Reaching minds. Touching hearts. - Rainbow District School Board
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Annual Report 2004 - 2005<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
<strong>Reaching</strong> <strong>minds</strong>.<br />
<strong>Touching</strong> <strong>hearts</strong>.
Welcome<br />
to <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
L<br />
ocated in the heart of <strong>Rainbow</strong> Country,<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> provides quality<br />
programs in English and French Immersion<br />
to more than 16,000 students in Sudbury, Espanola<br />
and Manitoulin. Caring teachers, safe environments<br />
and leading edge technology combine to make<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s great places to learn, build character,<br />
develop self-confidence and achieve success.<br />
Milestones…<br />
During the 2004-2005 school year, former and current staff<br />
and students joined together with the community for special<br />
anniversary celebrations paying tribute to a rich tradition<br />
of excellence in public education.<br />
Message from the<br />
Chair of the <strong>Board</strong>.................................. 3<br />
Message from the<br />
Director of Education.............................. 4<br />
Mission.................................................. 5<br />
Vision.................................................... 5<br />
Values ................................................... 5<br />
Priorities ............................................... 6<br />
Trustees................................................. 7<br />
Administrative Council ........................... 7<br />
Academic Achievement........................... 8<br />
Ensure Success for All Students ............... 9<br />
Build Public Confidence .........................11<br />
Provide Sound Leadership ......................13<br />
Allocate Adequate Resources..................14<br />
2005-2006 Budget.................................15<br />
Maintain Safe <strong>School</strong>s............................19<br />
Encourage Community Involvement........20<br />
Enhance Communications ......................21<br />
Nurture Staff ........................................22<br />
2005 Award Recipients...........................23<br />
Maximize the Use of Technology ............24<br />
Build Learning Communities .................25<br />
Maintain Quality Facilities .....................26<br />
Warren Public <strong>School</strong><br />
50 th 75 th<br />
Lansdowne Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Focus on Sustainability .........................26<br />
2004-2005 Scholarship Winners..............27<br />
2004-2005 Ontario Scholars....................30<br />
Directory .............................................31<br />
60 th 75 th<br />
Wembley Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Alexander Public <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> boards in Ontario are required to produce an Annual Report in accordance with The Education Act.<br />
This Annual Report provides highlights of <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s key activities during the 2004 - 2005<br />
school year. It also offers an overview of the current <strong>Board</strong> budget.<br />
Additional copies of this report<br />
can be obtained by contacting:<br />
Corporate Communications<br />
and Strategic Planning<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
69 Young Street<br />
Sudbury ON P3E 3G5<br />
Tel: 705.674.3171<br />
Toll Free: 1.888.421.2661<br />
Fax: 705.674.3167<br />
Email: info@rainbowschools.ca<br />
This report is available online at<br />
www.rainbowschools.ca<br />
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<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
<strong>Reaching</strong> <strong>minds</strong>. <strong>Touching</strong> <strong>hearts</strong>.<br />
It is an honour for me, on behalf of the <strong>Board</strong>, to present the 2004-2005<br />
Annual Report for <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> to the Premier of Ontario,<br />
the Minister of Education and our partners in education in Sudbury,<br />
Espanola and Manitoulin. We welcome this opportunity to publicly report<br />
on our progress in a spirit of accountability, transparency and good governance.<br />
Dena Morrison<br />
Chair<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
The Province of Ontario continued to demonstrate its commitment<br />
to student success through new investments in education in both<br />
elementary and secondary schools. I commend the Premier and the Minister<br />
for recognizing the importance of giving students an “education advantage”<br />
so they all have an opportunity to contribute to a vibrant economy<br />
and cohesive society.<br />
Once again, our teaching and non-teaching staff proved that they are<br />
passionate about the work that they do on behalf of students in <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s. Students benefited from ongoing support from the home, the school<br />
and the community, with all partners joining together to maximize success.<br />
I would like to thank our partners in education, including parents/guardians,<br />
for their ongoing support of our efforts.<br />
The success stories that emerged throughout the 2004-2005 school year,<br />
many of which are captured in the pages of this report, give meaning<br />
to reaching <strong>minds</strong> and touching <strong>hearts</strong>. New investments in education,<br />
caring adults and powerful partnerships are having a positive impact on<br />
student achievement in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
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Quality <strong>School</strong>s<br />
Where Character Counts<br />
This Annual Report provides an overview of the key activities undertaken<br />
by <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> to address its strategic priorities during<br />
the 2004-2005 school year. The highlights represent a snapshot of the<br />
positive programs and partnerships in our elementary and secondary schools in<br />
Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin.<br />
Committed trustees provided the system-wide leadership to enable the <strong>Board</strong><br />
to bring life to its mission, vision, values and priorities. Caring staff, both inside<br />
and outside the classroom, dedicated their efforts towards ensuring success for all<br />
students, helping them to maximize their full potential.<br />
Jean Hanson<br />
Director of Education<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
As quality schools where character counts, we continued to build good<br />
citizens, the very fabric of a responsible and responsive society. Time and time<br />
again, our students demonstrated that they care about the community in which<br />
they live, something of which we can all be very proud.<br />
With the support of the Province of Ontario, we capitalized on our<br />
collective knowledge and individual skills to deliver quality programs and<br />
character education in safe, stimulating environments that celebrated diversity<br />
and encouraged creativity. I would like to thank parents/guardians and the<br />
communities that we serve for supporting <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Our future is in good hands.<br />
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Mission<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> provides quality programs and<br />
character education which enable students in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
to maximize their potential and fulfill their aspirations.<br />
Vision<br />
We are leaders in learning in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin<br />
inspiring success for all students.<br />
Values<br />
ensuring success for all students<br />
providing high quality programs and character education<br />
encouraging innovation, initiative and creativity<br />
celebrating student, staff, school and system-wide success<br />
nurturing strong partnerships between the school, the home<br />
and the community<br />
keeping schools safe<br />
maintaining honest and open communication<br />
managing the resources in our trust efficiently, responsibly<br />
and effectively<br />
practising collaborative leadership and principled decision-making<br />
respecting diversity<br />
promoting continuous improvement and a sense of pride<br />
enhancing quality of life by encouraging life-long learning<br />
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Priorities<br />
Ensure success<br />
for all students<br />
Students in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s will be<br />
inspired to achieve their full potential.<br />
There will be increased emphasis on<br />
literacy and numeracy. All pathways<br />
will be valued, including work,<br />
apprenticeship, independent living,<br />
college and university. The needs<br />
of exceptional students will be met<br />
through the ongoing delivery of<br />
special education programs.<br />
Build public confidence<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s will be recognized<br />
for their excellence in education with<br />
sound pedagogy and instructional<br />
practices which meet the needs<br />
of all students through a variety<br />
of experiences designed to build<br />
character and develop academic<br />
and life skills.<br />
Maintain safe schools<br />
All students, parents/guardians and<br />
staff have the right to be safe and<br />
feel safe in their school community.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s will provide<br />
programs and pursue partnerships<br />
that maintain safe schools. <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s Discipline<br />
Policy will encourage positive student<br />
behaviour at all times.<br />
Encourage community<br />
involvement<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
will nurture partnerships. A variety<br />
of partners will be active and<br />
supportive participants in the<br />
success of our community’s children,<br />
including <strong>School</strong> Councils.<br />
Enhance communications<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> will<br />
provide relevant, accurate and timely<br />
information to internal and external<br />
stakeholders, including parents/<br />
guardians. There will be increased<br />
support for and understanding of<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s as quality providers<br />
of public education.<br />
Improve staff morale<br />
and encourage<br />
employee wellness<br />
Employees are the <strong>Board</strong>’s greatest<br />
resource. Teaching and non-teaching<br />
staff will contribute to and be<br />
motivated by a positive, supportive<br />
work environment that promotes<br />
innovation, celebrates success and<br />
respects diversity.<br />
Build learning communities<br />
Staff will be actively engaged in<br />
lifelong learning through mutually<br />
supportive conversations about best<br />
practices. Professional learning will<br />
have a direct impact on students in<br />
the classroom.<br />
Nurture staff<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
will attract, recruit and retain<br />
the best employees.<br />
Provide sound leadership<br />
Trust, integrity, transparency and<br />
respect will be the foundation<br />
for collaborative, student-centered<br />
leadership and fair, ethical<br />
decision-making.<br />
Maximize the use<br />
of technology<br />
Technology will be fully integrated<br />
to support efficient and effective<br />
work practices. Students will have<br />
access to leading edge technology<br />
in everyday learning.<br />
Allocate adequate resources<br />
Human and material resource<br />
allocation will be responsive to<br />
system priorities, meeting the needs<br />
of students and staff.<br />
Maintain quality facilities<br />
Clean, modern and accessible<br />
facilities will provide a positive<br />
learning environment for all.<br />
The <strong>Board</strong> will pursue ongoing<br />
conservation efforts to enhance<br />
sustainability.<br />
Focus on sustainability<br />
Sound environmental practices will<br />
be in place to support global thinking<br />
at a local level. The focus will be<br />
on sustainability for now and for<br />
the future.<br />
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Trustees<br />
Your Voice<br />
at the <strong>Board</strong><br />
Dena Morrison<br />
<strong>Board</strong> Chair<br />
Sudbury, Area 4<br />
C.R. Judd P.S., Churchill P.S.<br />
Cyril Varney P.S., Markstay P.S.<br />
Monetville P.S., Warren P.S.<br />
Westmount Avenue P.S.<br />
Northeastern Elementary <strong>School</strong><br />
Lasalle Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Elected Chair of the <strong>Board</strong><br />
in December 2003<br />
Re-elected Chair of the <strong>Board</strong><br />
in December 2004<br />
Judy Hunda<br />
<strong>Board</strong> Vice-Chair<br />
Sudbury, Area 6<br />
Adamsdale P.S.<br />
Carl A. Nesbitt P.S.<br />
Ernie Checkeris P.S.<br />
Queen Elizabeth P.S.<br />
Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Elected Vice-Chair of the <strong>Board</strong><br />
in December 2003<br />
Re-elected Vice-Chair of the <strong>Board</strong><br />
in December 2004<br />
Grace Fox<br />
First Nations<br />
Grace Fox was sworn in as Trustee<br />
on October 17, 2005, replacing<br />
Robert Beaudin.<br />
Gord Santala<br />
Sudbury, Area 1<br />
Copper Cliff P.S.<br />
Gatchell <strong>School</strong>, George Vanier P.S.<br />
Jessie Hamilton P.S.<br />
Princess Anne P.S., R.H. Murray P.S.<br />
Lively <strong>District</strong> Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Student<br />
Trustees<br />
Vanessa Charette and Anna<br />
Kretzschmar of Confederation<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong> served as<br />
Student Trustees in 2004-2005.<br />
Tyler Campbell<br />
Sudbury, Area 2<br />
Chelmsford P.S., Lansdowne P.S.<br />
Larchwood P.S., Levack P.S.<br />
Chelmsford Valley <strong>District</strong><br />
Composite <strong>School</strong><br />
Gary Bass<br />
Sudbury, Area 3<br />
Pinecrest P.S., Redwood Acres P.S.<br />
Val Caron P.S., Valley View P.S.<br />
Confederation Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Doreen Dewar<br />
Sudbury, Area 5<br />
Alexander P.S., Algonquin P.S.<br />
Long Lake P.S., MacLeod P.S.<br />
R.L. Beattie P.S., Ruth MacMillan<br />
Centre, Wanup P.S., Wembley P.S.<br />
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong><br />
Cecil Facer Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Ron Burdenuk<br />
Manitoulin, Area 7<br />
Assiginack P.S.<br />
Central Manitoulin P.S.<br />
Little Current P.S.<br />
Charles C. McLean P.S.<br />
Manitoulin Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Jeanna Miller<br />
Espanola, Area 8<br />
A.B. Ellis P.S., S. Geiger P.S.<br />
Webbwood P.S., Valley View P.S.<br />
Espanola High <strong>School</strong><br />
Mary-Anne Diebel of Espanola<br />
High <strong>School</strong> served as Alternate<br />
Student Trustee in 2004-2005.<br />
Student Trustees bring a<br />
unique perspective to the table.<br />
Their contribution to school board<br />
decision-making gives them an<br />
inside look at democracy in action.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> trustees were elected to a three-year term in November 2003.<br />
Administrative Council<br />
Jean Hanson<br />
Director of Education<br />
Diane Cayen-Arnold<br />
Chief Financial Officer<br />
Norm Blaseg<br />
Superintendent of Education<br />
Fred Law<br />
Superintendent of Education<br />
Bryan Slywchuk<br />
Superintendent of Education<br />
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Academic Achievement<br />
Results of Education Quality and Accountability Office<br />
(EQAO) assessments administered in the 2004-2005<br />
school year show steady improvements over time.<br />
EQAO results are an important tool for assisting schools<br />
and boards in identifying areas for continuous improvement.<br />
They provide one of many measures of how well students<br />
understand the expectations outlined in The Ontario<br />
Curriculum, and serve as a basis for the board, schools,<br />
teachers and parents/guardians to have a dialogue regarding<br />
strategies for the future.<br />
