Board Directory

Durham Catholic District School Board

Address:
650 Rossland Road West
Oshawa, ON L1J 7C4

Tel: 905-576-6150
Toll Free: 1-877-482-0722
Contact us via email

Please Note: most inquiries can be addressed by your student's current or most recently attended school, including Ontario Student Records/Transcripts, Edsby, report cards, and registration information. 

Family of Schools - Superintendents of Education

Katharine Stevenson, Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant: Lori Lane
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22254

Responsible for the following family of schools:

Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School - Family of Schools

Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School - Family of Schools

Jessica Outram, Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant: Lori Lane
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22254

Responsible for the following family of schools:

St. Mary Catholic Secondary School - Family of Schools

Register for Adult and Continuing Education Courses at:
Archbishop Anthony Meagher Continuing Catholic Education Centre 

Ajax Campus
Tel: 905-683-7713
Email: cont.ed@dcdsb.ca 

Ajax Welcome Centre
Tel: 289-481-1336

Oshawa Campus
Tel: 905-438-0570
Email: credit.reg@dcdsb.ca 

Whitby Campus (ESL/LINC)
Tel: 905-666-1255 
Email: LearnEnglish@dcdsb.ca 

Contact the Superintendent responsible for Archbishop Anthony Meagher Catholic Continuing Education Centre:
Jim Wilson, Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant: Lori Jones
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22238

Paula Sorhaitz, Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant: Karen Lutz
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22279

Areas of responsibility:

General Information

Mike O'Neill, Superintendent of Education

Executive Administrative Assistant, Barb Rotondi
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22121


Responsible for the following:

  • Academic Services
    • e-Learning and Virtual Learning
    • English as a Second Language
    • Experiential and Outdoor Learning
    • French Programs
    • Literacy
    • Numeracy
    • Science
  • Assessment and Evaluation K-12; EQAO; National and International Assessments
  • Early Years Programs and Partnerships
  • Learning Recovery and Tutoring
  • Whitby Family of Schools

Katharine Stevenson, Superintendent of Education

Executive Administrative Assistant, Lori Lane
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22254

 
Responsible for the following:

  • Academic Services
    • Physical Education and Health
  • Ajax Family of Schools
  • Equity and Inclusive Education
  • Faith Formation and Chaplaincy
  • Student Leadership and Student Trustees
  • 2SLGBTQ+ Advisory Committee 

Jim Wilson, Superintendent of Education

Executive Administrative Assistant, Lori Jones
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22238

 
Responsible for the following:

  • Academic Services
    • Arts
    • Co-Curricular Activities and Partnerships
    • Business and Technological Studies
    • Guidance (7-12) and Student Success
    • Ontario Youth Apprenticeship (OYAP)
    • Physical Education and Health
    • Skills Canada
    • Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM)
    • Student Injury Prevention
    • Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL)
  • Archbishop Anthony Meagher Catholic Continuing Education Centre
    • International Education
    • International Languages
  • Oshawa Family of School
  • Parent/Family Engagement
  • Student Transportation

Jessica Outram, Superintendent of Education

Executive Administrative Assistant, Lori Lane
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22254

 
Responsible for the following:

  • Academic Services
    • Canada World Studies
    • Social Studies
  • Indigenous Education Lead
  • Pickering Family of Schools

Register for Adult and Continuing Education Courses at:
Archbishop Anthony Meagher Continuing Catholic Education Centre 

  • Earn your High School diploma
  • Employment Preparation and Training
  • High School Credit Programs
  • Summer School
  • And More!

 

Ajax Campus
Tel: 905-683-7713
Email: cont.ed@dcdsb.ca 

Ajax Welcome Centre
Tel: 289-481-1336

Oshawa Campus: 
Tel: 905-438-0570
Email: credit.reg@dcdsb.ca 

Whitby Campus (ESL/LINC)
Tel: 905-666-1255 
Email: LearnEnglish@dcdsb.ca

Paula Sorhaitz, Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant, Karen Lutz
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22279

For information on DCDSB Board Policies please see the following pages:

If you have any questions, please contact us at:
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22223
Email: policy.input@dcdsb.ca

Community Use of Schools, Partnerships and Compliance
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22214  
Email: communityuse@dcdsb.ca

Learn more about DCDSB's Board of Trustees.

Contact: Liz Beckstead
Executive Officer, Governance
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22266

Marie Hammond, Chief Financial Officer
Executive Administrative Assistant, Delfina Pinto
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22287

Early Years and Child Care Programs
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22172
Email: childcare@dcdsb.ca 

For information on Communications and Media at DCDSB, visit our webpage.

