Rainy River District School Board

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Rainy River District School Board
Location
522 Second St E, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada P9A 1N4
Fort Frances
Atikokan
Rainy River
Bergland
Stratton
Barwick
Emo
Devlin
Canada
Coordinates 48°36′44″N93°23′18″W / 48.61227°N 93.38847°W / 48.61227; -93.38847
District information
Chair of the boardKathryn Pierroz
Director of educationHeather Campbell [1]
Schools15 Total (3 Secondary, 12 Elementary) [2]
BudgetCA$58 million
District IDB28053
Students and staff
Students2,557 [2]
Other information
Elected trusteesKathryn Pierroz
Sarah Creed
John Fuhrer
Jeff Lehman
Tammy Ryll
Mike Walchuk
Website www.rrdsb.com

The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB), previously known as English-language Public District School Board No. 5B until 1999, [3] is a school board in the province of Ontario, Canada. Serving as the primary school district administrator for English language public schools in the Rainy River District, Ontario, the board caters to approximately 2,557 students as of 2022. Its operational jurisdiction span across an administrative region covering 10,552 square kilometers. [3]

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High schools

Fort Frances High School

Located in Fort Frances, Ontario, Fort Frances High School offers grades 7 through 12. It is the only high school in Fort Frances.

Fort Frances High School began offering grades 7 and 8 starting in the 2016-17 school year. Grade 7/8 students from the neighboring J.W. Walker Elementary will be transferred to Fort Frances High School and that school will only offer up to grade 6. [4]

School Information: [5]

2016-2017 Administration:

Atikokan High School

Atikokan High School is located in the small town of Atikokan, Ontario. It offers grade 7 through 12 and is the only high school in Atikokan.

School Information: [7]

2014-2015 Administration:

Rainy River High School

Rainy River High School is the only high school in the town of Rainy River, Ontario and offers grade 9 through 12.

School Information: [9]

2014-2015 Administration:

Elementary schools

Robert Moore Public School

Robert Moore Public School is located in Fort Frances, Ontario. It offers grades JK through 8.

School Information: [11]

2022-2023 Administration:

J.W. Walker Public School

J.W. Walker Public School is located in the Fort Frances, Ontario. It offers grades JK through 6.

Starting in the 2016-2017 school year, JW Walker School stopped offering grades 7 and 8. Grade 7/8 students from J.W. Walker will be transferred to the neighbouring Fort Frances High School.

School Information: [14]

2022-2023 Administration: [16]

North Star Community School

North Star Community School is located in Atikokan, Ontario, approximately 140 km east of Fort Frances. It serves the Eastern part of the Rainy River District and offers grades JK through 6.

School Information: [17]

2022-2023 Administration: [19]

Crossroads Elementary School

Crossroads Elementary School is located in Devlin, Ontario, approximately 20 km west of Fort Frances. It offers grades JK through 8.

School Information: [20]

2022-2023 Administration:

Donald Young School

Donald Young School is located in Emo, Ontario, approximately 30 km west of Fort Frances. It offers grades JK through 8.

School Information: [22]

2022-2023 Administration: [24]

Nestor Falls Elementary School

Nestor Falls Elementary School is located in Nestor Falls, Ontario, approximately 110 km northwest of Fort Frances on Highway 71. It offers grades JK through 8.

School Information: [25]


2022-2023 Administration: [27]

Sturgeon Creek Elementary School

Sturgeon Creek Elementary School is located just north of Barwick, Ontario, approximately 40 km west of Fort Frances. It offers grades JK through 8.

School Information: [28]

2022-2023 Administration: [29]

Sturgeon Creek Alt. Program

Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program is no longer associated with the Rainy River District School Board.

Press Release: [30] Rainy River District School Board Minutes: [31]

McCrosson-Tovell Elementary School

McCrosson-Tovell Elementary School is located in Bergland, Ontario, approximately 150 km west and North of Fort Frances, on Highway 621 towards Morson, Ontario. It offers grades JK through 8.

School Information: [32]

2014-2015 Administration:

Riverview Elementary School

Located in the community of Rainy River, Ontario, approximately 90 km west of Fort Frances on the border of Baudette, Minnesota. It offers grades JK through 8.

School Information: [33]

2022-2023 Administration: [34]

Former Elementary Schools

Partnerships

As of 2013, the Rainy River District School Board has partnered with the Seven Generations Education Institute, the Ministry of Education, and local First Nations’ communities in development of new technologies and programs for revitalization of the Ojibwe language. [35]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Administration". Rainy River District School Board. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Director's Annual Report" (PDF). Rainy River District School Board. 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Rainy River District School Board", Wikipedia, 2023-06-16, retrieved 2023-11-02
  4. ↑ "J.W. Walker School Transition | Rainy River District School Board". www.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Home". muskie.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  6. ↑ "Fort Francis High School". Fort Francis High School. Retrieved Dec 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Home". ahs.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  8. ↑ "Northern Lakes K-12 School" . Retrieved Dec 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Home". rhs.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  10. ↑ "Rainy River High School" . Retrieved Dec 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Home". rms.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  12. ↑ "Robert Moore School" . Retrieved Dec 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "School Information". rms.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  14. ↑ "Home". jws.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  15. ↑ "J.W. Walker School" . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  16. ↑ "School Information". jws.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  17. ↑ "Home". nsc.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  18. ↑ "Northern Lakes K-12 School" . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  19. ↑ "School Information". nsc.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  20. ↑ "Home". crs.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  21. ↑ "Crossroads School" . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Home". dys.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  23. ↑ "Donald Young School" . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  24. ↑ "School Information". dys.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  25. ↑ "Home". nfs.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  26. ↑ "Nestor Falls School" . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  27. ↑ "School Information". nfs.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  28. ↑ "Home". scs.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  29. ↑ "School Information". scs.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  30. ↑ "RRDSB terminates agreement with the CPA – Fort Frances Times". 9 February 2022.
  31. ↑ Unknown [ permanent dead link ]
  32. ↑ "School Information | McCrosson Tovell School". mct.rrdsb.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  33. ↑ "Home". riv.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  34. ↑ "School Information". riv.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  35. ↑ Latter, Heather (2013-04-10). "Native language initiatives enhanced". Fort Frances Times Online. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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