Appendix A Item 14.1 June 18, 2015 Volume 12 • Summer 2015

Our Community Report Card

2015Shaping the World

Cathy Abraham W. R. (Rusty) Hick Chairperson of the Board Director of Education

Our Message to You

Across our country, and across the globe, our graduates are leaders in their fields. They are enriching and even transforming their communities and creating a better future for us all. Each year, our students embark upon another year of promise, achievement and shared memories, and all of our educational partners play important roles in making that happen. Through the pages of this year’s Community Report Card, Shaping the World, we have illustrated in a very brief way how the experiences of our students set them upon the road for lifelong learning and success. Here in KPR, and throughout the province of , we know that our public school system is among the very Our Students are Among the Best in best in the world. This has been acknowledged clearly by some of the most respected educational experts in We believe that our students are among the best and the world, including educational theorists such as Sir brightest in the country. This has been proven true year Michael Barber and Michael Fullan. They have singled out after year, with this year being no exception. Ontario’s education system as a “great system” that has Every year the Loran Scholars Foundation invests all the necessary aspects to become even better in the in exceptional young Canadians who demonstrate future. This is inspiring, a testament to our hard work, character, service and leadership. Through the country’s fortunate for our students and points to a bright future most rigorous and personalized selection process, which for our society. includes interviews at the regional and national levels, Together, we are helping the future leaders of our world the foundation selects the top 30 of approximately 3,500 receive a head start on their work. applicants as Loran Scholars. Each Loran Scholar receives an award valued at up to $100,000 for their undergraduate studies. This year the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is, amazingly, home to two Loran Scholars – Daniel Brown DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS of Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute and Milton Calderon Donefer of Cobourg Collegiate Institute. Both Daniel and Milton credit the strong educational programs at their schools as being instrumental in their Quilting Friendships Together success. “It is an honour to represent One Square at a Time Kenner and the Peterborough Our students and staff continue to explore new and community as a Loran Scholar. unique ways to foster strong and supportive environments Throughout my four years of high for all students. Daniel Brown school, I have been grateful for the At Central Public School in Bowmanville, Educational opportunity to have leadership roles Assistant Joanne Kendall and a group of Grade 3, 4 and 5 within our athletic program, as well © , Photo by Andrew Balfour students knitted stronger and more enduring friendships as Student Council,” says Daniel. together while making a beautiful Friendship Quilt. Michael J. Moldaver “Kenner is an incredible school, and without the endless support of my The six students of the Friendship Circle met weekly for Proud graduate of Queen Mary Public School teachers and peers, I would not have 12 weeks, and, with help from Mrs. Kendall, embedded and Peterborough Collegiate Vocational School been able to thrive and grow within their quilt with a unique message in each square to reinforce the values of building peaceful and caring “My years at Queen Mary Public School were wonderful. these roles, and to accomplish the relationships. The teachers were committed and dedicated. They were things that I have.” Milton Calderon Donefer kind and generous and totally devoted to their students. “I really enjoyed my time at Central Public School Principal Kathryn Davidson It is at Queen Mary Public School that I learned that Cobourg Collegiate Institute, and explains that “the goals of the program included sharing nothing comes easy and that success comes with hard earlier years at Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East. I stories and listening with empathy to the stories of others, work – and a healthy dose of good luck. All in all, I was was given many opportunities to pursue my passions and developing strategies to cope with feelings of sadness, fortunate indeed to spend my formative years at Queen share this enthusiasm with many teachers and students,” loneliness, anger or conflict, and learning to manage Mary Public School.” says Milton. “The educational program here is very these emotions in restorative and constructive ways.” The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael J. Moldaver was strong and the teachers are great. I believe that they are The quilters not only love their quilt, but more appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in October, committed to work towards preparing the students for importantly, as Grade 4 quilter Sierra says, “I learned to 2011. whatever path they want to take in life.” be a better friend.” DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

