{mosimage}TORONTO - Most Ontario Catholic school boards have chosen their leaders to guide them into the next year, with one notable exception.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board, which has been under a provincial government-appointed supervisor since a controversy erupted over trustee spending last year, has postponed its board elections until January.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board, which has been under a provincial government-appointed supervisor since a controversy erupted over trustee spending last year, has postponed its board elections until January.
{mosimage}BURLINGTON, Ont. - The children at St. MarkƵapp Catholic Elementary School learned a lesson about social justice and Christian love recently. It was that they should share from their abundance with their much poorer fellow students in Haiti.
The school was one of 49 in the that are being introduced this fall to Helping Hands from Halton Catholic: the Solidarity-Haiti Project.
The school was one of 49 in the that are being introduced this fall to Helping Hands from Halton Catholic: the Solidarity-Haiti Project.
{mosimage}TORONTO - The will be without a chair and decision-making powers indefinitely until trustee infighting stops, says Ontario's education minister.
Kathleen Wynne told The Catholic Register that she supports the Jan. 28 decision of provincially appointed board supervisor Norbert Hartmann to suspend the appointment of a chair. Long-time trustee Angela Kennedy had been chosen chair, with Ann Andrachuk elected vice-chair, at a Jan. 22 meeting, but the choices were subject to Hartmann's approval.
Kathleen Wynne told The Catholic Register that she supports the Jan. 28 decision of provincially appointed board supervisor Norbert Hartmann to suspend the appointment of a chair. Long-time trustee Angela Kennedy had been chosen chair, with Ann Andrachuk elected vice-chair, at a Jan. 22 meeting, but the choices were subject to Hartmann's approval.
{mosimage}TORONTO - With the economic downturn and declining student enrolment, Ontario school boards could be facing delays in some of their program funding, says Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne.
Provincial funding for new programs could also be on hold.
Provincial funding for new programs could also be on hold.
{mosimage}TORONTO - A new $10-million performing arts centre is scheduled to open at next year.
School president Fr. Joseph Redican, C.S.B., said the 440-seat theatre would be a state-of-the-art facility and will support the schoolƵapp drama and theatre arts program. It will also serve as a venue for concerts, public speaking and debates. And the centre will have a display space for the schoolƵapp visual arts program and will be the site of lectures and conferences.
School president Fr. Joseph Redican, C.S.B., said the 440-seat theatre would be a state-of-the-art facility and will support the schoolƵapp drama and theatre arts program. It will also serve as a venue for concerts, public speaking and debates. And the centre will have a display space for the schoolƵapp visual arts program and will be the site of lectures and conferences.
{mosimage}TORONTO - An Ontario Superior Court judge has found guilty of conflict of interest charges and ordered his removal from the board.
But Carroll said he would be appealing the decision and will file a motion to stay on as trustee while the appeal is being processed.
But Carroll said he would be appealing the decision and will file a motion to stay on as trustee while the appeal is being processed.
{mosimage}TORONTO - Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Oliver Carroll says he will fight his dismissa l from the board.
While Carroll withdrew a motion to appeal an Ontario Superior Court decision which found him guilty of conflict of interest charges scheduled for Feb. 18, he told The Register that he would be filing an appeal of the decision within a month, along with an appeal to stay on as trustee while the court hearings take place.
While Carroll withdrew a motion to appeal an Ontario Superior Court decision which found him guilty of conflict of interest charges scheduled for Feb. 18, he told The Register that he would be filing an appeal of the decision within a month, along with an appeal to stay on as trustee while the court hearings take place.
TORONTO - Former Toronto Catholic school trustee Oliver Carroll has dropped an appeal of a court decision which found him guilty of conflict of interest charges and led to his removal from the Toronto board.
“At end of the day, itƵapp really about Catholic education. ThereƵapp no point in having this replayed every two months for the next year,” he told The Register.
“At end of the day, itƵapp really about Catholic education. ThereƵapp no point in having this replayed every two months for the next year,” he told The Register.
{mosimage}TORONTO - Catholic school boards should invest adequate resources into high school chaplaincy, says the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops.
In a pastoral letter issued this month, the conference said while it recognizes the budgetary constraints that school boards face, chaplaincy is too important to be cut.
In a pastoral letter issued this month, the conference said while it recognizes the budgetary constraints that school boards face, chaplaincy is too important to be cut.
