Toronto Catholic District School Board budget cuts for special ed programs
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - Close to 6,000 students enrolled in the Toronto Catholic District School Board鱿鱼视频app special education programs will suffer from the upcoming reassignment of 67 teachers, says the head of the teachers鈥� union.
鈥淗ow can you remove 67 teachers and not expect it to have a detrimental impact on the neediest students?鈥� said Anthony Bellissimo, president of the , adding there is a waiting list to get needy students into special education classes.
鈥淗ow can you remove 67 teachers and not expect it to have a detrimental impact on the neediest students?鈥� said Anthony Bellissimo, president of the , adding there is a waiting list to get needy students into special education classes.
Toronto Catholic parent group seeks school supervisor鱿鱼视频app removal
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - The chair of a Toronto Catholic parent group says she plans to file a complaint with Ontario鱿鱼视频app ombudsman over the potential conflict-of-interest position of the provincially appointed supervisor for the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
In a letter to Education Minister Kathleen Wynne, Murielle Boudreau of the Greater Toronto Parent Network wrote that Norbert Hartmann 鈥渋s usually in a conflict-of-interest situation whenever he presides over many aspects of the administration of the board鈥� as his wife and daughter are Toronto Catholic school teachers.
In a letter to Education Minister Kathleen Wynne, Murielle Boudreau of the Greater Toronto Parent Network wrote that Norbert Hartmann 鈥渋s usually in a conflict-of-interest situation whenever he presides over many aspects of the administration of the board鈥� as his wife and daughter are Toronto Catholic school teachers.
Parent groups, unions upset at Ontario Education ministry鱿鱼视频app school finder web site
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO -It鱿鱼视频app 鈥渄iscriminatory,鈥� 鈥渄emoralizing鈥� and should be taken down.
At least that鱿鱼视频app what an Ontario Catholic parent group is saying about a new government web site called 鈥� 鈥�
Brian Evoy, president of the , said the web site allows parents to choose schools based upon some discriminating indicators such as the percentage of students from lower-income families and those who don鈥檛 speak English as a first language. Provincial test scores are also a criteria.
At least that鱿鱼视频app what an Ontario Catholic parent group is saying about a new government web site called 鈥� 鈥�
Brian Evoy, president of the , said the web site allows parents to choose schools based upon some discriminating indicators such as the percentage of students from lower-income families and those who don鈥檛 speak English as a first language. Provincial test scores are also a criteria.
{mosimage}TORONTO - Catholic faith plays a key role in student success, says American education researcher Fr. Ronald Nuzzi.
Nuzzi, director of the University of Notre Dame University鱿鱼视频app Alliance for Catholic Education, will be the keynote speaker at the 79th annual conference of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees鈥� Association. The conference鱿鱼视频app main theme is 鈥淐atholic Education 鈥� Good News for All.鈥� It is scheduled from May 7 to 9 in Toronto.
Nuzzi, director of the University of Notre Dame University鱿鱼视频app Alliance for Catholic Education, will be the keynote speaker at the 79th annual conference of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees鈥� Association. The conference鱿鱼视频app main theme is 鈥淐atholic Education 鈥� Good News for All.鈥� It is scheduled from May 7 to 9 in Toronto.
Former Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Oliver Carroll must pay for legal fees
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - A judge has ordered former Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Oliver Carroll to pay close to $50,000 to help cover legal fees of the ratepayer who brought conflict-of-interest charges against him.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly ruled on April 15 that Carroll must pay $46,420 within six months. The amount will cover some of the legal costs of Catholic ratepayer Michael Baillargeon who brought the charges against Carroll.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly ruled on April 15 that Carroll must pay $46,420 within six months. The amount will cover some of the legal costs of Catholic ratepayer Michael Baillargeon who brought the charges against Carroll.
TORONTO - When Grade 12 student Vanessa Tillner graduates this year, she could be one of the last students to do so at the original site of St. Joseph鱿鱼视频app Morrow Park High School.
Next year, the school celebrates its 50th anniversary at its Bayview Avenue site in the northern reaches of the city. But the Toronto Catholic District School Board says if the school鱿鱼视频app current lease isn鈥檛 renegotiated, there will be a new all-girls school for future graduates.
Next year, the school celebrates its 50th anniversary at its Bayview Avenue site in the northern reaches of the city. But the Toronto Catholic District School Board says if the school鱿鱼视频app current lease isn鈥檛 renegotiated, there will be a new all-girls school for future graduates.
{mosimage}TORONTO - The conduct of school trustees is an issue that has dogged Ontario鱿鱼视频app largest Catholic school board for the past year.
But as a provincial governance review committee considers a mandatory code of ethics and conduct, the says these types of codes should be voluntary.
But as a provincial governance review committee considers a mandatory code of ethics and conduct, the says these types of codes should be voluntary.
{mosimage}TORONTO - Students at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School spread the word about striving for a world of zero waste through a Grade 5/6 play called What a Lot of Garbage on April 27.
