Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Location
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°19′56″N 75°46′48″W / 45.3322°N 75.7800°W / 45.3322; -75.7800
District information
Director of educationStacey Kay
Schools113 elementary schools
25 secondary schools
5 secondary alternative program sites[1]
BudgetCA$974.3 million (2018-2019)[2]
District IDB66184
Other information
Websitewww.ocdsb.ca

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 25 prior to 1999[3]) refers to both the institution responsible for the operation of all English public schools in the city of Ottawa, Ontario and its governing body. Like most school boards, the OCDSB is typically administered by a group of elected trustees and one director selected and appointed by the Board itself. Additionally, annually, two student trustees are selected per provincial regulation.

Since 27 June, 2025, the OCDSB has been under provincial supervision. Its board of trustees is suspended and all decisions regularly made by trustees are made by the provincially appointed supervisor, Robert Plamondon. Student trustees are still elected as of March 2026.[4][5]

When not in supervision, every four years, within the context of the Ottawa municipal elections, an election is held within each of Ottawa's twelve trustee electoral zones to elect each trustee. Following election and annually thereafter, the board of trustees holds its organizational meeting, where the Board membership elects two of its members to the positions of chair and vice-chair of the Board. Chairs and membership of each of the Board's committees are also determined as part of the organizational meeting. In addition to the twelve trustees, two student trustees are elected by their peers, providing opportunities for the student body to become informed and involved in Board governance.

History

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board was created on 1 January 1998 in accordance with Ontario provincial government legislation including merging of the former adjacent Carleton Board of Education and the Ottawa Board of Education. The headquarters of the amalgamated school district is located at the former headquarters of the Carleton Board of Education at 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean.

Historically, and to this day, the OCDSB is one of the very few school boards in Ontario with an advisory council on the arts providing input and annual reports to the board of trustees.

In 2009–2010 the OCDSB tried to shut down the Alternative program. A group of students and parents from Lady Evelyn Alt teamed up with a trustee and won the Review.

In 2022 a disciplinary panel with the Ontario College of Teachers found former OCDSB teacher Peter Des Brisay guilty of professional misconduct after sexually abusing a former student in the late 1990s.[6]

In June 2025, the provincial government took over the school board, appointing a supervisor in the process. The government cited "mismanagement and poor decision-making", and that the board had "completely depleted its reserves, incurred an accumulated deficit, and plans to use unsustainable proceeds from asset sales to balance its books" as reasons for the takeover. The move came after two trustees had resigned their positions.[7]

Lawsuits

In 2017 a family was awarded approximately $3,000 after winning a lawsuit against the OCDSB over the board's failure to take a student's complaints about bullying seriously.[8]

In 2018 two former students filed lawsuits against the OCDSB for failing its "legal duty to provide for the safety of its students".[9]

In 2019 an investigation was launched to look into what ultimately resulted in three sex offence charges against OCDSB teacher Majed Turk in July 2020. The alleged incidents occurred between September and November 2019.[10]

As of 2020, there were ongoing lawsuits filed against the OCDSB for the sexual abuse of its students by now deceased teacher and Bell High School basketball coach, Donald Greenham.[11]

Organization

The OCDSB has 147 school sites (117 elementary, 25 secondary including the Adult High School, plus five secondary alternate sites). Schools within the OCDSB provide English with Core French, Alternative, Early French Immersion, Middle French Immersion, Late French Immersion, Special Education, IEP's and gifted program.[12]

Finances

The OCDSB has an operating budget of $784.8 million for the 2010–2011 school year. In 2007, the school busses belonging to the OCDSB and the coterminous catholic school board were taken over by a new corporation: The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (See external link, below)

Demographics

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario, serving students within the City of Ottawa, covering an area of 3,760 km2 (1,450 sq mi). The OCDSB is the seventh largest district by school population in the province of Ontario. Enrolment as of 31 October 2007 totalled 72,388 students (47,099 elementary and 25,455 secondary).[1]

The District has 2,711 full-time equivalent (FTE) elementary teachers and 1,337 secondary teachers, as of 31 October 2007, with 238 principals and vice-principals. In addition to the full-time teachers, approximately 2,494 teachers are on the district's occasional teachers list. The OCDSB also has 2,059 administrative and support staff of whom 1,817 work in the schools.[1]

The chair of the OCDSB is Lyra Evans.

