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Dear Families,

Since March 2023, STEO has been working to secure student transportation services with the existing school bus companies that provide transportation for both CDSBEO and UCDSB. STEO is a not-for-profit organization that negotiates annual service contracts with school bus companies that own the buses and employ the school bus drivers.

STEO has gone to great lengths to secure transportation services from the school bus companies, however, school bus companies have not agreed to a contract for September. We are providing this information to you now, so that you can be prepared, in the event of a transportation disruption.

At present, STEO and the bus companies remain very far apart with respect to the overall compensation requested. The total compensation value of the school bus operators’ position far exceeds funding available to school boards for transportation.

STEO transports approximately 30,000 students to school daily and understands the stress this potential disruption will cause families. STEO continues to look at all options to providing transportation services for the 2023/2024 school year.

As the situation evolves and more details are available, we will share those with you right away. More information is available at www.steo.ca/QandA and updates will be shared there as well.

Respectfully - The STEO Team

Potential Service Disruption – Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario Potential Service Disruption Dear Families, Since March 2023, Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario (STEO) has been working to secure student transportation services with the existing school bus companies that provide transportation for both the Upper Canada District School Board and the Catholi...

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It is a pleasure to include the food bank in our Christmas plans each year. Our parents and staff have been very supportive each year. Shoutout to Heather Stanway Ross who spearheads this each year and transports the food items weekly to the food Smiths Falls Community Food Bank

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 is the 22nd annual Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day. This day recognizes the commitment, hard work and dedication of Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) and staff who work with young children.

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