Student assessment is most effective when data are<br />
interpreted in context, examined over time to determine<br />
trends in performance, and used to inform professional<br />
dialogue and school improvement planning.<br />
EQAO assessment results are reported in two ways<br />
– “All Students” and “Participating Students”. The “All<br />
Students” method reports results that are based on all<br />
students registered in the program. The “Participating<br />
Students” method excludes students in the “exempt”<br />
and “no data” categories of the assessment.<br />
Grade 3 Reading, Writing and Mathematics<br />
2004-2005 Assessment Results • Percentage at Levels 3 or 4<br />
Achievement meets or exceeds the provincial standard<br />
Reading Writing Math<br />
All students RDSB 50% 45% 61%<br />
Participating students 56% 49% 65%<br />
Reading Writing Math<br />
All students Province 59% 61% 66%<br />
Participating students 63% 64% 69%<br />
Results from 1998-2005<br />
Percentage at Levels 3 or 4<br />
Shows steady improvements in academic achievement over time<br />
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005<br />
Reading 36% 35% 47% 47% 45% 45% 51% 50%<br />
41% 36% 52% 51% 50% 50% 57% 56%<br />
Writing 37% 41% 44% 44% 43% 41% 43% 45%<br />
41% 42% 49% 48% 47% 45% 47% 49%<br />
Math 34% 43% 60% 60% 55% 52% 66% 61%<br />
38% 45% 65% 64% 59% 56% 71% 65%<br />
Grade 6 Reading, Writing and Mathematics<br />
2004-2005 Assessment Results • Percentage at Levels 3 or 4<br />
Achievement meets or exceeds the provincial standard<br />
Reading Writing Math<br />
All students RDSB 57% 50% 62%<br />
Participating students 61% 54% 65%<br />
Reading Writing Math<br />
All students Province 63% 59% 60%<br />
Participating students 66% 61% 63%<br />
Results from 1999-2005<br />
Percentage at Levels 3 or 4<br />
Shows steady improvements in academic achievement over time<br />
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005<br />
Reading 43% 55% 53% 56% 57% 55% 57%<br />
44% 58% 56% 58% 61% 59% 61%<br />
Writing 45% 46% 48% 47% 47% 45% 50%<br />
47% 50% 51% 49% 51% 49% 54%<br />
Math 44% 55% 59% 55% 55% 58% 62%<br />
45% 60% 62% 58% 59% 63% 65%<br />
Comparison of Same Student Body<br />
Data expressed as participating students<br />
Shows improvements in reading, writing and math<br />
Grade 3 (2002) Grade 6 (2005)<br />
Reading 50% 61%<br />
Writing 47% 54%<br />
Math 59% 65%<br />
Grade 9 Mathematics<br />
2000-2005 Assessment Results<br />
Percentage at Levels 3 or 4 – Academic<br />
Achievement meets or exceeds the provincial standard<br />
2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004-<br />
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005<br />
All students RDSB 60% 75% 68% 70% 66%<br />
All students<br />
Province 49% 64% 66% 68% 68%<br />
Grade 9 Mathematics<br />
2000-2005 Assessment Results<br />
Percentage at Levels 3 or 4 – Applied<br />
Achievement meets or exceeds the provincial standard<br />
2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004-<br />
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005<br />
All students RDSB 17% 28% 24% 27% 19%<br />
All students<br />
Province 13% 21% 21% 26% 27%<br />
Grade 10 Ontario Secondary <strong>School</strong> Literacy Test<br />
2001-2004 Assessment Results<br />
Achievement meets or exceeds the provincial standard<br />
2001 2002 2003 2004<br />
Success Rate RDSB 75% 72% 77% 81%<br />
Success Rate Province 75% 72% 77% 82%<br />
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Ensure success for all students<br />
Literacy and<br />
Numeracy Initiative<br />
Kindergarten to Grade 6<br />
The literacy and numeracy initiative,<br />
which is part of the Ministry’s Education<br />
Foundations program, entered its<br />
second year in 2004 – 2005. The<br />
goal of the Education Foundations<br />
program is to improve the achievement<br />
of Kindergarten to Grade 6 students<br />
in the areas of reading, writing and<br />
mathematics.<br />
“The supports provided under<br />
these initiatives are based on research<br />
that points to two key factors in<br />
improving the achievement levels of<br />
students: developing teacher expertise<br />
in effective instruction, and developing<br />
and implementing clear improvement<br />
plans.” (The Guide to Effective Instruction<br />
in Mathematics 2004)<br />
In 2004-2005, the mathematics<br />
component of the initiative focused on<br />
primary geometry and spatial sense. The<br />
literacy component focused on primary<br />
writing and assessment.<br />
Key literacy and numeracy<br />
activities in 2004-2005<br />
• Lesson study in primary mathematics<br />
• Teacher in service on A Guide to Effective<br />
Instruction in Geometry and Spatial Sense<br />
• Teacher in service on reading assessment<br />
• Teacher in service on A Guide to Effective<br />
Instruction in Writing<br />
• Principal in service on Literacy for<br />
Learning - The Report of the Expert Panel,<br />
Grades 4 to 6 and Teaching and Learning<br />
Mathematics - The Report of the Expert<br />
Panel, Grades 4 to 6<br />
• Creating new instructional resources for<br />
literacy and numeracy<br />
• Sharing and networking via Professional<br />
Learning Communities<br />
• Secretariat Literacy Project which<br />
promoted teacher collaboration related<br />
to effective writing instruction<br />
• Purchase of resources to support<br />
writing instruction, boys in literacy<br />
and aboriginal students<br />
• Professional development for junior<br />
teachers related to effective instructional<br />
practices in writing<br />
• Staff professional development focusing<br />
on using data to inform classroom<br />
practice<br />
Student Success Initiative<br />
Grades 7 to 12<br />
The Student Success Initiative,<br />
a priority in Ontario schools,<br />
entered its second year in<br />
2004-2005. The goal of the<br />
Student Success Initiative is to<br />
inspire success for all students<br />
regardless of which pathway<br />
they choose.<br />
The Student Success<br />
Initiative has a foundation<br />
built on discovering and<br />
improving the individual<br />
strengths of each person. Every person<br />
has strengths and talents, and if we can<br />
focus on success for each student we will<br />
be able to help students to see the value<br />
of staying in school.<br />
Work continued in 2004-2005<br />
on implementing the three pillars of<br />
the Student Success Initiative - literacy,<br />
mathematical literacy, and program<br />
pathways (independent living, work,<br />
apprenticeship, college, university).<br />
A fourth pillar, community, culture,<br />
and caring, was introduced in the spring<br />
of 2005.<br />
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Ensure success for all students<br />
Key Student Success<br />
activities in 2004-2005<br />
• More Attendance Counsellors<br />
• Focus on boys’ literacy to close<br />
the gender gap<br />
• New investments in Technological<br />
Education<br />
• More pathways such as the new<br />
Business Certificate Program<br />
• Sharing the message through<br />
targeted communications<br />
• New ways to engage students<br />
with multi-media lessons<br />
• Easing the transition from elementary to<br />
secondary school with families of schools<br />
working together<br />
• Alternative programs such as<br />
Learning to 18 - Alta<br />
• Mentoring students through the Learning<br />
to 18 - Police Mkwa Opportunity Circle<br />
• Lighthouse classroom visits to share<br />
teacher expertise<br />
• Locally Developed Compulsory Credit<br />
Courses<br />
• Focus on apprenticeships<br />
and the Ontario Skills Passport<br />
• Engaging community partners<br />
through Principal for a Day<br />
• Sharing and networking via<br />
Professional Learning Communities<br />
• Encouraging hands-on learning through<br />
the Technology Skills Competition<br />
• Students Leading Students Conference<br />
• Leading Math Success resources<br />
and manipulatives<br />
• Think Literacy Across the Curriculum<br />
• Youth Mentorship Program and<br />
other community connections<br />
First Nations<br />
Liaison Project<br />
Work was completed on the First<br />
Nations Liaison Project, one of several<br />
Innovation Fund initiatives implemented<br />
by <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> in the<br />
2004-2005 school year. <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> is committed to working<br />
with its First Nations communities to<br />
enhance student success.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
had 241 First Nations tuition fee paying<br />
students in its secondary schools and<br />
170 First Nations tuition fee paying<br />
students in its elementary schools. The<br />
majority of these students – 83 per cent -<br />
were enrolled in Manitoulin Secondary<br />
<strong>School</strong>, Little Current Public <strong>School</strong> and<br />
Espanola High <strong>School</strong>.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> has<br />
educational service agreements with<br />
11 First Nations communities. These<br />
agreements celebrate the rich diversity in<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and officially recognize<br />
the importance of the heritage and<br />
history of First Nations in communities<br />
served by the <strong>Board</strong>.<br />
New Business Certificate<br />
Program<br />
Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong> developed<br />
and promoted a new Business Certificate<br />
Program (BCP) for implementation<br />
in September 2005. Three different<br />
certificates are available within<br />
this program: the Small Business<br />
Development Certificate, the Business<br />
Technology Certificate and the Arts<br />
Administration Certificate.<br />
Combining the best of top business<br />
programs elsewhere in Ontario with<br />
its own mix of real world learning,<br />
Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong> has created a<br />
program that is unique to the province.<br />
Over the course of their four years in the<br />
program, students learn about business<br />
in the classroom, and then practise real<br />
business skills in the school and in<br />
the community.<br />
Ontario Youth<br />
Apprenticeship Program<br />
The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship<br />
Program (OYAP) gives senior<br />
secondary school students an<br />
opportunity to begin a career in a<br />
skilled trade while attending high<br />
school. In 2004-2005, a total of<br />
280 students participated in the<br />
OYAP option of which 47 were registered<br />
as apprentices. Students were placed with<br />
employers in a variety of fields including<br />
appliance service technician, auto<br />
service technician, cook, draftsperson,<br />
early childhood educator, educational<br />
assistant, electrical service technician,<br />
hairstylist, and heavy duty equipment<br />
mechanic. Since its inception in 1998<br />
-1999, OYAP registrations have increased<br />
steadily. OYAP represents about half of<br />
all co-operative education for students in<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Experiential learning<br />
opportunities<br />
Students participated in a number<br />
of hands-on learning opportunities<br />
throughout the 2004-2005 school<br />
year including the Sudbury Regional<br />
Science Fair, Sudbury Regional Histor!ca<br />
Heritage Fair, Technological Skills<br />
Competition, Cardboard Boat Races,<br />
Mock Trial Competition, Math, Science<br />
and Technology Olympics, Math<br />
Olympics, Concours de français, and the<br />
Entrepreneurship Fair. These practical<br />
activities enabled students to apply<br />
knowledge gained in the classroom.<br />
These initiatives bring the education<br />
system and the community together to<br />
support student success.<br />
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Build public confidence<br />
Scholarships and Ontario Scholars<br />
Students in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s received thousands of dollars<br />
in scholarships and bursaries to pursue their post-secondary<br />
studies. Ontario Scholars achieved an average of 80 per cent in<br />
their respective levels of study.<br />
Top honours at Science Fair<br />
Students from <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s elementary and<br />
secondary schools captured top honours at the 2005 Sudbury<br />
Regional Science Fair. Science Fairs provide students with an<br />
exceptional hands-on learning opportunity and enable the<br />
community to mentor and motivate our future generation<br />
of scientists.<br />
Jeffrey Hudson, Grade 9<br />
Chelmsford Valley <strong>District</strong> Composite <strong>School</strong><br />
Project: Water for a Thirsty World<br />
Nico Gallagher and Kelcey Pitzel, Grade 8<br />
R.L. Beattie Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Project: Winding the Way to the Top<br />
Christina Terpstra, Grade 7<br />
Northeastern Elementary <strong>School</strong><br />
Project: Vitamin C in Orange Juice<br />
Miriam Drysdale and Karly Walker, Grade 8<br />
R.L. Beattie Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Project: To Tell the Tooth<br />
Active schools<br />
Chelmsford Public <strong>School</strong> was one of only 220 schools in<br />
Canada to receive national recognition for its daily physical<br />
education program. The school earned a Diamond Award,<br />
the most prestigious honour granted by the Canadian<br />
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and<br />
Dance (CAHPERD). The school also received an Intramural<br />
Achievement Award from the Canadian Intramural Recreation<br />
Association (CIRA) for activities offered during recess, lunch and<br />
after school.<br />
Mock Trial Competition<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> students captured top honours<br />
at the Mock Trial Competition in January 2005. A team from<br />
Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong> won the Hennessy Cup, including<br />
Kayla Belanger, Cora De Marco and Britney Holmberg.<br />
Spotlight on excellence<br />
<strong>Board</strong> Secretary Angela Anderson of Copper Cliff Public <strong>School</strong><br />
won the 2004 Vocational Excellence Award from the Rotary<br />
Club of Sudbury.<br />
Community partnerships<br />
The Greater Sudbury Police Service recognized <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> for its support of police programs and initiatives<br />
that promote safe schools and expose students to new learning<br />
opportunities.<br />
Yes I Can Awards<br />
A number of students with special<br />
needs in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s received<br />
“Yes I Can” Awards from the<br />
Sudbury Chapter of the Council<br />
for Exceptional Children in 2005.<br />
Chad Larocque, a grade 7 student at<br />
Chelmsford Valley <strong>District</strong> Composite<br />
<strong>School</strong>, received a provincial<br />
“Yes I Can” Award.<br />
Gatchell <strong>School</strong><br />
Erika Duval<br />
Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Justin Ceskauskas<br />
John Stewart<br />
Melissa Richer<br />
Renee Labrie<br />
Chrystal Brunette<br />
Confederation Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Kyle McKay<br />
Jessica Kutschke<br />
Pat Dwyer<br />
Copper Cliff Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Shelby McAnsh<br />
Brenden Pahpeguish<br />
Charles Lepage<br />
Craig Noble<br />
Sean Grech<br />
Krissy Battistoni<br />
A.B. Ellis Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Jordon McLeod<br />
Darren Owl Jr.<br />
Churchill Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Brooklyn MacNeil<br />
Nicole Thibeault<br />
Julian Fuchs<br />
Dalton Chretien<br />
Victoria Nolet<br />
Braydon MacNeil<br />
Princess Anne<br />
Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Terrell Taylor<br />
Evan Cowles<br />
Anthony Dumais Cutchaw<br />
Brandon Brown<br />
David Hache<br />
Randi Sibley Miller<br />
Lansdowne Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Bradley Laurin<br />
Brett Goodwin<br />
Pinecrest Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Justin Fex<br />
Dustin Rivet<br />
Sera Collins<br />
Kayla Dugas<br />
Manitoulin<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Brock Case<br />
Amanda McVey<br />
Renell Debassige<br />
Andrew Debassige<br />
Ryan Howard<br />
