PRESIDENT'S JOURNAL

Equity and Inclusive Education Policy

This past fall the Ministry of Education introduced the Guidelines for Policy Development and Implementation of Ontario’s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy. It is a comprehensive and ambitious strategy that has challenges for all four sectors of publically-funded education. More

FAITH REFLECTION

A Nun's Story

When we think of a saint we tend to think only of someone who has been officially canonized by the church, but I have a few patron saints who have not been formally canonized. One of these is a former teacher of mine who died five years ago. Her name was Sister Shirley Christopher, an Ursuline nun. More

The Season of Advent
Anticipation and Hope

Advent is the beginning of the Church Year for most churches in the Western tradition. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, which is the Sunday nearest November 30, and ends on Christmas Eve (Dec 24). If Christmas Eve is a Sunday, it is counted as the fourth Sunday of Advent, with Christmas Eve proper beginning at sundown. More

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MEMBER SERVICES

Website Disruption

The CPCO website will be offline from 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 25 until 7:00 a.m. Friday, November 27, 2009 for system upgrades.

Distinguished Service Award

CPCO members are invited to nominate colleagues for the annual CPCO Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented at the 2010 Conference, Embracing Our Catholic Vocation, gala dinner on April 23, 2010. Nominations close January 8, 2010. More

Executive Council Minutes

CPCO members are invited to review the minutes of the October 16-17, 2009 executive council meeting in the Private Website. More

Tell Your Story

Articles by our members about leadership, social justice and instructional programs taking place in their schools are highly valued by CPCO’s members. Consider sharing your experiences, challenges and triumphs with your colleagues through CPCO’s quarterly magazine. The next deadline is January 18, 2010. More

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Principal’s Qualification Program

Encourage teachers in your school to consider a vocation in school administration. The CPCO winter session of the Principal’s Qualification Program takes place January to April, 2010. Application deadline is January 8, 2010. Please forward this link www.cpco.on.ca/index.htm?Page=100,1 to your teacher leaders.

Watch for the LNS Mailing

The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat sends a mailing package twice a year to the Ontario publicly funded school system. This package contains resources to help teachers support their students in making connections, thinking more deeply and achieving a solid foundation in reading, writing and mathematics. More

Walking the Path

Walking the Path is an educational initiative that focuses on teaching Native and non-Native students about the history, beliefs and cultural traditions of Aboriginal peoples. More

KEEPING YOU INFORMED

Is Ontario falling behind?

People for Education's 2009 Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools, recommends Ontario expand its vision for education beyond test score targets and graduation rates. More