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APPOINTMENTS
AND RETIREMENTS
There have been some new in-school
administrative appointments at the
EMSB recently. Two principals –
Françoise Barlier (Dunrae Gardens) and
Walter Lyng (St. Brendan) – are retiring.
Newly appointed principals are Darlene
Kehyayan (Cedarcrest
to Dunrae Gardens),
Sylvie Serchuk (viceprincipal
of Galileo
Adult Centre to St.
Brendan) and Terry
Bell (vice-principal of
Sylvie Serchuk
Rosemount Tech -
nology Centre to
Cedarcrest). Two teachers have moved
to the ranks of vice-principal: Danica
Lewington (John F. Kennedy to RTC) and
Daniela Lattanzio (Dalkeith to Galileo
Adult Centre) … About 170 people
attended the annual retirees' dinner at
the Omni Mont-Royal Hotel in
downtown Montreal. The evening
honoured 96 retiring employees of the
EMSB who worked as educators,
administrators, professionals and
support staff, and whose combined
years of service to the Board added up
to 2,848 years. EMSB commissioners,
along with the senior administrators
from each region, Adult Education
and Vocational Services, Pedagogical
Services, Student Services and the
General Directorate presented each
retiree with a special thank-you gift of
a framed handcrafted silk embroidered
painting that are produced in the
Jiangsu province, which is located in
eastern China. One of the longest
serving employees honoured that
evening was Ann Marie Burnett, a
former teacher at Edward Murphy
School who served with the Board
for 43 years.
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DISTINCTION
Thirty-three exceptional leaders
in education from across the country
were chosen as Canada’s Outstanding
Principals for 2008. Only two Quebecers
made the list: the EMSB’s Ivana
Colatriano of Willingdon Elementary
School in N.D.G. and
James Aitken from
the Lester B. Pearson
School Board’s
Ivana Colatriano
MacDonald High
School in Ste. Anne de
Bellevue. An initia -
tive of The Learning
Partnership, a national not-for-profit
organization dedicated to championing
a strong public education system in
Canada, Canada’s Outstanding Principals
program honours the extraordinary
contributions of dynamic education
leaders in publicly funded schools.
Principals, who have made a mea -
surable difference in the lives of
their students and their own local
communities and help ensure that
Canada’s young people continue to
receive a quality education, have been
selected from across the country for the
prestigious honour. “I must admit that
when I heard the news I was absolutely
thrilled,” says Ms. Colatriano. “I could
not stop smiling.” For more details see
the press release section on the EMSB
website at www.emsb.qc.ca and the
media clippings section as well…
Artemis Maravei,
principal of Bancroft
Elementary School on
the Plateau, was the
guest speaker at a
gala reception held by
the Montreal YMCA
to commemorate the
20th anniversary of
its Peace Medal, which is awarded
every year to adults, youths and groups
who are recognized as peacemakers in
the community. Ms. Maravei herself
was a recipient of the YMCA Peace
Medal in 1997 for her efforts in
developing “Hands Up,” a project that
advocates a hands-on approach to
raising awareness of children’s rights,
which was done in collaboration with
Bancroft School and the Montreal
YMCA, and is still being used today
TRIBUTE
EMSB Turning 10
On July 1 the English Montreal School Board – and all other public boards
in the province - will turn 10 years old. The EMSB has established a
10 th anniversary committee, co-chaired by Assistant Director of Human
Resources Connie Primiano and Region 1 Director Marzia Michielli.
Special activities will be happening throughout the 2008-2009 academic year.
The next edition of this newspaper, to be published in September,
will look back on the EMSB’s first decade of existence.
Artemis Maravei
On October 12, 1907, the corner -
stone of Roslyn School was laid. One
hundred years later, on October 11,
2007, stones of a different nature were
laid. As part of a fundraising campaign
to improve the playground and build a
new play structure, donations made by
parents and friends of Roslyn School
to the Playground Improvement Fund
have been recognized by stepping
stone engraved with their family
names. These stepping stones will form
a path winding through in the newly
rebuilt area…L’école secondaire Laurier
Macdonald de Saint-Léonard a inauguré
officiellement son Centre d’appren -
tissage communautaire (CAC) lors d’une
réception à laquelle assistaient des
élèves, des administrateurs de la
CSEM, des écoles secondaires Laurier
Macdonald et John Paul I et des
membres de la communauté anglo -
phone de Saint-Léonard. Laurier
Macdonald, ainsi que l’école secondaire
James Lyng de Saint-Henri, font partie
des 23 écoles du Québec qui offrent un
Centre d’apprentissage communautaire.
Le Centre a été nommé en mémoire de
Linda C. Moro, ancienne programmeur
à John Paul I et Laurier Macdonald,
Linda C. Moro
qui était reconnue pour son implication
communautaire intensive et qui a
planifié un grand nombre de levées
de fonds dans les deux écoles. Le Centre
d’apprentissage communautaire en -
tretiendra un partenariat entre l’école
et la communauté anglophone de
Saint-Léonard en offrent une vaste
gamme de programmes et de services,
REGION 1
Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Laurier Macdonald High School
7355 Viau, St. Léonard
dont des leçons de conduite et de
cuisine, d’art, un programme de
soutien à l’alphabétisation, un club
de tricot, un programme d’aide aux
devoirs et de popote roulante. Le
Centre dispose aussi d’équipement
pour visioconférences avec d’autres
CAC du Québec … Holy Cross Elemen -
tary School in St. Laurent dedicated
its library in the
memory of former
principal Francine
Jarret Imhoff, who
passed away re -
cently. Sadly, she had
fallen ill soon after
Francine Jarret
Imhoff
HONOURING
VOLUNTEERS
Jamie Orchard and Luciano Pipia
her retirement in
July 2006.
Global TV Anchor Jamie Orchard
and noted broadcaster Luciano Pipia
will be the emcees of the annual
Volunteer Appreciation Evening on
Wed. April 30 at Baron Royal in
St. Léonard. It is being held during
National Volunteer Week. Time and
space will not allow the EMSB to
honour all of its nearly 1,500 volunteers
in person. Therefore, only those
individuals who have volunteered for
more than five years will attend the
reception, representing some 500
people. However, several thousand
copies of a commemorative program
book will be distributed to each school.
ATTENTION PARENTS OF A CHILD(REN) IN
EMSB SCHOOLS, PRE-SCHOOL OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS
If You Could Have The Ideal Kind of School –
Primary or Secondary – What Would That Be?
The EMSB Committee on Focus Schools
Wants to Hear from You!
As parents, you may have recognized particular talents in your children
and wish them to be challenged by an appropriate Focus program
such as fine arts, performing arts, sports or something else
in addition to prescribed studies.
Presentations will be heard at a meeting in your region.
Please join us at 7:00 p.m. for light refreshments.
REGION 2
Monday, May 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Dunrae Gardens
235 Dunrae, Town of Mount Royal
REGION 3
Tuesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Hampstead School
83 Thurlow, Hampstead