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Mission Statement

It is the mission of The W. Ross Macdonald School to provide the highest quality alternative educational and residential living placement for students who are blind, deafblind, or have low-vision.

To accomplish our mission, we will:

• Strive to create a safe and unique learning environment which fosters academic and social involvement and encourages students to reach their potential academically, socially, physically and emotionally.
• Prepare all students for community living, the workplace or post-secondary education.
• Provide direct support through resource services, to assist local school boards across Ontario to meet the needs of school-age blind, low-vision and deafblind students in their home community, as well as provide early intervention assistance to pre-school deafblind children and their families.
• Provide opportunities for staff to be the best qualified and the most highly skilled in their field.
• Give parents a strong voice in the education of their children.
• Maintain and enhance our partnerships with the Ministry of Education, the local community, advocacy organizations, other service providers and individual and corporate sponsors.

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