Lasalle Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Chad Martin<br />
Positive role model<br />
Sarrah Day, a Grade 12 student at Chelmsford Valley <strong>District</strong><br />
Composite <strong>School</strong>, was the first recipient of Northern Life’s<br />
Community Builders 2005 Junior Citizen Award.<br />
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Build public confidence<br />
Association and United Rentals.<br />
Winners were Kayleigh Nadeau,<br />
Amanda Taylor, Lacey Newell,<br />
Ed Burke, Joey Herbert, Mathew<br />
Bell, Lee Hartzenberf and Dan<br />
Burke.<br />
National exposure<br />
for the Evolutionary Band<br />
Confederation Secondary <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
Evolutionary Band, directed by Norm<br />
McIntosh, was featured in the March/<br />
April 2005 issue of “Our Canada”,<br />
a national magazine where readers<br />
share their stories.<br />
Tops in trades<br />
Confederation Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
students captured top honours in<br />
the Northeastern Ontario Auto Skills<br />
Competition, including Andrew Côté,<br />
Brandon Beaulieu, Brent Pilon, Kyle<br />
Kramarczyk, and Tyler Houle. The<br />
competition was sponsored by the<br />
Canadian Automobile Association<br />
and the Sudbury & Manitoulin Training<br />
and Adjustment <strong>Board</strong>.<br />
Students pilot<br />
online program<br />
Construction Technology students from<br />
Chelmsford Valley <strong>District</strong> Composite<br />
<strong>School</strong> and Manitoulin Secondary<br />
<strong>School</strong> were the first in Ontario to<br />
successfully complete Project BUILD for<br />
Tomorrow, an innovative and interactive<br />
online learning and education program<br />
sponsored by the Ontario Home<br />
Builders’ Association in partnership<br />
with the Ministry of Training, Colleges<br />
and Universities.<br />
Students win<br />
Dream Home Contest<br />
Eight students from Lo-Ellen Park<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong> won the “My Dream<br />
Home Contest” sponsored by the<br />
Sudbury & <strong>District</strong> Home Builders’<br />
National winners<br />
in Business Plan<br />
Challenge<br />
Jordan and Patricia Debassige<br />
of Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
finished second in all of Canada<br />
at the E-Spirit Aboriginal Business<br />
Plan Challenge held in Edmonton<br />
in May 2005.<br />
Enhancing the<br />
learning environment<br />
Marlene Stanley of Queen Elizabeth<br />
Public <strong>School</strong>, Robyn Best of Central<br />
Manitoulin Public <strong>School</strong> and Nancy<br />
Gray of Levack Public <strong>School</strong> were<br />
among 20 educators from across<br />
Canada to receive national recognition<br />
from Phonic Ear Ltd. for their use<br />
of amplification systems in their<br />
classrooms.<br />
Finalists in Ontera Youth<br />
Achievement Awards<br />
The Ontera Youth Achievement Awards<br />
were designed to honour young people<br />
under 30 who excel in academics,<br />
business, technology, entrepreneurship,<br />
community service and the arts. Finalists<br />
from <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s included Karly<br />
Walker, Grade 8, R.L. Beattie Public<br />
<strong>School</strong>; John Yawney Junior, Grade 12,<br />
Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong>, and Yunni<br />
Jeong, Grade 11, Lockerby Composite<br />
<strong>School</strong>.<br />
Essay winners in Northern<br />
Ontario competition<br />
Erik Van Beek, a graduate of Lockerby<br />
Composite <strong>School</strong>, won the 2004 Union<br />
Gas/Northern Ontario Business Awards<br />
essay scholarship competition. Lockerby<br />
graduate Jordan Stopciatti won the award<br />
in 2005. The theme was Leadership<br />
& Volunteerism: The Fabric of Our<br />
Communities.<br />
Success in sports<br />
Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong>’s senior<br />
girls soccer team captured top honours<br />
at OFSAA (Ontario Federation of<br />
<strong>School</strong> Athletic Associations). They<br />
were undefeated all season. Valley View<br />
Public <strong>School</strong> girls’ volleyball team was<br />
among the top 10 teams in Ontario.<br />
These are two of many examples of<br />
excellence in athletics in <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Excellence in mathematics<br />
Jeremy Strasser, Annie Yang (Grade 11),<br />
and Megan Lickley of Lo-Ellen Park<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong> were the top three<br />
students in all of Northern Ontario in<br />
the Grade 12 Euclid Contest. Brendan<br />
Wood of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
won first place in the Zone competition<br />
in the Grade 11 Fermat Mathematics<br />
Contest. XiaoSun Huang of Lo-Ellen Park<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong> earned a gold medal<br />
and a place on the National Honour<br />
Roll for his superior achievement on the<br />
Grade 10 Cayley Mathematics Contest.<br />
The Grade 9 Pascal team from Lockerby<br />
Composite <strong>School</strong> consisting of Phil<br />
Gao, Andrew Pawluch and Shona<br />
MacIntyre finished first in our zone.<br />
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Provide sound leadership<br />
Strategic board improvement plan<br />
Work was completed on Towards Tomorrow Together, a strategic<br />
board improvement plan for the 2005-2006 school year. The<br />
plan sets out a vision for the future of <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s, while<br />
providing direction and focus for the <strong>Board</strong> as it accomplishes<br />
its mission.<br />
Quality <strong>School</strong>s Where Character Counts<br />
During the 2004-2005 school year, professional learning<br />
focused on Quality <strong>School</strong>s Where Character Counts.<br />
Teachers play an important role as models for character in<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Leadership Assessment Centre<br />
A new selection process was introduced for candidates<br />
aspiring to become school administrators. The selection<br />
process is designed as a professional learning experience<br />
for candidates. Candidates are assessed in relation to a set<br />
of standards which focus on commitment to students and<br />
student learning, professional knowledge, teaching practices,<br />
leadership and community, and professional learning.<br />
Professional learning for Principals<br />
Principals<br />
participated<br />
in a series of<br />
professional<br />
learning sessions.<br />
During a session<br />
entitled “Reality<br />
Bites”, participants<br />
used authentic cases<br />
to explore ethical<br />
dilemmas. During a professional learning session on “Driven<br />
by Data”, Principals gained new knowledge on accessing,<br />
analyzing and applying data to inform classroom instruction<br />
and enhance student achievement.<br />
Other topics included building professional connections,<br />
leadership for the Student Success Initiative, the business of<br />
schools, instructional leadership in literacy and numeracy,<br />
and human resource issues and legal implications. Special<br />
leadership sessions were also offered for new school<br />
administrators.<br />
Future Leaders<br />
The 2003-2005 group of Future Leaders completed a series<br />
of professional learning sessions. Topics included emotional<br />
intelligence, learning organizations, change, standards of<br />
practice, effective communication, difficult conversations,<br />
managing crisis, school councils, system thinking, supervision,<br />
and creating balance/time management. The Future Leaders<br />
program is an important component of the <strong>Board</strong>’s succession<br />
planning, ensuring that<br />
employees are well prepared<br />
to assume senior leadership<br />
positions within the <strong>Board</strong>.<br />
A total of 21 employees<br />
graduated from the program<br />
in June 2005.<br />
New collective<br />
agreements<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> and the union representing<br />
its 400 secondary school teachers in Sudbury, Espanola<br />
and Manitoulin negotiated a new collective agreement. The<br />
agreement, in effect from September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2008,<br />
was ratified by the Ontario Secondary <strong>School</strong> Teachers’<br />
Federation (OSSTF) <strong>District</strong> 3 <strong>Rainbow</strong> and approved by the<br />
<strong>Board</strong> on May 16, 2005.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> and the Federation<br />
representing its 600 elementary teachers in Sudbury, Espanola<br />
and Manitoulin negotiated a new collective agreement. The<br />
agreement, in effect from September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2008,<br />
was approved by the <strong>Board</strong> on June 6, 2005 and ratified by the<br />
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
Teacher Local on June 8, 2005.<br />
Special Education Funding<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> supported the Ontario Public<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>s’ Association’s (OPSBA) position paper on special<br />
education funding. If implemented, recommendations in<br />
the report would sustain and strengthen success in school for<br />
students with special needs. <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
Trustee Ron Burdenuk was a member of the provincial team<br />
that developed the recommendations in the report.<br />
Parent Voice in Education Project<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> encouraged parents/guardians<br />
to participate in a public consultation session on parental<br />
involvement. The session, part of the Ministry of Education’s<br />
Parent Voice in Education Project, gave parents/guardians<br />
an opportunity to provide input into the creation of an<br />
independent, province-wide voice for parents on education.<br />
Meeting the<br />
unique needs<br />
of the North<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Board</strong> was among 17 public<br />
and separate school boards<br />
in the North urging the<br />
Province to ensure that the<br />
unique needs of Northern Ontario students and school boards<br />
are addressed in the new funding formula for education.<br />
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Allocate adequate resources<br />
Balanced budget provides<br />
the financial framework<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> approved<br />
a budget of $140.5 million for the<br />
2004-2005 school year. Provincial<br />
funding increased by $3.4 million or<br />
2.6 per cent in 2004-2005. On June 6th,<br />
2005, the Honourable Rick Bartolucci,<br />
Minister of Northern Development and<br />
Mines, announced new investments in<br />
education on behalf of the Province.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> received<br />
an additional $10.4 million for the<br />
2005-2006 school year.<br />
Technology and trades<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> received<br />
$282,152 in Technological Education<br />
Renewal Initiative (TERI) funding in<br />
2004-2005 and an additional grant<br />
of $353,582. These funds were used<br />
to repair, update and purchase new<br />
equipment to support<br />
program pathways.<br />
New library<br />
resources<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s shared<br />
in a total of $175,511 for<br />
new library resources. Some<br />
12,000 fiction and nonfiction<br />
books were added to<br />
in-school library collections.<br />
Attendance Counsellors<br />
Students cannot learn if they are<br />
not in school. As part of its student<br />
success efforts, the <strong>Board</strong> increased its<br />
complement of Attendance Counsellors.<br />
The Counsellors promoted regular<br />
attendance for students from Junior<br />
Kindergarten to Grade 12 through home<br />
visits. The Counsellors developed action<br />
plans to help students achieve regular<br />
school attendance.<br />
Arts Education<br />
Task Force<br />
The Arts Education<br />
Task Force was initiated<br />
in September 2004 to<br />
enhance arts education<br />
in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
During the 2004-2005<br />
school year, the Task<br />
Force developed an action<br />
plan to improve student<br />
learning in and through<br />
the arts, with a preliminary<br />
focus on music. The<br />
goal is to provide every<br />
child in the <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> with sustained<br />
opportunities to increase their musical<br />
literacy and develop their creative and<br />
critical thinking skills by engaging them<br />
in activities that lead them to learn in,<br />
about, and through music. Musical<br />
literacy can be defined as the ability to<br />
read, write, create, and perform music, as<br />
well as analyze, interpret and appreciate<br />
music from a variety of cultures and<br />
historical periods.<br />
Primary class reduction<br />
In 2004-2005, <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Board</strong> received $630,000 to begin<br />
introducing smaller class sizes in Junior<br />
Kindergarten to Grade 3. A total of 12<br />
primary teachers (full-time equivalents)<br />
were hired.<br />
Focus on literacy<br />
In the 2004-2005 budget, <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> continued to<br />
invest in the Early Reading Intervention<br />
Program to promote literacy. The <strong>Board</strong><br />
also appointed a Co-ordinator for Late<br />
Literacy for Grades 7 to 12.<br />
Innovation Fund<br />
A number of innovative projects were<br />
implemented in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s to<br />
support literacy and numeracy, assist<br />
students with special needs, enhance<br />
technological studies, promote character<br />
education, and strengthen partnerships<br />
with First Nation communities. An<br />
Innovation Fund was established in<br />
the 2004-2005 budget to foster best<br />
practices and inspire new creative<br />
ideas for programming for students in<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s. Projects were selected<br />
based on their degree of innovation<br />
and their ability to expand on existing<br />
learning opportunities, enhance student<br />
achievement and be implemented in<br />
other schools.<br />
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2005-2006<br />
Students First<br />
Improved student achievement and success for all<br />
“Our growth and prosperity depends on our ability to educate<br />
and inspire the next generation who will follow in our footsteps.<br />
The Province has responded with significant investments in education<br />
that are having a positive impact on students in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.”<br />
Dena Morrison, Chair, <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
approved a budget of $146.7 million for the 2005-2006<br />
school year on July 4, 2005.<br />
The budget represents an increase of four per cent over<br />
2004-2005 expenditures, adjusted to reflect inflation,<br />
contractual obligations, and enrolment projections.<br />
Provincial funding has increased by $4.9 million<br />
or 3.6 per cent. This is good news for students in<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and the communities that we serve.<br />
In addition to new provincial initiatives, students will benefit<br />
from a number of innovative programs being implemented<br />
by the <strong>Board</strong>, some of which are highlighted in this report.<br />
The budget is an important document. A reflection of the<br />
<strong>Board</strong>’s vision, mission, values and priorities, it provides the<br />
financial framework for everything that we do in <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s – from teachers to textbooks, clean buildings,<br />
computers, special services, and more.<br />
As always, the <strong>Board</strong> has allocated its resources to have the<br />
greatest impact on the classroom, with a continued focus<br />
on improved student achievement and success for all.<br />
Diane Cayen-Arnold<br />
Chief Financial Officer<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
<strong>Reaching</strong> Minds. <strong>Touching</strong> Hearts.
