Course - Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

Special Education Programs and Services
Formal application to this program is made by parents and students
in consultation with the school, and the student’s participation is
monitored by the Student Success teacher.
Day Care Program
This program provides parents with the opportunity to complete their
high school education in a school setting. Students can attend full
time, while their children are supervised by trained and qualified
staff in a licenced on-site, day-care centre. Limited subsidized daycare
spaces are available for students. Students are encouraged to
take appropriate parenting courses. This program is available at the
following schools:
Adult High School
Rideau High School
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Woodroffe High School
Section 23 Program (M.F McHugh Education Centre)
The focus of Section 23 programs is to provide treatment services
and education for students whose needs are such that they are
unable to attend their community school. While treatment is the
primary focus, this partnership allows the student to continue his/her
education without interruption.
Admission to the program is primarily through application to the Coordinated
Referral Committee. However, depending on the program,
referrals for admission may also be initiated by: social services
agencies, medical personnel, or the judicial system. These partner
agencies include: Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa, Children’s
Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Crossroads Children’s Centre, Dave
Smith Youth Treatment Centre, Roberts/Smart Centre, Royal Ottawa
Hospital, Youth Services Bureau, and Youville Centre.
Additional information about this program is available at your home
school or contact M.F. McHugh Education Centre, 437 Donald Street,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1K 1L8, (613-747-6885 or fax: 613-747-0258).
Home Instruction
This service provides instruction for students who are unable to
attend school for a long-term period because of medical reasons. A
letter requesting this service, complete with medical certification, is
sent to the superintendent responsible for home instruction through
the principal of your school.
First Place Alternate Program
First Place Program in an alternative program for students in
grades 7, 8, or 9. The program is designed for students who are not
experiencing success in the traditional school setting, and may be
dealing with attendance, academic, anxiety, or social issues in their
home school. First Place is not a behaviour program. The purpose
of the program is to help students work on academic and social
issues in a structured, non-rotary setting. The length of placement
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is typically until the end of the school year. Intakes may occur at
any time throughout the year. The ultimate goal of the program is
successful re-integration to an OCDSB school. The curriculum follows
the Ontario Curriculum. Placement in the program requires an
application process, to be completed by a student advocate from the
sending school (eg., LST, guidance counsellor, school social worker,
principal). Applications are available on BEAM. For more information,
please contact 613- 239-2544.
Winning Attitudes
Winning Attitudes Specialized Co-op is a continuous intake co-op
program designed to re-engage students aged 16 to 19 years old
who have not been attending school or who have recently left school
without graduating. Students may earn up to three co-op credits in a
workplace and course work is delivered through self-paced lessons.
To be eligible for this program, a student must have at least some
secondary school credits. For more information, please contact
Sandra Walton - East End (613-857-4661) or L.A. Schmidt - West
End (613-857-4662).
District Programs
District programs are identified with designated schools. They may
or may not require specialized facilities. They do require a student
to meet established entrance criteria. District programs may include
an in-school set of program expectations and/or an out-of-school
training program. Such programs would normally, but not necessarily,
be offered over a number of years. Examples of District programs
include: the International Baccalaureate Program, the Creative Arts
Program, the Alternate Education Program, the Adaptive Program,
and High Performance Athlete Program.
The International Baccalaureate Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program is an intellectually
rigorous diploma program that is recognized by universities in
Ontario and throughout the world. The IB curriculum is prescribed
by the International Baccalaureate Organization, with headquarters
in Geneva, Switzerland. Colonel By Secondary School offers this
program for strong academic students in addition to the Ontario
Secondary School Diploma. Secondary School Diploma requirements
and courses are integrated with the IB requirements so that, upon
successful completion of the program, a student is awarded both
the International Baccalaureate Diploma and the Ontario Secondary
School Diploma.
The IB Program is taken during the final two years of secondary
school. Students begin their preparation for the two-year Diploma
Program by taking accelerated and enriched courses in the pre-IB
years, grades 9 and 10. Students who enrol in the Diploma Program
begin in grade 11 (IBI) and complete the program in grade 12 (IB2).
To obtain an IB Diploma, candidates must successfully complete six
IB courses and write an international examination in each of them.