Lakehead District School Board
{{Short description|School board in Ontario, Canada}}
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{{Infobox school district
| name = Lakehead District School Board
| logo =
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| established =
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| region = Thunder Bay, Murillo, Kakabeka Falls, Whitefish Valley, Shuniah, Gorham and Ware, Ontario
| country = Canada
| location = 2135 Sills St., Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 5T2
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| type = Public
| grades = K-12; Adult Education
| superintendent = Michelle Probizanski, AJ Keene, Kirsti Alaksa
| superintendent_type = Superintendents
| free_label = Chair of the Board
| free_text = Ellen Chambers
| free_label2 = Director of Education
| free_text2 = Sherri-Lynne Pharand
| free_label3 = Elected trustees
| free_text3 = Vice Chair: Donica LeBlanc
Patricia Johansen
Ron Oikonen
George Saarinen
Ryan Sitch
Trudy Tuchenhagen
Leah Vanderwey
Indigenous Trustee: Scottie Wemigwans
Student Trustee: Morgann De Franceschi
Indigenous Student Trustee: Emily Drake
| chair_of_the_board = Ellen Chambers
| director_of_education = Sherri-Lynne Pharand
| accreditations =
| schools = 26: 22 elementary, 3 secondary, 1 centre for adult studies{{cite web |url=http://www.lakeheadschools.ca/schools/schllist.htm |title=Lakehead Public Schools - School List |accessdate=2007-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209080844/http://www.lakeheadschools.ca/schools/schllist.htm |archive-date=2007-02-09 |url-status=dead }}
| budget = CA$154 million (2022–2023)
| district_id = [http://esip.edu.gov.on.ca/english/profiles/schools.asp?ID=B28061 B28061]
| students = approx 11,000
| teachers = 840 (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.lakeheadschools.ca/board-2/|title=Board | Lakehead Public Schools}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.lakeheadschools.ca/}}
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The Lakehead District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 6A prior to 1999{{cite web|title=Ontario Regulation 107/08|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/regs/english/2008/elaws_src_regs_r08107_e.htm|work=e-Laws|publisher=Government of Ontario|accessdate=15 April 2014}}) oversees all secular English-language public schools in the Thunder Bay CMA and the townships of Gorham and Ware in Ontario, Canada. It administers education at 22 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and an adult education centre.
District Schools
Elementary Schools
- Algonquin Avenue Public School
- Armstrong Public School
- C. D. Howe Public School
- Claude E. Garton Public School (French Immersion)
- Crestview Public School (Murillo)
- Ecole Gron Morgan Public School (French Immersion) ( The Best School.
- Ecole Elsie MacGill Public School (French Immersion)
- Five Mile Public School
- Gorham and Ware Community School (Lappe)
- Kakabeka Falls Public School (Kakabeka Falls)
- Kingsway Park Public School
- McKellar Park Central Public School
- McKenzie Public School (Shuniah) (K–6)
- Nor'wester View Public School
- Ogden Community School
- St. James Public School
- Sherbrooke Public School
- Valley Central Public School
- Vance Chapman Public School
- Westmount Public School
- Whitefish Valley Public School (Whitefish Valley)
- Woodcrest Public School
;Public Secondary Schools
- Hammarskjold High School (French Immersion)
- Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute (IB)
- Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute (9–12)
;Adult Education
- Lakehead Adult Education Centre
Mascots
- Hammarskjold High School – Vikings
- Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute – Gryphons
- Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute – Tigers
- Algonquin Avenue Public School – Gladiators
- Armstrong Public School – Eagles
- C. D. Howe Public School – Howlers
- Claude E. Garton Public School – Cougars
- Crestview Public School – Yellowjackets
- Ecole Gron Morgan Public School – Dragons
- Ecole Elsie MacGill Public School – Hurricanes
- Five Mile Public School – Falcons
- Gorham and Ware Public School – Wolves
- Kakabeka Falls Public School – Coyotes
- Kingsway Park Public School – Panthers
- McKellar Park Central Public School – Thunderhawks
- McKenzie Public School – Mustangs
- Nor'wester View Public School – Knights
- Ogden Community Public School – Otters
- St. James Public School – Polar Bears
- Sherbrooke Public School – Wildcats
- Valley Central Public School – Cougars
- Vance Chapman Public School – Vikings
- Westmount Public School – Wolves
- Whitefish Valley Public School – Eagles
- Woodcrest Public School – Wildcats
Former Secondary Schools
- Fort William Collegiate Institute, 1907–2005
- Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, 1910–2007
- Selkirk Collegiate and Vocational Institute, 1931–1988 (St. Patrick High School as of 1988)
- Lakeview High School, 1957–1990 (St. Ignatius High School as of 1990)
- Hillcrest High School, 1928–2009
- Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate & Vocational Institute, 1965–2018
- Northwood High School, 1963–1996
Controversies
- The former director Ian MacRae allegedly said inappropriate comments to staff members and "inappropriate physical contact"{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Logan |date= |title=Retired director of Thunder Bay, Ont., public school board faces professional misconduct allegations |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/disciplinary-hearing-ian-macrae-1.6623835 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=CBC News}} with a colleague. In spring of 2017, Ian MacRae allegedly requested communications staff members to remove the achievements of a staff member from the board website and said "he wished for bad things to happen to her." He also allegedly made a number of inappropriate comments about Indigenous people. He has been found guilty.{{Cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Ian |title=MacRae found guilty of misconduct |url=https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/macrae-found-guilty-of-misconduct-7767783 |work=TBnewswatch}}
- In 2023, the school board filed a court order compelling Reddit to disclose contact information of at least two users who made posts about the board and staff, and to remove those posts.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=Lakehead School Board files court order demanding Reddit release user identities |url=https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/lakehead-school-board-files-court-order-demanding-reddit-release-user-identities-7756973 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=TBNewsWatch.com |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.lakeheadschools.ca/ Lakehead Public Schools]