Trustees

The following is a list of trustees elected to the school board since its creation.

Election Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 9 Zone 10 Zone 11 Zone 12
1997 Lynn Scott Jim Libbey Norm MacDonald Alex Getty Patty Anne Hill Russ Jackson Pam Morse Sheryl MacDonald[a] Lynn Graham Albert Chambers Andrew Lam Cynthia Bled
2000 Margaret Lange[b] Myrna Laurenceson Joan Spice Brian Gifford David Moen

2003

Alex Getty Bronwyn Funiciello Greg Laws[c] Riley Brockington
David Primeau[a]
2006 Cathy Curry[d] Alex Getty[e] Pam FitzGerald John Shea Rob Campbell Jennifer McKenzie
Mark Fisher[e] Douglas Lloyd[b] Pam Morse[c]
2010 Donna Blackburn Theresa Kavanagh Mark Fisher Shirley Seward Katie Holtzhauer
Christine Boothby[d]
2014 Anita Olsen Harper Chris Ellis Keith Penny Shawn Menard Erica Braunovan[f] Sandra Schwartz
2018 Wendy Hough Rob Campbell Jennifer Jennekens Lyra Evans Mark Fisher
Justine Bell[f][g]
2022 Alysha Aziz[h] Suzanne Nash Amanda Presley Lyra Evans Donna Dickson Nili Kaplan-Myrth[i] Matthew Lee Cathryne Milburn
Julia Fortey[j]

List of schools

Elementary

  • Huntley Centennial Public School
  • Blossom Park Public School
  • Carson Grove Elementary School
  • Centennial Public School
  • Glen Ogilvie Public School
  • Le Phare Elementary School
  • Mino Mikan Elementary School
  • Robert Hopkins Public School
  • Sawmill Creek Elementary School
  • Steve Maclean Public School
  • Vimy Ridge Public School
  • Castor Valley Elementary School
  • Greely Elementary School
  • Bridlewood Community Elementary School
  • Castlefrank Elementary School
  • Jack Donohue Public School
  • John Young Elementary School
  • Kanata Highlands Public
  • Katimavik Elementary School
  • Roch Carrier Elementary
  • Roland Michener Public
  • Stephen Leacock Public School|Stephen Leacock Public
  • W. Erskine Johnston Public
  • W. O. Mitchell Elementary School
  • South March Public School (Brookside)
  • Kars on the Rideau Public
  • Manotick Public
  • Metcalfe Public
  • Heritage Public School
  • Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School
  • Barrhaven Public School
  • Bayshore Public School
  • Bells Corners Public School
  • Berrigan Elementary School
  • Briargreen Public School
  • Chapman Mills Public School
  • Farley Mowat Public School
  • Half Moon Bay Public School
  • Jockvale Elementary School
  • Knoxdale Public School
  • Lakeview Public School
  • Manordale Public School
  • Mary Honeywell Elementary School
  • Meadowlands Public School
  • Sir Winston Churchill Public School
  • Wazoson Public School
  • North Gower-Marlborough Public
  • Avalon Public School
  • Convent Glen Elementary (Convent Glen South Public School)
  • Dunning-Foubert Elementary
  • Fallingbrook Community Elementary
  • Forest Valley Elementary
  • Henry Larsen Elementary
  • Heritage Public
  • Maple Ridge Elementary
  • Orléans Wood Elementary
  • Summerside Public
  • Trillium Elementary
  • Osgoode Public
  • Agincourt Road Public
  • Alta Vista Public
  • Arch Street Public
  • Bayview Public
  • Broadview Avenue Public
  • Cambridge Street Community Public
  • Carleton Heights Public
  • Charles H. Hulse Public
  • Churchill Alternative School
  • Clifford Bowey Public
  • Connaught Public
  • D. Roy Kennedy Public School
  • Devonshire Community Public
  • Dunlop Public School
  • Elgin Street Public
  • Elmdale Public School
  • Featherston Drive Public
  • Fielding Drive Public School
  • First Avenue Public
  • General Vanier Public School (Ottawa)
  • Hawthorne Public School (Ottawa)
  • Hilson Avenue Public
  • Hopewell Avenue Public School
  • Lady Evelyn Alternative
  • Manor Park Public
  • Mutchmor Public School
  • Pinecrest Public School
  • Pleasant Park Public
  • Queen Elizabeth Public School
  • Queen Mary Street Public
  • Regina Street Public
  • Riverview Alternative
  • Robert Bateman Public
  • Roberta Bondar Public School[24]
  • Rockcliffe Park Public School
  • Severn Avenue Public
  • Summit Alternative
  • Vincent Massey Public
  • Viscount Alexander Public
  • W.E. Gowling Public
  • Woodroffe Avenue Public
  • York Street Public School
  • Richmond Public
  • A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School
  • Shingwàkons Public
  • Stittsville Public
  • Westwind Public
  • Robert E. Wilson Public
  • Stonecrest Elementary

