Join us for Upcoming Student Census Engagement Sessions

November 4, 2021

Dear Parents and Guardians,

DCDSB's Student Census Steering Committee is holding upcoming virtual engagement sessions for parents and guardians of students in Grades 4-12, and community members in November 2021. The consultation sessions will provide the community with an opportunity to review the questions that schools boards across Ontario are required to ask and obtain feedback and ideas into the three additional questions the board will include in the census. 

The Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census will collect quality and confidential student demographic data that will enable evidence-based decision making, while helping to remove barriers to student success. Our goal is to:

• Understand and support the diversity of students and families;
• Eliminate barriers to student success; and
• Enrich students’ learning by providing the right supports, at the right time, while making schools a safer, more welcoming space to belong.

Parents, guardians and community partners are welcome to attend the following virtual sessions:

• November 17 –DCDSB’s Student Census: Black Community Engagement Session
  Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  Zoom link: https://dcdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/91491191757?pwd=MEhHWTdQbWxOdm9tMFV5eVpPQUxhQT09#success
  
  
• November 18 – DCDSB’s Student Census: Parent/Guardian and Student Community Engagement Session
  Time: 5:00 – 6;00 p.m.
  Zoom link: https://dcdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/99074382935?pwd=YXk3U3pYTmpxQ2NaakJ2bkVKNlhydz09#success

DCDSB’s Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census is a voluntary survey that offers students in Grades 4 to 12 an opportunity to share their identify, culture, race, ethnicity, gender and ability. The survey will be conducted during the week of April 25 – 29, 2022.

For more information visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus or email studentcensus@dcdsb.ca.

Yours in Faith,

Mr. Ibrahim                                                     Mrs. Brimpong
Superintendent of Education                             Senior Manager, Equity, Anti-Racism and Engagement
Durham Catholic District School Board               Durham Catholic District School Board