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Ontario eLearning Consortium Recognizes GECDSB's Peter Phinney

The Ontario eLearning Consortium is made up of 55 school boards across the province. The OeLC hosted their Field Operations meeting last week in Ottawa, where they presented the GECDSB's Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching Contact, Peter Phinney, with an award for Technological Development in eLearning. 

The OeLC had the following to say regarding Peter's work on the D2L platform, "Peter's incredible development work with the Brightspace API (Application Programming Interface) is worthy of a...

Kennedy and Massey Muslim Student Associations Raise Funds for United Way

Charity is one of the Muslim principles during the holy month of Ramadan. In 2022 students from Vincent Massey’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) raised $5,500 for the Windsor Downtown Mission. This year, the group partnered with the MSA from W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Institute to expand the initiative and continue to spread good will, giving back to the Windsor-Essex community.

KCI secondary teacher, Abdul Merhi, noted that Kennedy students were inspired by the work being done by the Massey MSA...

Health and Safety Week at the GECDSB

To some, occupational health and safety is a sombre subject, but it had its moment in the sun during a celebration at W.F. Herman Academy. The special day was proclaimed in order to raise awareness about the importance of physical and mental health and safety in the workplace.

The GECDSB’s enthusiastic Health and Safety Officer, Tim Lauzon, addressed the gathering of students, staff, senior administration, Trustees and special guests, “This event provides us with the opportunity to further...

Staff Appreciation Week 2023

This week, we are going to celebrate what makes the Greater Essex County District School Board great.

Employee Appreciation Week is an opportunity to salute one another for everything we do to help young people succeed. Everyone has an important role to play, and education is the most honourable occupation;  all of us should be proud of and fulfilled by our choice of careers. Of course, our jobs are not without difficulties and disappointments. We are always adapting and overcoming the obstacles...

Apply for the GECDSB Audit Committee

The Greater Essex County District School Board is seeking one (1) community member with financial expertise and business knowledge to serve on its Audit Committee for a three-year term retroactively effective January 1, 2023.

The Audit Committee is comprised of three (3) Trustees and two (2) independent members drawn from the community at large. The primary role of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its duties related to governance and oversight. The duties of...