PARTNERSHIPS

Strong Community Partnerships Keep Students Engaged in School

We constantly ask ourselves how we can keep our students engaged and active in school, while strengthening connections to the communities in which we live. Last summer, students from Lakefield District Secondary School (LDSS) were at the core of an innovative partnership Carolyn Wilkins with Curve Lake First Nation, Fleming College and the Ministry of Education. Through collaboration and Proud graduate of Lakefield District Secondary School cooperative planning with our education partners, we were “Lakefield District Secondary School gave me a able to provide an exciting Dual Credit program for students solid base to succeed at university. The teachers at Curve Lake First Nation. The program is set to run again were engaged and the school offered me many this year. Summer school Dual Credit teacher Mike Williams is opportunities.” Dual Credits are courses that are offered in partnership equally positive about the program. Carolyn Wilkins was appointed Senior Deputy Governor with area colleges. Students enrolled in a Dual Credit earn a “Having the expertise of the college instructors is great (SDG) of the Bank of Canada for a term of seven years credit that counts towards their high school diploma as well for all of the participants in this program. The students are beginning on May 2, 2014. as a college credit. engaged, feel challenged and successful at the same time,” This unique program also was interwoven into our says Mr. Williams. “The community is fortunate to have an ongoing implementation of the provincial First Nation, Métis opportunity like this to keep the youth involved in positive, and Inuit (FNMI) Education Policy Framework. confidence-building activities throughout the entire school The summer FNMI Connections to College program year.” focused on environmental education and links to Aboriginal All of the students involved in the program have re- culture at the Curve Lake First Nation Territory. Students engaged with their education through this opportunity to experienced hands-on ecosystem skills, outdoor skills strengthen ties to their culture and community. and learned about the wider world of ecology and the environment. Instructors from both Fleming College and LDSS worked with the students. In October 2014, former Below, some of the students involved in the program Toronto Argonauts player speak to its novel benefits. Mike “Pinball” Clemons “The Dual Credit program motivated me to further my spoke to a mass gathering of Jonathan Goad education by attending post-secondary education and secondary students as part Proud graduate of Bowmanville High School utilizing the credit I earned this summer,” says Keely Knott. of the Team55 Let’s Tackle Suicide Awareness campaign. “Bowmanville High School will always represent for “The Dual Credit program assisted me in gaining a high me a time where my wide diversity of passions were school credit, as well as helping me meet new people and fostered and permitted to flourish.” learn new things which will be helpful to me in the future,” Jonathan Goad has spent 12 seasons at the Stratford agrees Payton Knott. Festival performing in over 30 productions and is currently “I hope to experience it again this summer.” Payton has playing the title role in Hamlet. He was named an Associate brought these experiences back with her to LDSS, where Artist of the festival in 2006. she has done well in her Grade 11 classes.

Bringing New Friends Together Daily – The Buddy Bench Merwin Greer Public School in Cobourg has introduced a unique new way for friends to come together, and new friendships to be made each day. Believed to be the first in Ontario, and part of the school’s Healthy Schools initiative, the Buddy Bench was donated Jeffrey M. Karp by parents and decorated in school colours. Based on a Proud graduate of Crestwood Secondary School concept from Germany, and introduced by a 2nd grader in A Legacy of Giving Pennsylvania, the Buddy Bench is a place where students “I loved my high school days at Crestwood Secondary can sit if they are looking for someone to play with or to be School. I had the best friends, best teachers, and a friend to someone else. East Northumberland Secondary School support from every corner.” approaches $1 Million in Support of Cancer Research Principal Jennifer Johnston says the Buddy Bench is a Dr. Jeffrey M. Karp is an Associate Professor at Brigham and great way to bring children together. It is the result, in part, Across our school board, students, staff and school Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and is Principal of input from parents and students. communities are committed to making a difference in the Faculty at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Affiliate lives of our families and friends. The Buddy Bench has been a great hit since its Faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). introduction in September, helping many students grow East Northumberland Secondary School (ENSS) in Brighton their circle of friends. is nearing a significant milestone with the completion of its 34th year of fundraising for the Terry Fox Campaign. With Just recently the Buddy Bench brought Reese and Jocelyn the help of students, staff and community members, the together. school has raised over $950,000; and this year they have “Well, if someone doesn’t have a friend you go to the challenged themselves to surpass pledges from previous bench and wait for someone to come over,” says Reese, years, and reach the $1 million goal. Grade 2. “I was trying to play soccer but the teams were “The ENSS Terry Fox campaign has taken on a life of made up so I was looking for someone to play with.” its own over the years as it continues to instil pride and “I tried to play soccer too,” says Jocelyn, Grade 2. “When determination in all who participate,” says Debra Gough, an I saw Reese I went to the bench to ask her to play and we organizing teacher at the school. “It truly is a community- played together for the rest of the break.” dependent event because without the members of Brighton and surrounding areas, all that we have done would be impossible. Aside from the pledges that the students so diligently collect, there are other very important activities and events that take place that ensure our campaign is a Joshua Thienpont huge success. Proud graduate of Courtice Secondary School Students, past and present, have taken great pride in all “The early support and encouragement I received that their school has contributed to this campaign. from my teachers provided me with the confidence Kelly Dekyser, a graduating student, says, “as a Grade and motivation to excel, and develop a passion for 8 student I looked forward to the ENSS Terry Fox Run. the pursuit of knowledge.” What I didn’t expect was to feel so inspired after hearing Dr. Joshua Thienpont is an arctic ecosystems researcher, and our teacher, Mrs. Northwood, tell her story about how she member of the Victoria Strait Expedition, which recently was touched by cancer. The Terry Fox Run is something discovered part of the Franklin Expedition that disappeared every student looks forward to, and I will miss it when I in the Canadian Arctic more than 160 years ago. graduate.” DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