The students presented the play before parents, friends, local politicians MPP Laura Albanese and City Councillor Frances Nunziata and Director of Education Ann Perron.
The play was a dialogue between a reporter, a student, Mother Nature, garbage, businessmen, the government and more as they travel through time to see the effects of human actions.
The students presented the play before parents, friends, local politicians MPP Laura Albanese and City Councillor Frances Nunziata and Director of Education Ann Perron.
The play was a dialogue between a reporter, a student, Mother Nature, garbage, businessmen, the government and more as they travel through time to see the effects of human actions.
{mosimage}TORONTO - Comics books and D-Day simulations aren鈥檛 the standard teaching tools.
But for teacher Manuel Cordeiro, it鱿鱼视频app these unconventional methods of boosting students鈥� reading and analytical skills which have garnered him a Premier鱿鱼视频app Award of Teaching Excellence as a new teacher.
Cordeiro is a social science teacher at St. Edmund Campion High School. He began teaching at the school in October.
But for teacher Manuel Cordeiro, it鱿鱼视频app these unconventional methods of boosting students鈥� reading and analytical skills which have garnered him a Premier鱿鱼视频app Award of Teaching Excellence as a new teacher.
Cordeiro is a social science teacher at St. Edmund Campion High School. He began teaching at the school in October.
{mosimage}TORONTO - Ontario鱿鱼视频app only private Catholic school for girls in Grades 5 to 12 was going to be the latest casualty of the economic crisis.
But a group of parents has come up with a plan to keep the doors of Mississauga鱿鱼视频app Holy Name of Mary College School open.
Parent Dan Giampuzzi said when the school announced in March that it was going to close due to low enrolment, he and three parents came together to try to save it. They proposed lower tuition rates, more funding for bursaries and financial assistance and a new Grade 5 and 6 class for parents who wanted to send their younger children to the school. And $300,000 was also raised.
But a group of parents has come up with a plan to keep the doors of Mississauga鱿鱼视频app Holy Name of Mary College School open.
Parent Dan Giampuzzi said when the school announced in March that it was going to close due to low enrolment, he and three parents came together to try to save it. They proposed lower tuition rates, more funding for bursaries and financial assistance and a new Grade 5 and 6 class for parents who wanted to send their younger children to the school. And $300,000 was also raised.
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Code of conduct recommended for Ontario school trustees
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - Ontario鱿鱼视频app education minister should establish a provincial code of conduct for all school boards, says a .
In its April 22 report, the Governance Review Committee recommended that the minister consult with trustees or trustee organizations to set a minimum code of conduct for trustees.
While noting that many school boards already have policies on ethics or conduct for trustees, the committee said creating a uniform code of conduct would 鈥渆nsure some level of consistency across the province.鈥�
In its April 22 report, the Governance Review Committee recommended that the minister consult with trustees or trustee organizations to set a minimum code of conduct for trustees.
While noting that many school boards already have policies on ethics or conduct for trustees, the committee said creating a uniform code of conduct would 鈥渆nsure some level of consistency across the province.鈥�
{mosimage}TORONTO - When principal Angelo Bolotta makes his usual morning rounds down the hallway, he greets each student he meets by name.
It鱿鱼视频app this community spirit, he says, that helps Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts students excel.
The school for Grade 7 to 12 students ranks as the top Catholic school in Toronto in the Fraser Institute鱿鱼视频app latest report card on Ontario high schools.
It鱿鱼视频app this community spirit, he says, that helps Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts students excel.
The school for Grade 7 to 12 students ranks as the top Catholic school in Toronto in the Fraser Institute鱿鱼视频app latest report card on Ontario high schools.
{mosimage}TORONTO - When nine-year-old Erica Martin and her friends take a break from playing in the schoolyard, they sit down on the yellow gas pipes along the side of the yard.
But as the weather gets warmer, the St. Brigid Elementary School students say resting on the metal pipes isn鈥檛 exactly a good idea.
鈥淪tudents need shade. Sometimes it gets too hot,鈥� said nine-year-old Erica.
But as the weather gets warmer, the St. Brigid Elementary School students say resting on the metal pipes isn鈥檛 exactly a good idea.
鈥淪tudents need shade. Sometimes it gets too hot,鈥� said nine-year-old Erica.
{mosimage}TORONTO - We鈥檙e sorry, ask for your forgiveness and hope you will trust us again.
That was the message from 12 Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees in a public apology.
鈥淲ords cannot express how truly sorry we are for the embarrassment, anxiety and frustration we have caused to the school communities, our staff and Catholic ratepayers for our actions, lack of actions and mistakes,鈥� the trustees said in a May 1 statement.
That was the message from 12 Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees in a public apology.
鈥淲ords cannot express how truly sorry we are for the embarrassment, anxiety and frustration we have caused to the school communities, our staff and Catholic ratepayers for our actions, lack of actions and mistakes,鈥� the trustees said in a May 1 statement.