Intermediate schools

Intermediate/High schools

High schools

Closed

  • Bronson Avenue Public School (closed 1915; became Borden Public School)
  • Kent Street (Central) Public School (closed 1966; the school was the first public elementary school to be built in the city and the first to be closed down)
  • Borden Public School (closed and demolished 1966)
  • Wellington Street Public School (closed and demolished)
  • T.P. Maxwell Public School (now Carlington Community and Health Services)
  • Brewer Park Public School (became Westboro Academy 1998–2019; now vacant)
  • Parkway Park Public School (now Bishop Hamilton Montessori School)
  • Percy Street Public School (closed 1968; a fire by an arsonist destroyed the building in 1979; the school was partially demolished expect for the foundation area which still stands today)
  • Quarries Public School (closed 1980; later became East Gate Alliance Church)
  • Bel-Air Public School (closed 1980; now École élémentaire publique Charlotte-Lemieux)
  • Fairfield Public School (closed 1985; became École élémentaire publique Séraphin-Marion until 2002; demolished 2004)
  • Fisher Park High School (closed June 1987; became Notre Dame High School 1987–1994; now Fisher Park Public School and Summit Alternative School)
  • Sir John A. MacDonald High School (closed 1987; now St. Paul High School)
  • Fisher Heights Public School (closed 1988; now Ottawa Islamic School)
  • Graham Park Public School (closed 1988; became École Maimonides School; demolished 2011)
  • Borden High School (closed 1990; converted into loft apartments in 2004)
  • High School Of Commerce (closed 1990; now Adult High School)
  • Brook Lane Public School (closed 1991; now St. Gregory Catholic School)
  • Ottawa Technical High School (closed 1992; now Albert Street Education Centre)
  • Highland Park High School (closed 1992; now Notre Dame High School)
  • Champlain High School (closed 1993; Connaught Public School used the building in 1993-94 while Connaught's building was getting renovated; now Centre Jules-Léger.)
  • Confederation High School (closed 1999; now Confederation Education Centre)
  • Crichton Street Public School (closed 1999; now The School of Dance)
  • McNabb Park Public School (closed 1999; now Richard Pfaff Alternative School)
  • Queensway Public School (closed 1999; now Joan of Arc Academy)
  • Whitehaven Public School (closed 1999; became École élémentaire catholique Terre-des-Jeunes until 2008; now École élémentaire catholique d'enseignement personnalisé Édouard-Bond)
  • City View Public School (became City View Special Education Centre; now Elizabeth Wyn Wood Secondary Alternate Program)
  • McArthur High School (closed 2001; now Ottawa Technical Secondary School)
  • Overbrook Public School (closed 2001; now Counterpoint Academy Day Care)
  • Lamira Dow Billings Elementary School (closed 2002; now École élémentaire publique Séraphin-Marion)
  • Meadowview Public School (closed 2004; now Heritage Public School)
  • Merivale Public School (closed 2004)
  • Riverview Public School (closed 2004; now Baitun Naseer Mosque)
  • J. S. Woodsworth Secondary School (closed 2005; now École secondaire publique Deslauriers)
  • Laurentian High School (closed 2005; demolished 2009)
  • R. Byrns Curry Public School (closed 2006; now Bayview Public School)
  • Bayview Public School (relocated to R. Byrns Curry Public School site in 2007; demolished 2009)
  • Fitzroy Harbour Public School (closed 2006)
  • Grant Alternative School (relocated to Christie Public School site in 2007; closed 2017, now Maison de la francophonie d'Ottawa)
  • Christie Public School (closed 2007; became Grant Alternative School 2007–2017)
  • Torbolton Public School (closed 2007; now vacant)
  • Queenswood Public School (closed 2008; now École élémentaire catholique d'enseignement personnalisé La Source)
  • Fitzroy Centennial Public School (closed 2009)
  • McGregor Easson Public School (closed 2010; now Pavillon Sainte-Geneviève)
  • Parkwood Hills Public School (closed 2010; used by Champman Hills in 2012 and Carleton Heights in 2014)
  • Munster Elementary School (closed 2015)
  • Rideau High School (closed 2017)
  • Elizabeth Park Public School (closed 2017)
  • Century Public School (closed 2017; used by Elmdale Public School in 2019, later became a COVID-19 Vaccine clinic)
  • D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School (closed 2017, later became a COVID-19 Vaccine clinic)
  • Leslie Park Public School (closed 2017; now École élémentaire publique Ottawa Ouest)
  • Greenbank Middle School (closed 2017; now Knoxdale Public School; the school already shared the building with Knoxdale Public School)
  • J.H. Putman Middle School (closed 2019, later became a COVID-19 Vaccine clinic)