Media inquiries email: communications@dcdsb.ca 

To make a charitable donation to the Durham Catholic Children's Foundation
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22223
Email: info@durhamcatholicfoundation.ca 

Learn more about DCDSB's English as a Second Language (ESL) Program:
Tel: 905.666.1255
Email: LearnEnglish@dcdsb.ca 

Contact: Katharine Stevenson Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant, Lori Lane
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22254

Contact: Katharine Stevenson Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant, Lori Lane
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22254

Responsible for the following:

  • Adult Faith formation
  • Chaplaincy Lead
  • Clergy
  • Religion and Family Life
  • School and Board Pastoral Plans
  • ShareLife
  • When Faith Meets Pedagogy

Candice Cavalier
Executive Officer, Policy, Freedom of Information and OSBIE Investigations
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22223 

Contact: Kayode Akomolafe, Human Rights and Equity Advisor (HREA)
Executive Administrative Assistant: May Prabu
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22285

 
Responsible for:

  • Anti-Black Racism and Black Excellence Committee
  • Human Rights and Equity Compliance/Training
  • Human Rights Concerns/Complaint Management
  • Policy and Administrative Procedure Development (Human Rights and Equity oversight)
  • Student Demographic Data
  • Workforce Census

Contact: Jessica Outram, Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant, Lori Lane
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22254

 

DCDSB's Indigenous Education department provides the following: 

  • Community Networking and Outreach
  • Days of Recognition
  • Indigenous Studies
    • Grade 11 NBE Course
    • Grade 12 Indigenous Studies Course
  • Self-Identification Process

Ronald Rodriguez, Chief Information Officer - Freedom of Information and Privacy
Executive Administrative Assistant, Delfina Pinto
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22287

 

For technology support, please email TechnologySupport@dcdsb.ca and explain the issue you are experiencing. Please include in the email, the student's full legal name, student User ID (if you know it), date of birth, school name, grade and phone number where we can contact you.

Learn more about our International Education Program by visiting our website.

For inquiries and admission information contact:
Tel: 905-683-7713 ext. 57252
Email: InternationalStudent@dcdsb.ca 

Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 57201 
Email: mentalhealth@dcdsb.ca

View our Careers webpage to learn more, or email us at HR@dcdsb.ca.

Jaime Sheepwash, Chief Human Resources Officer
Executive Administrative Assistant, May Prabu
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22285

Scott Grieve, Superintendent of Business Services, Facilities, Partnerships Development and Community Use of Schools
Executive Administrative Assistant, Lisa Skipton

Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22353
Email: FacilitiesServices@dcdsb.ca 

Online student registration for school is available at: 

OSAS

For questions about admission to school, please contact us at:

Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22211
Email: admissions@dcdsb.ca

If your child is going to be absent, notify the school by using one of the following methods:

  • Safe Arrival portal login: go.schoolmessenger.ca
  • Call the toll free number: 1-844-288-7628
  • Report the absence through our smartphone mobile application: SchoolMessenger. Available from the App Store and Google Play Store.

Please click here for more information on SchoolMessenger and for steps on how to create an account.

Contact: Paula Sorhaitz, Superintendent of Education, Student Services and Safe and Healthy Schools

Executive Administrative Assistant, Karen Lutz
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22279

 Responsible for the following:

  • Crisis Response Team
  • Safe and Healthy Schools

Contact: Paula Sorhaitz, Superintendent of Education, Student Services and Safe and Healthy Schools
Executive Administrative Assistant, Karen Lutz
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22279

The Student Services department provides the following:

  • Assistive Technology
  • Clinical Services 
  • Individual Education Plan (IEP) 
  • Mental Health and Well-being
  • Special Education
  • Student Attendance Support

Durham Student Transportation Services (DSTS) is responsible for ensuring safe and efficient transportation to and from schools for eligible students. Please visit their website at Durham Student Transportation Services.

Families are encouraged to create an account for the DSTS Parent Portal, where they can subscribe to receive email alerts for their child(ren)'s bus route(s).

To contact DSTS please complete contact form at: https://www.dsts.on.ca/contact or by phone at 905-666-6395.

For further information please contact: 

Jim Wilson, Superintendent of Education
Executive Administrative Assistant, Lori Jones
Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22238

Office of the Director of Education

Gerard Winn
Director of Education
Executive Officer to the Director of Education and Supervisor of Administrative Services, Brenda Rocha

Tel: 905-576-6150 ext. 22317