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School Bus Drivers Wanted! Want to make a difference in your community? Interested in driving a school bus? Local school bus operators are seeking qualified applicants to ensure delivery of students throughout Durham Region to school safely and on-time each and every day. The work involves approximately two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon.

Jul 06, 2020

Providing Food to Local Families in a Time of Need DDSB and Student Nutrition Ontario Central East donate approximately 3,400 food items to Durham families, and Sinclair SS collects 2,978 lbs of food for Feed the Need “As the Province of Ontario continues to take precautionary measures to keep us all safe, many of our Durham District School Board (DDSB) students and families were feeling the effects of school closures,” explains Stacey Lepine-Fisher, Senior Manager of Early Years, Poverty Strategy and Partnership Development at the DDSB. The DDSB regularly receives food supplies for their schools’ breakfast and nutrition programs from Student Nutrition Ontario Central East (SNOCE).

Jun 29, 2020

New Surveys Available for DDSB Students and Families (updated Monday, June 29, 2020) As we plan for the re-opening of schools this fall, the Durham District School Board (DDSB) is soliciting feedback to help inform our approach. While much of the structure of learning and school operations will be directed by the Ministry of Education and public health officials, we have created two surveys to seek the feedback of students and parents/guardians on the re-opening of schools.

Jun 25, 2020

Uxbridge PS Stays Connected with Screencastify Lessons and Music Monday Uxbridge PS teacher and students share their Distance Learning experiences The Durham District School Board (DDSB) started Distance Learning on April 6th, as a result of schools being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators and students have had to adjust quickly to teaching and learning at home.

Jun 22, 2020

Durham Hairstyling Academy excels using video and YouTube Durham Hairstyling Academy instructor and student share their experiences using Distance Learning The Durham District School Board (DDSB) started Distance Learning on April 6th, as a result of schools being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators and students have had to adjust quickly to teaching and learning at home.

Jun 11, 2020

Provincial COVID-19 Testing Update The province released its COVID-19 testing plan, Protecting Ontarians Through Enhanced Testing. Ontario’s testing guidance now indicates that you should visit an assessment centre if you: have at least one of the symptoms of COVID-19 do not have symptoms but are concerned you might have been exposed do not have symptoms but think you are at risk through your employment (for example, if you are an essential or health care worker) would like to be tested To support Ontarians who have identified the need to get tested, as of May 24, 2020, people will no longer need a referral to go to any of the more than 130 assessment centres across Ontario for testing.

Jun 05, 2020

DDSB Rolls Out Plan for Retrieval of Student Belongings Durham District School Board (DDSB) schools are coordinating the retrieval of personal belongings for up to 70,000 students over the next few weeks. School principals are contacting families directly to organize the retrieval process that officially starts today, Wednesday June 3, and runs through to Friday June 26.

Jun 03, 2020

Statement on Anti-Black Racism Over the last week, we have been reminded of the impact that anti-Black racism has on individuals and communities - both here at home and in the United States. We recognize that community members are experiencing forms of racism, oppression, injustice and trauma every day.

Jun 01, 2020

DDSB Student Trustee Receives Schulich Leader Scholarship Tyler West from Brock High School is awarded the largest Canadian STEM scholarship Durham District School Board (DDSB) is proud to announce that our Student Trustee Tyler West has been awarded the Schulich Leader Scholarship, as he enters the Mechatronics Engineering Program at the University of Waterloo, this fall. West currently attends Brock High School in Cannington and he is the first student from the school to receive this honour.

May 25, 2020

COVID-19: DDSB Updates and Community Connections COVID-19: DDSB Updates, Community Connections and FAQ'sAs of April 26th, the Ministry of Education announced that all publicly funded schools in Ontario, including the Durham District School Board will remain closed until May 31, 2020, in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Important Notice Regarding DDSB Playground Equipment The safety and well-being of our students, staff and school communities is our top priority at the Durham District School Board (DDSB).

May 16, 2020