Keep students safe in school parking lots

Peel schools offerKiss N’ Ride programs, where parents/guardians can drop off and pick up their children at a designated area on school property. The program was established to provide a convenient and safe option for our students and parents driving to school. To ensure the safety of staff and students, we ask all parents/guardians be mindful of the following guidelines:

  • There is no parking and no waiting in the Kiss and Ride lane. Pay attention to the traffic in front of you and pull forward as cars move forward. If you choose to park in the parking lot, please escort your child to or from the nearest foot patroller and use the main crosswalk.
  • Vehicles entering the Kiss N’ Ride lane must stay in the designated lane, unless otherwise directed by a staff member or volunteer.
  • The Kiss N’ Ride program is only available to students who are able to disembark independently.
  • Have your child ready to exit the car when you reach the curb. Students may only exit from the passenger (right) side of the vehicle.
  • After picking up or dropping off your child, leave promptly so that others can get in behind you.
  • Always respect traffic flow and abide all traffic laws and signs.

Ingleborough Specific Before and After School Protocols

Morning Drop Off

When driving your vehicle onto school property, please turn to our right and follow the driveway around the outside of the parking lot. If you are dropping off your child, please stay in the right lane and follow it until you reach the fenced in, kindergarten area. There will be staff outside from 7:55 to 8:10 to assist your child in exiting your vehicle. Please ensure that your child can exit out of the passenger side in order to avoid oncoming traffic. We also ask that drivers stay in their vehicles, student should be able to undue their own seatbelts. If you wish to escort your child onto the hardtop, you will need to find a proper parking spot. The area in front of the school is designated as a bus lane and fire route. Please do not stop your car in this area.

Afternoon Pickup

The same expectations apply for afternoon pick ups. Students are dismissed at 2:30. If you wish to meet your child on the hardtop, you will need to find an appropriate parking spot either in the parking lot or on a nearby street. Please do not parking in the Kiss & Ride lane or block cars in. Thank you for your consideration of others!

Late?

All students not inside the school by the 8:10 bell must be signed in at Office. This helps to ensure the accuracy of our attendance checks and the safety of your children

Going To Be Absent?

If you know your child is going to be absent from school, please call our attendance line and leave a message (including your child’s name, teacher and reason for absence) as early as possible. The line is available 24 hours a day. Simply dial 905-451-4430 and press 1 when prompted.

Students Leaving During the School Day

Students who leave school before the end of the day, need to be picked up at the office. Please write a note in your child’s agenda with the time that he or she will be picked up in the office. This process will make the pick-up faster for you, and will reduce the number of interruptions in the classroom.

Lunch Procedures

Students are to remain at school during lunch. If you wish for your child to walk home for lunch on a regular basis, please pick up a special form in the office. We will keep this form on file. Your child will be expected to sign in and out in the office. This will help us to ensure student safety. If you wish to take your child off school property for lunch please sign them in and out in the office.

Many parents like to drop a lunch off for their child. If you wish to do so, please ensure that child’s lunch is clearly labelled with their name and homeroom. Lunches can be left on the table outside of the office. Also, make sure that your child knows that you will drop it off. Calling into class to inform students that their lunch has been dropped off is very disruptive to classes.

Lunch Programs

We will be offering Pizza Days and Lunch Lady Days at Ingleborough P.S. Lunch Lady Days will be on Wednesdays and Pizza Days will be on Fridays. These forms will be coming home soon. If you choose to participate in these days, please record your orders on your family calendars at home. This will help to ensure that your family knows when to expect a hot lunch served at school. These lunches are within the healthy eating guidelines. A portion of these proceeds support school initiatives.

Allergy Concerns

We have a number of student with severe allergies to peanuts and nuts. Students may suffer a reaction called anaphylaxis, which may cause difficulty swallowing, tightness of the throat, swelling of the chest, wheezing or shortness of breath. In extreme cases, a reaction can be fatal. For these reasons, please do not send any products containing peanuts or other nuts including but not limited to peanut butter and Nutella. Students are not allowed to share food items. We also ask you not to send in food items for birthdays or special occasions. Instead, consider pencils, erasers or stickers. Thank you for respecting the health and safety of our students!

