| April 29 - Today is the Last Day to Complete the Student Census |
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Just a reminder that the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census ends today, April 29, 2022. We invite you to share your voice by completing the voluntary and optional census today!
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the student census this week! Your answers will help improve the Durham Catholic District School Board community and will ensure that every student succeeds.
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| April 27 - There's Still Time to Complete DCDSB's Student Census |
| Elementary Schools |
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There’s still time to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census. If you want to make your voice count, be sure to complete the census by Friday, April 29!
We ask that parents and guardians please check your personal email account for an email from Permission Click entitled DCDSB – your Child’s name – Student Census. This email was sent on Monday, April 25.
This voluntary and optional census will help the DCDSB understand and support the diversity of students and families, eliminate barriers to student success, enrich students’ learning by providing the right supports at the right time while making schools a safer, more welcoming space to belong to. If you are not comfortable answering a question please move to the next question. If you do not wish to participate in the census then you are not required to complete the survey.
Visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus for more information.
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| Grade 7 to 12 Schools |
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There’s still time to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census. If you want to make your voice count, be sure to complete the census by Friday, April 29!
Grade 7 to 8 Families
We ask that parents and guardians please check your personal email account for an email from Permission Click entitled DCDSB – your Child’s name – Student Census. This email was sent on Monday, April 25.
Grade 9 to 12 Students
Be sure to visit your board email account at your student_no@dclives.ca – for an email from Permission Click. You can access your board email by logging into Office 365 and checking your email sent on Monday, April 25.
This voluntary and optional census will help the DCDSB understand and support the diversity of students and families, eliminate barriers to student success, enrich students’ learning by providing the right supports at the right time while making schools a safer, more welcoming space to belong to. If you are not comfortable answering a question please move to the next question. If you do not wish to participate in the census then you are not required to complete the survey.
Visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus for more information.
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| Secondary Schools |
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There’s still time to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census. If you want to make your voice count, be sure to complete the census by Friday, April 29!
Be sure to visit your board email account at your student_no@dclives.ca – for an email from Permission Click. You can access your board email by logging into Office 365 and checking your email sent on Monday, April 25.
This voluntary and optional census will help the DCDSB understand and support the diversity of students and families, eliminate barriers to student success, enrich students’ learning by providing the right supports at the right time while making schools a safer, more welcoming space to belong to. If you are not comfortable answering a question please move to the next question. If you do not wish to participate in the census then you are not required to complete the survey.
Visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus for more information.
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| April 25 - Complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census Today! |
| Elementary Schools |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
It’s time to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census! On Monday, April 25, you will receive an email from PermissionClick with a unique link to the Student Census for each one of your children in Grades 4 to 8. (For example: If you have three children in Grades 4 to 8 you will receive three (3) separate emails from PermissionClick to complete the student census.)
If you do not receive the email from PermissionClick, please check your junk or clutter folders for the email.
We encourage you to complete the student census with your child at home and have a conversation about the questions being asked or you can complete the census questions on behalf of your child.
This voluntary census will help the DCDSB understand and support the diversity of students and families, eliminate barriers to student success, enrich students’ learning by providing the right supports at the right time while making schools a safer, more welcoming space to belong to. Complete the Census today!
For more information, visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus
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| Grade 7 to 12 Schools |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
It’s time to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census!
Grade 7 and 8 Families
Today, parents and guardians with children in Grades 7 and 8 will receive an email from Permission Click with a unique link to the Student Census for each one of your children. (For example: If you have three children in Grades 4 to 8 you will receive three (3) separate emails from PermissionClick to complete the student census.)
If you do not receive the email from PermissionClick, please check your junk or clutter folders for the email.
We encourage you to complete the student census with your child at home and have a conversation about the questions being asked or you can complete the census questions on behalf of your child.
Grade 9 to 12 Families
On April 25, 2022, students in Grades 9 to 12 will complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census during class time. The census will take 10-15 minutes to complete.
Students will receive a unique link to the Permission Click email to their DCDSB email accounts.
It is important to remember that the is a voluntary census. If you are not comfortable answering a question, you can simply skip it. This student census will help the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) understand and support the diversity of students and families, eliminate barriers to student success, enrich students’ learning by providing the right supports at the right time while making schools a safer, more welcoming space to belong to. Complete the Census today!
If you require a translated copy of the census, please visit our board’s website at
dcdsb.ca/studentcensus and download a paper version of the census. The paper version of the translated census can be returned to the school’s office in a sealed envelope.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school and ask to speak with me directly.
