International Students/ ESL

2008 Advanced Placement

Exam Dates with Start Times

From the Principal's Desk

Dear Parents,

I would like to thank all of the members of our learning community who responded to the proposal for changing the school day. We received many responses from parents, students and staff in regards to the proposed start times for next year. The responses, as previously indicated, were approximately 60% - 40% in favour of the early start. We shared this information with Student Transportation Services of York Region and were able to negotiate a bus arrival time of 8:40 a.m. for those students who still qualify for bussing under the new York Region guidelines (please refer to our last e-bulletin or on the Vaughan web page at http://www.vaughan.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca ). As a result of the Student Transportation Services of York Region being able to rearrange their schedules to accommodate Vaughan students, we are adopting a conciliatory start time of approximately 8:55 a.m. with the school day ending at approximately 3:00 p.m. Please take a moment to peruse the School Day Schedule for the 2007 - 2008 school year attached HERE.

Chris Sarellas
Principal
Vaughan Secondary School

School Plan for Improvement

As a learning community we have three areas of focus for our School Plan:

Curriculum Implementation and Student Learning:
Vaughan Secondary School is committed to continuously improving literacy among all our students.

Parent and Community Involvement:
Vaughan Secondary School strives to inform and involve all parents and community in a participatory and meaningful way throughout the year

Effective Schools:
Vaughan Secondary School is committed to maintaining and improving student achievement and learning.
We endeavour to promote the highest levels of excellence and equity for our diverse population.