York Region District School Board
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The York Region District School Board is a school board in the public school system of Ontario, Canada, in York Regional Municipality. Its head office is in Aurora.
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Mission statement
We unite in our purpose to inspire and prepare learners for life in our changing world community.
Governance
The YRDSB is governed by an elected board of Trustees, whose election coincides with the Ontario municipal elections held across the province every three years. The Board is made up of 12 trustees, divided amongst the constituent municipalities based on population. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the board are chosen by secret ballot of the trustees at their first meeting in December.The most senior staff member of the board is the Director of Education, under whom all of the Superintendants and Associate Directors work.
Programs
Besides the curriculum established by the Government of Ontario, the York Region District School Board places heavy emphasis on their Character Matters program. As well, due to the multicultural nature, and large immigrant population of students under the YRDSB, the board established the Race Relations Advisory Committee, a standing committee of the board to advise the trustees on issues related to ethnocultural relations. The committee is made up of trustees, staff, community members and students.Divisions
The school board is divided into four centres (North, Central, East and West). The centres represent communities as follows:
- North: Georgina; Whitchurch-Stouffville, and East Gwillimbury; Newmarket;
- Central: Aurora and King; Richmond Hill (2 trustees); and Vaughan;
- East: East Gwillimbury, and Whitchurch-Stouffville; Markham (3 trustees); and
- West: Maple; Vaughan; Woodbridge; Thornhill (2 trustees).
Secondary schools
- Alexander Mackenzie High School
- Aurora High School
- Bayview Secondary School
- Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School
- Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School
- Emily Carr Secondary School
- Huron Heights Secondary School
- Keswick High School
- King City Secondary School
- Langstaff Secondary School
- Maple High School
- Markham District High School
- Markville Secondary School
- Middlefield Collegiate Institute
- Milliken Mills High School
- Newmarket High School
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School
- Richmond Green Secondary School
- Richmond Hill High School
- Sir William Mulock Secondary School
- Stouffville District Secondary School
- Sutton District High School
- Thornhill Secondary School
- Thornlea Secondary School
- Unionville High School
- Vaughan Secondary School
- Westmount Collegiate Institute
- Woodbridge College
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