Ottawa-Carleton District School Board delays possible changes to elementary school programs [Video]

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is delaying possible changes to elementary school programs until September 2026, to provide more time for consultations with advisory committees and the public.

Ottawa’s largest school board launched the sweeping review of all elementary school programs and services for 50,000 students in the spring, with possibilities including changes to French immersion, eliminating English-only education in schools and integrating children with special needs into classrooms.

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The original plan called for recommendations to be tabled in October, with possible changes implemented in September 2025. However, the director of education says further consultations and a transition plan are needed.

“As a result of the breadth and depth of perspectives that have emerged from the initial consultation, as well as the analyses and syntheses of the contextual information provided (internal data and external …