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All children living in Canada, aged 6-18, have the ___ to a publicly-funded education
Right.
When you register your children for school, you will be asked to provide all your phone numbers, as well as the names and numbers of friends or family members in case of?
emergencies
Special Education Programs are for children that?
have different abilities and learn at different rates.
Most schools have rules banning certain food from school property (in school and outside), due to food allergies of students or staff. Name a common food allergy.
nuts, milks, soy. eggs, shellfish etc.
Some English-language school boards provide ______ and _______ Centres, where newcomer families can learn more about schools and register their children
Reception, Assessment
children in Ontario must be _____ against specified diseases in order to attend school.
immunized (vaccinated)
In secondary schools, a person called the _____________ can help students and their parents learn more about what choices there are, and help make decisions about courses and work after graduation.
Guidance Counsellor
What does ELD Stand for?
English Language Development
French Language Schools are also known as?
Franco-phone Schools
What does MLL stand for?
Multi-Language Learner
Students who leave school upon reaching the age of 18, and have not completed the 30 credits required for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, may however earn two types of certificates:
Students who have completed 14 credits will be granted an Ontario Secondary School Certificate. • Students who leave school but have not completed 14 credits may be granted, upon request, a Certificate of Accomplishment.
What does the acronym FDK stand for?
Full Day Kindergarten
What does IEP stand for?
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) which spells out services and resources to help support your child. The school or the board will share the plan with you.
Name one of the current directors of Education from either the WRDSB or WCDSB
Tyrone Dowling (WCDSB)
jeewan chanicka (WRDSB)
Name all the documents required to register your children for school
PROOF OF CHILD’S AGE: a birth certificate or passport.
PROOF OF ADDRESS: copy of a bank statement, telephone or electrical bill, or apartment lease with your name and address.
PROOF OF GUARDIANSHIP: required when children under 18 are not living with a parent.
IMMUNIZATION RECORD: proof that your children have been immunized, according to the recommended immunization schedule in Ontario, or an exemption from immunization form due to medical, religious, or conscience reasons.