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| District School Board Ontario North East | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Hearst, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Timmins, Schumacher, South Porcupine, Matheson, Kirkland Lake, Elk Lake, Englehart, Thornloe, New Liskeard, Temagami
Canada | |
| Coordinates | 48°28′29″N 81°17′19″W / 48.4748°N 81.2887°W |
| District information | |
| Chair of the board | Bob Brush |
| Director of education | Lesleigh Dye |
| Schools | 23 elementary 9 secondary 1 alternate education |
| Budget | CA$120.6 million (2016-2017)[1] |
| District ID | B28002 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4361 elementary students 2989 secondary students 7350 students total[2] |
| Staff | 963.57 permanent employees[2] |
| Other information | |
| Elected trustees | 11 |
| Website | www |
District School Board Ontario North East (DSB1; DSB Ontario North East; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 1 prior to 1999[3]) is an Ontario English public school board serving Northeastern Ontario from Hearst to Temagami. It covers an extensive area of 25,000 square kilometres.[4] The corporate office is located in Schumacher at 153 Croatia Avenue and a secondary office is located in New Liskeard at 198022 River Road.
The school board offers English, French Immersion and Alternate Education programming, including the Early Learning Kindergarten Program with full-day junior and senior kindergarten programs in every elementary school since 2000.[4] The board also has a strong online learning community through e-Learning Ontario of the Ontario Ministry of Education.
District School Board Ontario North East operates 32 schools (23 elementary, 9 secondary, 1 alternate education).[5]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lesleigh Dye | Director of Education |
| Lisa Edwards | Superintendent of Business/Finance and Treasurer |
| Steve Pladzyk | Superintendent of Education - Central |
| Al McLean | Superintendent of Education - North |
| Chad Mowbray | Superintendent of Education - South |
These are the elected trustees, serving a 4-year mandate ending on November 30, 2026.
| Trustee | Area Served |
|---|---|
| Steve Meunier (Chair) | Timmins |
| Cindy Pye-Reasbeck (Vice-Chair) | Hearst, Kapuskasing |
| Howard Archibald | Indigenous Trustee |
| Douglas Walsh | Temiskaming Shores, Temagami, Elk Lake and area |
| Larry Wiwchar | Temiskaming Shores, Temagami, Elk Lake and area |
| Jonathan Byer | Englehart |
| Crystal Hewey | Timmins and Area |
| Rosemary Pochopsky | Kirkland Lake |
| Brian Peever | Iroquois Falls, Black River, and Matheson |
| Doug Shearer | Temiskaming Shores, Temagami, Elk Lake and area |
| Bob Brush | Timmins and Area |
| Dennis Draves | Cochrane |