Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
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The Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario, (Eastern Ontario French School Board) also widely known as CÉPEO, is the public school board responsible for education in the French language
in Eastern Ontario
, including the Ottawa
area. The board consists of 12 trustees and 1 student trustee elected every year. The area in which this school board operates covers 37,000 km² of Ontario. The CÉPEO employs more than 1000 employees, the majority being teachers.
The board was created January 1, 2006, when the Government of Ontario decided to create 12 French school boards across Ontario
. The CÉPEO is a member of the Association des conseillers(ères) des écoles publique de l'Ontario (ACÉPO
).
Formerly, the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario was officially known as the Conseil de district des écoles publiques de langue française no 59.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
in Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River...
, including the Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
area. The board consists of 12 trustees and 1 student trustee elected every year. The area in which this school board operates covers 37,000 km² of Ontario. The CÉPEO employs more than 1000 employees, the majority being teachers.
The board was created January 1, 2006, when the Government of Ontario decided to create 12 French school boards across Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. The CÉPEO is a member of the Association des conseillers(ères) des écoles publique de l'Ontario (ACÉPO
ACÉPO
The Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario is an educational organization in Ontario, Canada. It changed its name in 2006 from Association des conseillères et des conseillers des écoles publiques de l'Ontario to move from an individual membership to school board...
).
Formerly, the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario was officially known as the Conseil de district des écoles publiques de langue française no 59.
See also
- List of schools of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario