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ANNUAL REPORT 2009<br />
Faith and Learning... Celebrating the Journey<br />
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It is my extreme pleasure to present<br />
the 2009 Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
District School Board <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
to the Ministry of Education, the<br />
Board of Trustees and our community.<br />
I am privileged to be entrusted with<br />
the leadership of our outstanding<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> community of learners,<br />
parents, and staff. In our <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
school system, I am proud of<br />
the partnership between home, school and parish that<br />
nurtures a Christ-centred environment; provides studentfocused<br />
learning opportunities and supports the growth<br />
of the whole person (Board Mission Statement).<br />
We live out this Mission statement…it is the work of an<br />
entire community that is the foundation of our success.<br />
I am proud of this publication, which demonstrates our<br />
Mission through “voices”, and highlights people in some<br />
of the initiatives, and professional activities of 2009. You<br />
will learn more about their many accomplishments and<br />
hear their “voices” as they provide amazing examples of<br />
who we are in Huron-Perth.<br />
Through these “voices” you will see the Ontario <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Graduate Expectations come to life with experiences that<br />
reflect our goals. Each story or quote represents passion and<br />
commitment to <strong>Catholic</strong> education and a true celebration<br />
of “faith and learning”.<br />
In addition, I am pleased to share with you the details of our<br />
budget, which demonstrate sound fiscal management and<br />
planning, our achievement results and our Board profile.<br />
In closing, I would like to thank the Board of Trustees<br />
of the Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong> District School Board <strong>for</strong> their<br />
support of <strong>Catholic</strong> education in the Huron and Perth<br />
regions. We are truly a <strong>Catholic</strong> community committed<br />
to providing the best possible education <strong>for</strong> our students,<br />
in an atmosphere where faith is central to our presence<br />
and celebrated each day.<br />
Please contact me with any questions, comments<br />
or suggestions at 519-345-2440 or 1-800-265-8508.<br />
God Bless,<br />
Ontario <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Graduate Expectations<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> education views human life as an integration of body,<br />
mind, and spirit. Rooted in this vision, <strong>Catholic</strong> education<br />
fosters the search <strong>for</strong> knowledge as a lifelong spiritual and<br />
academic quest. The expectations of <strong>Catholic</strong> graduates,<br />
there<strong>for</strong>e, are described not only in terms of knowledge and<br />
skills, but in terms of values, attitudes and actions.<br />
A discerning believer <strong>for</strong>med in the <strong>Catholic</strong> Faith<br />
community who celebrates the signs and sacred<br />
mystery of God’s presence through word, sacrament,<br />
prayer, <strong>for</strong>giveness, reflection, and moral living.<br />
An effective communicator who speaks, writes, and<br />
listens honestly and sensitively, responding critically<br />
in light of gospel values.<br />
A reflective, creative, and holistic thinker who solves<br />
problems and makes responsible decisions with an<br />
in<strong>for</strong>med moral conscience <strong>for</strong> the common good.<br />
A self-directed, responsible, lifelong learner who<br />
develops and demonstrates their God-given potential.<br />
A caring family member who attends to family, school,<br />
parish, and the wider community.<br />
A responsible citizen who gives witness to <strong>Catholic</strong> social<br />
teachings by promoting peace, justice, and sacredness<br />
of human life.<br />
A collaborative contributor who finds meaning, dignity,<br />
and vocation in work which respects the rights of all<br />
and contributes to the common good.<br />
Martha Dutrizac<br />
Director of Education<br />
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CELEBRATING<br />
SUCCESS<br />
in our <strong>Catholic</strong> Schools<br />
God is able to do immeasurably more than<br />
we ask or imagine, according to his power that<br />
is at work within us. Ephesians 3:20<br />
A discerning believer…<br />
Preparing students to receive the<br />
sacraments of Communion, Reconciliation<br />
and Confirmation invites the help of<br />
families, along with their parish and school<br />
communities. Father Dick Bester helps<br />
to assemble this network of support by<br />
preparing sacramental retreats:<br />
“Father Tom and I lead presentations, then<br />
enlist parent volunteers to host work stations<br />
with activities related to each particular<br />
sacrament. It’s amazing to see the growth<br />
in the students over the course of their Grade<br />
2 year: they come to a sense of sin, of God’s<br />
love and his <strong>for</strong>giveness. We relate that to<br />
them in terms of belonging to<br />
a family. Sometimes you need to apologize,<br />
and it’s the same way in the family of<br />
the church. For communion, students develop a real<br />
reverence <strong>for</strong> the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ.”<br />
“Each sacramental group is presented to their parish<br />
family at a weekend Mass so the general congregation can<br />
show their support. Preparation very much involves the<br />
home, school and parish together.”<br />
everything around them is new – right from<br />
what to do when the bell rings. Heidi stressed<br />
the importance of our spending one-on-one<br />
time with students. She made us aware of<br />
language comprehension issues that make<br />
tests and homework more difficult. From<br />
explaining fire drills, to special schedules and<br />
marking schemes, she opened our eyes to<br />
many academic and cultural differences. Her<br />
suggestions will help us help our ELL students<br />
even more effectively.”<br />
A reflective, creative and<br />
holistic thinker…<br />
With a little creativity, the basketball team<br />
at Holy Name of Mary School celebrated the<br />
athletic talents of 8 th Grade student Eric Voss<br />
– a wheelchair athlete who played alongside<br />
his able-bodied teammates in the <strong>HPCDSB</strong><br />
Tournament <strong>for</strong> the first time last spring.<br />
Eric explains: “They created two lanes at the<br />
sides of the court <strong>for</strong> me to play in, with the<br />
able-bodied players in the middle. We each<br />
stayed in our own sections of the court. My<br />
teammates really worked on including me<br />
because they knew I could hit the outside<br />
shots. We played four games that day, and it was a great<br />
experience. I liked being able to play with my friends and<br />
participate, and look <strong>for</strong>ward to playing again this year!”<br />
“Eric has the skills and the talents to play on the team, so<br />
An effective<br />
communicator…<br />
For all those who have wondered<br />
how to best help students learn<br />
English as a second language,<br />
there is Heidy Ramirez-Lopez.<br />
Earlier in 2009, Heidi was a<br />
Grade 10 student at St. Mike’s,<br />
a new immigrant, and a seminar<br />
speaker who talked about ELL<br />
from a students’ perspective.<br />
Teacher Elaine Bancroft says that Heidi’s<br />
insight has helped to change her teaching style:<br />
“She did a tremendous service to me in making<br />
me more aware of the challenges that students face when<br />
we invited him to play, as we would any other student with<br />
his level of ability,” says Mr. Haber, Principal of Holy Name.<br />
“We’re always thinking about ways to create the strongest<br />
level of inclusion <strong>for</strong> sports when safety is not an issue.”<br />
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A selfdirected,<br />
responsible,<br />
lifelong<br />
learner…<br />
Both Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Secondary Schools now offer<br />
Specialist High School Majors (SHSM),<br />
specialized diploma programs with career-related,<br />
industry-recognized training that can even offer a head<br />
start on post-secondary education. Cody Tiesma graduated<br />
in June 2009 with an Agricultural Technology SHSM<br />
designation from St. Annes:<br />
“I decided to take the Specialist High Skills Major in<br />
Agriculture Technology because it is an excellent course<br />
to learn different things that involve fixing your own<br />
equipment at your own farm. Not only do you learn the<br />
practical aspects of equipment repair but you also get to<br />
earn many certifications along the way. This education<br />
will reduce the number of terrible farm accidents that<br />
you hear about. You gain experience towards how the<br />
machines actually work and how to fix them, then you go<br />
to co-op and work with professionals. I think that this is<br />
an excellent course and I think it could help some bright<br />
young farmer with their bigger plans <strong>for</strong> the future.”<br />
A caring family<br />
member…<br />
Leslie Hart is a mother of<br />
two who recently registered<br />
her eldest child in Junior<br />
Kindergarten at St. Patrick’s<br />
School in Dublin. She talks about<br />
making the choice:<br />
“Deciding whether to register our child<br />
with the public or the <strong>Catholic</strong> school board<br />
was an easy decision <strong>for</strong> us. When weighing our options, we<br />
were immediately struck by the real sense of thankfulness we<br />
saw in the <strong>Catholic</strong> schools. Students are encouraged to be<br />
thankful <strong>for</strong> the day, <strong>for</strong> each other and <strong>for</strong> the world God has<br />
given them. Most of all, there is a sense that they are loved.<br />
The values we strive to teach our children at home are very<br />
much reflected in the <strong>Catholic</strong> school environment, and at St.<br />
Patrick’s that comes through loud and clear.”<br />
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A responsible<br />
citizen…<br />
In order to support the<br />
Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong> District<br />
School Board’s implementation<br />
of full inclusion, a Peer Pal<br />
Club was created to help facilitate<br />
social interaction amongst all students<br />
including those with special needs. Teacher<br />
Kristen Schefter is continually surprised by the giving<br />
nature of Peer Pal student volunteers:<br />
“Our volunteers meet with their ‘pals’ a minimum of<br />
eight times each year. Some have also chosen to pursue<br />
activities outside of the school environment, such as<br />
movies, bowling or playing games.”<br />
“Like any other teen, our students with special needs look<br />
<strong>for</strong>ward to engaging in social events with their peers, and<br />
there has always been a strong interest on behalf of<br />
St. Mike’s students to support them. Volunteers will come<br />
find me in the halls to ask when events are happening, or<br />
to see how they can help out.”<br />
A collaborative contributor…<br />
Across the Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong> District School Board,<br />
teachers are creating environments that improve student<br />
learning in intermediate mathematics, as measured by<br />
the Grade 9 Applied & Academic EQAO scores. But<br />
academic achievement doesn’t begin in Grade 9;<br />
it takes a solid foundation. That’s why elementary and<br />
secondary teachers are working together on the Math<br />
GAINS project. Vince Trocchi, Coordinator of Numeracy,<br />
explains:<br />
“Helping students to achieve is not just the job of Grade<br />
9 teachers, but of the collective up to that point. Success<br />
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depends upon the collaboration of teachers in both the elementary and secondary<br />
panels. With the Math GAINS Project, our panel of teachers review student work and<br />
EQAO data, and design instructional strategies that cater to the needs of our students<br />
based in these indicators. We’re currently assessing how to promote problem solving in<br />
mathematics, which is a tremendous opportunity <strong>for</strong> us to grow as a Board.”<br />
Celebrating Student Leadership…<br />
Inspired by Canadian activist Mark Kielberger of the Me to We organization,<br />
the students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel school started a social justice club to raise<br />
awareness of global issues such as famine, child labour and the recruitment of child<br />
soldiers. Grade 8 student Jessica<br />
Lavery is club co-chair:<br />
“The Social Justice club has allowed<br />
us to reach out to those in need,<br />
learn about topics that affect<br />
everyone, voice our opinions,<br />
support organizations in need and<br />
learn about world issues outside<br />
of the classroom and surrounding<br />
community. We also have learned valuable leadership skills, learned<br />
to work collaboratively as a team, and most importantly learned to<br />
stand up and be heard. Our ultimate goal is that this project and our<br />
enthusiasm will withstand the test of time and continue to grow and<br />
thrive from year to year.”<br />
The Applause Awards are a chance<br />
<strong>for</strong> the Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
School Board to celebrate the<br />
ef<strong>for</strong>ts and achievements of<br />
students whose actions and<br />
presence in their school makes<br />
a very positive difference.<br />
Winners have been selected<br />
because of their actions in class,<br />
in extracurricular activities, or<br />
through their work with others.<br />
Celebrating Improvements<br />
in Student Achievement…<br />
In an ef<strong>for</strong>t to provide specific and targeted help <strong>for</strong> those students falling below the “Level<br />
3” provincial academic standard, Huron-Perth is responding with what is called a “Level 2<br />
Strategy.” Along with fellow Superintendent Dan Parr, Superintendent JoAnn MacGregor<br />
regularly visits schools to support principals and teachers.<br />
“Our student’s success is our number one priority and<br />
through EQAO analysis, report card tracking, and schoolbased<br />
assessments, we are uncovering in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
that will assist us in getting our students to the<br />
Level 3 provincial standard.”<br />
“This monitoring allows principals, in turn, to<br />
work with teachers and students. We are<br />
currently working to close the literacy gap<br />
between boys and girls across the system.<br />
We want both genders to improve,<br />
enhancing some aspects of our program<br />
specifically <strong>for</strong> boys.”<br />
Voices of<br />
our teacher leaders:<br />
“<strong>Catholic</strong> Leadership Development<br />
in Huron-Perth is empowering and<br />
Christ-centred. Our Ontario <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
School Graduate Expectations and<br />
Gospel teachings lay the foundation<br />
<strong>for</strong> our students’ religious and<br />
academic needs. Not only does the<br />
succession planning of our Board<br />
inspire the vocation of <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Leadership, it also reiterates the<br />
necessity <strong>for</strong> teachers, administration<br />
and all support staff to articulate the<br />
essential need <strong>for</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Education<br />