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s: Sudbury, Espanola, Manitoulin<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
provides quality education to students<br />
in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin<br />
in 40 elementary schools and<br />
9 secondary schools.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s in the Heart of <strong>Rainbow</strong> Country<br />
The <strong>Board</strong> also operates educational<br />
programs at the Ruth MacMillan<br />
Centre, Senga House, Frank Flowers<br />
<strong>School</strong> and Cecil Facer Secondary<br />
<strong>School</strong>.<br />
In <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s, programs focus<br />
on academic excellence and character<br />
education for all students from Junior<br />
Kindergarten to Grade 12 in English<br />
and French Immersion.<br />
Quality programs, caring teachers,<br />
and a nurturing environment where<br />
character counts combine to make<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s great places to learn.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> covers a geographic area of more than<br />
14,000 square kilometres in the heart of <strong>Rainbow</strong> Country.<br />
2005-2006 Budget Process<br />
Inclusive. Comprehensive. Focused on Accountability.<br />
Public Input<br />
Long before budget discussions begin,<br />
the <strong>Board</strong> invites the community to<br />
provide input.<br />
<strong>School</strong> Councils, Principals, teachers,<br />
unions and the public at large are given<br />
an opportunity to share their ideas.<br />
Ideas are reviewed and, as appropriate,<br />
forwarded to the <strong>Board</strong> for<br />
consideration as part of the budget<br />
process.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> thanks<br />
all those who provided valuable input.<br />
Starting Point<br />
The 2004-2005 expenditure budget<br />
was used as the base for the<br />
2005-2006 budget, adjusted:<br />
to exclude one-time budget<br />
allocations<br />
to include inflationary pressures<br />
such as increased utility costs<br />
to include contractual/statutory<br />
increases due to collective<br />
agreements<br />
to reflect the impact of enrolment<br />
projections on staffing<br />
to allow for the implementation of<br />
the 2005-2006 Special Education<br />
Plan<br />
The 2004-2005 revenue budget was<br />
used as the base for the 2005-2006<br />
budget, adjusted:<br />
to reflect 2005-2006 funding from<br />
the Province based on projected<br />
enrolment<br />
Did you know?<br />
The Province of Ontario determines<br />
funding allocations for school boards.<br />
Funding is provided by the Ministry<br />
of Education through a series of grants.<br />
When approving its budget, <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> must work within<br />
the funding limitations established<br />
by the Province.<br />
Funding intended for education<br />
in the classroom cannot be spent<br />
in non-classroom areas.<br />
<strong>School</strong> boards must balance<br />
their budgets on an annual basis.<br />
<strong>School</strong> boards are mandated to deliver<br />
curriculum/programs to students<br />
within the funding provided by the<br />
Province.<br />
For more information on the 2005-2006 budget, please contact <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>,<br />
69 Young Street, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 3G5 | Tel: 705.674.3171 | Fax: 705.674.9112 | www.rainbowschools.ca | info@rainbowschools.ca<br />
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Budget Overview<br />
Provincial investments:<br />
Approximately 12,000 fiction and non-fiction<br />
books have been added to in-school library<br />
collections.<br />
The Province has allocated an additional<br />
$342,000 for the purchase of new textbooks.<br />
An additional $653,000 has been allocated to<br />
reduce primary class sizes – the second year<br />
of a four-year initiative. This has resulted in<br />
a further increase of 12.5 teachers (full-time<br />
equivalents) in JK to Grade 3.<br />
With the reduction in primary class sizes, the<br />
<strong>Board</strong> has more classroom space to maintain.<br />
The Ministry has provided additional funds to<br />
operate clean, safe schools.<br />
More prep time is being provided to<br />
elementary teachers in accordance with the<br />
new collective agreement.<br />
Four specialist teachers in music will visit<br />
elementary schools to build capacity for<br />
music education as recommended by the<br />
Arts Education Task Force.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> received<br />
funding for additional teachers to support<br />
improved learning conditions at the secondary<br />
level. Eleven student success teachers are<br />
leading the implementation of student success<br />
strategies in secondary schools. Classes have<br />
also been reduced in essential, workplace<br />
and college courses.<br />
The Province has recognized that it’s more<br />
expensive to operate smaller, rural schools.<br />
Personnel Complement<br />
Our human resources are our greatest asset.<br />
Under the first phase of the Province’s Good<br />
Places to Learn Initiative, <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> received approval to obtain<br />
$11.2 million in Ministry financing for capital<br />
projects.<br />
<strong>Board</strong> initiatives:<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> has approved<br />
increased expenditures in the classroom budget<br />
that will benefit students in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Work begun by the Arts Education Task Force<br />
will continue with the implementation of a<br />
number of recommendations.<br />
The Computers Task Force will continue to<br />
implement projects that advance the use of<br />
technology in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
A new student information system<br />
will be introduced.<br />
Phase 2 of the three-year secondary school<br />
network infrastructure upgrade will be<br />
completed.<br />
The Innovation Fund program will continue<br />
for a second year.<br />
Funding has been provided to support two<br />
Learning to 18 initiatives.<br />
A <strong>Board</strong>-wide Technology Skills Competition<br />
will take place.<br />
The Dearness Conservation Program will<br />
be expanded to include a web page and the<br />
development of curriculum.<br />
Teaching and non-teaching staff bring their individual and collective<br />
experience to the <strong>Board</strong>, making <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s great places to learn.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s - Personnel<br />
Teaching<br />
Actual<br />
2004-2005<br />
Budget<br />
2005-2006<br />
Elementary <strong>School</strong>s 607 612<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong>s 399 414<br />
Non-teaching<br />
Principals/Vice-Principals 57 59<br />
Consultants/Co-ordinators 22 24<br />
Secretaries in schools/The Gordon<br />
Ewin Centre for Education<br />
86 88<br />
Custodial/Maintenance 153 158<br />
Educational Assistants 152 130<br />
Technicians 29 32<br />
Student Services 12 18<br />
<strong>Board</strong> Office 41 43<br />
Total 1,558 1,578<br />
Enrolment at a Glance<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> is the largest<br />
school board in Northern Ontario, with<br />
enrolment remaining relatively stable.<br />
According to official predicted enrolment<br />
for the start of the 2005-2006 school year,<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> welcomed<br />
16,612 students in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s when<br />
classes resumed on September 6th, 2005.<br />
In the elementary panel, 9,996 students<br />
were enrolled in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s including<br />
7,421 in the English Program and 2,575 in<br />
the French Immersion Program.<br />
In the secondary panel, enrolment was<br />
expected to reach 6,616 students including<br />
5,826 in the English Program and 790 in<br />
the French Immersion Program.<br />
Enrolment is calculated as full-time<br />
equivalents.<br />
In the 2005-2006 school year, 874 children<br />
entered Junior Kindergarten in <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s.<br />
A total of 870 children enrolled in Senior<br />
Kindergarten which includes the Literacy<br />
Enriched Activity Program (LEAP).<br />
A total of 1,510 students registered for<br />
Grade 9 classes in area <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Official enrolment data is recorded at the<br />
end of October.<br />
Overview of Facilities<br />
Since 1998,<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
has significantly<br />
consolidated its<br />
facilities to ensure<br />
the most effective<br />
and efficient use of<br />
space. This means<br />
less money is spent<br />
on facilities and<br />
more money is<br />
channeled directly<br />
into the classroom,<br />
where it will benefit<br />
students the most.<br />
The following figures do not include programs operated at<br />
the Ruth MacMillan Centre and Cecil Facer Secondary <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Facilities 1998 2005-2006<br />
Elementary <strong>School</strong>s 45 40<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong>s 12 9<br />
Administration 5 1<br />
Total 62 50<br />
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Sources of Revenue<br />
2005-2006<br />
b.<br />
(25.3%)<br />
(7.7%) c. (0.2%) d.<br />
e.<br />
f.<br />
a.<br />
(12.8%)<br />
(3.0%)<br />
(46.7%)<br />
i.<br />
h.<br />
g.<br />
(0.4%)<br />
(1.6%)<br />
(2.3%)<br />
Due from the Province:<br />
a. Foundation Grant $ 68,536,000<br />
b. Special Purpose Grants 37,158,000<br />
c. Transportation 11,228,000<br />
d. Declining Enrolment 295,000<br />
e. Administration and Governance 4,431,000<br />
f. Pupil Accommodation 18,716,000<br />
Total Provincial Funding 140,364,000<br />
g. Tuition Fees 3,370,000<br />
h. Reserve Funds 2,358,000<br />
i. Miscellaneous 591,000<br />
Total other revenue 6,319,000<br />
Total revenue 146,683,000<br />
What Goes Where<br />
How the <strong>Board</strong> allocates its budget to have the greatest impact on the classroom.<br />
2005-2006<br />
Expenditures by Object Expenditures by Function<br />
a.<br />
(76.6%)<br />
a.<br />
(58.9%)<br />
b.<br />
(9.4%)<br />
a. Personnel Costs $ 112,390,000<br />
b. Supplies and Services 13,764,000<br />
c. Capital and Replacement 6,254,000<br />
d. Fees and Contracts 14,067,000<br />
e. Other 208,000<br />
Total expenditures 146,683,000<br />
c.<br />
e.<br />
d.<br />
(4.3%)<br />
(0.1%)<br />
(9.6%)<br />
(7.5%)<br />
b.<br />
(6.4%) c. (14.8%)<br />
d. e. (3.2%)<br />
(1.1%)<br />
a. Instruction $ 86,461,000<br />
b. <strong>School</strong> Management 11,032,000<br />
c. Student Support 9,383,000<br />
d. Teacher Support 1,589,000<br />
e. Administration and Governance 4,621,000<br />
f. Pupil Accommodation 21,709,000<br />
g. Transportation 11,331,000<br />
h. Other 557,000<br />
Total expenditures 146,683,000<br />
f.<br />
h.<br />
g.<br />
(0.4%)<br />
(7.7%)<br />
a. Instruction: Money spent directly in the classroom, on teachers and textbooks.<br />
b. <strong>School</strong> Management: Principals, Vice-Principals, <strong>School</strong> Secretaries and office supplies.<br />
c. Student support: Computer Technicians, Library Technicians and Guidance teachers.<br />
d. Teacher support: Co-ordinators and Consultants who provide program support to teachers<br />
in schools, benefiting all students.<br />
e. Administration and Governance: <strong>Board</strong> Office staff as well as Trustees.<br />
f. Pupil Accommodation: The cost to operate <strong>Board</strong> buildings, primarily schools.<br />
g. Transportation: Student busing to and from school.<br />
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Maintain safe schools<br />
Algonquin Public <strong>School</strong><br />
thanks community<br />
A special ceremony was held at<br />
Algonquin Road Public <strong>School</strong> on<br />
November 12, 2004 to thank the<br />
community for its support one year<br />
after the fire that occurred at the school.<br />
During the ceremony, Greater Sudbury<br />
Fire Services applauded staff and<br />
students for their exemplary behaviour<br />
when the fire alarm sounded. Local<br />
members of parliament commended<br />
the quick action of teachers, staff<br />
and Greater Sudbury Fire Services for<br />
ensuring the safety of students first and<br />
foremost.<br />
Focus on character<br />
education<br />
Character education encourages<br />
students to become positive and<br />
productive members in a global society.<br />
It also instills in students skills that<br />
are essential for learning and life. A<br />
number of character education programs<br />
continued in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s during<br />
the 2004-2005 school year, including<br />
the Community Builders Program,<br />
Values, Influences and Peers, World<br />
Class <strong>School</strong>s and Thrive (Lions Quest).<br />
These initiatives complement the <strong>Board</strong>’s<br />
Discipline Policy which promotes<br />
responsibility, respect, civility and<br />
academic excellence in a safe learning<br />
and teaching environment.<br />
Discipline Policy<br />
The Discipline Policy was updated in a<br />
new format with a focus on character<br />
traits that build good citizens –<br />
leadership, courtesy, care, responsibility,<br />
trust, respect, safety, dignity, honesty<br />
and fairness. The policy was included<br />
in the newsletter to parents/guardians<br />
and students distributed the first week<br />
of school.<br />
Empowered Student<br />
Partnerships<br />
The Greater Sudbury Police Service<br />
continued to introduce the Empowered<br />
Student Partnerships (ESP) program<br />
in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s. Students identify<br />
concerns in their school and initiate<br />
projects to address those concerns.<br />
By taking action, students work in<br />
partnership with the community to<br />
promote a safe school environment<br />
all year long.<br />
Security cameras<br />
The Ministry of Education provided up<br />
to $4,000 per school for the installation<br />
of video surveillance<br />
cameras. Security<br />
systems will be<br />
installed in 29<br />
elementary schools.<br />
Most secondary<br />
schools have<br />
sophisticated<br />
video surveillance<br />
systems in place.<br />
Launch of Risk Watch<br />
A comprehensive injury prevention<br />
program for children from JK to Grade 8<br />
was piloted at four <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Called Risk Watch, the program gives<br />
children and their families the skills<br />
and knowledge they need to create safer<br />
homes and communities. A Risk Watch<br />
seminar was held in the fall of 2004<br />
to introduce the program in the pilot<br />
schools: Algonquin Road Public <strong>School</strong>,<br />
Long Lake Public <strong>School</strong>, Redwood<br />
Acres Public <strong>School</strong> and Pinecrest<br />
Public <strong>School</strong>. The Greater Sudbury<br />
Safe Communities Coalition includes<br />
representatives from the Greater Sudbury<br />
Fire Service, St. John’s Ambulance,<br />
the Sudbury & <strong>District</strong> Health Unit,<br />
Great West Life and <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>.<br />
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Encourage community involvement<br />