Protect your kids—and your finances

The Peel District School Board does not provide accident insurance coverage for student injuries that occur on school property or during school activities including extracurricular sports. Each year, many of our families spend thousands of dollars when their children are injured at school, on field trips, while participating in non-school activities, or at home. If a student is injured, parent(s)/guardian(s) are responsible for any costs not covered by provincial health care or their employer’s health plan. Please check with your provider regarding your coverage.

The provincial health care system does not cover costs which are commonly related to accidents including dental work, ambulance fees, casts and crutches, and physiotherapy. All of these are covered by Reliable Life’s student accident insurance plan.

It is strongly recommended that all families consider this coverage, especially if your child participates in extracurricular activities. Annual plans, which provide 24 hours a day, 365 days a year coverage, range from $13.50 to $32.00 per year. Through the application only you can be covered for the school day only as low as $8.00 per year. Family rates for three or more children are available.

The insurance agreement is between you and Reliable Life Insurance Company.

You can apply for coverage through paper application or online at . For more information call Reliable Life Insurance Company toll free at 1-800-463-KIDS (5437).

Understanding your child’s Ontario Student Record

The Ontario Student Record (OSR) is an ongoing, confidential record of a student’s education progress. Authorized by the Education Act and protected by the Freedom of Information Act and Protection of Privacy Act, an OSR is established for each student enrolled in an Ontario elementary or secondary school. The record is housed at the student’s current school and moves with the student as they transition from one school to the next. If a student leaves Peel to attend another school in Ontario, the OSR is forwarded to the new school upon request. If the OSR is not requested or the student leaves Ontario, the OSR is housed in the last Peel school that the student attended.

The OSR contains familiar documents that parents can view at any given time. OSR contents include:

  • biographical data
  • documentation file, containing (if applicable): verification of a custody arrangement, change-of-name order, placements decisions, suspension letters, psycho-educational assessment report, identification and placement decision letters, and registration forms
  • information concerning special health conditions
  • name(s) of student’s parent(s) or guardian(s)
  • Ontario Student Transcript (secondary school only) – the cumulative record of a student’s successful completion of secondary school courses
  • photographs may also be attached
  • record of the student’s accumulated instruction in French as a second language, if applicable
  • report cards
  • school(s) attended

Every student, and parents or guardians of students under 18 years of age have the right to examine the student’s OSR and receive a copy of its contents. Supervisory officers, school administration and teachers may also access a student’s OSR for the purpose of improving the instruction of the student. Written permission is requested for any outside agency or personnel to access the OSR.

Contact your school principal for details of the procedure to review your child’s OSR.If you would like to learn more about your child’s OSR, visit the Ontario Ministry of Education web site at www.edu.gov.on.ca.

Getting your questions answered

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about your child's education, or about education in general, anyone with the Peel board is happy to help. Here are some of the people who can help you:

  • If you have specific questions or concerns about the education of your son or daughter, the first person to talk to is your child's teacher. If possible, arrange a personal interview with the teacher to discuss your concerns and attempt to resolve the matter. Your child's teacher or principal can also give you more information about specific strategies being used to monitor your child's progress.
  • If you need extra help, or have more general questions, your school principal is there to assist. Your school principal can help if you have been unable to resolve the issue with your child's teacher. All curriculum material is available in your child's school.
  • If you still have unanswered questions or concerns, talk to your superintendent of education.
  • If you have general questions about curriculum, call Curriculum and Instruction Support Services at 905-890-1010 ext. 2559.
  • If you have questions about special education programs or services, contact Special Education Support Services at 905-890-1010 ext. 2345.
  • Of course, your local school trustee is elected to represent your interests and is always ready to hear and discuss your suggestions or concerns. If you don't know the name of your trustee, check the 'Meet your Trustee' section of the board's website at

If you still have questions, please email or call Communication & Community Relations Support Services at 905-890-1010 or 1-800-668-1146 ext. 2809.

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Procedures help keep students safe at school

Peel schools provide a safe environment for students and staff to learn and work. The board has many procedures to ensure safety  including regular fire drills, evacuation plans, criminal record checks for new staff and volunteers and lockdown drills. Together with Peel Police and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board, the board developed a lockdown procedure to help keep schools safe during a potentially serious or violent incident.

Every school will review the key points of the lockdown process with students. We rehearse the drill twice per year to make sure staff and students know what to do if we have to initiate a lockdown.

