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Media Contact:
Shawn McKillop
Manager of Communications and Community Relations
Phone: 519-756-6301 ext. 281147
Cell: 905-978-1417
Email: shawn.mckillop@granderie.ca
Facts about Grand Erie
Schools currently offering Full-Day Kindergarten and enrolment numbers: Bellview Public: 65, Caledonia Centennial: 39, Central: 37, Dunnville Central: 26, Elgin Avenue: 64, Graham Bell Victoria: 44, J.L Mitchener Public School: 35, Jarvis Public School: 51, King George: 75, Langton Public: 49, Lansdowne-Costain Public School: 41, Major Ballachey: 46, Prince Charles: 53
Full Day JK/SK Total Enrolment : 625
Percentage of Primary Classes at 20 or fewer: 90.4%
Solar Panels Installed: 9
Resurfaced walkways, playgrounds and driveways: 7
Total school organizations: 77
Total number of buildings: Elementary: 63, Secondary: 16
Total number of students:
Elementary Full-time Equivalent: 16,225 Head Count – 17,531
Secondary Full-Time Equivalent: 10,090.5 Head Count – 10,227
Total number of staff (Full-time equivalent):
Instructional staff - 1825
Non-instructional staff - 883.65 Total: 2,708.65
Students enrolled in French programs: Elementary Core – 8836
Elementary Immersion – 781 Secondary Core – 2,224
Secondary Immersion – 635 pupil credits
Students traveling by bus: 12,478
Number of GEDSB students who have self-identified as First Nation, Metis, Inuit students: 439
Number of Six Nations tuition agreement students: 627
Special Education students: 5,562
Special Education students with exceptionality: 2,293
Percentage of learners whose first language spoken at home is other than English or French: 2%
Number of students who speak another language other than English or French: 667
Percentage of students enrolled in Grade 11 achieved 16 credits by the end of their Grade 10 year: 61%
Calendar of Events
Grand Erie District School Board is dedicated to advancing a unified social vision for the communities within its jurisdiction that promotes equality, diversity and community. With an increasing diverse population throughout the Grand Erie district, staff, students and their families reflect a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
The Board’s 2012-13 Days of Significance is a collection of significant faith days, national or international days of observation, cultural days and commercial days.
To view the calendar, click here.
Media Releases
Communication Audit
Grand Erie District School Board is committed to improve and expand our ongoing communication with students, parents, staff, and the community so that we can work collaboratively to provide the best education possible. This commitment is outlined in our Multi-Year Plan under the area of Engagement.
To effectively and efficiently meet this goal, the Board in 2011-12 engaged the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) to conduct a communication audit. The audit assessed the Board’s communication, public relations, and engagement efforts and provided recommendations to improve and enhance internal and external communication.
To view the communication audit, click here.
Communications and Community Relations Department
The Communications and Community Relations department strives to collaborate with other departments and schools to achieve Grand Erie’s mission, belief, vision, and values, promote the Board’s visual identity and brand, encourage partnerships and share the many successes celebrated through the Multi-Year Plan.
Responsibilities
• Media relations
• Strategic planning and communications
• Issue and crisis management
• Client services
• Board and school website, graphic design and multi-media
• Mailroom and printing services
• Media Centre
• Board’s event and days of significance calendar
• Front-line customer service and switchboard at the Education Centre
• Promote internal communications
• And much more!