<strong>School</strong> Councils<br />
The <strong>School</strong> Council<br />
Co-ordinating<br />
Committee provided<br />
a forum for <strong>School</strong><br />
Council representatives<br />
in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s to<br />
network, share ideas<br />
and provide input.<br />
Chaired by Ruth<br />
Ward, the Co-ordinating Committee welcomed a number of<br />
guest speakers on timely topics throughout the school year.<br />
Denise Fraser of the Crime Prevention Branch of the Greater<br />
Sudbury Police Service presented Project Cyberproofed at the<br />
Annual General Meeting held on April 12, 2005.<br />
• Secondary students from <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s tested their skills in<br />
carpentry, auto service technology, welding, precision machining,<br />
TV and video production, robotics and baking at the <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s Technological Skills Competition at<br />
Cambrian College.<br />
Quality <strong>School</strong>s Where Character Counts<br />
• Staff and students in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s collected over $34,000 for<br />
Tsunami Relief Efforts. The donation was presented to the Red<br />
Cross on January 10, 2005, in time to receive matching funds from<br />
the federal government.<br />
Principal for a Day<br />
Community leaders in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin<br />
assumed the role of Principal for a Day in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s elementary and secondary schools on October<br />
20th, 2004. This unique partnership was a key component of<br />
the <strong>Board</strong>’s Students Success Initiative, linking <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
with the communities that they serve.<br />
Innovative<br />
partnerships<br />
Through the Police Mkwa<br />
Opportunity Circle, the<br />
first of its kind in Canada,<br />
local aboriginal students<br />
received a hands-on<br />
look at opportunities<br />
in the field of policing<br />
and the criminal justice<br />
system. The Police Mkwa<br />
Opportunity Circle is a<br />
joint effort of the Greater<br />
Sudbury Police Service<br />
and <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>.<br />
• A state-of-the-art sound studio was officially unveiled at<br />
Confederation Secondary <strong>School</strong> in June thanks to a $23,000 grant<br />
from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Lions Community<br />
Heritage Sound Studio was a joint effort of the Valley East Lions<br />
Club and <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>. The Ontario Trillium<br />
Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, receives annually<br />
$100 million of government funding generated through Ontario’s<br />
charity casino initiative.<br />
• The partnership between the <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>, the<br />
Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute and the Ojibwe Cultural<br />
Foundation continued. A series of resources were the latest<br />
component of the Shki Mawtch Taw-Win En-Mook (The Path<br />
to New Beginnings) Native Studies Curriculum Project.<br />
• MacLeod Public <strong>School</strong> launched its successful Pay It Forward<br />
program, an Innovation Fund initiative. Pay It Forward involved<br />
the entire school community in character education.<br />
• Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong> staff and students raised $27,000<br />
for the Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre in October<br />
2004. Lockerby won the Great Canadian Challenge for secondary<br />
schools for the best fundraising plan. Over the past ten years,<br />
Lockerby students have raised over $225,000 for cancer care.<br />
• Lasalle Secondary <strong>School</strong> continued its successful Lights for Costa<br />
Rica campaign. Since the launch of the project in 2003, students<br />
have raised in excess of $7,000 bringing light to over 200 people<br />
living in remote regions.<br />
• Assiginack Public <strong>School</strong> on Manitoulin Island signed a<br />
Declaration of Commitment on Remembrance Day 2004.<br />
• Northeastern Elementary <strong>School</strong> raised more funds than any other<br />
school and earned top spot in the CIBC Run for the Cure event.<br />
Students at Lively <strong>District</strong> Secondary <strong>School</strong> placed third.<br />
<strong>School</strong>s as community hubs<br />
Community groups are now able to use many Sudbury area<br />
school facilities for free on weekends, thanks to a special<br />
agreement signed by the <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> and<br />
the Ontario government. Rents for gyms, classrooms, cafeterias<br />
and theatres on<br />
weekends were<br />
eliminated for<br />
community not-forprofit<br />
groups. Rents<br />
for community<br />
not-for-profit<br />
before-school and<br />
after-school daycare<br />
operations were also<br />
eliminated.<br />
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Enhance communications<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
<strong>Reaching</strong> <strong>minds</strong>.<br />
<strong>Touching</strong> <strong>hearts</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Board</strong>’s mission to provide quality<br />
programs and character education<br />
which enable students to maximize their<br />
potential and fulfill their aspirations<br />
was captured in the slogan <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s <strong>Reaching</strong> <strong>minds</strong>. <strong>Touching</strong><br />
<strong>hearts</strong>. The slogan provided a consistent<br />
and cohesive message, aligning corporate<br />
communications with the <strong>Board</strong>’s vision,<br />
mission, values and priorities.<br />
Back to school publication<br />
for parents/guardians<br />
Students in<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
in Sudbury,<br />
Espanola and<br />
Manitoulin<br />
received the<br />
inaugural issue<br />
of “<strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s” in<br />
September 2005.<br />
This back to school publication featured<br />
general information about programs and<br />
policies as well as information about<br />
<strong>School</strong> Councils and opportunities to<br />
volunteer. It also included a directory<br />
of schools and a calendar of school<br />
holidays, professional activity days, and<br />
secondary school examination days.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and You<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> launched<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and You, a new electronic<br />
newsletter celebrating staff and students.<br />
The publication provided a progress<br />
report on the<br />
<strong>Board</strong>’s priorities in all areas, including<br />
student success, character education,<br />
literacy and numeracy, professional<br />
learning, investments in education,<br />
and community involvement.<br />
Student Success Initiative<br />
A newspaper supplement “<strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s: Success for All Students” was<br />
produced by the <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
in partnership<br />
with Northern<br />
Life and<br />
distributed<br />
in Sudbury,<br />
Espanola and<br />
Manitoulin<br />
in January<br />
2005. The<br />
supplement was a key component of the<br />
Ministry of Education’s Student Success<br />
Initiative to encourage students to stay<br />
in school. <strong>School</strong> boards are required to<br />
communicate important information<br />
about literacy, numeracy and program<br />
pathways to the community at large.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
in the news<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
welcomed media coverage of <strong>Board</strong> and<br />
school related activities. News releases<br />
and media advisories were issued to<br />
newspaper, radio, television and internet<br />
outlets in Sudbury, Espanola and<br />
Manitoulin. This generated significant<br />
stories and photos in both print and<br />
electronic media, bringing the story of<br />
public education to our communities.<br />
The public is well informed about what’s<br />
happening in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and in<br />
education in general through<br />
consistent, accurate and<br />
relevant communications.<br />
Welcome to<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
Elementary schools hosted Open Houses<br />
for parents/guardians and children.<br />
Information packages were distributed,<br />
including a brochure/poster focused on<br />
the theme “Explore. Learn. Grow.”<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s<br />
Kindergarten Programs, in English and<br />
French Immersion, are based on sound<br />
principles of early childhood education<br />
with a strong focus on character<br />
education. Intellectual stimulation,<br />
moral values, physical development,<br />
social/emotional development and<br />
self-discipline are emphasized on a<br />
daily basis.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s<br />
secondary schools hosted Information<br />
Sessions and Open Houses to help<br />
students make the transition from<br />
elementary school to secondary school.<br />
All grade 8 students and their parents/<br />
guardians were invited to participate.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s<br />
secondary schools offer exceptional<br />
opportunities in arts, athletics and<br />
academics in English and French<br />
Immersion for all pathways – work,<br />
independent living, apprenticeship,<br />
college and university. Caring teachers,<br />
quality programs and access to state-ofthe-art<br />
technology prepare young <strong>minds</strong><br />
to become the leaders of tomorrow.<br />
Employee<br />
recognition<br />
The <strong>Board</strong><br />
recognized<br />
the significant<br />
contribution<br />
of employees<br />
in <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s at two<br />
important<br />
events – the<br />
2005 Awards Ceremony and the<br />
2005 Retirement Dinner. The strength<br />
of <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s is its people, those<br />
who make it happen every day in the<br />
classroom, hallways, offices and playing<br />
fields throughout the district.<br />
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Nurture staff<br />
Improve staff morale and encourage employee wellness<br />
Teacher Induction<br />
Program<br />
Over 50 permanent new<br />
teachers joined <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
when classes began on<br />
September 6, 2005. They<br />
received special support<br />
during their first year in the profession as participants in the<br />
Teacher Induction Program launched by the <strong>Board</strong>.<br />
The Teacher Induction Program was created to help new<br />
teachers make a successful transition into the profession. Pairing<br />
new teachers with experienced teachers as mentors throughout<br />
the year was a key component of the program.<br />
The Teacher Induction Program helps the <strong>Board</strong> to<br />
attract, support and retain a highly competent teaching staff.<br />
It also helps to improve teaching practices among new and<br />
experienced teachers. This has a direct impact on student<br />
learning in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
In addition to mentoring, the Teacher Induction Program<br />
includes a series of workshops on topics such as effective<br />
planning, classroom management, and organization. New<br />
teachers receive a binder with resource information. They<br />
also meet with their mentors throughout the year, for job<br />
shadowing, coaching and planning.<br />
<strong>Board</strong> welcomes new employees<br />
New employees participated in an Employee Orientation<br />
Session at the beginning of the school year. They had an<br />
opportunity to meet the senior leadership team and get firsthand<br />
information about <strong>Board</strong> policies and procedures.<br />
<strong>Board</strong> awards<br />
Employees were invited to<br />
nominate their peers for<br />
<strong>Board</strong> awards, a rich tradition<br />
in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s. Four<br />
awards are presented annually<br />
– Awards for Excellence,<br />
Awards for Outstanding<br />
Contribution to the Co-<br />
Curricular Program, the<br />
Barbara Konarek Memorial<br />
Award and the William N.<br />
Roman Teacher of the Year Award.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and You Newsletter<br />
Each issue of <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and You celebrated the work<br />
of staff in all areas, in schools and in the community. <strong>Board</strong><br />
employees, through their individual and collective efforts,<br />
contributed to the <strong>Board</strong>’s mission of providing quality<br />
programs and character education to enable students to<br />
maximize their potential and fulfill their aspirations. Their<br />
energy and enthusiasm was captured in the many success stories<br />
in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s and You.<br />
Innovation Fund<br />
An Innovation Fund was established in the 2004-2005 budget<br />
to foster best practices and inspire new creative ideas for<br />
programming for students in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s. Response to the<br />
Innovation Fund in its inaugural year was outstanding. A total of<br />
55 Innovation Fund projects were submitted for consideration.<br />
The Innovation Fund gave employees an opportunity to share<br />
their ideas for continuous improvement.<br />
Innovation Fund Projects<br />
• Mathematics Lighthouse Class<br />
• Business Certificate Program at Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
• Tele-robotics initiative at Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong><br />
• First Nations Liaison Project at Little Current Public <strong>School</strong><br />
• Police Mkwa Opportunity Circle<br />
• Advanced Placement Program at Espanola High <strong>School</strong><br />
• Pay it Forward character education program<br />
at MacLeod Public <strong>School</strong><br />
• Autism Spectrum Disorder videotaping project<br />
for successful practices<br />
• Technological Skills Competition<br />
• Installation of FM hearing systems<br />
• Environmental Conference<br />
at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Presentations at<br />
<strong>Board</strong> meetings<br />
Throughout the 2004-<br />
2005 school year,<br />
various employees were<br />
invited to attend <strong>Board</strong><br />
meetings to provide<br />
progress reports on their<br />
respective Innovation<br />
Fund projects. The <strong>Board</strong><br />
welcomed an opportunity to showcase staff and commend<br />
them for their contribution to student success in <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s.<br />
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2005 Award Recipients<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> paid tribute to dedicated employees at the regular <strong>Board</strong> meeting held on May 16, 2005.<br />
Awards were also presented on behalf of the Ontario Public <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>s’ Association.<br />
Awards for Outstanding Contribution<br />
to the Co-curricular Program<br />
Barbara Konarek<br />
Memorial Award<br />
Gilbert Briscoe<br />
