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The Peel District School Board (known as English-Language Public District School Board No. 19 prior to 1999) is a school district that serves approximately 155,000 kindergarten to grade 12 students at more than 240 schools in the Region of Peel (municipalities of Caledon, Brampton and Mississauga) in Ontario. The board employs more than 15,000 full-time staff and is the largest employer in Peel Region.〔Work In Peel on Peel board website http://www.peelschools.org/work/offer/offer.htm〕 As of 2012 it is the second largest school board in Canada.〔Rushowy, Kristin. "(Toronto and Peel school boards prepare for biggest cuts since Harris years )." ''Toronto Star''. Wednesday June 13, 2012. Retrieved on May 20, 2013. "That sentiment was echoed at the Peel public board — the second-largest school board in the country, behind Toronto()"〕 == History == In 1970, 10 local boards came together as the Peel County Board of Education. In 1969, the board served a community of a quarter million residents—20 per cent of today's population. The newly formed Peel County Board had 50,000 students in 114 schools and an operating budget of $41 million. (2009 annual report) In 1973, the name changed to the Peel Board of Education. The current name, Peel District School Board, was approved in 1998. On September 1, 2006, the school board announced that on Wednesday September 6, 2006, would launch a new website in 25 languages, all spoken in the Peel Region, to help parents who have a first language other than English.〔Peel District School Board. "(School board to launch websites in 25 languages )." ''The Brampton News''. September 1, 2006. Retrieved on June 8, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peel District School Board」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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