in Ontario. We are not just trained<br />
to be leaders….we are trained to<br />
be effective, and articulate leaders,<br />
embedding the Gospel values in<br />
everything we do!”<br />
Tara Boreham, Teacher<br />
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Celebrating Change:<br />
Moodle Technology…<br />
Students familiar with web surfing and social networking are<br />
feeling right at home using a “moodle” – an online learning<br />
environment that’s being piloted at both the elementary and<br />
secondary levels in Huron-Perth.<br />
The moodle is a secure website linked to the Board<br />
server. It allows students to access classroom <strong>resources</strong><br />
and assignments from anywhere, as well as post messages<br />
and share their work with classmates. Parents can even log<br />
on to join moodle discussions.<br />
“Becoming involved in <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
leadership development with<br />
Huron-Perth has illustrated to me<br />
the importance of recognizing that<br />
we are an extension of the family.<br />
The leadership of today is required<br />
to work with the parish, family and<br />
members of the school community to<br />
optimally serve the students of Huron-<br />
Perth. Service requires a concerted<br />
team ef<strong>for</strong>t by all of us to support<br />
and nurture the growth of the whole<br />
person. The Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
District School Board has given<br />
me both the tools, training and the<br />
opportunity to begin my journey<br />
and make a difference in the lives<br />
of our children.”<br />
Dan Peters, Acting Vice-Principal<br />
Blessings <strong>for</strong> Kenya Trip:<br />
The St. Anne’s students who<br />
traveled to Kenya this past July<br />
visited St. Peter’s Seminary in<br />
advance of their trip to present<br />
their plans to Bishop Fabbro. The<br />
Bishop celebrated Mass with the<br />
students and praised them <strong>for</strong> their<br />
commitment to the worthy task of<br />
building a school in Kenya.<br />
Celebrating Health and Wellness…<br />
Loretta Ayotte, Coordinator of IT, fully supports the<br />
development: “The moodle is exposing students<br />
to an online environment with which they are very familiar in<br />
other ways – now we are using it as an educational medium<br />
to deliver curriculum. Instead of turning off what they<br />
already know, we are using it as a way to help them learn. It is<br />
a good way to grab their attention!”<br />
The Health and Wellness program in Huron-Perth<br />
is about supporting a healthy workplace environment that<br />
provides employees with motivation and the means to<br />
achieve satisfaction from their work. It offers supports <strong>for</strong><br />
health management, life/work balance and prevention tools.<br />
Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong> strives to create an environment where<br />
employees feel supported and empowered to achieve.<br />
Marguerite Dack, secretary at Jeanne Sauvé <strong>Catholic</strong> School, provides<br />
a strong, positive influence in promoting health and wellness within the workplace. She<br />
has been active in developing friendly, spirited health and fitness challenges. She is a true<br />
example of a Wellness Champion.<br />
Stuff That Bus:<br />
The second annual “Stuff<br />
That Bus” food drive<br />
was a fitting response<br />
to the 2009 <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Education Week theme,<br />
“Good News <strong>for</strong> All”, in<br />
which we are called to be “the hands and feet<br />
of Christ”. Four busses travelled throughout<br />
our two counties to collect food donations<br />
and deliver them to local St. Vincent de Paul<br />
chapters.<br />
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Celebrating Literacy<br />
and Numeracy!<br />
The Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong> community<br />
celebrates the opportunity to grow<br />
in our knowledge of reading, writing<br />
and mathematics, along with the<br />
diversity of strengths and learning<br />
styles our students bring to the<br />
program. In 2009, our comprehensive<br />
approach <strong>for</strong> instruction across K-6<br />
& 7-12 included:<br />
• Using achievement data to<br />
guide our curriculum, so we<br />
know we’re teaching students<br />
in the most effective way<br />
• Ensuring that all teaching staff,<br />
from teachers to principals,<br />
fully understand the needs of<br />
our students<br />
• Bringing Literary Resource<br />
teachers into the classroom,<br />
to support the ef<strong>for</strong>ts of our<br />
teachers<br />
• Promoting universal, boardwide<br />
standards <strong>for</strong> grading<br />
student work<br />
• Using software to help<br />
students learn reading, writing<br />
and math<br />
• Focusing on small group<br />
instruction to meet the needs<br />
of individual students<br />
• Offering strategies to support the<br />
unique learning needs of boys<br />
• Increasing the focus on<br />
problem-solving to teach “real<br />
life” math skills<br />
• Building the lines of<br />
communication between<br />
elementary and secondary<br />
school teachers<br />