BOARD HIGHLIGHTS

Learning Better Together

Our Teachers – World Class Educators Our teachers and staff are among the best our country has to offer. Yet another example of this is Adam Scott Intermediate School teacher Rachel Bemrose, who won a Canadian Family Teaching Award based on votes from across the country. Rachel received praise for her outstanding efforts to John Liggins involve students in preventing bullying, supporting mental Proud graduate of health, fighting homophobia, and including all students in Cobourg District Collegiate Institute West school life. Even after spending countless hours after school to lead “My teachers nurtured my developing interest in extracurriculars in athletics, dance and drama, Rachel still medicine and ultimately helped prepare me for a found time to forge strong community partnerships. She lifelong journey of learning.” and her husband Geoff, also a teacher, launched Arts for John T. P. Liggins is a Doctor of Medicine candidate at Awareness; the group worked with the Canadian Mental Stanford University in California. Health Association to stage two productions devoted to erasing the stigma of mental illness. The productions were so successful that they caught the attention of Olympian Clara Hughes, who stopped in Peterborough during her cross-Canada Clara’s Big Ride for mental health.

In the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, we know that when a school community works together – students, staff and parents – great things can be accomplished. Clarke High School was recently singled out by the provincial Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) as an exemplary model of inclusive and collaborative education for all. Citing the emotional and social supports, life skills and leadership training provided for students, the EQAO celebrated the work of students and staff in creating Karine Ewart an environment where everyone feels part of the school Proud graduate of “family” with opportunity for all to succeed. Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East As part of this recognition, school staff and parents were “I have a huge affection for the Cobourg Collegiate honoured to receive the 2014 Dr. Bette M. Stephenson Institute. It is where I played every sport I could to Recognition of Achievement at a ceremony in Toronto in get out of classes, met some of the best teachers in November. the educational system and made friends for life.” “At Clarke, thanks to our students and staff, nobody Rachel Bemrose, right, poses with Director Rusty Hick after Karine Ewart has been Editor-in-Chief at Chatelaine winning a Canadian Family Teaching Award in 2014. slips through the cracks,” says Silvia Grdovic, Principal. “We Magazine since January 2014. continually want to improve our practices as teachers and school leaders, and our staff bends over backwards to help all students learn and grow.” The EQAO notes the positive and close relationships Facts and Figures within the school community as key to the sustained success The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board encompasses students have had in provincial testing, as well as in high almost 7,000 square kilometres, including the Municipality of graduation rates. Clarington, Northumberland and Peterborough Counties. We serve the communities located in the Kawarthas to the north, We believe the great work being done at Clarke High and south to Lake Ontario. Hastings County is our eastern School is just one example of the power of our students and border and our western border extends to the City of Kawartha staff working better together for the good of all. Lakes and to the edge of the City of Oshawa. We have 75 This commitment is producing results across KPR. elementary schools and 17 secondary schools, including three In the past year, our students improved in 7 out of 8 areas adult and alternative learning centres to serve our urban and in the most recent provincial testing results. Thanks to our rural communities. staff, parents and community volunteers, we are pleased – Most northerly school: Apsley Central Public School, Apsley that our students have continued to grow in their learning. – Most easterly school: Stockdale Public School, Stockdale Malcolm Moore While we can see marked improvements in mathematics in – Most westerly school: S. T. Worden Public School, Courtice Proud graduate of Crestwood Secondary School some areas, specifically a 10% improvement by our Grade 9 Applied students, and an improvement by our Grade As of October 31, 2014, we had approximately: “What I most remember is the friendships I made, the fun we had and the extracurricular activities 3 students, along with the rest of the province, we will – 3 1,865 students (full-time equivalent) including Band with Peter Ford.” continue to make mathematics instruction a priority. – 21,714 elementary students (full-time equivalent) Dr. Malcolm J. Moore is the Daniel E. Bergsagel Professor of More information on individual schools’ success is – 1 0,151 secondary students (full-time equivalent) Medical Oncology, Head – Division of Medical Oncology and available at: www.eqao.com. – 23,000 students bused to school every day on 500 different Hematology, at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN and bus routes Mount Sinai Hospitals in Toronto. – S tudents for whom language of instruction is not their first language: 2.6% – S tudents with First Nation, Métis and Inuit ancestry: 2.3% – P rimary classes with 20 or fewer students: 91% – P rimary classes with 23 or fewer students: 100% – S tudents who have completed 16 credits as of June 30 of their second year of high school: 77% – S tudents (Grade 1 to Grade 12) with Individual Education Plans (IEPs): 21%