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| Secondary Schools |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
It’s time to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census! Today, students in Grade 9 to 12 will receive an email from Permission Click with your unique URL to the census survey. This email will be sent to student’s DCDSB email account (e.g. student_no@dclives.ca). Student can access the email by logging into Office 365 to check their email.
Reminder – the student census is a voluntary and confidential survey. The census will help the DCDSB understand and support the diversity of students and families, eliminate barriers to student success, enrich students’ learning by providing the right supports at the right time while making schools a safer, more welcoming space to belong to. Complete the Census today!
For more information, visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus
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| April 19, 2022 - Complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census Next Week |
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The Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census is fast approaching! Here are three things you can do by completing the voluntary student census that will help the Durham Catholic District School Board:
- Stand up in order to shift change in the right direction.
- Be counted by answering questions about your identity, ability, race, culture and gender.
- Be heard by voicing your opinions and ensuring that your identity is represented now and in the future of the Durham Catholic District School Board.
For more information about the student census, visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus. Parents and guardians will receive a letter with more information regarding the census this week.
If you have any questions or concerns about your child(ren) completing the census, please call the office and ask to speak with the Principal.
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| April 11, 2022 - Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
The DCDSB is conducting the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census from April 25-29, 2022 as required by the Anti-Racism Act, 2017 and Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan. The voluntary student census is an opportunity for students in Grades 4-12 to share their voices, therefore the more responses we receive, the more effective the data will be to help inform and improve programming and learning environments.
Students in Grades 4 – 8 will complete the census in collaboration with their parent(s)/guardian(s) at home. While students in Grades 9-12 will complete the electronic census independently during provided class time.
The Student Census is voluntary and students, parents, and guardians can skip any question they do not want to answer. If you have concerns about your child’s participation, please call the school office and speak with the principal or email studentcensus@dcdsb.ca.
For additional information, please visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus for Frequently Asked Questions, to preview the census questions and for videos highlighting the importance of why the Board is completing the census.
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| Grade 7 to 12 Schools |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
The DCDSB is conducting the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census from April 25-29, 2022 as required by the Anti-Racism Act, 2017 and Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan. The voluntary student census is an opportunity for students in Grades 4-12 to share their voices, therefore the more responses we receive, the more effective the data will be to help inform and improve programming and learning environments.
Students in Grades 4 – 8 will complete the census in collaboration with their parent(s)/guardian(s) at home. While students in Grades 9-12 will complete the electronic census independently during provided class time.
The Student Census is voluntary and confidential. Students, parents, and guardians can skip any questions they do not want to answer. If you have concerns about your child’s participation, please call the school office and speak with me directly or email studentcensus@dcdsb.ca.
I invite you to watch our video featuring DCDSB secondary students sharing their voices on why completing the student census is important.
For additional information, please visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus for Frequently Asked Questions, to preview the census questions and for videos highlighting the importance of why the Board is completing the census.
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| Secondary Schools |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is conducting the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census from April 25-29, 2022 as required by the Anti-Racism Act, 2017 and Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan. The voluntary student census is an opportunity for students in Grades 9-12 to share their voices, therefore the more responses we receive, the more effective the data will be to help inform and improve programming and learning environments.
The Student Census is voluntary and confidential. Students can skip any questions they do not want to answer. If you have concerns about your child’s participation, please call the school office and speak with the principal or email studentcensus@dcdsb.ca.
I invite you to watch our video featuring DCDSB secondary students sharing their voices on why completing the student census is important.
For additional information, please visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus for Frequently Asked Questions, to preview the census questions and for videos highlighting the importance of why the Board is completing the census.
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| April 4, 2022 - Preview the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census Questions |
| Elementary Schools |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Durham Catholic District School Board is inviting students in Grades 4 to 12 to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census from April 25-29, 2022. The voluntary census is an opportunity for students in Grades 4-12 to share their voices and impact change.
Parents and guardians of students in Grades 4 to 8 will receive an email with a unique link to the census to complete at home with your child(ren) or on behalf of your child(ren).
The census questions are available to view in advance at dcdsb.ca/studentcensus. As with all voluntary surveys, students, parents and guardians can skip any questions they are not comfortable answering. However, the more responses we receive, the more effective the data will be in helping to inform and improve learning environments, courses, supports and teaching practices.
Watch our video featuring DCDSB parents sharing why they feel completing the student census is important.
If you have concerns about your child’s participation, please call the school’s office and ask to speak with me or email studentcensus@dcdsb.ca.
