Macdonald Drive Junior High Profile

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Macdonald Drive Junior High

St. John's, NL

SCHOOL STATUS

SCHOOL OPEN

SCHOOL OPENING INFORMATION

A School Welcome Memo is available on our website.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Macdonald Drive Junior High
110 Macdonald Drive
St. John's, NL
A1A 2K9 · Canada

TEL: 709-753-8240
FAX: 709-753-1243
EMAIL: Click Here to Email

SCHOOL CREST/LOGO

BLUESKY FEED

School has no active BlueSky Account.

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NLSCHOOLS CONTACT

NLSchools
Avalon Regional Office (HQ)

100 Prince Philip Drive
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL · A1B 4J6

Tel: (709) 729-1234
Fax: (709) 729-9876

OTHER LINKS

SCHOOL MISSION/DESCRIPTION

The students and staff of Macdonald Drive Junior High extend a warm welcome to you. Together, we are committed to the principles of academic excellence, community partnerships, and life-long learning.

We strive for success for all students and take great pride in our accomplishments in academics, athletics, and the arts.

QUICK INFORMATION/FACTS

Dept ID: 343
Grade Level: 7 - 9
Start Time: 8:05 AM
Dismissal Time: 2:10 AM
Community: St. John's
Region of Province: Avalon
Bus Route(s): YES - VIEW ROUTES
School Report: YES - VIEW REPORT
Website: YES - VISIT SITE
Twitter: YES - VISIT FEED

Security Camera(s): YES
Accessible School: YES
French Immersion: YES
Enrollment (PS Data):
Principal: dr. carolyn stacey
Assistant Principal: lionel porter , chesley west
Secretary(s): Not Currently Assigned
Counsellor(s): Not Currently Assigned
Family of Schools (FOS): FOS 10
Director of Schools (DOS): kirk smith
Student Services (DSS): Heidi Williams

BUSING INFORMATION

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For any student transportation related inquiries, requests, concerns or to report an incident, please complete the following Student Transportation Form for your region below and a NLSchools Representative will get back to you as soon as possible.

Public Busing Inquiry Form

To report an Emergency or a Bus Service Delay, please call: (709) 729-8200

For more information please refer to the Student Transportation/Busing page.

FRENCH IMMERSION

NLSchools offers a variety of French programs to help students achieve the ability to know a second language. These programs range from common classroom french classes to full French immersion. To learn more on what we offer, please select one of the following:

If you are inquiring about French Immersion, please contact the Program Specialist(s) for French Programs (Early and late French Immersion) for your school.

TEACHING/SUPPORT STAFF ()

The list below shows staff currently assigned to this school based on staff account records. Please note that assignments may change, particularly at the start of each school year, as staffing updates are processed.

Abbott-dalley, Jillian (French Department Head (school))

Afzali, Shohreh (Eal Teacher Itinerant)

Ajayi, Margaret (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Andrews, Lauren (Teacher)

Beresford, Jennifer (Science Department Head (school))

Blackmore, Jenna (Teacher)

Bouzan, Stephen (Teacher)

Brace, Kimberely (Student Assistant)

Brace, Rachel (Student Assistant)

Comerford, Sarah (Teacher)

Cummings, Marilyn (Student Assistant)

Dean, Janelle (Student Assistant)

Denine, Heather (Mathematics Department Head (school))

Devine, Chris (Teacher)

Drover, Adam (English Department Head (school))

Edwards, Darryl (Physical Education Teacher)

Feener, Ryan (Teacher)

Foote, Kirkland (Teacher)

Gambin, Meghan (Teacher)

Garland, Cindy (Student Assistant)

George, Sarah (Teacher)

Ghaney, Jacklyn (Teacher)

Hancock, Barbara (Teacher)

Hanley, Jenn (Music Teacher)

Hicks, Cindy Mary (Substitute Teacher)

Hoffe, Geoffrey (Social Studies Teacher)

Hopkins, Gy (Teacher)

House, Jeremy (Guidance Counsellor)

Howse, Leslie (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Kelly, Erin (Teacher)

Kelly, Gale (Student Success Teacher (pass))

Kinsella, Joyce (Teacher)

Kirby, Neil (Teacher)

Kirby, Rebecca (Substitute Teacher)

Loredo, Astro (Substitute Teacher)

Losinski, Andrea (Teacher)

Mackey, Donald (Teacher)

Mallard, Adam (Substitute Teacher)

March, Sarah (Teacher)

