District News

The Ministry of Education has approved the Limestone District School Board’s 2022-2023 School Year Calendar. Provincial regulations require that the school year shall start on or after September 1 and end on or before June 30. Every school year shall include a minimum of 194 school days.

Boardroom Briefs is now available for the Regular Meeting of April 27, 2022. Boardroom Briefs is intended to provide highlights of presentations, reports and decisions made at the regular meeting of the Limestone District School Board of Trustees.

April avails opportunities to learn about each others' beliefs and traditions. This month's overlapping of interfaith holidays only happens about every 30 years.

Since the start of January, schools have been required to report student absences to the Ministry of Education daily and connect with local public health units if absences cross a 30% threshold. To date, Limestone has sent KFL&A Public Health letters to six school communities.

Students in Grade 7 to 12 are invited to join Re-Imagining a New Way Forward with Intention: A Conversation with Sheila Watt-Cloutier on Monday, April 25, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. “Everything is connected,” says Sheila Watt-Cloutier when she is talking climate change.

The Limestone District School Board is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion for all staff and students. We recognize that the lived experiences of our staff and students contribute to the diversity of ideas and perspectives which in turn enriches our teaching, learning, and

As we have entered the spring season and some warmer weather, we would like to share some important information and updates related to the current status within our school communities, COVID-19 Public Health Protocols, as well as plans for spring extracurriculars and graduation ceremonies in

Boardroom Briefs is now available for the Regular Meeting of February 23, 2022. Boardroom Briefs is intended to provide highlights of presentations, reports and decisions made at the regular meeting of the Limestone District School Board of Trustees.

Last fall, the Limestone District School Board began the process of renaming École Kingston East Elementary School (ÉKEES). Students and their families, staff, and the broader community supplied name suggestions and feedback through two surveys, the first survey in November 2021 and a follow up

Student Trustees for the 2022-2023 school year were recently elected by their peers through InterSchool Council. The Limestone District School Board has established three positions for Student Trustees to provide for the interests of students within its school system.

We are excited to share that St. Lawrence College will be hosting the KASSAA Basketball and Volleyball Championship finals next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. We are sharing this information with the district in the event secondary students and their families wish to attend.

This edition of Equity Matters stems from the acknowledgment that each individual's identity, coupled with personal experiences, influences perspectives and feelings. As we move through March, let's do so with mindfulness. Everyone's story is multifaceted and unique, including our own.