PRESIDENT'S JOURNAL

Dr. Pascal’s Report: More than Full-Day Kindergarten

Dr. Charles Pascal, special advisor to the Premier released his report on early learning in Ontario last week. His report entitled With Our Best Future in Mind: Implementing Early Learning in Ontario outlines an extensive and bold vision to implement full-day learning for 4 and 5 year-olds...More

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Mentoring Newly Appointed Principals and Vice-principals

CPCO is pleased to inform members that the Ministry of Education’s Leadership Development Branch will once again provide funding to school boards to support the Mentoring Newly Appointed Principals and Vice-principals program. More

FAITH REFLECTION

Losing a Prophet

On the evening of May 18th, five priests driving north from Guatemala City for a community meeting were stopped by masked gunmen. After robbing the priests of their belongings, they opened fire, killing Fr. Lawrence (Lorenzo) Rosebaugh, an American priest, and seriously wounding Fr. Jean Claude Nowama, a Congolese priest. More

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MEMBER SERVICES

Call for CPCO Standing Committees

The Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario invites regular members to participate in its standing committees for 2009-10. Applications will be received until Friday, June 26, 2009. More

Tell Us Your Story

Share your success stories, strategies and celebrations with your colleagues. The deadline for submissions to the fall issue of CPCO’s quarterly magazine Principal Connections are due on July 17, 2009. More

Embracing Our Catholic Vocation

Mark the date on your calendar - April 22-24, 2010. Meet your colleagues at Caesars Windsor Hotel and Conference Centre in Windsor, Ontario for the 12th annual CPCO conference and annual general meeting. More details later.

Johnson Inc. Scholarship

Johnson Inc. is pleased to offer 100 scholarships annually, valued at $1,500 each. Canadian residents who are completing high school and who are beginning their post-secondary studies in Canada are eligible for the awards. Deadline is Sep. 15, 2009. More

KEEPING YOU INFORMED

The Learning Partnership

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Canada’s Outstanding Principals Award. More

Ophea Kids’ Health Conference

This year’s conference will focus on ideas to help educators prepare for the implementation of the renewed Health and Physical Education (H&PE) curriculum, and provide practical applications and supports to create and maintain healthy schools and communities. More

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Vice-principal Position

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board invites applications for the position of Vice-principal. Applications for these positions will be welcomed by the Manager, Human Resources up to 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2009. More

Supervisory Officer Positions

The Superior North Catholic DSB requires two Superintendents, one full-time permanent and one Superintendent of School Effectiveness as funding allows, both reporting to the Director of Education. More