The Ottawa Board of Education (OBE) was the public

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for

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from 1970 to 1998. The board was created as part of a province-wide reorganization of the public education system. Previously, elementary schools had been supervised by the

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, while secondary schools had been managed by the

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. As a result of The Fewer School Boards Act, both boards were merged with the

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and Vanier boards, to form the OBE. From 1976 to 1986 the school board lost over 10,000 students. A report on its English-language high schools issued in 1985 recommended four closures. By 1986 the school board only closed two of them. The OBE opposed transfers of its campuses to the

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. In 1985 two trustees stated public opposition to the closures, arguing that the board should focus on improved education.Mullington, Dave.
Forget closures, 2 trustees urge Ottawa board
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''. Friday May 10, 1985. Page C1. Retrieved from

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(44 of 98) on September 14, 2013. On January 1, 1998, the OBE and the

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combined to form the

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. The new Board is responsible for providing English public education to all students in the entire Ottawa-Carleton region. As part of the effort to support the merger, the

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(MOET) introduced a new education funding model for all school boards in

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. Under the new funding model, surplus space identified per MOET formula in educational facilities within the board's jurisdiction will not be funded by the Provincial government, nor will funding be available for new school construction until surplus space is eliminated.

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