Near North District School Board

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Near North District School Board
NNDSB
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Location
963 Airport Road, North Bay, Ontario P1C 1A5
Canada
Coordinates 46°20′47″N79°26′11″W / 46.34627°N 79.43648°W / 46.34627; -79.43648
District information
SuperintendentMelanie Gray (S.O., Education)
Tim Graves (S.O., Education)
Seija Van Haesendonck (S.O., Business)
Gay Smylie (S.O., Schools)
Chair of the boardAshley St.Pierre
Director of educationCraig Myles [1]
Schools34: 27 elementary, 7 secondary
BudgetCA$160 Million (2020)
Students and staff
Students10,000
Other information
Elected trusteesShane Hall , Bill Steer , Chantal Phillips, Jeanie Fuscaldo, Howard Wesley, Julie Ann Bertram , Louise Sargent , Ashley St. Pierre
Website www.nearnorthschools.ca

The Near North District School Board (NNDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 4 prior to 1999 [2] ) administers public education in an area of Ontario that is includes all of Parry Sound District, plus a northerly portion of Muskoka District and the western portion of Nipissing District. It includes the communities of North Bay, Parry Sound, Mattawa and the Almaguin Highlands.

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History

The NNDSB was previously known as the Parry Sound and Area School Board.

In 2006, three former students filed lawsuits against the NNDSB for the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Kenneth Bull, a former teacher of the school board. Bull taught at Humphrey Public School, where the assaults occurred. Bull was convicted of five counts of indecent assault against young males in 1978. The school board was named in the lawsuit for its failure to protect the students. [3]

Schools

There are 34 schools governed by NNDSB, consisting of 27 elementary schools and 7 high schools:

Elementary schools

Secondary Schools/Alternative Learning Centres

Construction on a new school that was to replace Parry Sound High School, Parry Sound Intermediate, and McDougall and Nobel Elementary Schools is under way. The planned opening day is in September 2025. [5]

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References

  1. NNDSB. "Senior Administration" . Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. "Assaulted students file lawsuit". MuskokaRegion.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. Clark, Taylor (December 11, 2023). "Near North resolution spurs hope for a McDougall elementary school to stay open". ParrySound.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. Bissonette, Sarah (December 20, 2023). "Will Near North enrolment increase impact Parry Sound mega-school plans?". ParrySound.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.