• Supporting teachers as they<br />
work to meet the individual<br />
needs of students<br />
• Providing a diversity of math<br />
<strong>resources</strong> <strong>for</strong> students with<br />
varied learning styles<br />
• Continuing ef<strong>for</strong>ts to close<br />
the achievement gap between<br />
Applied and Academic<br />
Secondary Mathematics<br />
EVALUATING OUR PROGRESS<br />
How are we doing, by<br />
provincial standards?<br />
Within this report, you will read about<br />
some of the programs and initiatives<br />
happening in the elementary and<br />
secondary schools of the Huron-<br />
Perth <strong>Catholic</strong> District School Board.<br />
Are they making a difference? Our<br />
board’s progress and achievement on<br />
provincially-determined indicators<br />
leads us to conclude that yes, we are<br />
making a difference!<br />
The Ministry of Education tracks every<br />
school board’s progress on several<br />
objective measurements, and reports<br />
this progress on its web-site at www.<br />
edu.gov.on.ca/eng/bpr. The Ministry<br />
also requires school boards to<br />
communicate its progress in the annual<br />
Director’s <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
We are pleased to report our progress<br />
on these provincial indicators.<br />
This in<strong>for</strong>mation is valuable to the<br />
community because it provides<br />
parents and community members with<br />
some evidence to judge the quality<br />
of education being delivered in our<br />
schools. This in<strong>for</strong>mation is also very<br />
valuable to us as educators because it<br />
provides us with in<strong>for</strong>mation to analyze<br />
our strengths and weaknesses in order to<br />
determine our next steps. We welcome<br />
this accountability as a valuable tool<br />
in pursuing our goal of continuous<br />
improvement in student learning.<br />
We are proud to report that the<br />
achievement level of our students<br />
exceeds the provincial average in all<br />
indicators of student success. Here<br />
is how the Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
District School Board is doing on these<br />
provincial measurements:<br />
The charts on this and the next pages<br />
show Board and Provincial level results<br />
over the past five years based on percentage<br />
of students at levels 3 and above.<br />
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80%<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
Grade 6 - Writing<br />
Source: Data is sourced from the Education Quality and Accountability<br />
Office (EQAO) and is based on suppressed data, Method 1<br />
(All Students).<br />
* Percentages are represented as a percent of all students (Method 1)<br />
within the context as per EQAO with suppression rules applied.<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
This report may not be published or used in any way that could lead to<br />
the identification of an individual. This report may not be used <strong>for</strong> any<br />
purposes other than stated in the original request.<br />
10%<br />
0<br />
2003-04<br />
2004-05<br />
2005-06<br />
2006-07<br />
2007-08<br />
2008-09<br />
100%<br />
Grade 6 - Math<br />
Highest<br />
Huron-Perth CDSB<br />
90%<br />
Provincial Average<br />
80%<br />
Lowest<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
100%<br />
Grade 10 OSSLT (First-Time Eligible)<br />
20%<br />
10%<br />
90%<br />
0<br />
2003-04<br />
2004-05<br />
2005-06<br />
2006-07<br />
2007-08<br />
2008-09<br />
80%<br />
100%<br />
90%<br />
80%<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
10%<br />
0<br />
100%<br />
90%<br />
80%<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
10%<br />
0<br />
8<br />
2003-04<br />
2003-04<br />
Grade 9 - Academic Math<br />
2004-05<br />
2004-05<br />
2005-06<br />
Grade 9 - Applied Math<br />
2005-06<br />
2006-07<br />
2006-07<br />
2007-08<br />
2007-08<br />
2008-09<br />
2008-09<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
Highest, Lowest and Provincial Average<br />
English-Language Board Level Results<br />
based on percentage of students<br />
that successfully passed the Ontario<br />
Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT),<br />
2003-04 to 2008-09<br />
Source: Data is sourced from the<br />
Education Quality and Accountability<br />
Office (EQAO) and is based on<br />
suppressed data, Method 2 (All<br />
Participating Students).<br />
* Percentages are represented as a percent<br />
of all participating students (Method 2)<br />
within the context as per EQAO with<br />
suppression rules applied.<br />
Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong> District School Board — <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2009<br />
2003-04<br />
2004-05<br />
2005-06<br />
2006-07<br />
2007-08<br />
2008-09<br />
Faith Development Day:<br />
Each year, one professional<br />
development day is designated as<br />
a school-based Faith Development<br />
Day <strong>for</strong> all school staff. The<br />
celebration of the Eucharist, prayers,<br />
large group work, individual<br />
reflection and faith-building are all<br />
part of the focus <strong>for</strong> the day. Faith<br />
Development Days offer a chance to<br />
follow in the footsteps of Christ.
