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Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 2 Apr 2020     Directors of education for local school boards discuss their lack of surprise over the extension of school closures and what has been done to support students and their education during this time.

Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 24 Sep 2020     TLDSB is waiting on a handful of companies who are now booked into next year to make any real changes to the board's heating and cooling systems - making the government's eight week deadline all but impossible to follow.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 1 Jun 2020     Students submitted more than 750 responses to a survey by the local public school board asking them how the board could improve online learning and the usefulness of the learning platforms provided. While principals discussed plans for graduations, there were no proms for 2020 graduates.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 27 Mar 2020     Larry Hope, director of education with Trillium Lakelands District School Board urged parents to focus on the family's health and well-being and not worry about the rest of their child's education this school year.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 14 Sep 2020     Across the Kawarthas, morning school bells have been going off as usual. In this story, find out what a parent and Omemee crossing guard have to say about the anxious return to class amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 14 Sep 2020     If it wasn't for the fact that everyone is wearing a mask and the COVID-19 caution signs, St. John Paul Catholic Elementary School principal Tammy Rutter would swear it was just the start of another school year.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 14 Mar 2020     In response to closing public schools until April 5, the Trillium Lakelands District School Board prepared a Q and A to help parents, students, and community members answer their questions.

Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 1 Jun 2020     The local public school board moved to give limited access to schools for staff and students starting June 1, 2020. This allowed students to retrieve personal belongings left behind in classrooms, lockers, and cubbies when schools closed in March due to the pandemic. Teachers who found it difficult to teach ...

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 16 Apr 2020     Shedden, Communications Manager with Trillium Lakelands, and Armstrong, math and chemistry Teacher with St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic SS, share their work from home experiences.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 16 Apr 2020     Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 997 said members were surveyed with a request that anyone interested in assisting local hospitals to put their name forward so they can be contacted if there is a need.

    Local school board and Fleming College donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to Ross Memorial Hospital during worldwide shortage.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 19 Mar 2020     Kawartha Lakes parents scrambled to find childcare options for after March Break with all schools and public childcare options closed due to COVID-19 and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes having closed until April 5.

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 28 Jan 2021     Some local students recently glided to the top spot, receiving gold, silver and bronze medals at the Skills Ontario Paper Glider Competition. According to Trillium Lakelands District School Board, TLDSB, Skills Ontario offers a variety of opportunities for students to demonstrate creativity, skills, and knowledge of the skilled trades. When ...

Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 28 Jan 2021     At a recent TLDSB board meeting, Director of Education Wes Hahn said that the board would soon be looking for feedback from as many stakeholders as possible to determine the next five-year plan. The report from the director also stated that the octomester system worked well with a solid credit ...

Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 26 Aug 2020     The local public school board presented their plan for the secondary school day, which changed from the first planned quadmesters to octmesters, a blocked semester of one class for the full day for 22 days. The school board also voted for mandatory masks for all students K-12.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 10 Nov 2020     New public school board fund "Feed All Four" takes aim at student wellness during the pandemic and is designed for staff to support student well-being and support families who are currently struggling because of the pandemic. This fund is an extension of efforts by schools to aid families in need ...

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 14 Jul 2020     The local public school board prepared three scenarios for in-person, remote and modified school days for the return to school on September 8, 2020. The board hosted two opportunities for parents, staff, and students to provide input regarding their distance learning experiences and concerns for September reopening. Key themes emphasized ...

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 10 Jul 2020     The local school board planned to spend more than $2 billion to boost access to technology for students. Students would have individual laptops through their school years instead of constantly changing machines.

Lindsay Advocate, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 3 Feb 2021     In an effort to keep schools safe from COVID-19, the Ontario government invested an additional $381 million provided by the federal Safe Return to Class Fund. This funding was used to improve air quality and ventilation in schools, support online learning, promote student mental health and hire more staff.

Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 9 Feb 2021     Discussions around whether or not the Ministry of Education would allow March Break to continue as normal or cancel it or delay it in order to reduce the potential for traveling. The local health unit was for delaying March Break. Union presidents, principals and vice-principals were for continuing March Break ...