Live Stream of Construction of Sioux North High School (Sioux Lookout)
Our new high school (Sioux North High School) in Sioux Lookout is really taking shape! Save this link to watch the construction - https://www.youtube.com/embed/live_stream?channel=UCQGj4ntcdJSsaIpV4q1TA_A
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It's Time to Register for the KPDSB's Hockey Canada Skills Academies for the 2017-18 School Year!
It's time to register for the our popular Hockey Canada Skills Academies in Dryden/Vermilion Bay, Kenora/Sioux Narrows, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake/Ear Falls and Ignace!
Please click on the links below for registration information by area:
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Jack Talks Session in Kenora - Free Community Event on May 2, 2017 at 7:00pm
Please click here to view the event poster for our Jack Talks Session!
To recognize Children’s Mental Health Week, May 1-7th, we are hosting a Jack Talks session for all families in Kenora and the surrounding areas.
The session features young leaders who discuss how to identify a mental health crisis, how to seek help, and how to support a friend who may be struggling by sharing their own experiences.
Please join us at Beaver Brae on Tuesday, May 2, for this free community event.
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KPDSB students participating in provincial Skills Ontario Competition in Toronto
Media Release - May 2, 2017
14 students from the KPDSB traveled to Thunder Bay in early April to compete in the Skills Ontario Qualifying Competitions at Confederation College in Thunder Bay. Students from Beaver Brae, Dryden High and Queen Elizabeth represented the KPDSB and their schools by demonstrating their skills in culinary, small engines, carpentry, video production, and welding. It was the largest group of students to date to attend a Skills Ontario qualifier from the KPDSB.
All of our students, while up against tough competition from students across the region, placed in every area of the Skilled Trades qualifier. They each earned themselves a bid to the provincial competition currently underway in Toronto (May 1-3, 2017), where they are facing off against top competitors from across the province. Our students’ participation in Toronto also marks the largest group of qualifying students to ever attend a provincial competition for the KPDSB.
Richard Hodgkinson, Alternative Learning Lead for the KPDSB, said “Good luck to all of our students currently competing in the Skills Ontario Provincial Competition. Your dedication and passion has lead you to where you are today and we are very proud of your accomplishments.”
Hodgkinson continued, speaking to the importance of skilled trade opportunities for secondary students in the area “We want to prepare our secondary school’s youth for the highly-skilled economy of tomorrow. We offer multiple programs in all our secondary schools including Specialist High Skills Majors, School College Work Initiative Dual Credits, Cooperative Education, Peer Mentoring, and Ontario Youth Apprenticeship to help students engage, learn and develop their skills. These enable and empower all our youth, including females and Indigenous youth, to consider a career in the skilled trades and technologies. Through the Skills Ontario Competition, programs and our regular technology courses are just another way to help students decide their pathway when they graduate.”
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Keewatin-Patricia Announces Significant Changes to Administration Team, Completes System Restructuring
Media Release - May 10, 2017
Trustees met at Crolancia Public School in Pickle Lake on Tuesday, May 9, for a regular board meeting.
The May “Students Come First” presentation titled ‘Kids in the Kitchen and Athletic Education at Crolancia’ was received by Trustees. Staff members Amanda Pedalino and Kayla Blakney, accompanied by Crolancia students, shared some of the ways they are thinking outside the box to deliver athletic and extracurricular activities to their students. One example of this work is the partnership between Crolancia and Ignace Public School to allow both schools to participate in area sports tournaments. Students said being able to participate in different sports has encouraged them to be more active, improved their confidence, and provided opportunities for them to face and overcome challenges. Other examples include an after-school healthy eating cooking class provided through a partnership with the area Northwestern Health Unit where students learn about healthy eating options, safe food preparation and cooking skills.
Candice Kerkermeier, Children’s Mental Health Lead, presented the Children’s Mental Health Update. The KPDSB Mental Health and Addictions Strategy for the 2016-2017 school year is guided by three main goals; building organizational mental health and wellbeing, increasing mental health literacy, and changing classroom climate. The work around the strategy is vast, including training for all staff to become a trauma informed and proactive response Board, incorporating student voice through student mental health focus groups, identifying mental health champions in each school and office, conducting staff mental health needs assessments, and resource development to support staff. For more information and access to resources, please visit the recently developed Mental Health section on our website at *|SITE_URL|*pages/view/mental-health.
Superintendents Caryl Hron and Joan Kantola presented the KPDSB Administration and Business Report. The following appointments were announced for the 2017-2018 school year.
Dryden High School
- Principal – Richard Hodgkinson (currently KPDSB Adult and Alternative Education Administrator)
- Vice-Principal – Natasha Menard-Mousseau (currently central Teacher Diagnostician)
- Richard and Natasha will join current Vice-Principal Brad Bartlett as the administration team for DHS
New Prospect Public School (Dryden)
- Principal – Kelly Schollie (currently Principal of Lillian Berg Public School in Vermilion Bay)
- Vice-Principal – Ryan Graham (currently acting Vice-Principal at Dryden High School)
Open Roads Public School (Dryden)
- Principal – Tanis Oberg (currently Principal of New Prospect Public School)
- Vice-Principal – Teri Jackson (currently Vice-Principal of New Prospect Public School)
Lillian Berg Public School
- Principal – Humberto Pacheco (currently central Technology and Assistive Technology Administrator)
Sioux Mountain Public School (Sioux Lookout)
- Principal of Sioux Mountain and KPDSB Adult and Alternative Education – Steve Poling (currently Co-Administrator of Sioux Mountain Public School)
- Vice-Principal – Barb Van Diest (currently Vice-Principal of Ear Falls Public School)
- Vice-Principal - Andy Schardt Sioux Mountain & Queen Elizabeth District High School K-12 Transition (currently Co-Administrator of Sioux Mountain Public School)
Ear Falls Public School
- Vice-Principal – Doris St. Jules (currently Vice-Principal of Golden Learning Centre in Balmertown)
Evergreen Public School (Kenora)
- Principal – Shannon Bailey (currently acting Principal of Evergreen Public School)
Ignace Public School
- Vice-Principal – Adele Bernaudo-Marth (currently acting Vice-Principal of Ignace Public School)
System Administrator Support
- Safe and Supportive Schools (Kenora) – Gayle Mutrie (currently Vice-Principal of King George VI Public School in Kenora)
- Teacher Diagnostician and Special Equipment Amount (Dryden) –Syrena Lalonde (currently Principal of Open Roads Public School in Dryden)
Sean Monteith, Director of Education, said “With the appointment of our new Superintendent of Business and with the multiple school administration appointments and assignments, the reorganization of Keewatin-Patricia District School Board’s organizational structure is now complete. After two years of careful planning and strategic conversations, our schools and students are well placed for success looking ahead.”
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