Achievement Levels <strong>for</strong> Students with Special<br />
Needs (excluding gifted students)<br />
Level 3 and above over the past 5 years<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
54<br />
46 42 44<br />
32<br />
27<br />
18<br />
Grade 3<br />
37<br />
16<br />
51<br />
58<br />
48 52<br />
70<br />
57<br />
50<br />
16 29 21 19 31 22 20 35 25 37 35 27 40 36<br />
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09<br />
QUICK FAQS<br />
Count Total FTE Total<br />
Elementary Students 3,178 2,887<br />
Secondary Students 1,544 1,493<br />
Total: 4,722 4,380<br />
Elementary Schools: 16<br />
Secondary Schools: 2<br />
Employees: 530<br />
Board Area:<br />
6,000 sq. km.<br />
2009-2010 Budget: $50,664,746<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
Reading Writing Mathematics Province<br />
Grade 6<br />
52 51<br />
49<br />
41 37<br />
42 42<br />
42<br />
36<br />
39 37<br />
31<br />
32<br />
24<br />
19<br />
19 14 21 22 17 21 24 17 21 27 28 23 29 28 24<br />
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09<br />
Reading Writing Mathematics % Province<br />
Grade 9<br />
82<br />
71<br />
63<br />
64<br />
47 50 49<br />
44<br />
37<br />
19<br />
11<br />
52 28 58 28 57 27<br />
63 30 65<br />
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09<br />
Math Applied Math Academic<br />
% Province<br />
Percentage of classes<br />
in Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
that have 20 students or fewer 92%<br />
Percentage of secondary<br />
students that have<br />
completed 16 credits as of<br />
June 30 of their<br />
second year in high school 92%<br />
“As a faith leader in a <strong>Catholic</strong> school, I<br />
believe that God is asking us to bear witness<br />
to the <strong>Catholic</strong> faith and spread the good<br />
news through our actions and words with<br />
everyone around us.<br />
I am called to recognize and respect the<br />
differences amongst staff and students, and<br />
hold strong the belief that everyone possesses<br />
God given gifts. Thus, it is my duty to seek<br />
out those gifts and let them shine <strong>for</strong> the<br />
betterment of our school community. <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Leadership binds everyone together <strong>for</strong> a<br />
common purpose, and creates a culture which<br />
is inclusive, caring and reflects the values and<br />
faith of the <strong>Catholic</strong> Church.”<br />
Laura Blackmore, Teacher<br />
Grade 3 Grade 6 Grade 9 Math<br />
Reading Writing Math Reading Writing Math Applied Academic<br />
F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M<br />
2004-2005 80 78 76 69 81 81 76 73 79 59 69 74 25 41 73 61<br />
2005-2006 87 70 82 60 84 76 85 70 86 58 82 77 47 66 80 70<br />
2006-2007 78 63 74 49 83 78 78 69 79 53 68 71 47 54 70 84<br />
2007-2008 75 64 80 70 76 79 86 69 83 58 74 66 54 52 81 86<br />
2008-2009 67 76 78 70 77 81 81 73 81 57 73 67 39 43 78 83<br />
F - Female M - Male<br />
Faith and Learning... Celebrating the Journey<br />
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2008-2009 Operating & School<br />
Activities Expenditures<br />
10<br />
2008-2009 Operating & School<br />
Activities Revenues<br />
Financial Highlights of the Year<br />
• 93.1% of the Board’s revenue is derived from grants and taxes received<br />
under the province’s educational funding model i.e. “Grants <strong>for</strong><br />
Students Needs”. Funding is driven by the number of students in the<br />
Board’s Elementary and Secondary schools as well as program grants<br />
specific to the Board. Funding is shared between the Province of<br />
Ontario and the amount of taxation received through the local tax base.<br />
• The Board completed the fiscal year in a balanced position without the<br />
use of reserve funds. In the future we will continue to focus our ef<strong>for</strong>ts<br />
on ensuring that <strong>resources</strong> are directed in a manner that supports the<br />
strategic direction of the Board in an effective and efficient manner.<br />
