January 10, 2011: In January each year, the Halton District School Board establishes a committee to develop the following year’s school calendar. This involves determining dates for Professional Activity days (PA Days) and Ministry of Education/Board designated holidays.

The committee has started its work on the 2011-2012 school year calendar and would like community input regarding the December 2011 holiday break.

In an effort to gather community input in a timely manner, the Board is asking parents/guardians to respond to this survey by Friday, January 21, 2011. The survey is located on the homepage of the Board website at www.hdsb.ca.

Listed below are the three options, please choose one: 

1. Early Dismissal option: The last day of school before the December holiday would be on Friday, December 16, 2011 and students would return to school on Monday, January 2, 2012. 

2. Late Dismissal option: The last day of school before the December holiday would be on Friday, December 23, 2011 and students would return to school on Monday, January 9, 2012.

3. Split Week option: The last day of school before the December holiday would be on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 and students would return to school on Thursday, January 5, 2012.

The Board appreciates the opinion of parents and looks forward to their feedback.



For additional information, contact:
      Ruth Peden, Associate Director (Acting)
      Halton District School Board
      (905) 335-3663, Toll free: 1 877 618-3456