Simcoe County District School Board
Allegations of Unpatriotic Actions : (06/10/2024) Current Director of Education John Dance has recently been under scrutiny for his decision to remove the Canadian National Flag from all schools in the Simcoe County District School Board (116 in total) and raise another flag in its place. Despite multiple news articles from local stations stating the upset in the community[1] as well as students [2]in the schools, he has yet to respond and continues with the unpatriotic mandate of the flags removal.
The first occurrence of the Canadian flag being replaced was in June of 2023. When questioned about the decision, The Simcoe County District School Board sited the reason to be they were following the recommendation of the Canadian Legion.* The previous year the Royal Canadian Legion reminded the school board of Canada's National Flag protocol as there were multiple flags being flown on the same poles out front of schools. (The National Flag always be flown on its own flagpole, with the sleeve nearest to the pole. The canton should be placed in the position nearest the top of the flagpole or mast. It is improper to fly the National Flag with another flag, of any type, on the same flagpole). In response to this the following year, all of the schools with in Simcoe County District School Board, as mandated by Director John Dance, then removed the Canadian Flag all together in favour of another flag.* Although the majority of the community response has been to return the Canadian flag to the schools, Director John Dance still has yet to acknowledge or respond to the outrage.[3]
Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) | |
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Location | |
Simcoe County, Ontario
Canada | |
Coordinates | 44°26′47″N 79°44′55″W / 44.44642°N 79.74853°W |
District information | |
Motto | Your Future... Our Priority |
Chair of the board | Jodi Lloyd |
Director of education | John Dance |
Schools | 116 (14 Secondary, 87 Elementary, 9 Alternative Secondary, 6 Learning Centres) |
Budget | CA$508.7 million (2011-12) |
Students and staff | |
Students | 50,000 (approx.) |
Staff | 6,000+ |
Other information | |
Elected trustees |
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Website | Official website |
Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 17 and Simcoe County Board Of Education prior to 1999[4]) is an Ontario, Canada, English speaking public school board, serving Simcoe County. The schools and learning centres are branched throughout 4,800 square kilometres in Simcoe County.[5] This Central Ontario setting is bordered by the Holland Marsh in the south, the Trent-Severn Waterway in the east, Grey County in the west and Muskoka in the north.[5]
Staff and students[edit]
The SCDSB currently has over 50,000 students in 87 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools, 9 alternative secondary schools and 6 adult learning centres.[6] The SCDSB also employs over 6,000 employees.[5]
Budget[edit]
The SCDSB is funded by the Ministry of Education for the province of Ontario. Funding for the year ending August 2012 totals some $508,762,274. This is broken down by 18 major funding lines including Pupil Foundation Grant (252.5 M), School Foundation Grant (34.4 M), Special Education Grant (66.7 M), Language Grant (6.5 M), FNMI Grant (1.2 M), Learning Opportunities Grant (4.0 M), Safe School Supplement (0.9 M), Program Enhancement Grant (1.0 M), Continuing Education Grant (2.6 M), Cost Adjustment/ Teacher Qualifications (38.8 M), Student Transportation Grant (18.8 M), Declining Enrolment Adjustment (2.6 M), School Board Administration and Governance (13.1 M), School Operations Allocation (44.7 M), School Renewal Allocation (6.7), Interest Expense (11.8 M), Non-Permanently Financed Capital Debt (2.0 M). These amounts are further broken down by the Ministry of Education, many with restrictions on their use, and others that are locally managed. Funding for the 2012–13 school year is projected to be approximately 2.4 million dollars less than 2011–12, due to the province's focus on containing costs in order to address a 16 billion dollar deficit. Unlike all other levels of government, school boards are not allowed to maintain any long term operational deficits.
High school rankings[edit]
Secondary school Fraser Institute provincial rankings as of 2019,[7] and enrollments as of 2022 are as follows:.
Name | Location | Enrollment | 1-year ranking of 739 | 5-year ranking of 630 |
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Banting Memorial High School | Alliston | 1,464[8] | 440 | 265 |
Barrie North Collegiate Institute | Barrie | 1,097[9] | 391 | 335 |
Bear Creek Secondary School | Barrie | 1,550[10] | 420 | 354 |
Bradford District High School | Bradford | 1,220[11] | 149 | 228 |
Collingwood Collegiate Institute | Collingwood | 1,399[12] | 180 | 303 |
Eastview Secondary School | Barrie | 1,265[13] | 440 | 352 |
Elmvale District High School | Springwater | 411[14] | 406 | 457 |
Georgian Bay District Secondary School | Midland | 881[15] | 620 | NA |
Innisdale Secondary School | Barrie | 1,624[16] | 440 | 352 |
Maple Ridge Secondary School | Barrie | NA[17] | NA | NA |
Nantyr Shores Secondary School | Innisfil | 1,224[18] | 530 | 427 |
Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School | Angus | 682[19] | 542 | 442 |
Orillia Secondary School | Orillia | 1,147[20] | 261 | N/A |
Stayner Collegiate Institute | Clearview | 314[21] | 687 | 564 |
Twin Lakes Secondary School | Orillia | 766[22] | 642 | 531 |
Former secondary schools[edit]
Barrie Central Collegiate Institute, founded in 1843, closed in 2016.[23]
Park Street Collegiate, closed in 2015.
Orillia District Collegiate Vocational Institute, closed in 2015.
Penetanguishene Secondary School, opened in 1966, closed in 2016.
Schools[edit]
See also[edit]
- Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
- List of school districts in Ontario
- List of high schools in Ontario
References[edit]
- ^ "Pride flag replaces Canadian flag at Simcoe County public schools, sparking debate". Barrie. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Pride flag at Orillia school doing 'more harm than good'". OrilliaMatters.com. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Cooper, Rob (Friday June 7 2024). "Pride flag replaces Canadian flag at Simcoe County public schools, sparking debate". CTV NEWS. pp. 1–1. Retrieved June 7 2024.
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(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "About Us". SCDSB. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "School Search - Simcoe County District School Board". www.scdsb.on.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Peter Cowley; Joel Emes (2020). "Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2020" (PDF). School Rankings. Fraser Institute. pp. 51, 57–58. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Banting Memorial High School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Barrie North Collegiate. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Bear Creek Secondary School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Bradford District High School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Collingwood Collegiate Institute (CCI). Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Eastview Secondary School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Elmvale District High School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Georgian Bay District Secondary School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Innisdale Secondary School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Maple Ridge Secondary School". Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "About Us". Nantyr Shores Secondary School]. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Orillia Secondary School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Stayner Collegiate Institute. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "About us". Twin Lakes Secondary School. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ Shane MacDonald (June 1, 2017). "School's out forever at some Simcoe County schools". Alliston Herald. Retrieved June 15, 2020.