August 30, 2010: The Halton District School Board is ready for the start of another exciting and busy year as 38,226 elementary and 17,337 secondary students prepare to arrive at their designated school for their first day of learning on Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
The new school year also marks the appointment of new Director of Education David Euale, new Board Chair Gerry Ockenden (Wards 1 & 2 trustee for Halton Hills) and the opening of a total of three new elementary schools in Milton and Oakville that have been a few years in planning and construction.
Euale begins September 1. His responsibilities include overseeing a $490-million budget for 2010-11, the largest ever approved by the Board. Euale’s previous position was Director of the Ministry of Education’s Student Success, and Learning to 18 Implementation, Training and Evaluation Branch. Prior to his work at the ministry, Euale was a leader in the Upper Grand District School Board.
The three public schools opening for the 2010-11 school year are:
· Tiger Jeet Singh Public School, 650 Yates Drive, Milton (770 students)
· James. W. Hill Public School, 2860 Kingsway Drive, Oakville (410 students)
· Palermo Public School, 2561 Valleyridge Drive, Oakville (705 students).
(Please visit the Board’s website – www.hdsb.ca – for a full description regarding the naming of each school; click the ‘Schools’ tab at the top on the left-hand side of the homepage).
The Halton District School Board has implemented postal code changes and new toll-free numbers. For deliveries, please use 2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON, L7P 5A8. For mail, please use Halton District School Board, PO Box 5005 Stn LCD 1, Burlington, ON, L7R 3Z2.
To reach the main switchboard at JWS, call toll free 1 877 618-3456; to reach the New Street Education Centre, call toll free 1 866 786-6120.
For additional information, contact:
Jason Misner, Communications Officer
Halton District School Board
(905) 335-3663, ext. 3387; Toll free: 1 877 618-3456, ext. 3387