Program Leader<br />
Physical Education<br />
Confederation<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Paul Dunn<br />
Teacher<br />
MacLeod Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Award for Excellence<br />
Leslie Marshall<br />
Program Leader<br />
Student Services<br />
Manitoulin<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Tony Yachuk<br />
Program Leader<br />
Physical Education<br />
Espanola High <strong>School</strong><br />
Jan Heppner<br />
Special Education Consultant<br />
Education Centre<br />
William N. Roman<br />
Teacher of the Year Award<br />
Nancy Burdeniuk<br />
Elementary Consultant<br />
Education Centre<br />
Rita Della Vedova<br />
Principal<br />
Special Education<br />
Programs and Services<br />
Education Centre<br />
Frank Katarincic<br />
Custodian<br />
Carl A. Nesbitt<br />
Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Norm McIntosh<br />
Music Teacher<br />
Confederation<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Pat Binnersley<br />
Program Leader<br />
English<br />
Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Mary MacGregor<br />
Special Education<br />
Resource Teacher<br />
R.H. Murray Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Ontario Public<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>s’<br />
Association<br />
Denise Michalak<br />
Attendance Counsellor<br />
Education Centre<br />
Gilles Pelland<br />
Transportation<br />
Technology Teacher<br />
Confederation<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Nancy Polack<br />
Secondary Curriculum<br />
Co-ordinator<br />
Education Centre<br />
Karlene Scott<br />
Office Supervisor<br />
Manitoulin<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Award of Excellence (2004)<br />
Joyce Beauchamp<br />
Volunteer<br />
Wanup Public <strong>School</strong><br />
Certificate of Recognition<br />
Marty Brown<br />
Graduate<br />
Manitoulin Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
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Maximize the use of technology<br />
New student<br />
information system<br />
A new student information system was<br />
selected for use in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Called eSIS, the web-based system gives<br />
schools access to information in real<br />
time. eSIS combines both elementary<br />
and secondary data in one centrally<br />
maintained system, providing for the<br />
seamless transfer of student information<br />
from school to school. A planned<br />
implementation will begin through a<br />
number of pilot schools in 2005-2006.<br />
Computers in Education<br />
Task Force<br />
Additional funds were provided in<br />
the 2004-2005 budget for computers<br />
in the classroom. The focus was on<br />
professional development for teachers,<br />
technical support for schools, and<br />
technical infrastructure for classroom<br />
support (network and servers). In<br />
addition, the first phase of a threeyear<br />
secondary school network<br />
infrastructure upgrade was<br />
completed.<br />
Managing Information<br />
for Student<br />
Achievement<br />
Work on the Managing<br />
Information for Student<br />
Achievement (MISA) plan, which<br />
will be implemented in 2005-<br />
2006, was completed. MISA will<br />
provide a uniform method for<br />
school boards to collect, analyze and use<br />
data to enhance student achievement.<br />
The new eSIS and the<br />
DCS data warehouse will<br />
significantly improve the<br />
<strong>Board</strong>’s ability to view data<br />
on a board-wide basis,<br />
streamlining the reporting<br />
of data to the Ministry<br />
of Education. eSIS will<br />
provide better information<br />
for important initiatives<br />
such as MISA.<br />
Video conferencing<br />
People and places across the <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>’s broad coverage<br />
area were linked through video<br />
conferencing. This technology is<br />
available at Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong>,<br />
Espanola High <strong>School</strong>, Manitoulin<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong>, the Gord Ewin Centre<br />
for Education, and the <strong>Board</strong> Office. An<br />
additional video conferencing unit will<br />
be available for booking through the<br />
Educational Media Centre.<br />
<strong>School</strong>s use the video conferencing<br />
equipment for collaborative classes. It<br />
is also used extensively for professional<br />
development, providing more<br />
opportunity for staff to participate by<br />
minimizing travel time and distance.<br />
The equipment also enables staff to<br />
participate in provincial association<br />
meetings that are held in Toronto and<br />
other southern Ontario locations.<br />
Staff training<br />
and technical support<br />
Training workshops continued for<br />
teachers and support staff. In addition,<br />
the <strong>Board</strong> continued to provide technical<br />
support for computers in the classroom<br />
and the school technology infrastructure.<br />
The Computers Task Force implemented<br />
projects that advance the use of<br />
technology in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s. The use<br />
of technology assisted in the delivery<br />
of technological education courses and<br />
special education classes.<br />
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Build learning communities<br />
Professional learning highlights<br />
The school year<br />
kicked off with a<br />
professional learning<br />
session focused on<br />
Quality <strong>School</strong>s Where<br />
Character Counts:<br />
Building Community<br />
Together. Dynamic<br />
speakers Barbara<br />
Coloroso and Dick<br />
O’Brien inspired<br />
teachers to make <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s even greater places to learn.<br />
An Evening with Barbara Coloroso, hosted by the <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> at the Sheridan Auditorium, attracted<br />
hundreds of parents/guardians from the community.<br />
Quality <strong>School</strong>s Where Character Counts: Community<br />
Connections linked learning and life through community<br />
panel presentations, career carousels and on site visits to local<br />
companies.<br />
Quality <strong>School</strong>s Where Character Counts: Developing Character<br />
Together focused on the important role that educators play as<br />
models of character.<br />
<strong>Board</strong> pilots body image project<br />
Reflections of Me, a unique body image project developed<br />
by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO),<br />
was piloted at Wanup Public <strong>School</strong> and Copper Cliff Public<br />
<strong>School</strong>. The <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> was one of five<br />
boards in Ontario to pilot the program during the 2004-2005<br />
school year and the first board to receive training.<br />
Student Success Initiative<br />
Barry O’Connor, the Ministry of Education’s Senior Advisor for<br />
the Student Success Initiative, was in Sudbury on January 12,<br />
2005 to lead a professional learning session for elementary and<br />
secondary school Principals in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s. The Student<br />
Success Initiative has a foundation built on discovering and<br />
improving the individual strengths of each person and valuing<br />
all pathways – independent living, work, apprenticeship,<br />
college, and university.<br />
Professional learning community<br />
A professional learning community project was launched at<br />
Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong> in September 2004. Teachers in<br />
learning community schools engage in collaborative activities<br />
that are directed toward helping them to improve their<br />
instructional practices, all year long.<br />
Lead board in literacy and numeracy<br />
Educators from<br />
school boards<br />
across the North<br />
were in Sudbury<br />
to participate<br />
in literacy and<br />
numeracy<br />
initiatives as part<br />
of the Ministry<br />
of Education’s<br />
Education<br />
Foundations<br />
Program: Province-wide Literacy and Numeracy Initiative.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> was a lead board in providing<br />
intensive teacher development and ongoing support to improve<br />
reading, writing and math in JK to Grade 6.<br />
Teachers in Grades 7 to 12 were introduced to the Think<br />
Literacy, Cross-Curricular Approaches resource document.<br />
The focus was on reading, writing and the establishment of<br />
cross-panel literacy teams.<br />
Principals were engaged in Leading Math Success, one of<br />
the primary pillars of the Student Success Initiative. <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> played a major role in developing<br />
resources to enhance numeracy across Ontario.<br />
The <strong>Board</strong> continued to implement the Ministry’s TIPS<br />
document – Targeted Implementation and Planning Supports<br />
for Grades 7, 8 and 9 Applied Mathematics. This document<br />
contained a wealth of resources for teachers to further foster<br />
success in math.<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> launched a special<br />
lighthouse project in Grade 7 math to illustrate the role of<br />
technology, literacy and hands-on learning to fostering math<br />
success.<br />
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Maintain quality facilities<br />
Capital projects<br />
The <strong>Board</strong> invested approximately<br />
$3.8 million in capital projects in<br />
2004-2005.<br />
The original windows were replaced<br />
at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong>.<br />
A new plumbing system was installed<br />
at Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong>. These<br />
upgrades will result in substantial<br />
energy savings.<br />
The exterior of Confederation<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong> was refaced. In<br />
addition, roofing was completed at<br />
Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong>, Cyril<br />
Varney Public <strong>School</strong>, S. Geiger Public<br />
<strong>School</strong> and Levack Public <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Under the first phase of the<br />
Province’s Good Places to Learn<br />
Initiative, <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
received approval to obtain $11.2 million<br />
in Ministry financing for capital projects<br />
to be undertaken in the 2005-2006<br />
school year.<br />
Ontario Disabilities Act<br />
The <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
continued to make its schools accessible.<br />
The elevator was upgraded at Manitoulin<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong>. Washroom<br />
renovations were completed at Pinecrest<br />
Public <strong>School</strong>, Val Caron Public <strong>School</strong>,<br />
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong>,<br />
and Jessie Hamilton Public <strong>School</strong>.<br />
A ramp was also installed at Val Caron<br />
Public <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Boundaries review<br />
The <strong>Board</strong> announced that there would<br />
be no school closures in the 2005-2006<br />
school year. However, a committee was<br />
established to look at school boundaries<br />
in two areas - Warren Public <strong>School</strong>/<br />
Markstay Public <strong>School</strong> and Monetville<br />
Public <strong>School</strong>/Wanup Public <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Effective September 2005, Grades 4,<br />
5 and 6 students living in the Warren<br />
Public <strong>School</strong> jurisdiction attended<br />
Focus on sustainability<br />
Dearness Conservation<br />
Teachers and students from <strong>Rainbow</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>s participated in a series of<br />
workshops presented by Dearness<br />
Conservation, with funding support<br />
from Union Gas.<br />
The program is self-financing<br />
through utility savings and waste<br />
reduction. It involves the whole school<br />
community - administrators, caretakers,<br />
teachers and students - who all learn<br />
together how to adopt a conservation<br />
ethic in their schools and take leadership<br />
in transferring this learning to their<br />
homes and communities.<br />
Energy savings<br />
Student-run activities such as turning off<br />
lights and computers, closing taps and<br />
making garbageless lunches are saving<br />
energy, water and reducing waste in the<br />
entire school community.<br />
The <strong>Board</strong> achieved approximately<br />
$120,000 in savings in utilities in 2004-<br />
2005 through a number of initiatives<br />
including the installation of a new boiler<br />
at Lively <strong>District</strong> Secondary <strong>School</strong> and<br />
Alexander Public <strong>School</strong>, new windows<br />
at Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong> and<br />
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong>, the<br />
cleaning of radiation heat units, and the<br />
retrofitting of lights at Espanola High<br />
<strong>School</strong>, Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong> and<br />
Lasalle Secondary <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Savings are also being achieved by<br />
maximizing the use of technology. A<br />
state-of-the-art mechanical system was<br />
installed at Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Automation systems were installed at<br />
Chelmsford Valley <strong>District</strong> Composite<br />
<strong>School</strong>, Espanola High <strong>School</strong> and<br />
Manitoulin Secondary <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Transforming<br />
school grounds<br />
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong> hosted<br />
a full-day workshop for students and<br />
teachers in <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s on the<br />
benefits of naturalization and re-greening<br />
in May 2005. Under the guidance of<br />
Ann Coffey, Co-ordinator of <strong>School</strong><br />
Planning for the Canadian Biodiversity<br />
Markstay Public <strong>School</strong>. Effective<br />
September 2005, new registrants living<br />
south of the Highway 69/64 junction<br />
and east on Highway 64 to Leger Road<br />
were given the choice of attending<br />
Monetville Public <strong>School</strong> or Wanup<br />
Public <strong>School</strong>. Effective September 2006,<br />
a boundary will be established based<br />
upon the choice of the majority of new<br />
registrants in 2005.<br />
Accommodation Review<br />
The <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong><br />
indicated that it will conduct a<br />
comprehensive accommodation review<br />
in 2005-2006 including space for<br />
children in day care and before/after<br />
school programs. <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> supports high quality early<br />
learning environments. A detailed fiveyear<br />
accommodation review began in<br />
2004-2005 in keeping with Ministry of<br />
Education requirements.<br />
Institute and Environmental Advisor<br />
for the City of Ottawa, participants<br />
learned how to transform school<br />
grounds into nurturing, healthy spaces.<br />
The workshop was a <strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> Innovation Fund Initiative<br />
supported by Inco and the Canadian<br />
Biodiversity Institute.<br />
Some elementary schools<br />
embarked on significant school ground<br />
