a history of curriculum services canada

XIV. 2004
Another year of varied activities and projects was reviewed at the annual meeting on June 20,
2003.
The Executive Director indicated that most of the two and a half months leading up to the June
meeting had been taken up with planning meetings, guest list development, program planning,
and preparing the Annual Report. Also, to complement this activity, the Executive Director had
been working with staff to revamp the organization of CSC mailing lists to ensure the best
possible coverage of communications to stakeholders.
With respect to the CSC History Project, an additional chapter was added to the CSC history for
the 2002-2003 operating year and a redesigned cover and binding were completed to provide a
more finished product.
The Executive Director reported that, as a result of meetings with suggested “mentors,” she has
reworked the fundraising proposal to reflect their feedback. A list of potential new funders was
generated and letters prepared to solicit funds. Cheques totalling $1500 were received from
individual donors.
Of various reports presented at the annual meeting, Professional Learning Services (PLS)
highlighted the following: E-learning initiatives (MarkBook Part One, eCollege, and
NetMeeting); School Board initiatives, including a presentation at the OPSOA conference (with
five boards represented); Other Educational Organizations (including participating in the
OISE/UT internship program, discussions with Queen’s University Faculty of Education on a
proposal for teacher training in China, and attendance at PLAR training hosted by Educational
Seminar Services); and Private School Initiatives, including a link with Jim Sebastian, Ministry
of Education, Private School Inspection, whereby CSC is recommended as the point of contact
for consultation and training services for private schools in Ontario and overseas. Related to this
was the development of resources to support Private Schools in Ontario and overseas and
establishing a network of consultants and trainers. Training commitments were made to five
schools; initial meetings re legislative requirements and consulting opportunities were conducted
with five new private schools; and consultation commitments were made to three schools.
Curriculum Resource Services (CRS) provided an overview of its components. Some Ontario
Curriculum Centre (OCC) highlights include: peer reviews of the Ministry’s TIPS project as it is
developed and working on the final publication of the resource; publication on the CSC website
of the three course profiles to support the curriculum policy document for Interdisciplinary
Studies, Grades 11 and 12; and a comprehensive report to the Ministry of the Social
Studies/History/Geography Benchmarking - a curriculum comparison, conducted by CSC,
examining BC, Alberta, Quebec (English) and the Atlantic provinces curricula as part of the
Ministry’s curriculum review process. This benchmarking was done for grades 1 to 12.
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