Members sought for Toronto Catholic District School Board's advisory committee
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - The is creating a new community advisory committee.
The board is calling for nominations to the committee “to enhance opportunities to provide input and advice to the supervision team.”
It alluded to provincially appointed supervisor Norbert HartmannƵapp Aug. 26 report entitled “ ” which had mentioned this committee.
The board is calling for nominations to the committee “to enhance opportunities to provide input and advice to the supervision team.”
It alluded to provincially appointed supervisor Norbert HartmannƵapp Aug. 26 report entitled “ ” which had mentioned this committee.
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Equitable financing sought for Ontario schoool extracurricular activities
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - The says students don’t have equal access to after-school activities in the province.
In a January 2009 report called “Equitable Education? The Cost of Extra-curriculars in OntarioƵapp Schools,” the association recommended that the provincial government and school boards adopt a standardized fee system in Ontario and address the lack of access to after-school activities by students who can’t afford to participate.
“A substantial part of education is neither free nor equitable. The rich receive the benefit of experience while the poor receive a no-frills education; the wealthy can afford to participate in extracurricular activities while the poor cannot,” the report said.
In a January 2009 report called “Equitable Education? The Cost of Extra-curriculars in OntarioƵapp Schools,” the association recommended that the provincial government and school boards adopt a standardized fee system in Ontario and address the lack of access to after-school activities by students who can’t afford to participate.
“A substantial part of education is neither free nor equitable. The rich receive the benefit of experience while the poor receive a no-frills education; the wealthy can afford to participate in extracurricular activities while the poor cannot,” the report said.
{mosimage}TORONTO - ItƵapp a $50-million cut for computers and textbooks, but $600 million more for OntarioƵapp publicly funded school boards next year.
Although declining enrolment and the economic downturn are leading to cuts in computer and textbook funding, Catholic education groups say students will benefit from the Ontario governmentƵapp commitment, announced in the March 26 budget, to more funding for public schools.
“These are difficult economic times for all sectors and I appreciate the steps the government has taken to maintain its support for effective initiatives around numeracy, literacy and secondary student success,” said president Paula Peroni.
Although declining enrolment and the economic downturn are leading to cuts in computer and textbook funding, Catholic education groups say students will benefit from the Ontario governmentƵapp commitment, announced in the March 26 budget, to more funding for public schools.
“These are difficult economic times for all sectors and I appreciate the steps the government has taken to maintain its support for effective initiatives around numeracy, literacy and secondary student success,” said president Paula Peroni.
{mosimage}TORONTO - Catholic schools in the Toronto area joined millions of people worldwide in turning off their lights for Earth Hour March 27, but for many, the practice is a daily routine.
In the , 18 elementary schools have been monitoring their energy consumption by classroom, with students rushing to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when a special warning LED “Save Energy” sign warns them of over-usage. The initiative is part of the boardƵapp Eco Champion program launched last year.
“So far these schools have saved 10 per cent of their total consumption on a yearly basis,” said Norman Vezina, the boardƵapp senior manager of environmental services. “ItƵapp amazing the impact they’ve had — you walk into (one of those) schools and you can’t leave a light on because students are chastising you.”
In the , 18 elementary schools have been monitoring their energy consumption by classroom, with students rushing to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when a special warning LED “Save Energy” sign warns them of over-usage. The initiative is part of the boardƵapp Eco Champion program launched last year.
“So far these schools have saved 10 per cent of their total consumption on a yearly basis,” said Norman Vezina, the boardƵapp senior manager of environmental services. “ItƵapp amazing the impact they’ve had — you walk into (one of those) schools and you can’t leave a light on because students are chastising you.”
Mary Ann Robillard chosen as Toronto Catholic School Board's newest trustee
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - has a new trustee but the same old problem, says a Toronto Catholic parents group.
Murielle Boudreau, chair of the Greater Toronto Catholic Parent Network, says appointing Mary Ann Robillard, a former trustee and one-time assistant to Oliver Carroll, to the seat vacated by Carroll is like appointing her old boss.
Murielle Boudreau, chair of the Greater Toronto Catholic Parent Network, says appointing Mary Ann Robillard, a former trustee and one-time assistant to Oliver Carroll, to the seat vacated by Carroll is like appointing her old boss.