PUBLICATIONS

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General

Strategic Directions, A Report to the Community — Fall 2007 We have recently adopted a new four-year strategic plan —Learning, Leadership and Community — A Focus For Our Future. In our most recent Report to the Community, we bring you highlights from our plan and the key goals and objectives we have set in order to achieve greater success for students, staff and the community in the years ahead.
More Schools, More Choices
This is an introductory, one-stop source for information on our elementary and secondary programs. More detailed information can be found by clicking on the links provided in the document or by reviewing our entire list of publications below.
2007 Report to the Community

Safe Schools - Reasons for Suspensions and Expulsions

2006-2010 Trustees

Continuing Education

Adult Educational Services
Child Care for ESL,LINC and LBS Programs
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Employment Preparation and Upgrading Program
Extra Curricular Creative Arts (ECCA)
General Interest Program (GI)
International Languages (IL)
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
Outdoor Education Centres
The Credit Program

Curriculum Services

General

Anti-racism and Ethnocultural Equity Education
CCEE Fact Sheet

Community Council for Ethnocultural Equity
Alternative Elementary Programs

Early Literacy Program
ESL and English Literacy Development (ELD)

ESL from Kindergarten to Grade 8
French as a Second Language Programs
Multigrade Classes
Pastoral Care in Secondary Schools

Regular English Program

Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education – Information for students and parents

Secondary School Cooperative Education Program

Family Reception Centre

Family Reception Centre Fact Sheet

Family Reception Centre Welcome Brouchure
French  Spanish  Chinese  Russian  Arabic  Farsi 

Family Reception Centre Guide to Understanding Brouchure
French  Spanish  Chinese  Russian  Arabic  Farsi 

Kindergarten

Welcome to Kindergarten — Assist Your Child’s Adjustment to School
Welcome to Kindergarten — Information for Parents

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program OYAP

OYAP — After High School Then What?
OYAP Secondary
Opening Doors Skills Connect – List of apprenticeship trades

Secondary Program Information

Community Involvement Notification and Activity Completion Sheet
Guidelines for Community Involvement
Community Involment Form
Secondary School Program information
2008 Secondary Coursebook

Enrolment Statistics

31 March 2007 Enrolment Report

ODA Annual Accessibility Plan for 2007-2008

If you have comments or suggestions concerning the ODA Annual Accessibility Plan for 2008–2009 , please contact the office of Dawn Paxton, Superintendent of Learning Support Services 613-596-8254 or e-mail Dawn Paxton

ODA Annual Accessibility Plan for 2008–2009

Preventative Behavioural Intervention Continuum
The purpose of this behavioural intervention continuum is to effectively manage behaviours of students in schools. The focus is on interventions that will elicit positive behaviour and assist staff members to prevent and if necessary de-escalate a crisis.

Public Consultation

Guiding Principles for Consultation

Research Guidelines and Application 2006-2007

English 4C Student Exemplar Handbook 2006
English 4U Student Exemplar Handbook 2006
EQAO Research Series 6- Parent information - Parental Involvement in Education
Grade 9 MPM 1D and MFM1P Exemplar booklet for Mathematics
The exemplar booklet is for students in these two Grade 9 Math courses as a guide to notation, terminology and presentation of reasoning.
Grade 11 MCR3U and MCF3M Exemplar Booklet for Mathematics (2005 Revised Edition) - The exemplar booklet is for students in these two Grade 11 Math courses in order to help them with the District-Wide Exams.
Research Guidelines and Application
Testing of Grade 8 Students in the Core and Immersion Programs
Testing of Grade 8 Students in the Core and Immersion Programs - Executive Summary

School Councils

School Councils

Special Education

See our section under Our Programs for complete information on our special education programs and services.
Special Education/Student Services Parent Guide — October 2006
Special Education Plan 2007-2008
New Policy SEA and SIP 2007-2008

Additional publications of interest

Flesh Eating Disease (Necrotizing fasciitis)
Peanut Butter-Less Lunch and Snack Ideas City of Ottawa fact sheet
SCHOOL BOARD PROGRESS REPORT on Policy/Program Memorandum No. 135
(Healthy Foods and Beverages in Elementary School Vending Machines) — July 2005