transformation projects with support<br />
from the community, including Jessie<br />
Hamilton Public <strong>School</strong> and C.R. Judd<br />
Public <strong>School</strong>.<br />
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2004-2005 Scholarship Winners<br />
Chelmsford Valley <strong>District</strong><br />
Composite <strong>School</strong><br />
Belanger, Kevin<br />
Laurentian University Millennium Leadership Awards Program<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Belfitt-Norrad, Christine<br />
Queen Elizabeth Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
B.P.O. Elks, Levack Onaping Lodge #345<br />
Onaping Falls Royal Canadian Legion #503<br />
Onaping Falls Youth Fund<br />
Levack Alumni Award<br />
Castonguay, Sherry-Lyn<br />
Onaping Falls Youth Fund<br />
Concil, Alexandra<br />
Onaping Falls Lions Club<br />
Feng, Vincent<br />
Gordon Erion Memorial<br />
Foreshew, Samantha<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Leonard, Patricia<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Cambrian College Entrance Scholarship<br />
Messina, Melanie<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Cambrian College Entrance Scholarship<br />
Ouimette, Melissa<br />
Nipissing University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Parisotto, Katrina<br />
Onaping Falls Lions Club<br />
Pilon, Carla<br />
Entrance Scholarship Lakehead University<br />
Pilon, Nicole<br />
Ontario Public <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong>s’ Association Award<br />
Justin Eves Scholarship<br />
Savarie, Jessica<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Wylie, Jason<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Confederation Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Beausoleil, Krystle<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Leadership Award<br />
Millennium Excellence Award - Local Award<br />
Bedard, Cory<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Beswick, Kevin<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Black, Jessica<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Charette, Jacob<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Cowan, Sean<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Special Needs Bursary<br />
Dewit, Brent<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
George Young Memorial Bursary<br />
Hagan, Kathleen<br />
Cambrian College Entrance Scholarship<br />
Most Outstanding Student - College Destination<br />
Labine, Jessica<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Langdon, Ashley<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Lapping, Karina<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Moyle, Jennifer<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Harry A. Tuer Award<br />
Richardson, Alexandra<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Bursary<br />
Rossi, Lisa<br />
Kin Club of Valley East Award<br />
Sleep, Sarah<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Confederation Staff Memorial Award<br />
Ward, Kara-Anne<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
- Thayer Lindsley Scholarship<br />
Miller Thomson Foundation National Scholarship<br />
OFSAA Alumni Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Most Outstanding Student Award - University Destination<br />
Wojciechowski, Schelley<br />
Confederation College Aerospace Manufacturing Entrance Bursary<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Valley East Lions Club Award<br />
Zimmerman, Scott<br />
Clearview Golf Club Athletic Award<br />
Espanola High <strong>School</strong><br />
Bouwmeester, Wesley<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for The Top Scholarship<br />
Campbell, Karla<br />
Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada CLC/<br />
CTC Local 156: Kevin Vance Memorial Scholarship<br />
Robinson’s Pharmasave Scholarship<br />
Diebel, Michelle<br />
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 39 Bursary<br />
Ehrhardt, Jackie<br />
Mrs. Lorance Levert Memorial Scholarship<br />
Finch, Alisha<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Hunt, Sarah<br />
Lee Segarra & Mauno Kauppi Memorial Award<br />
Jacob, Angie<br />
D. Peter Best Law Offices Scholarship<br />
Landry, Jessica-Lynn<br />
Fraternal Order of Eagles Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Lelievre, Marc<br />
Pinewood Motor Inn Scholarship<br />
Morrell, Jenna<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
O’Reilly, Sean<br />
Domtar Inc., Espanola Mill Scholarship<br />
Dodge’s Waste Management Ltd. Scholarship<br />
Order of the Royal Purple Scholarship<br />
<strong>Rainbow</strong> Concerts Arc-En-Ciel Bursary<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Piche, Ryan<br />
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 39 Bursary<br />
Pineault, Whitney<br />
Domtar Inc., Espanola Mill Bursary<br />
Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada CLC/<br />
CTC Local 74 & 74-2, Wm. H. Burnell Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Secord, Marissa<br />
“You Deserve It” Scholarship<br />
Steinke, Elissa<br />
Espanola Lions Club (Herman Dorriesfield) Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Tallon, Jason<br />
Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada CLC/<br />
CTC Local 74 & 74-2, Wm. H. Burnell Scholarship<br />
Weisner, Kelsey<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Wright, Lauren<br />
Espanola Lions Club Scholarship<br />
Lasalle Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Andrighetti, Michael<br />
Sudbury Wolves Award<br />
Blondin, Danielle<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Boothe, Steven<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Bouchard, Sarah<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University French Immersion Award<br />
Cecchetto, Anthony<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Delwo, Jordan<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Ferguson, Stefanie<br />
Union of Taxation Employees Scholarship<br />
Gainsford, Wanda<br />
Allan Simpson Educational Fund Award<br />
Laurentian University Bursary<br />
Henderson, Christopher<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
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2004-2005 Scholarship Winners<br />
Hogenbirk, Sarah<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Hopkin, Adam<br />
Lopes Mechanical Bursary<br />
Jackson, Eric<br />
Ottawa University Entrance Scholarship<br />
King, Jennifer<br />
Laurentian University Leadership Award<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Larocque, Eric<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Lavallee, Paul<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
MacRae, Katie<br />
University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship<br />
Mark, Jenny<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
McBride, Christopher<br />
Inco Reserved Scholarship<br />
McDonald, Mary<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
The Lane Family Memorial Bursary<br />
Mercer, Benjamin<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Bursary<br />
O’Reilly, Kaylan<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Passi, April<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Knights & Ladies of Kaleva Scholarship<br />
Gabe Guzzo Memorial Award<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Bursary<br />
Pile, Kaitlin<br />
Sudbury Regional Credit Union Bursary<br />
Evelyn Crandell Memorial Bursary<br />
Rochon, Melissa<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Taylor, Steven<br />
Mount Allison University Entrance Scholarship<br />
White, Jeffrey<br />
Cambrian College Entrance Scholarship<br />
Winter, Stephani<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Lively <strong>District</strong> Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Bilinsky, Kyle<br />
The Heather Stobo Seguin Memorial Award<br />
Cambrian College Entrance Scholarship<br />
Denault, Marissa<br />
The Rick Desjardins Award<br />
The Laurentian University Leadership Award<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Bursary<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Maxwell, Kallio<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Keranen, Jessica<br />
The Kelly Scheur Memorial Award<br />
The Richard S. Stephenson Memorial Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
The Voima Scholarship<br />
Leblanc, Andrea<br />
Dr. Robert Shaw Bursary - Northeastern Mental Health Centre<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Rintala, Peter<br />
The Voima Scholarship<br />
Weatherby, Joel<br />
The Pat Peters Humanitarian Award<br />
Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong><br />
Arkilander, Paul<br />
Knights of Kaleva<br />
ACTU/UCTA<br />
Voima Athletic Award<br />
Caruso Club Scholarship<br />
Baker, Katherine<br />
Entrance Scholarship Laurentian University<br />
Canapini, Avery<br />
Inco Scholarship<br />
Corkal, Jamie<br />
Provincial Scholarship<br />
F. Jean MacLeod Award<br />
Gill, Sharleen<br />
Provincial Scholarship<br />
Jefkins, Matthew<br />
President’s Award Queen’s University<br />
Keenan, Chirka<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Lindback, Jean<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Liu, Xiping (Michael)<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Martell, Melissa<br />
Entrance Scholarship Laurentian University<br />
McAnulty, Jessica<br />
Won first year tuition to Lakehead University at University Info Fair<br />
Lakehead University Entrance Award of Excellence<br />
McGarry, Jeffrey<br />
Entrance Scholarship Laurentian University<br />
Entrance Bursary Laurentian University<br />
McLandress, Kirsi<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Murphy, Melissa<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Playford, Thalia<br />
Western Michigan University Soccer Scholarship<br />
Inco Scholarship<br />
Purcell, Samantha<br />
Entrance Scholarship Laurentian University<br />
Quittenton, James<br />
President’s Entrance Scholarship UBC<br />
Rancourt, Kristy<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Riutta, Jennifer Erin<br />
Lakehead University Entrance Award of Excellence<br />
Entrance Scholarship Laurentian University<br />
Inco Scholarship<br />
Saroka, Kevin<br />
Entrance Scholarship Laurentian University<br />
Scarlett, Merissa<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Smith, Samantha<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Sriram, Swetha<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Stopciati, Jordan<br />
Northern Ontario Business Awards Union Gas Essay Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Tong, Yao<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Wu, Gary<br />
Chancellor’s Award Queen’s University<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Zinn, Shannon<br />
Entrance Scholarship Laurentian University<br />
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Andronowski, Piotr<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Bale, Logan<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Dr. Robert Shaw (Network North) Bursary<br />
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong> Most Outstanding Boy Award<br />
Burke, Daniel<br />
J. Wendler Technological Award<br />
Charbonneau, Kayla<br />
Knights & Ladies of Kaleva Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Chaumont, Danielle<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
OPSEU Scholarship<br />
Depatie, Alisha<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Dotta, Jocelyn<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Dubé, Nicholas<br />
Mount Allison University Entrance Scholarship<br />
The Canadian Millennium Foundation Scholarship<br />
Bell Achievement Scholarship<br />
Ethier, Angela<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Kristin Kivikink Memorial Award<br />
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2004-2005 Scholarship Winners<br />
Goard, Rachel<br />
Inco Limited Reserved Scholarship<br />
University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship<br />
University of Ottawa Chancellor’s Scholarship<br />
Université d’Ottawa Bourse de la francophonie<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Poulton’s Your Independent Grocer Award<br />
Haavisto, Eric<br />
Voima Athletic Association Scholarship<br />
Hawkins, Andrew<br />
University of Guelph Entrance Scholarship<br />
King, Madeline<br />
Inco Limited Reserved Scholarship<br />
Lakanen, Raili<br />
Knights & Ladies of Kaleva Scholarship<br />
Doris Thomson Lane Scholarship<br />
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong> Most Outstanding Girl Award<br />
Falconbridge Reserved Scholarship<br />
Latti, Kayla<br />
Voima Athletic Association Scholarship<br />
Lickley, Megan<br />
The Canadian Millennium Scholarship<br />
Acadia University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Lopez, Larissa<br />
Queen’s University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Makitalo, Candace<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Bursary<br />
Millennium Leadership Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II <strong>Reaching</strong> for the Top Scholarship<br />
McKittrick, Michael<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University French Immersion Scholarship<br />
Ongaro, Deidre<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Alumni Association Scholarship<br />
Pacione, Darren<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Bursary<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Dr. Albert Rose Bursary<br />
Northern Nissan Bursary<br />
Parviainen, Marcus<br />
Carleton University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Knights & Ladies of Kaleva Scholarship<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Piché, Matthew<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Bursary<br />
Popuri, Swetha<br />
Queen’s University Principal’s Scholarship<br />
Spooner, Jennifer<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Bursary<br />
Stanford, Kristin<br />
Inco Limited Reserved Scholarship<br />
Strasser, Jeremy<br />
Poulton’s Your Independent Grocer Award<br />
Virtanen, Miranda<br />
Knights & Ladies of Kaleva Scholarship<br />
Woods, Celeste<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Wozny, Simon<br />
Inco Limited Reserved Scholarship<br />
Zuliani, Danielle<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Manitoulin Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Bowerman, Jennifer<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Brunetti, Matthew<br />
Manitoulin Transport Scholarship<br />
Huck, Ashley<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Laidley, Nikki<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Martin, Ashley<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Meeker, Adam<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Orford, Bruce<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Osborne, Jennifer<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Note: 2004-2005 awards for Manitoulin<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong> are presented in December 2005.<br />
Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Ambrose, Meredith<br />
Laurentian Music Matters Coalition Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Barriault, Krista<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Bursary<br />
Bechard, Ashley<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Bursary<br />
Brown, Marissa<br />
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship<br />
Robert Gawalko Award<br />
High-Tech Class of ’74 Reunion Bursary<br />
