Ottawa-Carleton District School Board: Program review recommends offer Enhanced English and French Immersion in elementary schools [Video]

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is looking at consolidating elementary school programs into two – Enhanced English and French Immersion – eliminate Middle French Immersion and will phase out some special education programs as part of changes to its elementary schools.

The plan would see the board “minimizing” the number of single-track English-only schools across Ottawa and providing better access to French Immersion to allow students to go to a school around their neighbourhood, “providing better access to (French Immersion) for students in these communities who wish to have that option.”

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Ottawa’s largest school board launched a review of its elementary programs last spring, the first stage of a review to ensure “inclusive, high-quality and accessible programs and/or services” offered by the board. The possibilities included changes to French immersion, eliminating English-only education in …