Thames Valley District School Board
Public school board in southwestern Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 11 prior to 1999[4]) is a public school board in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created on January 1, 1998, by the amalgamation of the Elgin County Board of Education, The Board of Education for the City of London, Middlesex County Board of Education, and Oxford County Board of Education.
Thames Valley District School Board TVDSB | |
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Location | |
Canada | |
Coordinates | 42.9965°N 81.2067°W / 42.9965; -81.2067 |
District information | |
Motto | We build each student's tomorrow, every day. |
Schools | 184, 30 secondary, 154 elementary |
Budget | CA $1.1 billion [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 80k[2] |
Other information | |
Chair of the Board | Beth Mai |
Vice-chair of the Board | Dave Cripps |
Director of Education | Mark Fisher |
Elected trustees | 15: 6 representing London; 2 each for Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford; 1 Indigenous representative; 3 non-voting student trustees[3]). |
Website | www |
The TVDSB serves an area over 7,000 square kilometres which includes urban, suburban and rural communities. It spans three counties and includes the cities of London, St. Thomas, and Woodstock, plus the towns of Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, and Strathroy-Caradoc, as well as several smaller towns and villages.
In 2006, the Board administered 184 schools (154 elementary and 30 secondary schools). They also provide alternative education programs for approximately 40,000 students through adult day school, continuing education, general interest, night school and summer school courses. Four future elementary schools in southwest London, northwest London, Woodstock, and Belmont are currently under construction or are in planning stages.[5][6] Extensions and renovations to Eagle Heights, Aldborough, and River Heights public schools are currently underway.[7][8]