The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSM ''Montreal school board''), was a board from 1998 until 2020, as a result of a law passed by the Quebec government that changed the school board system from
religious denomination
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The term refers to the various Christian denominations (for example, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Cat ...
to
linguistic denomination.
Its main predecessor is the
Montreal Catholic School Commission
The Montreal Catholic School Commission (Commission des écoles catholiques de Montréal, CECM) was a Roman Catholic school district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which operated both French-language and English-language schools. It was the largest s ...
(''Commission des écoles catholiques de Montréal'' or CÉCM) which was composed of both French and
English Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
schools and had been in operation for over 150 years.
The CSDM operated until 2020 129
elementary schools
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
, 37
secondary schools, 13
adult education centres, and 9
vocational training
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centres and 28 schooling service centres.
2000's issues
School board elections took place on Sunday, November 2, 2014. The position of chairman has been chosen by universal suffrage. This is for a four-year term. The last school board elections took place in 2007.
The
Mouvement pour une école moderne et ouverte keep all positions; president (Catherine Harel-Bourdon) and the 13 new chairs.
In November 2014
Yves Bolduc, the
Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports of Quebec, suggested moving
Ahuntsic – Cartierville,
Côte-des-Neiges
Côte-des-Neiges (, ) is a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the geographic centre of the Island of Montreal on the western slope of Mount Royal and is part of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
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,
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce,
Le Sud-Ouest
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Geography
Le Sud-Ouest is an amalgam of several neighbourhoods with highly distinct histories and identities, mainly with working-cla ...
, and
Westmount from the CSDM to the ''
Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys'' (CSMB),
[Préserver l’intégralité du territoire de la CSDM]
" ''Commission scolaire de Montréal''. November 25, 2014. Retrieved on December 8, 2014. which would move 66 schools away from the CDSM,
Liste des écoles qui seraient transférées à la CSMB
" ''Commission scolaire de Montréal''. Retrieved on December 8, 2014. and therefore 30% of the total students of the CSDM.[ Some students would also move to the '']Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île
The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPÎ) was a francophone school board in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, based primarily in the city's east end. It served Montréal-Nord, Saint-Léonard, Anjou, and Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trem ...
'' (CSPÎ).[Cardinal, François.]
Changer pour changer
" '' La Presse''. December 5, 2014. Retrieved on December 8, 2014. "Pas le choix, donc: on a promis de brasser toutes les commissions scolaires, brassons-les toutes, même à Montréal. Arrachons à la CSDM une bonne partie de ses élèves, puis transférons-les à la commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (et un peu à la Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île). Comme ça, on «change» les choses... puis on en profite pour pénaliser la CSDM qui dérange, et récompenser la CSMB qui se fait docile. Qui accepte les compressions. Qui permet à ses dirigeants d'accompagner Philippe Couillard lorsqu'il se rend en mission économique en Chine."
François Cardinal of '' La Presse'' criticized the deal, saying that it was penalizing the CSDM and unfairly rewarding the CSMB.[
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List of schools
Elementary schools
* École Arc-en-Ciel
* École Au Pied-de-La-Montagne
* École Barclay
* École Bedford
* École Champlain
* École Des Cinq-Continents
* École Des Nations
* École du Petit-Chapiteau
* École Élan
* École FACE (Also a High School)
* École Félix-Leclerc
* École François de Laval
* École Garneau
* École Internationale de Montréal primaire
* École Iona
* École Jean-Batispte-Meilleur
* École La Mennais
* École La Petite-Patrie
* École Lambert-Closse
* École Lanaudière
* École Laurier
* École Le Plateau
* École Les-Enfants-Du-Monde
* École Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine
* École Lucille-Teasdale
* École Madeleine-De-Verchères
* École Marc-Favreau
* École Marguerite-Bourgeoys
* École Marie-Favery
* École Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
* École Paul-Bruchési
* École Philippe-Labarre
* École Saint-Anselme
* École Saint-Enfant-Jésus
* École Saint-Étienne
* École Saint-Léon-De-Westmount
* École Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
* École Saint-Pascal-Baylon
* École Saint-Pierre-Claver
* École Simonne-Monet
High schools
*Académie Dunton
*Académie de Roberval
Académie De Roberval is a small French high school located in Montreal, Quebec containing approximately over 550 students. It is a part of the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM).
Informations
* Académie De Roberval is a school ...
*École Chomedey-De Maisonneuve
*École de la Lancée
*École de la Source
*École Édouard-Montpetit
*École Espace-Jeunesse
* École secondaire Eulalie-Durocher
*École Eurêka
*École Évangeline
* École FACE
*École Georges-Vanier
*École Honoré-Mercier
*École internationale de Montréal
École internationale de Montréal (Secondaire) (lit. "International School of Montreal (Secondary)") is a public French-language high school located in Westmount, Quebec. It is a part of the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM).
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*École Irénée-Lussier
*École Jeanne-Mance
*École Joseph-Charbonneau
* École secondaire Joseph-François-Perrault
*École La Dauversière
*École le Tremplin
*École le Vitrail
*École la Voie
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* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
*École Louis-Joseph-Papineau
*École Louis-Riel
*École Louise-Trichet
*École Lucien-Pagé
* École secondaire Marguerite-De Lajemmerais
* École secondaire Marie-Anne
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*École Pierre-Dupuy
*École Robert-Gravel
*École Rosalie-Jetté
*École Saint-Henri
*École Saint-Louis
*École Saint-Luc
* École Sophie-Barat
See also
*Centre de services scolaire de Montréal
The Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM, "5 Montreal school district of 15") is one of three French-language school service centres located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, appointed by the Ministry of Education.
The CSSDM operates 129 e ...
References
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Historical school districts in Quebec
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