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KFL&A Public Health, local school boards share update on screening protocols

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, COVID-19, COVID-19 screening, KFL&A Public Health, Limestone District School Board, school boards, school protocols

A KFL&A Public Health update released today, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, aims to help parents, guardians and school staff address

ALCDSB updates parents on commitment to student safety

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, COVID-19, COVID-19 update, David DeSantis, letter to parents, Public Health guidelines, website updates

The Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) is reminding families that vigilance is critical in preventing community spread of

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Letter: Thank you to LDSB for consistent masking approach

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, face masks, Kindergarten, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Krishna Burra, letter, Limestone District School Board, masking policies, pandemic, Primary students, teachers, universal masking policy

The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of

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Four major Ontario teachers’ unions taking legal action against provincial government

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, coronavirus, COVID-19, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), formal appeals, health and safety, Kingston, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, Return to School Plan, safety measures

The four largest teacher and education worker unions in the province is filing formal appeals with the Ontario Labour Relations

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ETFO President says teachers nervous about school reopening

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, back to school, chief medical officer, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. David Williams, education, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), ETFO, health and safety, kids, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone Branch, Limestone District School Board, Limestone local, mandatory mask mandate, masking policies, masks at elementary schools, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, pandemic, physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, President Jane Roberts, school, teachers

The President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) local branch says teachers are apprehensive heading into the school

ALCDSB extends mandatory mask requirements to include grades K-3

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Board of Trustees, education, mandatory mask mandate

The Board of Trustees for the Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) approved two motions at a special meeting,

Elementary Virtual School created for ALCDSB remote learners

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, elementary school, remote learning, virtual school

After data from the Return to School Survey suggested that 10 per cent of families in the Algonquin and Lakeshore

Campus Education Military News

Cadets kick off RMC school year successfully despite obstacles

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Forces badge, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Colonel Corinna Heilman, computer network, coronavirus, COVID-19, cyber attack, first-year students, in-person classes, in-person learning, Kingston, Memorial Arch, military training, naval cadets, new cadets, officer cadets, online course delivery, pandemic., physical activity, physical distancing, recruits, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), social media

It may be entirely different than most starts to the school year, but the cadets at the Royal Military College

Ministry of Education orders last-minute change to high school calendar

August 26, 2020August 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, Krishna Burra, Limestone District School Board, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, octomester, school board, secondary school calendar

Local school boards have learned of a last-minute, major change to the secondary school calendar. According to a communication from

Local boards readying as majority of students opt for in-class learning

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, back to school, class sizes, COVID-19, covid-19 outbreak, COVID-19 pandemic, Kingston, Krishna Burra, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, Ministry of Education, outbreak

Kingston’s two largest school boards report that 90 per cent of their students will return for in-class learning this fall.

Survey says 90% of ALCDSB students will be attending school in person

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Return to School Plan, Return to School Survey, survey results

The Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board has released the feedback from their Return to School Survey, which closed last

Updated Return to School Plan for ALCDSB includes staggered entry for students

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, back to school details, in-person learning, remote learning, Return to School Plan

The Algonquin Lakeshore District Catholic School Board (ALCDSB) has released an updated Return to School Plan. Updated information includes revised

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