One of Thames Valley’s top information technology leaders has been appointed to the Ontario government's Expert Panel on Cybersecurity created recently to find ways to prevent attacks on public sector information systems.
“Cybersecurity has become an important issue for public sector bodies that collect and use personal information,” said Carolyn Glaser, Thames Valley’s Information Technology Services Manager, who will join the 10-member panel of experts...
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The Thames Valley District School Board, along with the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), is working to raise civic awareness among our students by observing Local Government Week, October 19-23.
School board trustees are the oldest form of elected representation in Ontario. Since 1807, generations of community-minded citizens have made decisions on behalf of local, publicly funded schools, building the foundation of today’s public...
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Thames Valley will be making important scheduling changes for in-school secondary students to provide fewer consecutive days without face-to-face instruction and allow students to end their school day when they break for lunch. On November 17, at the start of Quadmester 2, Cohorts A and B will attend in-person classes every other day. “Students will be able to connect with their teachers more frequently – reducing the consecutive days students are out of the classroom,”...
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Thames Valley will launch an extensive review of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program as part of the Board’s ongoing examination of practices that may result in barriers to equity and inclusion and perpetuate systemic inequalities.
This trauma-informed review will allow an important opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of ways in which the presence of SROs may trigger anxieties among Black, Indigenous and persons of colour.
“This...
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Thames Valley District School Board Education Director Mark Fisher and Middlesex-London Medical Officer of Health Dr. Chris Mackie held a joint media briefing regarding the COVID-19 case at H.B. Beal Secondary School. The briefing may be viewed below.


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