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(Aug 2021) Accidents can and do happen! Each year, many families spend thousands of dollars when their children are injured at school, on field trips, while participating in non-school activities, or at home. Our School Board does not provide accident insurance coverage for student injuries that occur on school property or during school activities, including extracurricular sports. (Please read more...)

(September 8, 2021) Algoma District School Board will post information if there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 that involves a student or a staff member in a school setting.
If individuals are identified as close contact of a case in a school setting, Public Health will contact them/their parent or guardian directly and provide direction. In the interests of privacy, information provided to school communities will not identify the student or staff member that has received a positive COVID-19 test. (Read more...)

At the Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Board Meeting, the Algoma District School Board (ADSB) approved a total budget for expenditures and revenue for the 2021-22 budget year in the amount of $169,202,981. (Read more...)

The recent confirmation of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan and other unmarked grave discoveries at residential school sites across Canada over the past few weeks, have brought attention to the legacy and traumatic impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities. (Read more...)

The vaccine rollout across the province has accelerated in the last few weeks with first dose vaccinations. In Algoma, almost 65% of adults aged 18 and older have received at least one dose and over 55% for all Algoma residents of all ages. Algoma Public Health continues to work with partners across Algoma to offer vaccination to those aged 12 and older. As vaccine continues to arrive, more clinics will be made available across our region.

(January 20, 2021) Mental health and well-being are priorities of the Algoma District School Board (ADSB), especially as the Board navigates through the Covid-19 pandemic. Superintendent Brent Vallee provided an update on ADSB Mental Health Initiatives at the ADSB Regular Board Meeting on January 19, 2021.

(September 2, 2020) On March 13, 2020, schools across Ontario closed their doors without us knowing when they would reopen. Almost six months later, school doors are beginning to re-open to welcome students back for the 2020-2021 school year. These last 25 weeks have been marked with uncertainty, personal and economic sacrifice… and ultimately, with success in flattening the curve of the first wave of COVID-19 in our area.

Highlights Newsletter from our latest ADSB's Regular Board Meeting

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