Cawte, Julia<br />
Cambrian College Entrance Scholarship<br />
Edmunds, Sarah<br />
FedNor Business Challenge – Grand Prize<br />
High-Tech Class of ’74 Reunion Bursary<br />
Farquharson, Jennifer<br />
Cambrian College Entrance Scholarship<br />
Gauvreau, Alisha<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Gutjahr, Caitlyn<br />
Kathleen Russell Award for French<br />
Joseph and Marion Castaldi Memorial Award<br />
Hamilton, Shadoe-Ann<br />
Trent University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Johnstone (Gauthier), Eliot<br />
High-Tech Class of ’74 Reunion Bursary<br />
Lalonde, Adrien<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Mackintosh, Melissa<br />
Carleton University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Morrissette, Melanie<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Laurentian University Leadership Award<br />
Robert Gawalko Award<br />
Pearson, Craig<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Proulx, Veronica<br />
Carleton University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Quebec-Desloges, Courtney<br />
York University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Recollet, Stefanie<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Sabourin, Angela<br />
High-Tech Class of ’74 Reunion Bursary<br />
Tough, Fionna<br />
University of Toronto Entrance Scholarship<br />
Vanderklift, Emily<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Veilleux, Andre<br />
Laurentian University Entrance Scholarship<br />
Wilson, Jamie<br />
High-Tech Class of ’74 Reunion Bursary<br />
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2004-2005 Ontario Scholars<br />
Chelmsford Valley<br />
<strong>District</strong> Composite<br />
<strong>School</strong><br />
Feng, Vincent<br />
Foreshew, Samantha<br />
Maltby, Melissa<br />
Messina, Melissa<br />
Ouimette, Melissa<br />
Roy-Fenton, Brent<br />
Savarie, Jessica<br />
Thibault, Tanya<br />
Wylie, Jason<br />
Confederation<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Bainard, Terran<br />
Beausoleil, Krystle<br />
Beswick, Kevin<br />
Black, Jessica<br />
Charette, Jacob<br />
Daynard, Miranda<br />
Dewitt, Brent<br />
Doucette, Tyler<br />
Hagan, Kathleen<br />
Hope, Whitney<br />
Labine, Jessica<br />
Langdon, Ashley<br />
Leger, Corey<br />
Lundrigan, Peter<br />
Richardson, Melissa<br />
Rossi, Lisa<br />
Savage, Michel<br />
Sleep, Sarah<br />
Ward, Kara-Anne<br />
Wojciechowski, Schelley<br />
Espanola<br />
High <strong>School</strong><br />
Bouwmeester, Wesley<br />
Commission, Krista<br />
Del Vecchio, Devon<br />
Ehrhardt, Jackie<br />
Giroux, Shallen<br />
Glover, Elizabeth<br />
Landry, Jessica-Lynn<br />
Lelievre, Marc<br />
Nixon, Jason<br />
O’Reilly, Sean<br />
Pichoski, Myles<br />
Pineault, Whitney<br />
Secord, Marissa<br />
Tallon, Jason<br />
Wright, Lauren<br />
Lasalle<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Albanese, Jessica<br />
Andrighetti, Michael<br />
Auld, Ryan<br />
Blondin, Danielle<br />
Boothe, Steven<br />
Bouchard, Sarah<br />
Cecchetto, Tony<br />
Gauthier, Armando<br />
Hogenbirk, Sarah<br />
Jackson, Eric<br />
King, Jennifer<br />
Kurkimaki, Eric<br />
Laporte, Michael<br />
Larade, Kathryn<br />
Larocque, Eric<br />
MacRae, Katie<br />
Mark, Jenny<br />
Mathieu, Jordan<br />
McBride, Christopher<br />
McDonald, Mary<br />
Mercer, Benjamin<br />
O’Reilly, Kaylan<br />
Passi, April<br />
Pile, Kaitlin<br />
Raymond, Joey<br />
Riach, Sara<br />
Rochon, Melissa<br />
Ryan, Jenna<br />
Sutcliffe, Kaylyn<br />
Taylor, Steven<br />
Van Dyke, Garrett<br />
Wilson, Sean<br />
Young, Melissa<br />
Lively <strong>District</strong><br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Bilinsky, Kyle<br />
Denault, Marissa<br />
Kallio, Maxwell<br />
Keranen, Jessica<br />
Leblanc, Andrea<br />
Lemster, Kyle<br />
Mariotti, Ryan<br />
Rintala, Peter<br />
Smith, Scott<br />
Warkus, Jed<br />
Lockerby<br />
Composite <strong>School</strong><br />
Andrews, Courtney<br />
Armstrong, Karen<br />
Armstrong, Robyn<br />
Bagley, Gillian<br />
Baker, Katherine<br />
Bansal, Shivendra<br />
Barriere, Desiree<br />
Beaulieu, Stephanie<br />
Belanger, Kayla<br />
Bewick, Samuel<br />
Buchal, Martina<br />
Busch, Christopher<br />
Cacciotti, David<br />
Canapini, Avery<br />
Cecchini, Jason<br />
Chevrier, Leah<br />
Cooper, Katelyn<br />
Corkal, Jamie<br />
Demarco, Cora<br />
Dormer, Jorden<br />
Duczeminski, Erica<br />
Falcioni, Samantha<br />
Gosselin, Natalie<br />
Helmer, Ashley<br />
Hill, Patrick<br />
Holmberg, Britney<br />
Insinna, Samantha<br />
Kennaley, Paul<br />
Kerton, Nicholas<br />
Knight, Carolyn<br />
Lafraniere, Ryan<br />
Larmon, Alex<br />
Leduc, Bradley<br />
Lee, Karen<br />
Lennox, Christopher<br />
Mailloux, Dustin<br />
Martell, Melissa<br />
May, Ronnie<br />
McAnulty, Jessica<br />
McGarry, Jeffrey<br />
McLandress, Kirsi<br />
Menard-Westhaver, Kyle<br />
Michel, Merriah<br />
Mozek, Taras<br />
Mui, Kerry<br />
Murphy, Missy<br />
Nero, Mauro<br />
O’Neill, Caitlin<br />
O’Sullivan, Lesley<br />
Petrin, Neil<br />
Playford, Thalia<br />
Punkkinen, Trevor<br />
Purcell, Samantha<br />
Quittenton, James<br />
Riutta, Erin<br />
Sanders, Natasha<br />
Saroka, Kevin<br />
Scarlett, Merissa<br />
Smith, Samantha<br />
Stankiewicz, Peter<br />
Stopciati, Jordan<br />
Tindall, Rachel<br />
Van Oort, Lindsay<br />
Watson, Collin<br />
Withers, Eric<br />
Zinn, Shannon<br />
Lo-Ellen Park<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Andronowski, Piotr<br />
Ayotte, Maegan<br />
Bale, Logan<br />
Bota, Erica<br />
Butterfield, Brandy<br />
Chaumont, Danielle<br />
Collins, Dana<br />
Cooper-Simpson, Charles<br />
Depatie, Alisha<br />
Dotta, Jocelyn<br />
Droog, Jaime<br />
Dubé, Nicholas<br />
Ethier, Angela<br />
Fahey, Kristen<br />
Goard, Rachel<br />
Gunn, Bonnie<br />
Haavisto, Eric<br />
Hawkins, Andrew<br />
King, Madeline<br />
Kingsbury, Danielle<br />
Lakanen, Raili<br />
Latti, Kaila<br />
Lickley, Megan<br />
Lopez, Larissa<br />
Makitalo, Candace<br />
McKittrick, Michael<br />
Morden, Charlotte<br />
Needham, Jennifer<br />
Needham, Laura<br />
Nursall, Alexandra<br />
Ongaro, Deidre<br />
Pacione, Darren<br />
Paris, Désirée<br />
Parviainen, Marcus<br />
Peric, Silva<br />
Piché, Matthew<br />
Popuri, Swetha<br />
Ruthenberg, Bailey<br />
Spooner, Jennifer<br />
Stanford, Kristin<br />
Stickling, Jonél<br />
Strasser, Jeremy<br />
Tyndall, Alison<br />
Virtanen, Miranda<br />
Walford, Jacob<br />
Way, Caitlin<br />
Wood, Matthew<br />
Woods, Celeste<br />
Wozny, Simon<br />
Zuliani, Danielle<br />
Manitoulin<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Bowerman, Jennifer<br />
Chapman, Nicholas<br />
Eadie, Maryann<br />
Huck, Ashley<br />
Laidley, Nikki<br />
Martin, April<br />
Martin, Ashley<br />
Meeker, Adam<br />
O’Hare, Sean<br />
Orford, Bruce<br />
Osborne, Jennifer<br />
Poenn, Nicholas<br />
St. Jacques, Megan<br />
Thompson, Michael<br />
Turley, Lee<br />
Varey, Christopher<br />
Whittington, Benjamin<br />
Sudbury<br />
Secondary <strong>School</strong><br />
Ambrose, Meredith<br />
Barriault, Krista<br />
Bigras, Larah-Natalie<br />
Gauvreau, Alisha<br />
Gutjahr, Caitlyn<br />
Hamilton, Shadoe-Ann<br />
Johnstone (Gauthier), Eliot<br />
Lalonde, Adrien<br />
Lalonde, Alyne<br />
Mackintosh, Melissa<br />
Morrissette, Melanie<br />
Proulx, Veronica<br />
Snider, Kathryn<br />
Tranchemontagne, Melanie<br />
Varady, Leslie<br />
Vanderklift, Emily<br />
Veilleux, Andre<br />
Weitzel, Holley<br />
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<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Board</strong> | 2005-2006 <strong>School</strong> Year<br />
Sudbury | Espanola | Manitoulin<br />
69 Young Street, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 3G5 | Tel: 705.674.3171 | Toll Free: 1.888.421.2661 | Fax: 705.674.3167 | info@rainbowschools.ca | www.rainbowschools.ca<br />
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS - SUDBURY AREA<br />
<strong>School</strong> Principal Telephone<br />
Adamsdale Public <strong>School</strong> Chantal Lacroix 705.566.6020<br />
Alexander Public <strong>School</strong> (FI) Lona Joly 705.675.5961<br />
Algonquin Road Public <strong>School</strong> Dawn Chew 705.522.3171<br />
C.R. Judd Public <strong>School</strong> Lisa Piquette 705.858.3861<br />
Carl A. Nesbitt Public <strong>School</strong> (FI) Denise Goodmurphy 705.566.3935<br />
Chelmsford Public <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Monique Filo 705.855.2202<br />
Churchill Public <strong>School</strong> Mary French 705.566.5130<br />
Copper Cliff Public <strong>School</strong> Judy Noble 705.682.4721<br />
Cyril Varney Public <strong>School</strong> Colleen McDonald 705.566.2424<br />
Ernie Checkeris Public <strong>School</strong> (FI) Shirley O’Neil 705.566.7610<br />
George Vanier Public <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Margaret Gauthier 705.692.3112<br />
Jessie Hamilton Public <strong>School</strong> Ardeth Gordon 705.692.3602<br />
Lansdowne Public <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Donna Cresswell 705.675.6451<br />
Larchwood Public <strong>School</strong> Lynne Kulha 705.855.4822<br />
Levack Public <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Gail Sobol 705.966.3476<br />
Long Lake Public <strong>School</strong> Dawn Chew 705.522.6168<br />
MacLeod Public <strong>School</strong> Maj Myers 705.522.8040<br />
Markstay Public <strong>School</strong> Kathy Wachnuk 705.853.4546<br />
Monetville Public <strong>School</strong> Pam DeMarco 705.898.2785<br />
Northeastern Elementary <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Dave Farrow 705.693.2110<br />
Pinecrest Public <strong>School</strong> Theresa Kelly 705.897.4951<br />
Princess Anne Public <strong>School</strong> Lesley Fisher 705.673.6516<br />
Queen Elizabeth Public <strong>School</strong> Jane Davey 705.675.6198<br />
R.H. Murray Public <strong>School</strong> Jack Mallette 705.866.2651<br />
R.L. Beattie Public <strong>School</strong> (FI) Kim Kalviainen 705.522.7178<br />
Redwood Acres Public <strong>School</strong> Michelle Walton 705.969.4435<br />
Val Caron Public <strong>School</strong> (FI) Paul Dupont 705.897.6713<br />
Valley View Public <strong>School</strong> (FI) Paul Dupont 705.897.4906<br />
Wanup Public <strong>School</strong> Pierrette Roussel 705.522.2671<br />
Warren Public <strong>School</strong> Kathy Wachnuk 705.967.2671<br />
Wembley Public <strong>School</strong> Colleen Hanson 705.673.1381<br />
Westmount Avenue Public <strong>School</strong> (FI) Shirley O’Neil 705.566.1770<br />
SECONDARY SCHOOLS - SUDBURY AREA<br />
<strong>School</strong> Principal Telephone<br />
Chelmsford Valley <strong>District</strong> C.S. (FI & EP) Odvar Hagen 705.855.4594<br />
Bilingual Trades Program<br />
Confederation Secondary <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Mike Mirka 705.897.4985<br />
Lasalle Secondary <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Scott Darling 705.566.2280<br />
Lively <strong>District</strong> Secondary <strong>School</strong> Ada Della Penta 705.692.3671<br />
College Certificate Program<br />
<strong>School</strong> of Integrated Technology<br />
Lockerby Composite <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Bruce Bourget 705.522.1750<br />
Science Technology Education Program<br />
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Jeff McKibbon 705.522.2320<br />
International Baccalaureate Program<br />
Sudbury Secondary <strong>School</strong> (FI & EP) Leslie Mantle 705.674.7551<br />
Arts Education Program<br />
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS - ESPANOLA AREA<br />
<strong>School</strong> Principal Telephone<br />
A.B. Ellis Public <strong>School</strong> Mary Brown 705.869.1651<br />
S. Geiger Public <strong>School</strong> Sandra Luopa 705.865.2052<br />
Webbwood Public <strong>School</strong> Mary Brown 705.869.3751<br />
SECONDARY SCHOOL - ESPANOLA AREA<br />
<strong>School</strong> Principal Telephone<br />
Espanola High <strong>School</strong> Paul Camillo 705.869.1590<br />
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS - MANITOULIN ISLAND<br />
<strong>School</strong> Principal Telephone<br />
Assiginack Public <strong>School</strong> Wayne Murdock 705.859.3115<br />
Central Manitoulin Public <strong>School</strong> Tracey Chapman 705.377.5325<br />
Charles C. McLean Public <strong>School</strong> Anna Armstrong 705.282.2383<br />
Little Current Public <strong>School</strong> Margaret Stringer 705.368.2932<br />
SECONDARY SCHOOL - MANITOULIN ISLAND<br />
<strong>School</strong> Principal Telephone<br />
Manitoulin Secondary <strong>School</strong> Laurie Zahnow 705.377.5321<br />
OTHER SCHOOLS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES<br />
<strong>School</strong>/Program/Service Principal/Contact Telephone<br />
Alternative Program Elementary Linda Mende 705.674.1221<br />
Alta Centre Secondary Linda Mende 705.674.1221<br />
Cecil Facer Secondary <strong>School</strong> Denise Duhaime 705.522.0196<br />
Children’s Treatment Centre Linda Mende 705.560.8000<br />
Continuing Education Centre Gloria Pirs 705.675.5481<br />
Co-operative Education Darlene Cousineau 705.688.0888<br />
Frank Flowers <strong>School</strong> Program Denise Duhaime 705.522.0196<br />
Gatchell <strong>School</strong> Linda Mende 705.674.1221<br />
Kindercentre Susan Gillies 705.858.3625<br />
Learning to 18 Linda Mende 705.674.1221<br />
N’Swakamok Alternative Program Judy Angeloff 705.674.2128<br />
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program Sharon Orlak 705.688.0888<br />
Ruth MacMillan Centre Linda Mende 705.675.9192<br />
Senga House Denise Duhaime 705.522.0196<br />
Special Education Programs/Services Rita Della Vedova 705.523.3308<br />
Student Success Initiative Anna Barsanti 705.523.3308<br />
thevirtualschool.ca Ada Della Penta 705.692.0273<br />
Educational Media Centre 705.675.3028<br />
The Gordon Ewin Centre for Education 705.523.3308<br />
Transportation Inquiries 705.521.1234<br />
(Sudbury Student Services Consortium) Toll Free: 1.877.225.1196<br />
TRUSTEES<br />
Dena Morrison - Chair Sudbury, Area 4 705.693.0484<br />
Judy Hunda - Vice-Chair Sudbury, Area 6 705.673.6602<br />
Grace Fox First Nations 705.377.4615<br />
Gord Santala Sudbury, Area 1 705.866.5229<br />
Tyler Campbell Sudbury, Area 2 705.674.6040<br />
Gary Bass Sudbury, Area 3 705.983.2214<br />
Doreen Dewar Sudbury, Area 5 705.682.9449<br />
Ron Burdenuk Manitoulin, Area 7 705.368.1339<br />
Jeanna Miller Espanola, Area 8 705.869.2282<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Board</strong> Office 705.674.3171<br />
Toll Free: 1.888.421.2661<br />
Jean Hanson Director of Education ext. 215<br />
Diane Cayen-Arnold Chief Financial Officer ext. 279<br />
Norm Blaseg Superintendent of <strong>School</strong>s ext. 229<br />
Fred Law Superintendent of <strong>School</strong>s ext. 245<br />
Bryan Slywchuk Superintendent of <strong>School</strong>s ext. 235<br />
Nicole Charette Senior Advisor ext. 217<br />
Corporate Communications<br />
and Strategic Planning<br />
FI - These schools offer the French Immersion Program.<br />
FI & EP - These schools offer the French Immersion as well as the English Program.<br />
All other schools offer the English Program.<br />
<strong>Reaching</strong> <strong>minds</strong>. <strong>Touching</strong> <strong>hearts</strong>. 31 www.rainbowschools.ca
<strong>Rainbow</strong> <strong>School</strong>s<br />
<strong>Reaching</strong> <strong>minds</strong>. <strong>Touching</strong> <strong>hearts</strong>.<br />
69 Young Street, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 3G5<br />
www.rainbowschools.ca