Lakehead District School Board

Lakehead District School Board
Location
2135 Sills St., Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 5T2 Thunder Bay, Murillo, Kakabeka Falls, Whitefish Valley, Shuniah, Gorham and Ware, Ontario Canada
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K-12; Adult Education
Superintendents	Michelle Probizanski, AJ Keene, Kirsti Alaksa
Chair of the board	Ellen Chambers
Director of education	Sherri-Lynne Pharand
Schools	26: 22 elementary, 3 secondary, 1 centre for adult studies [1]
Budget	CA$154 million (2022–2023)
District ID	B28061
Students and staff
Students	approx 11,000
Teachers	840 (2018) [2]
Other information
Chair of the Board	Ellen Chambers
Director of Education	Sherri-Lynne Pharand
Elected trustees	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
Website	www.lakeheadschools.ca

The Lakehead District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 6A prior to 1999 ^[3] ) 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)
• 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" ^[4] 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. ^[5]
• 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. ^[6]

See also

• Ontario portal
• Schools portal

• Education in Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
• Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales
• List of school districts in Ontario
• List of high schools in Ontario

References

1. "Lakehead Public Schools - School List". Archived from the original on 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
2. "Board | Lakehead Public Schools".
3. "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
4. Turner, Logan. "Retired director of Thunder Bay, Ont., public school board faces professional misconduct allegations". CBC News.
5. Kaufman, Ian. "MacRae found guilty of misconduct". TBnewswatch.
6. "Lakehead School Board files court order demanding Reddit release user identities". TBNewsWatch.com. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-09-01.

External links

• Lakehead Public Schools