At the Special Board Meeting held on July 29, 2020, the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) approved the 2020-2021 Budget Estimates in the amount of $353,884,299. On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the Ministry of Education announced the approval for funding for the new Milton #3 Catholic Secondary School and the Milton #10 Catholic Elementary School. Revisions to the 2020-2021 proposed School Year Calendar, approved by our Board of Trustees at the Special Board Meeting held on July 8th, have now received final approval from the Ministry of Education.
We are pleased to announce that Calvyn Siong, a graduating student of the IB Programme for the 2019-20 school year, scored an impressive 42 out of 45 possible points in his studies! In July, 2020, Camillo Cipriano accepted a position as Director of Education with the Niagara Catholic District School Board. In July, 2020, Toni Pinelli, Superintendent of Education (School Services), announced her intent to retire on August 31, 2020. The Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) is honouring 31 staff members who have served the Board for 25 years, and 61 members of staff who have retired by the end of the 2019-2020 school year. As the 2019-2020 school year comes to an end, I wanted to wish all in our HCDSB community a great summer. HCDSB is thrilled to announce this year’s recipients of the Governor General Bronze Medal, awarded to the graduating student with the highest average from each secondary school.
Grade 12 student Nicholas Rampertab from Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School was named as a recipient of the 2020 TD Scholarship for Community Leadership. In June, 2020, Anna Prkacin, Superintendent of Education (Curriculum Services), announced her intent to retire on July 31, 2020. Educational Assistants at HCDSB were busy during distance learning, dedicating their time to meeting the needs of our students! On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the Halton Catholic District School Board unanimously approved St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary School as the new name for the JV school community. National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions that First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples have made to the foundation of our nation.
Do you have a child with special education needs in Grades 3-12+? Are you interested in having your child participate in summer learning? Schanze Sial from Bishop Reding Catholic Secondary School was selected for a prestigious NASA internship! May 31 to June 6, 2020 is National AccessAbility Week in Canada. Congratulations to Sulaiman Alshami from Bishop Reding Catholic Secondary School and Alexis Pereira from Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Elementary School for placing 3rd in this year’s COSTI Refugees & Human Rights Child & Youth Poetry Contest. A statement from our Director of Education, Pat Daly, on our HCDSB commitment to creating safe, welcoming and inclusive school communities. June is Portuguese Heritage Month in Canada.
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