The latest Education stories from Lindsay and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Trillium Lakelands District School Board's director of education, Wes Hahn, promised parents, staff and students a full report on June 8 that will detail what the next school year will look like. Hahn said he wants all stakeholders to know sooner than later what will be going on regarding instructional models in September.
Fleming College has started accepting applications for Ontario’s new accelerated training program for Personal Support Workers (PSWs) at Lindsay's Frost Campus of Fleming College. The program is part of the Ontario government’s $115 million investment to train up to 8,200 new PSWs as part of the governments’ overall strategy to hire 27,000 new nurses, PSWs, and other health professionals within the next few years, according to a media release.
With planning for the 2021-2022 school year in full swing at the Trillium Lakelands District School Board, parents are being asked whether they would like their students in brick and mortar schools or virtual classrooms for the upcoming school year. Those decisions will go a long way to determining staffing and structures for 2021-2022.
The Ministry of Education will provide nearly $26 billion to all school boards for the coming year -- but it's an amount that barely keeps pace with inflation.
