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Nominate a school for outstanding communications
Nominations are now being accepted for the Reverend John Markle Home-School Communications Award.
Is your school delivering outstanding communications?
Our Durham Catholic schools are committed to engaging with our communities by delivering timely, effective and open communication with the most appropriate tools and technology available. A selection committee is accepting nominations from parents, guardians and students who believe their school has done an outstanding job in communicating with students and families over the 2022-2023 school year.
One elementary and one secondary school will be selected to receive the award at the May 23, 2023 Board Meeting.
How to nominate a school
Complete the nomination form and submit a paragraph (maximum 150 words) describing how your school demonstrates excellence, faith-based values and Catholicity in the area of home-school communications. Your submission should include pictures of social media posts or emails, copies of newsletters or web links to show samples of outstanding home-school communications.
Your submission should include examples of how your school demonstrate one or more of the following:
- Communication from the school demonstrating our faith-based values and Catholicity.
- Newsletters providing relevant information in a format that is easy to read.
- School website is updated regularly with informative and meaningful content.
- Social media posts include relevant and interesting information for followers.
- Emails and/or phone calls are used appropriately and effectively to notify parents of important notices.
- Board information is distributed in a timely manner.
Your submission should include pictures of social media posts or emails, copies of newsletters or web links to show samples of outstanding home-school communications.
Submit a nomination for the Rev. John Markle Home to School Communication Award
Submissions can also be sent by email indicating Rev. John Markle Home to School Communication Award in the subject line to communications@dcdsb.ca or delivered in a sealed envelope addressed to:
Communications - Rev. John Markle Home to School Communication Award
Durham Catholic District School Board
650 Rossland Rd. West, Oshawa, ON L1J 7C4
Submissions will be accepted until Monday, March 13, 2023, at 4:30 p.m.
Deadline and Selection Committee
The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, March 13, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. The winning schools will be selected by a committee consisting of one Trustee representative and two Student Trustees and announced at Regular Board Meeting on May 23, 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact us at communications@dcdsb.ca.