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The Limestone District School plays an important role in supporting students with prevalent medical conditions to fully access school in a safe, accepting, and healthy learning environment that supports well-being. These procedures are outlined in Supporting Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) (Administrative Procedure 311). Further, the Bo...

A Board policy is a statement or position adopted by the Board that provides the framework for a course of action and comply with provincial government directives. There are provincially-mandated elements that boards embed in their policies which boards cannot change. Administrative Procedures are operational and administrative in nature and largely based on provincial legislation and regulations...

Health Issues Handbook - Templates and Guidelines This handbook is an official guideline issued under AP-140, Safe Environments of the Limestone District School Board Awareness What is Diabetes Mellitus? Diabetes Mellitus is a disease resulting from a lack of insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas. Without it, carbohydrate (starch and sugars) in the food we eat cannot be convert...

This page explains all the questions on the Student Census survey and why we ask them. There are notes and tips for each question. At the bottom of this page, there is a table that shows all the questions and the laws, policies, and board plans that they connect to.  If you have any questions after reading this, please e-mail studentcensus@limestone.on.ca. Remember: The survey is optional. It is...

Health Issues Handbook - Anaphylaxis This handbook is an official guideline issued under: Administrative Procedure 140: Safe Environments Form 314 A3: Authorization and Request Form for the Administration of an Epi-Pen Form 314 D1: Sample of letter of Awareness to All Parent (Allergens) Form 314 D2: Sample Letter to Parents of Anaphylactic Children Awareness Anaphylaxis - sometimes called “aller...

What is Generative AI? Generative AI (Gen AI) is a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content—such as text, images, music, and more. For text generation, GenAI often relies on large language models (LLMs). These models are trained on extensive collections of text data (e.g., websites, books, and articles) to identify patterns in language, including grammar, meaning, and context....

We appreciate the continued support, understanding, and patience while we have been responding to a cyber incident. While services have been restored in all schools for the past few weeks, we have continued to work diligently with cyber experts to better understand what occurred. Unfortunately, we can now confirm that the perpetrators of this cyber incident stole personal information about members...

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. The following are highlights of the March 26, 2025, Regular Board Meeting. Agendas can be found on the website under Board Meetings. Land Acknowledgement All meetings begin with a Land Acknowledgement: "The Limestone District Sch...

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. The following are highlights of the September 17, 2025 Regular Board Meeting. Agendas can be found on the website under Board Meetings. Land Acknowledgement All meetings begin with a Land Acknowledgement: "The Limestone District...

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. The following are highlights of the January 15, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees. Board Meeting Agendas can be found on the website under Board Meetings. All meetings begin with a Land Acknowledgement: "The Limestone...

Professional Activity (P.A.) Days are used for various activities, including assessment, report card preparation, conferencing, school-based planning, school improvement, student achievement updates, instructional strategies to support closing the gap and high achievement, and planning linked to the Board plan for student achievement. On P.A. Days, there are no classes for students. On the Septemb...

The move from Grade 8 to Grade 9 is an exciting time in a student's life. To help Grade 8 students make a smooth transition to secondary school, students, teachers, and families are involved in an extensive planning process that takes place between December and August each year. In the new year, Student Success Team members from secondary schools will connect with Grade 8 classrooms to explain cou...

What is the River Program? The River Alternative Secondary School Program (River ASSP) is a partnership between the Limestone District School Board and the Kingston Native Centre and Language Nest, with generous support from the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres. This program provides a safe, inclusive, and differentiated learning environment for self-identified Indigenous youth...

To help support everyone who learns, works, or volunteers in Limestone to value diversity, demonstrate respect for others, and commit to establishing a just and caring society, Limestone has recently formed the Community Equity Advisory Committee. The Community Equity Advisory Committee supports Limestone District School Board in identifying and eliminating barriers to an equitable and inclusive e...

To help students make a smooth transition to high school, students, teachers, and families are involved in an extensive planning process that takes place between September and August of a student’s Grade 8 year. Every school has an individual process that is indicated on school specific websites. Student Success Team members from secondary schools visit Grade 8 classrooms to explain course and p...

The Limestone District School Board has many central departments that work together to provide the best learning experience for our students and support our staff: Business Services: Provides a broad range of financial and business functions including the management and administration of departments including Financial Services, Facility Services and Planning Services. Communications: Provides...

For a version of this message to translate into additional languages, please click here. Dear Families, While it has only been two weeks since my last update, I have some additional information I would like to share with you. November is Indigenous Education Month in Limestone, a month where students, staff, families, and community members are encouraged to deepen their learning about Indigenous p...

The Limestone District School Board is committed to upholding human rights, and creating an equitable, inclusive, and accessible school climate that ensures all students, staff, and members of the broader school community feel safe, comfortable, and accepted. We want everyone who learns, works, or volunteers in LDSB to value diversity, demonstrate respect for others, and commit to establishing a j...

For a version of this message to translate into additional languages, please click here. Dear Families, While it is already past the middle of January, and the holiday season seems like a distant memory, Happy New Year to everyone. I hope everyone has had a good start to 2024.  It is hard to believe that the mid-point of the school year is next week. The new year is always a time of reflection, b...

Under the Ministry of Education's Parent Engagement Policy, all school boards are required to have a Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) comprised of a majority of parents that is directly linked to the Director of Education and Trustees. The purpose of the Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is to: support, encourage, and enhance meaningful parental involvement within schools and across the dist...