During the rehearsal, the principal will make an announcement to "initiate lockdown procedure." The school bell will ring continuously for a period of time.

Students and staff inside the school will:

  • go to the closest room, close the door and lock it, if possible
  • turn off the lights and lie down on the floor away from doors and windows
  • remain on the floor quietly until further directions are given

Students and staff outside the school will:

  • move as far away from the building as possible
  • remain outside until further directions are given

Depending on the situation, students and staff outside the building may be directed to an evacuation site. When the rehearsal is over, the principal will make another announcement.

During lockdown rehearsals or in a real lockdown situation, students and staff must not use cell phones. Cell phones can create a safety hazard by attracting attention to the area of the school where the phone is being used.

In the unlikely event of an actual lockdown, police ask that parents do not go to the school. For safety reasons, you will not be allowed to enter a school that is in lockdown. In some cases, police will designate a Parent Information Site for you to attend and get up-to-date, accurate info

rmation. To find your Parent Information Site or get further details during a real lockdown, visit or listen to local media.

If you have any questions about our lockdown drill, or any of the procedures we have in place to keep students and staff safe, please call the school.

Peel board trustees  accountable to the community

Trustee / Ward(s) / City / Email / Phone #
Carrie Andrews / 7 and 8 / Brampton / / 647-473-1858
Stan Cameron / Caledon / / 905-880-1162
Robert Crocker / 6 and 11 / Mississauga / / 416-528-1312
Nokha Dakroub / 9 and 10 / Mississauga / / 416-432-5508
David Green / 1 and 5 / Brampton / / 905-495-4579
Sue Lawton / 3 and 4 / Mississauga / / 905-625-8084
Brad MacDonald / 2 and 8 / Mississauga / / 905-593-3547
Kathy McDonald / 3 and 4 / Brampton / / 905-460-7499
Janet McDougald
Chair / 1 and 7 / Mississauga / / 905-278-1402
Suzanne Nurse
Vice-Chair / 2 and 6 / Brampton / / 905-495-3423
Harkirat Singh / 9 and 10 / Brampton / / 647-209-8000
Rick Williams / 5 / Mississauga / / 905-814-6180

The Peel board, like every public school board in Ontario, is governed by a board of trustees. Trustees are elected by public school taxpayers every three years during municipal elections. The next municipal election will be held in October 2018. The Peel board currently has 12 trustees representing three municipalities:

What do trustees do?

  • advocate for the needs of the community to other members of the board
  • help members of the community address concerns about the school system
  • set policies in the areas of curriculum, facilities, human and financial resources
  • explain the policies and decisions of the board to the community
  • evaluate the board's achievement of its goals and objectives and monitor its implementation of new policies
  • participate in budget development, approve budget decisions and monitor its progress
  • protect the future of the board by always considering the long-term effects of decisions

Visit and check out the ‘Meet Your Trustee’ section to subscribe to board meetingagendas and minutes and read highlights from board meeting.

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Join our school council—share your ideas

Every Peel school has a school council—a group focused on helping students succeed. School councils provide a voice for parents and the community and offer advice to the school principal on a number of topics.

We are holding school councils elections on September 28 from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

The 2015-16 School Council will have their first meet on September 30 at 7:00pm. Remaining meetings are scheduled for November 18, February 17 and April 20.

What you need to know about busing?

The Peel District School Board eligibility distances for transportation are as follows:

  • kindergarten and Grade 1 students – 1 km
  • Grades 2 to 4 students – 1.6 km
  • Grades 5 to 6 students – 2 km

Grades 7 to 8 students – 3.2 km

The eligibility distances measured are the shortest, safe walking route along sidewalks, roadways and paved pedestrian walkways from school property line to home property line.

How do I know if my child is eligible for transportation?

Student Transportation of Peel Region (STOPR) has a website where you can find out whether your child is eligible for transportation based on your home address. Visit or businfo.stopr.ca, click on "Transportation Eligibility" and enter your information.

In addition, if your child is eligible for transportation, beginning the last week of August to the end of June each year, you can securely access your child’s transportation information, including bus stop location and pick-up and drop-off times, from businfo.stopr.ca. Click on “Student Login” and enter the information required. To ensure privacy of information you will be required to enter the Ontario Education Number (OEN), which can be found on your child’s report card.