PRESIDENT'S JOURNAL

Meeting Our Members

Last week I drove from Toronto to Barry’s Bay, near Algonquin Park for my first association visit with the principals, vice-principals, senior administration...More.

FAITH REFLECTION

Private Integrity

In the movie, City Slickers, there's a scene that sheds light on the importance of private integrity: Three men, New Yorkers, close friends, have gone off together for a summer...More

KEEPING YOU INFORMED

Celebrating Our Principals

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Canada’s Outstanding Principals' Awards. Nomination deadline is October 30, 2009. More

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Assistant Superintendent Position

The Board of Trustees for St. Thomas Aquinas RCS Regional Division No. 38 invites applications for the position of Assistant Superintendent Learning Services. Applications will be received until October 15, 2009. More

CPCO welcomes feedback and comments regarding this online newsletter. Please email Nelly Kelders at nkelders@cpco.on.ca.

MEMBER SERVICES

For Your Protection

The Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario offers a legal benefit plan as one of its membership services. The service is administered by STERLON Underwriting Managers Ltd., which provides initial consulting and legal advice to you. More

Long Term Disability

Members new to CPCO are reminded to apply for LTD insurance before the 90 day window closes. Members in the following boards are eligible to apply...More

At Your Fingertips

The Catholic School Administrator’s Toolkit is an online resource for principals and vice-principals. It contains resources in four main areas. The following boards have site or individual licenses: St. Clair, Superior North, Toronto, Dufferin-Peel, Huron-Perth, Northeastern, Durham, Simcoe-Muskoka, Nipissing-Parry Sound, Kenora, Hamilton, Halton, Windsor (individual licenses), Thunder Bay (individual licenses), Winnipeg (individual licenses). Contact Member Services Director Nelly Kelders if you have any questions regarding this resource or how to access it.

Education Law ?Fall 2009

Borden Ladner Gervais offers a series of articles on current issues including: Bill 157; Off-school Conduct; Bill 168; and...More

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Leading Student Achievement (LSA)

The LSA project is now in its fifth year. It supports system leaders, principals, and schools by developing resources and providing job-embedded professional learning opportunities that help build and sustain instructional leadership capacity, thereby improving achievement for all students. More

Learning Blocks
Using Time to Make a Difference

Where does the time go…especially in schools? We often lament that we do not have enough time to cover the curriculum and to have the impact. More

APPLIKI

The Institute for Education Leadership is pleased to announce the creation of a succession planning search engine for Ontario educators, APPLIKI. It contains a wealth of exemplary resource materials for succession planning and talent development currently in use in Ontario’s publicly-funded schools. More

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership

Marty Linsky, co-author of Adaptive Leadership and Leadership on the Line is the first of three presenters in the Speaker Series 2009-2010. Ministry funding for Mentoring and PPA can be used to support individuals and board teams to participate in this exemplary learning experience. Space is limited. Register on-line.