-8) = 10, Elementary and Junior High (N- Avenue on the north, to Panet Road on the east, to 9) = 3, Junior High (7-8) = 1, Junior High (7-9) = Elmwood Road on the south. 4, Junior-Senior High (7-12) = 6, Senior High (9- 12) = 6, Senior High (10-12) = 1 and Winnipeg Adult Education Centre = 1. Nursery classes are Winnipeg School Division offered in all Winnipeg School Division elemen- tary schools. Community involvement in schools is encour- aged through school-based decision making and Parent Advisory Councils. Membership in the local school organization is encouraged to allow greater involvement of parents in the education of their children. Parents are encouraged to communicate with the school in regard to the academic and social progress of their children and any concerns that may arise. If the classroom teacher is unable to address any concerns raised, the parent should discuss the matter with the school administrator (principal or vice-principal). District superintend- ents are available to discuss concerns with regard to individual schools if the problem cannot be resolved at the school level. 1 General information ENTRANCE AGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM ny child whose fourth birthday falls on or before December 31 may enter nursery at the A n the Winnipeg School Division, elementary opening of school in the fall of the same year. Any programs are defined as those programs child whose fifth birthday falls on or before I designed for students aged five to 11. The December 31 may enter kindergarten in the fall of elementary school program includes kindergarten that year, and any child whose sixth birthday falls to Grade 6. on or before December 31 may enter Grade 1. The K-6 program includes the following areas Where space is not available, the Superintendent of study: language arts (listening, reading, may refuse admission of a child to kindergarten and writing, speaking, viewing and representing), nursery until such time as room is available. mathematics, science, social studies, physical education, health, music and art. A second The presentation of a birth certificate or other language may be offered according to Division satisfactory proof of age is required of each child policy. upon admission to school. Instruction in basic French is offered in Grades Applicants for first admission to nursery, 4, 5, and 6 in most schools in the Division. kindergarten and Grade 1 should have a medical examination. SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAM NURSERY he Winnipeg School Division’s secondary Tprograms are offered to students in Grades 7-12. innipeg School Division offers a free The high school program requires 30 credits for Wnursery program for children who live graduation: four credits are required for language within the Division’s catchment area. Nursery arts; mathematics