Martin (intern), Laura (Substitute Teacher)

Mclean, Ken (Teacher)

Moores, M. Debora (School Counsellor)

Murphy, Teri (Teacher)

O'brien, Kerryanne (French Teacher)

Oleary, Caitlin (Teacher)

Parsons, Donna (Teacher)

Peddle, Gillian (Guidance Counsellor)

Porter, Lionel (Vice Principal)

Powell, Valerie (Teaching And Learning Assistant)

Roberts, Randelle (School Secretary)

Roche, Danielle (Teacher)

Sauve, Jodi (Teacher)

Seaward, Heidi (Teacher)

Sharma, Shikha (Teacher)

Sharpe, Devon (Substitute Teacher)

Sharpe, Stephen (Teacher)

Squires, Brooke (Substitute Teacher)

Squires, Dawn (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Stacey, Dr. Carolyn (Principal)

Taplin, Paige (Student Assistant)

Tapper, Lacey (Student Assistant)

Tarrant, Peter (Classroom Teacher)

Taylor, Colin (Teacher/librarian)

Thorne, Caleb (Teacher)

Tobin, Mark (Social Studies / French Teacher)

Walsh, David (Teacher)

Walsh, Rebecca (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Wellon, Natasha (School Secretary)

West, Chesley (Vice Principal)

Wheeler, Susan (Teacher)

Staff-to-school associations are managed by each individual staff member. Only those who have logged into the system during the current school year will appear in this list. Please contact the school administration if you notice any omissions or errors

SCHOOL ALLOCATION 2025-26

Allocations for this year can be found below. Any extra allocations are represented by *

UNIT TYPE	DESCRIPTION	NUMBER
Regular	Resources deployed based on the number of classrooms to school enrollment.	30.0
Administration	Resources deployed for Principal and Assistant Principal positions.	2.5
Guidance	Resources deployed for Guidance Counselor positions. In some cases Guidance services may be provide by another school.	1.6
Specialist	Resources deployed for Physical Education, Art, French, etc.	5.32
Learning Resource Teacher (LRT)	Resources deployed for Learning Resource Teachers.	1.0
Instructional Resource Teacher (IRT)	Special Education resources deployed and determined by school population.	9.25
Instructional Resource Teacher (IRT) 2	Special Education resources deployed to support identified student needs.	0.00
Reading Specialist	Reading Specialist resources deployed to support identified student needs.	0.0
Teaching Learning Assistant (TLA)	Resources deployed for Teaching and Learning Assistants.	0.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Other Guidance. (Date Given: 24-03-2025)	0.4
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: LEARN. (Date Given: 24-03-2025)	1.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Band. (Date Given: 24-03-2025)	0.25
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: PASS. (Date Given: 24-03-2025)	1.0
TLA*	Additional unit required. Rationale: TLA - SS (PERM). (Date Given: 25-03-2025)	1.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: EAL. (Date Given: 03-07-2025)	2.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Grade 8. (Date Given: 03-07-2025)	1.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: IRT. (Date Given: 13-08-2025)	0.25
Adjustments	Resource deployed to round allocation to quarter units.	-0.07

TOTAL ALLOCATIONS	DESCRIPTION	NUMBER
Teacher(s)	Total number of Teaching units allocated.	55.5
Teaching and Learning Assistant(s)	Total number of TLA units currently allocated.	1.0
Student Assistant(s) hrs allocated	Total number of Student Assistant hours allocated.	46.75

SCHOOL CLASS DETAILS (PowerSchool)

The following data is from PowerSchool information as entered by the school. The numbers indicate the number of students, unless otherwise noted. Only classes with 1 or more students will be listed.

Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Total Students
270	257	293	820

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
8,9	8,9	108	5
7	7	110A	4
7	7	701	36
7	7	704	29
7	7	706	22
7	7	707	20
7	7	702	33
7	7	703	28
7	7	705	28
7	7	708	24
7	7	709	21
7	7	710	24
8	8	801	33
8	8	802	31
8	8	803	30
8	8	804	29
8	8	805	16
8	8	806	18
8	8	807	31
8	8	808	33
8	8	809	31
9	9	901	30
9	9	902	35
9	9	903	29
9	9	904	31
9	9	905	31
9	9	906	28
9	9	907	17
9	9	908	17
9	9	909	26
9	9	910	23
9	9	911	23

LEVELS	<15 Students	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	>35 Students
I, II, III, IV	2 Class(es)	No Classes	No Classes	No Classes	No Classes	No Classes

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