The Board has approximately 3,500 full-time employees, including: – 1, 300 elementary teachers and 800 secondary teachers – close to 1,400 union and non-union support and administrative staff, including secretaries, custodial and maintenance staff, education assistants, professional and Ron Waddling paraprofessional staff, technicians, principals, vice-principals, Proud graduate of supervisors and senior staff East Northumberland Secondary School – approximately 900 occasional teachers and 425 casual support staff “The synergy of evolution in the ’60s era at ENSS created great paths for growth.” We are also fortunate to receive the assistance of over 8,000 Ron Waddling is an author, actor, dancer, and award- volunteers in our schools. winning painter. His professional career to-date incorporates The Board is governed by the following: key roles in Tourism, the Arts, Entertainment, Heritage – 11 Trustees, including a First Nations Trustee. The Board also and Culture as well as senior positions in corporate has a Student Trustee. management, communications and international marketing. Responsible and Accountable Our mission is to educate our students Fiscal Management “ to excel in learning, In June 2015, the Board approved an Operating Budget of $380,808,052 and Capital Budget in the amount of $9,826,394 to succeed in life, and for the 2015–2016 school year. The budget includes approximately $48M to support students to enrich our communities. with Special Needs, which is approximately $1.5M more than the ” Board’s allocation from the province. The approved budget also includes a Capital Budget of $9.8M. Capital projects are brought forward to the Board for approval on an individual basis, with funds dedicated to capital building/ school improvement projects. Projected spending on projects for EXPENDITURE BY PERCENTAGE 2015–2016 will include: program enhancements for students (library and science room enhancements), as well as annual Instruction 76.11 % building improvements (lighting, window replacements, roof and Administration 2.71 % boiler maintenance). Transportation 4.85 % Over the last five years, the Board has invested over $145M in School Operations and Maintenance 8.12 % InstructionInstruction improvements and enhancements to school facilities. Pupil Accommodation 5.03 % > 76%> 75% We will continue to be creative and resourceful in our decision School Funded Activities 2.45 % making to allocate funds in ways that best meet the needs of all Other 0.73 % of our students.

Our Trustees and Senior Administration Trustees

Cathy Abraham Rose Kitney Sarah Bobka Wayne Bonner Cyndi Dickson Gordon Gilchrist Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Municipality of Clarington City of Peterborough Municipality of Brighton, Town of Cobourg, 2014–15 2014–15 Township of Cramahe, Townships of Alnwick/ Municipality of Clarington City of Peterborough and City of Quinte Haldimand and Hamilton, West-Murray Ward Municipality of Port Hope

Jaine Klassen Jeninga Angela Lloyd Diane Lloyd Mary Lynch-Taylor Shirley Patterson Hunter Iafrate Town of Cobourg, Townships of Municipality of Trent First Nation Band Councils: Townships of Student Trustee Townships of Alnwick/ Cavan Monaghan, Lakes, Townships of North Alderville, Curve Lake Asphodel-Norwood and (2014–15 School Year) Haldimand and Hamilton, Douro-Dummer and Kawartha and Selwyn and Hiawatha Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Municipality of Port Hope Otonabee-South Monaghan Municipality of Trent Hills

SUPERVISORY OFFICERS

W. R. (Rusty) Hick Educating for Success! Director of Education and Secretary of the Board

Chris Arnew Education Centre Superintendent of Education: Business and Corporate Services 1994 Fisher Drive Steve Girardi Peterborough, Ontario Superintendent of Education: Student Achievement K9J 6X6 Greg Ingram 705-742-9773 Superintendent of Education: Student Achievement Toll-free 1-877-741-4577 Jennifer Leclerc Superintendent of Education: Teaching and Learning kprschools.ca [email protected] Peter Mangold Superintendent of Education: Student Achievement

Shelly Roy Superintendent of Education: Student Achievement

Joseph Tompkins Superintendent of Education: Student Achievement

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