PRESIDENT'S JOURNAL

Bill 177 and Regulation 43/10

On December 15, 2009, Bill 177 came into effect to clarify the roles and responsibilities of school boards, trustees, board chair and the director of education. More

CPCO 2011 Census Survey

Time is running out. Make sure your voice is included. Complete the survey by Friday, January 28, 2011.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

PPA Web Conferences – Session Two

This second web conference in the series will address: Courageous Conversations and Maintaining the Momentum: Ongoing Feedback. It will be held on February 16, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. and repeated at 1:00 p.m. More

School Councils 101

The original purpose of school councils was to provide advice to principals and school boards, but a recent survey shows that... More

Ontario Education Leaders – What's New?

Principals Want to Know – (One page tip sheet)
Issue #2 – Differentiated Instruction
Issue #3 – Math CLIPS
Read the articles, join the Discussion Forum.

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

MEMBER SUPPORT SERVICES

Give Your Feedback to MACSE

The Minister's Advisory Council for Special Education (MACSE) is meeting on February 9 and 10 and your principals' representative is looking for your feedback on successes and challenges in special education. Complete the form and send it directly to Marlene Pike.

Retirement Workshops

Thinking about retirement? The Retired Teachers of Ontario (RTO) has an updated schedule and contact information for their 2011 workshops.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Call for Nominations

An Opportunity to Serve
The Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario invites its regular members to apply for positions on the provincial executive council for 2011-12. Nominations close on Friday, March 4, 2011. The elections will be held in Toronto on April 9, 2011.

Call for Resolutions

CPCO regular members are invited to submit resolutions to amend the CPCO constitution at the Annual General Meeting on April 9, 2011. Members may review the constitution, on the Welcome page in the Members' Private Site. Resolutions will be received until 4pm on Friday, February 25, 2011.

FAITH REFLECTION

Rolling the Dice on the Gospel

They hadn't understood about the loaves! The Gospels use those words to describe the crowd that Jesus had miraculously fed with five barley loaves and two fish. More

PRAYERS

A Prayer For God's Inspiration During the Day
PDF | DOC

Father,
May everything we do
begin with your inspiration…

I Said a Prayer for You Today PDF | DOC

I said a prayer for you today and know God must have heard. I felt the answer in my heart…

In Difficult Times PDF | DOC

O my God,
I know that you love me.
And I know that you want me to be happy...

VIDEO REFLECTIONS

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Be Not Afraid

We Remember