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ a b MacDonald resigned to run in the 2006 Orléans Ward by-election and was replaced by David Primeau in January 2006.[13]
  2. ^ a b Lloyd replaced Lange who was appointed as the Canadian Trade Commissioner in Buffalo in March 2008.[17][18]
  3. ^ a b Morse replaced Laws who moved to Toronto in December 2008.[14]
  4. ^ a b Boothby replaced Curry who resigned in 2012.[15]
  5. ^ a b Fisher replaced Getty who died in 2009.[16]
  6. ^ a b Bell replaced Braunovan in February 2020.[19] Braunavon resigned 31 December 2019.[20]
  7. ^ Bell resigned June 2025[21]
  8. ^ Aziz announced her resignation due to personal reasons July 2024[22]
  9. ^ Kaplan-Myrth resigned June 3, 2025[21]
  10. ^ Fortey was appointed on October 29, 2024, replacing Aziz[23]

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Director's Annual Report to the Community". OCDSB.ca. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "2018-2018 Director's Annual Report to the Community" (PDF). OCDSB.ca. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ^ Porter, Kate (2 September 2025). "CBC News".
  5. ^ "Supervisor Updates". www.ocdsb.ca. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  6. ^ Ireton, Julie (27 May 2022). "Retired Ottawa teacher sanctioned for sexual abuse of student in 1990s". CBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. ^ Martin, Nkele (28 June 2025). "Province's takeover of OCDSB, other school boards slammed as 'power grab'". CBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Family who successfully sued school board over bullying claims shares story | CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Former students sue board over alleged abuse by music teacher | CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  10. ^ "OCDSB teacher charged with sex offences | CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  11. ^ Ireton, Julie (8 July 2020). "Ontario school board found 'vicariously liable' in sexual abuse case". CBC News. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Strategic Directions – A Report to the Community – Fall 2007" (PDF) (Press release). Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
  13. ^ "School board chooses new board member". Ottawa Citizen. 17 January 2007. p. B3. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Former trustee resumes Zone 7 seat". Ottawa Citizen. 3 December 2008. p. C5. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Huge turnover at school board". Ottawa Citizen. 13 September 2004. p. A3. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Anyone's race to win in Zone 3". Ottawa Citizen. 22 October 2010. p. C3. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Lloyd picked as school board trustee". Ottawa Citizen. 19 March 2008. p. C2. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Douglas LLoyd Obituary (2016)". ottawacitizen.remembering.ca. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  19. ^ "New trustee appointed to Ottawa-Carleton District School Board". ottawamatters.com. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  20. ^ "School trustee Erica Braunovan announces resignation". Ottawa Citizen. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  21. ^ a b "2 Ottawa public school board trustees resign". CTV. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  22. ^ "OCDSB trustee Alysha Aziz announces she is resigning 'for personal reasons'". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Julia Fortey sworn in as OCDSB's Kanata North/Kanata South (Zone 2) Trustee". OCDSB. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Roberta Bondar Public School".


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