• Salaries and Benefits are a significant component of the Boards costs.<br />
37.5 million dollars is spent on salaries and benefits representing<br />
77% of operating cost.<br />
• The Board continues to experience a decline in enrolment at both<br />
the Elementary and Secondary School level. Overall enrolment has<br />
decreased by 126 FTE or 2.7% from the previous year. This trend is<br />
consistent with that experienced by other Boards in the province<br />
and is expected to continue <strong>for</strong> the next couple of years.<br />
• The Board continued to receive capital funding under the Good Places<br />
to Learn grants as well as the Ministry of Education’s Energy and<br />
Efficiency grants. The Board has recently completed an energy audit<br />
of all its schools and will be using the in<strong>for</strong>mation to identify capital<br />
expenditures that will reduce the amount of energy used by the Board.<br />
Copies of the Board <strong>Annual</strong> Budget and Audited Financial Statements<br />
are available on the Board’s website or by calling 519-345-2440.<br />
Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong> District School Board — <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2009
Mother Teresa Faith in Action Awards:<br />
The Mother Teresa Faith in Action Awards are<br />
presented at the System Mass held during <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Education Week. This award recognizes individuals<br />
who witness their faith; create nurturing, Christcentered<br />
learning environments; promote social<br />
justice, awareness and action; and celebrate the gifts,<br />
self worth and potential of each student.<br />
Bishop’s Dinner:<br />
Last June, <strong>HPCDSB</strong> staff attended the First <strong>Annual</strong><br />
Bishop’s Dinner at which The Most Rev. Ronald Fabbro,<br />
Bishop of London, brought messages of hope to an<br />
audience that filled the London Convention Centre.<br />
This year’s theme, “The Word of God”, stressed the<br />
dynamic presence of Jesus in the life of the Church.<br />
of<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Community<br />
Caring:<br />
Our Huron-Perth<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Community of<br />
Caring promotes the<br />
system-wide core values<br />
of respect, caring,<br />
responsibility, trust and<br />
family by weaving them<br />
into regular activities<br />
throughout the school day.<br />
Student leaders from each<br />
school were chosen to attend a<br />
<strong>for</strong>um on inclusion, which featured<br />
representatives from the L’Arche community and<br />
the introduction of the Peer Pals mentoring program.<br />
Deanery Dinner:<br />
The 2009 <strong>Annual</strong> Deanery Dinner at the Mitchell Golf<br />
& Country Club featured Father Con O’Mahoney of St.<br />
Michael Parish in Waterloo, speaking on the theme<br />
“Building Home-School-Parish Relationships”. He noted<br />
that <strong>Catholic</strong> schools and their relationship with parents<br />
and their parish plays a pivotal role in student faith<br />
<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
Father Dick Bester (Board Chaplain)<br />
2010 Board of Trustees<br />
Back row l-r: Vincent McInnes,<br />
Bernard Murray (Vice-Chair), Ron Marcy, Jim McDade<br />
Front row l-r: Ellen Tousaw (Student Trustee),<br />
Mike Miller (Chair), Ben Veldman (Student Trustee)<br />
Leadership Team<br />
Back row l-r: JoAnn MacGregor, Dan Parr -<br />
Superintendents of Eduction<br />
Front row l-r: Martha Dutrizac - Director of Education,<br />
Gerry Thuss - Superintendent of Business<br />
Faith and Learning... ng..<br />
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Huron-Perth <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
District School Board<br />
87 Mill Street<br />
Dublin, ON N0K 1E0<br />
519-345-2440 or 1-800-265-8508<br />
fax: 519-345-2449<br />
This report is also available on our website:<br />
www.huronperthcatholic.ca