RVS names new leadership for Glenbow Elementary School Written by Noel Edey Tuesday, May 18 2021, 4:16 PM In the fall, Dave Smith, left, will be principal of RVS s new Grades 10-12 online school, and Jason Billings will be principal at Glenbow Elementary School.
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Two of the 2021-22 leadership changes announced today by Rocky View Schools (RVS) will impact the Glenbow School.
It also saw the announcement of principals for the division s first standalone online schools.
Jason Billings has been named principal at Glenbow Elementary School.
Principal of R.J. Hawkey Elementary School in Airdrie since 2018, Billings joined RVS in 2016 after serving as a principal, assistant principal, and teacher with Peel School Board in Ontario since 2005. He also served as a teacher and team leader in Seoul, South Korea from 2003-2005 and a math and science teacher for the Calgary Board of Education from 1999-2002.
Toronto Catholic school board votes to recognize Pride Month
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 7, 2021 at 5:58 pm EDT
TORONTO – The Toronto Catholic District School Board says it will celebrate Pride Month every June, starting this year.
The board’s trustees voted in favour of proclaiming Pride Month on Thursday night.
Pride Month honours the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, a rallying point for the LGBTQ+ community.
A Pride flag will be flown at the board’s office and all of its schools for the month of June.
The TCDSB joins Thunder Bay Catholic School Board, which has been flying the Pride flag in June since 2019.