Rainy River District School Board

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″N 93°23′18″W / 48.61227°N 93.38847°W / 48.61227; -93.38847Coordinates: 48°36′44″N 93°23′18″W / 48.61227°N 93.38847°W / 48.61227; -93.38847
District information
Chair of the board Dianne McCormack
Director of education Heather Campbell
Schools 14 Total (3 Secondary, 11 Elementary)
Budget CA$38.9 million
District ID B28053
Students and staff
Students ~3300
Other information
Elected trustees Michael Lewis
Raymond Roy
David Kircher
Raplhp Hill
Don McBride
Earl Klyne
Jeff Marchuck
Website www.rrdsb.com

The Rainy River District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 5B prior to 1999[1]) is a school board in the Canadian province of Ontario. The school board is the school district administrator for English language public schools in the Rainy River District, Ontario with approximately 3,300 students as of 2013.[2] It operates schools in an administrative region of 10,886 km².[3]

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 neighbouring 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 for Atikokan, Ontario. It offers grade 7 through 12 and is the only high school in Atikokan.

School Information:[6]

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:[7]

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:[8]

2016-2017 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:[9]

2014-2015 Administration:

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:[10]

2014-2015 Administration:

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:[11]

2014-2015 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:[12]

2014-2015 Administration:

Nestor Falls Elementary School

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

School Information:[13]

2014-2015 Administration:

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:[14]

2014-2015 Administration:

Sturgeon Creek Alt. Program

Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program is located in the community of Stratton, Ontario, approximately 55 km West of Fort Frances. The school offers Grades JK to 12.

School Information:[15]

2014-2015 Administration:

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:[16]

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:[17]

2014-2015 Administration:

Former Elementary School

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. [18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "General statistics - Rainy River District School Board". School Board Profiles. Government of Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Board directory - Rainy River District School Board". School Board Profiles. Government of Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  4. ↑ "J.W. Walker School Transition | Rainy River District School Board". www.rrdsb.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ↑ Fort Frances High School Information
  6. ↑ Atikokan High School Information
  7. ↑ Rainy River High School Information
  8. ↑ Robert Moore School Information
  9. ↑ J.W. Walker School Information
  10. ↑ North Star Community School Information
  11. ↑ Crossroads School Information
  12. ↑ Donald Young School Information
  13. ↑ Nestor Falls School Information
  14. ↑ Sturgeon Creek School Information
  15. ↑ SCAP School Information
  16. ↑ McCrosson-Tovell School Information
  17. ↑ Riverview School Information
  18. ↑ Latter, Heather (2013-04-10). "Native language initiatives enhanced". Fort Frances Times Online. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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