Reaching minds. Touching hearts. - Rainbow District School Board

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Build public confidence Association and United Rentals. Winners were Kayleigh Nadeau, Amanda Taylor, Lacey Newell, Ed Burke, Joey Herbert, Mathew Bell, Lee Hartzenberf and Dan Burke. National exposure for the Evolutionary Band Confederation Secondary School’s Evolutionary Band, directed by Norm McIntosh, was featured in the March/ April 2005 issue of “Our Canada”, a national magazine where readers share their stories. Tops in trades Confederation Secondary School students captured top honours in the Northeastern Ontario Auto Skills Competition, including Andrew Côté, Brandon Beaulieu, Brent Pilon, Kyle Kramarczyk, and Tyler Houle. The competition was sponsored by the Canadian Automobile Association and the Sudbury & Manitoulin Training and Adjustment Board. Students pilot online program Construction Technology students from Chelmsford Valley District Composite School and Manitoulin Secondary School were the first in Ontario to successfully complete Project BUILD for Tomorrow, an innovative and interactive online learning and education program sponsored by the Ontario Home Builders’ Association in partnership with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Students win Dream Home Contest Eight students from Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School won the “My Dream Home Contest” sponsored by the Sudbury & District Home Builders’ National winners in Business Plan Challenge Jordan and Patricia Debassige of Sudbury Secondary School finished second in all of Canada at the E-Spirit Aboriginal Business Plan Challenge held in Edmonton in May 2005. Enhancing the learning environment Marlene Stanley of Queen Elizabeth Public School, Robyn Best of Central Manitoulin Public School and Nancy Gray of Levack Public School were among 20 educators from across Canada to receive national recognition from Phonic Ear Ltd. for their use of amplification systems in their classrooms. Finalists in Ontera Youth Achievement Awards The Ontera Youth Achievement Awards were designed to honour young people under 30 who excel in academics, business, technology, entrepreneurship, community service and the arts. Finalists from Rainbow Schools included Karly Walker, Grade 8, R.L. Beattie Public School; John Yawney Junior, Grade 12, Lockerby Composite School, and Yunni Jeong, Grade 11, Lockerby Composite School. Essay winners in Northern Ontario competition Erik Van Beek, a graduate of Lockerby Composite School, won the 2004 Union Gas/Northern Ontario Business Awards essay scholarship competition. Lockerby graduate Jordan Stopciatti won the award in 2005. The theme was Leadership & Volunteerism: The Fabric of Our Communities. Success in sports Lockerby Composite School’s senior girls soccer team captured top honours at OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations). They were undefeated all season. Valley View Public School girls’ volleyball team was among the top 10 teams in Ontario. These are two of many examples of excellence in athletics in Rainbow Schools. Excellence in mathematics Jeremy Strasser, Annie Yang (Grade 11), and Megan Lickley of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School were the top three students in all of Northern Ontario in the Grade 12 Euclid Contest. Brendan Wood of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School won first place in the Zone competition in the Grade 11 Fermat Mathematics Contest. XiaoSun Huang of Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School earned a gold medal and a place on the National Honour Roll for his superior achievement on the Grade 10 Cayley Mathematics Contest. The Grade 9 Pascal team from Lockerby Composite School consisting of Phil Gao, Andrew Pawluch and Shona MacIntyre finished first in our zone. Reaching minds. Touching hearts. 12 www.rainbowschools.ca
Provide sound leadership Strategic board improvement plan Work was completed on Towards Tomorrow Together, a strategic board improvement plan for the 2005-2006 school year. The plan sets out a vision for the future of Rainbow Schools, while providing direction and focus for the Board as it accomplishes its mission. Quality Schools Where Character Counts During the 2004-2005 school year, professional learning focused on Quality Schools Where Character Counts. Teachers play an important role as models for character in Rainbow Schools. Leadership Assessment Centre A new selection process was introduced for candidates aspiring to become school administrators. The selection process is designed as a professional learning experience for candidates. Candidates are assessed in relation to a set of standards which focus on commitment to students and student learning, professional knowledge, teaching practices, leadership and community, and professional learning. Professional learning for Principals Principals participated in a series of professional learning sessions. During a session entitled “Reality Bites”, participants used authentic cases to explore ethical dilemmas. During a professional learning session on “Driven by Data”, Principals gained new knowledge on accessing, analyzing and applying data to inform classroom instruction and enhance student achievement. Other topics included building professional connections, leadership for the Student Success Initiative, the business of schools, instructional leadership in literacy and numeracy, and human resource issues and legal implications. Special leadership sessions were also offered for new school administrators. Future Leaders The 2003-2005 group of Future Leaders completed a series of professional learning sessions. Topics included emotional intelligence, learning organizations, change, standards of practice, effective communication, difficult conversations, managing crisis, school councils, system thinking, supervision, and creating balance/time management. The Future Leaders program is an important component of the Board’s succession planning, ensuring that employees are well prepared to assume senior leadership positions within the Board. A total of 21 employees graduated from the program in June 2005. New collective agreements Rainbow District School Board and the union representing its 400 secondary school teachers in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin negotiated a new collective agreement. The agreement, in effect from September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2008, was ratified by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) District 3 Rainbow and approved by the Board on May 16, 2005. Rainbow District School Board and the Federation representing its 600 elementary teachers in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin negotiated a new collective agreement. The agreement, in effect from September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2008, was approved by the Board on June 6, 2005 and ratified by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Rainbow Teacher Local on June 8, 2005. Special Education Funding Rainbow District School Board supported the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s (OPSBA) position paper on special education funding. If implemented, recommendations in the report would sustain and strengthen success in school for students with special needs. Rainbow District School Board Trustee Ron Burdenuk was a member of the provincial team that developed the recommendations in the report. Parent Voice in Education Project Rainbow District School Board encouraged parents/guardians to participate in a public consultation session on parental involvement. The session, part of the Ministry of Education’s Parent Voice in Education Project, gave parents/guardians an opportunity to provide input into the creation of an independent, province-wide voice for parents on education. Meeting the unique needs of the North Rainbow District School Board was among 17 public and separate school boards in the North urging the Province to ensure that the unique needs of Northern Ontario students and school boards are addressed in the new funding formula for education. Reaching minds. Touching hearts. 13 www.rainbowschools.ca
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