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| Grade 7 to 12 Schools |
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Dear Parents, Guardians and Students,
The Durham Catholic District School Board is inviting students in Grades 4 to 12 to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census from April 25-29, 2022. The voluntary census is an opportunity for students in Grades 4-12 to share their voices and impact change.
Parents and guardians of students in Grades 7 and 8 will receive an email with a unique link to the census to complete at home with your child(ren) or on behalf of your child(ren). While students in Grade 9 to 12 will complete the census during class time. The census will take 10-15 minutes to complete.
The census questions are available to view in advance at dcdsb.ca/studentcensus. As with all voluntary surveys, students, parents and guardians can skip any questions they are not comfortable answering. However, the more responses we receive, the more effective the data will be in helping to inform and improve learning environments, courses, supports and teaching practices.
Watch our video featuring DCDSB parents sharing why they feel completing the student census is important.
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| Secondary Schools |
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Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students,
The Durham Catholic District School Board is inviting students in Grades 9 to 12 to complete the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census from April 25-29, 2022. The voluntary census is an opportunity for students in Grades 9-12 to share their voices and impact change.
Students in Grades 9 to 12 will complete the online census independently during provided class time.
The census questions are available to view in advance at dcdsb.ca/studentcensus. As with all voluntary surveys, students, parents and guardians can skip any questions they do not wish to answer. However, the more responses we receive, the more effective the data will be in helping to inform and improve learning environments, courses, supports and teaching practices.
Watch our video featuring DCDSB parents sharing why they feel completing the student census is important.
If you have concerns about your child’s participation, please call the school’s office and ask to speak with me or email studentcensus@dcdsb.ca.
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| March 8, 2022 - Preview the Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census Questions |
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March 8, 2022
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is inviting all Grade 4 to 12 students to participate in a voluntary and confidential Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census from April 25 to 29, 2022. The Student Census will involve the collection of demographic data mandated by the Ministry of Education to help us better understand the backgrounds, needs and experiences of our students and local communities.
Parents and guardians of students in Grades 4 to 8, will complete the online census together with their child(ren), while students in Grades 9 to 12 will complete the census sometime at school.
At this time, we are pleased to provide families and students with an opportunity to view the survey questions in advance at dcdsb.ca/studentcensus. The census includes questions based on the Ontario Human Rights Code. They include Indigenous identity, ethnic origin, race, religion or spiritual affiliation, language, gender identity, and disability. Some questions are required by the Anti-Racism Data Standards, under the Anti-Racism Act (2107).
The information that will be collected in April will help us:
- Better meet the needs of our students and school communities.
- Address barriers to students’ well-being, achievement and success.
- Establish effective programs and allocate resources where they are needed the most.
We want to hear the voices of our students and families! Participation in the census is voluntary; you can choose not to participate or only answer some of the questions. All responses will be confidential. Click here for a list of frequently asked questions and answers regarding the census.
For more information regarding DCDSB’s Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census, please contact your school’s principal or email studentcensus@dcdsb.ca.
Yours in Faith,
Durham Catholic District School Board
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| November 4, 2021 - Join us for Upcoming Student Census Engagement Sessions |
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November 4, 2021
Dear Parents and Guardians,
DCDSB's Student Census Steering Committee is holding upcoming virtual engagement sessions parents and guardians with students in Grades 4-12, and community members in November 2021. The consultation sessions will provide the community with an opportunity to review the questions that schools boards across Ontario are required to ask and obtain feedback and ideas into the three additional questions the board will include in the census.
The Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census will collect quality and confidential student demographic data that will enable evidence-based decision making, while helping to remove barriers to student success. Our goal is to:
- Understand and support the diversity of students and families;
- Eliminate barriers to student success; and
- Enrich students’ learning by providing the right supports, at the right time, while making schools a safer, more welcoming space to belong.
Staff, students, parents, and community partners are welcome to attend the following virtual sessions:
DCDSB’s Stand Up, Be Counted, Be Heard Student Census is a voluntary survey that offers students in Grades 4 to 12 an opportunity to share their identify, culture, race, ethnicity, gender and ability. The survey will be conducted during the week of April 25 – 29, 2022.
For more information visit dcdsb.ca/studentcensus or email studentcensus@dcdsb.ca.
Yours in Faith,
Mr. Ibrahim,
Superintendent of Education
Durham Catholic District School Board
Ms. Brimpong
Senior Manager, Equity, Anti-Racism and Engagement
Durham Catholic District School Board
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