Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board
| Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board WECDSB | |
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| Location | |
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1325 California Avenue, Windsor, Ontario Windsor, and all municipalities of Essex County, Ontario Canada | |
| Coordinates | 42°17′39″N 83°03′24″W / 42.294199°N 83.056784°WCoordinates: 42°17′39″N 83°03′24″W / 42.294199°N 83.056784°W |
| District information | |
| Superintendent |
Cathy Geml, Associate Director, Superintendent of Education; Learning Support Services Mario Iatonna, Superintendent of Business Jamie Bumbacco, Superintendent of Education; Human Resources |
| Chair of the board | Fred Alexander |
| Director of education | Paul Picard |
| Schools | 46 (37 elementary, 9 secondary) |
| Budget | CA$235.3 million million (2009-2010) |
| District ID | B67024 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 23,000 (projected 2010-2011) |
| Other information | |
| Elected trustees |
Fred Alexander (chair) Mary DiMenna (vice-chair) Joan Courtney Barbara Holland Chris Janisse Frank Favot John Macri Bernie Mastromattei Lisa Soulliere |
| Student trustees |
Valere Gaspard Kyla Dumlao |
| Website |
www |
The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board (WECDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board of Education No. 37 prior to 1999[1]) is the separate school board that oversees Catholic education in Windsor and the surrounding County of Essex, in Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in the Windsor Essex Catholic Education Centre in Windsor.[2] It provides administration to a total of 50 schools which provide classes from kindergarten to grade 12, where Catholic teachings permeate all areas of the curriculum.
The board was created in 1998 from the merger of the Windsor Separate School Board (WSSB) and the Essex County Separate School Board (ECSSB) as the anglophone and francophone separate school boards.
Overview
The board's budget, spending and activities are directed by trustees who are elected for four-year terms, coincident with municipal elections in Ontario. Five trustees are elected to represent sections of Windsor, and four represent areas of the County. Two student trustees are also elected through by-elections of the Student Senate to represent the student body, and the clergy is also represented through a Board Chaplain.
Schools
In the 2009-2010 school year, the WECDSB administered 37 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools.
The secondary schools are:
- Assumption College School in Windsor
- Cardinal Carter Catholic High School in Leamington
- Catholic Central High School in Windsor
- F. J. Brennan Catholic High School in Windsor
- Holy Names High School in Windsor
- St. Anne Catholic High School formerly in Tecumseh, now in Lakeshore
- St. Joseph's Catholic High School in Windsor
- St. Michael's Alternative High School with one campus in Essex, and two campuses in Windsor
- St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School in LaSalle
The Elementary Schools are:
- Christ the King
- H.J. Lassaline
- Holy Cross
- Holy Name
- Immaculate Conception
- L. A. Desmarais
- Notre Dame
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Our Lady of the Annunciation
- Queen of Peace
- Sacred Heart
- St. André (French Immersion)
- St. Angela
- St. Anne (French Immersion)
- St. Anthony
- St. Bernard (Amherstburg)
- St. Bernard (Windsor)
- St. Christopher
- St. Gabriel
- St. James
- St. John
- St. John de Brebeuf
- St. John the Baptist
- St. John the Evangelist
- St. John Vianney
- St. Joseph
- St. Jules
- St. Louis
- St. Mary
- St. Peter
- St. Pius X
- St. Rose
- St. Theresa
- St. William
- Stella Maris
- W J Langlois
Provincial Supervision
Citing financial, labour and organizational issues, the Ontario Ministry of Education appointed a Supervisor (similar to the Emergency Managers in the State of Michigan) to help the struggling school system with its fiscal and organizational problems.[3] The Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board has been in financial disarray for years. It is currently the only school board in Ontario to have an accumulated deficit. And, according to the province, has repeatedly failed to present a balanced budget, which is a violation of the Education Act. The Government of Ontario appointed a supervisor to oversee the financial management and administration of the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board for an indefinite period of time. The province made the move just hours after a report by an independent auditor made the recommendation. According to the Ministry of Education, the supervisor will return the board to fiscal sustainability, ensure there are no labour disruptions in the coming year and to put the best interests of students first. Norbert Hartmann has been appointed under the Education Act, effective Sept. 4, 2012. Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten said immediately after the appointment that Hartmann's appointment is open ended and that Hartmann will stay as long as needed.[4]
See also
- Greater Essex County District School Board
- Conseil scolaire catholique Providence
- List of school districts in Ontario
- List of high schools in Ontario
References
- ↑ "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "Home." Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. Retrieved on December 7, 2012. "Windsor Essex Catholic Education Centre | 1325 California Ave. | Windsor, Ontario, Canada "
- ↑ Ontario appoints supervisor for Catholic board
- ↑ Ombudsman can now investigate Catholic board