Annual Language Arts Conference rd Thursday, February 21st & Friday, February 22nd 43 Sheraton Centre Hotel, , , Canada MEAL KEYNOTES HIGHLIGHTS that should not be missed include:

GEORGE O’CONNOR Thursday Luncheon Keynote

THURSDAY SPECIAL OPENING PRESENTATION Candy Palmater & The Wexford Gleeks Henry Guo

KARL SUBBAN Thursday Banquet Keynote

2019 SUPERSTAR SPEAKERS include Pam Allyn, Mary Bigler, Jan Burkins & Kim Yaris, Rachel Cooke, Kelly Gallagher, Adrienne Gear, DAVID BOOTH Joyce Grant, Linda Hoyt, Friday Breakfast Keynote Sue Jackson, Penny Kittle, Kathy Lundy, Kristy Mraz, Jeff Nathan, Kathryn Otoshi, Kit Pearson, Barbara Reid, Aisha & Joe Restoule General, Mr. (John) Schu, Jennifer Serravallo, Larry Swartz, to name a few.

DAVID SHANNON Friday Luncheon Keynote

REGISTRATION INFORMATION Celebrate Reading at the 2019 Conference We welcome you to the 43rd Reading for the Love of It conference with a Special Opening Thursday Morning Presentation featuring a performance by Toronto’s award-winning Wexford Gleeks and Canadian icon Candy Palmater sharing The Road Less Travelled. The Award Winning Wexford Gleeks are a nationally recognized ensemble formed from the auditioned Wexford Collegiate Performing Arts program. They have recently been the subject of the award winning TVO documentary ‘Unsung — Behind the Glee’ and ‘The Real Glee’ by Global television’s 16 by 9. In the last year they have performed for George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Goldie Hawn and perform regularly at events all over the province. Graduates of the program work all over the world with former students working at Shaw, Stratford and on Broadway. Candy Palmater is a recovered lawyer turned feminist comic. She is an actor, writer, columnist, international speaker, activist, comedian, multiple award-winning TV and radio personality, and has executive produced three films on Mi’kmaw culture. Candy is the creator and star of her own national, multiple award-winning TV series, The Candy Show (APTN). She has a role on the Trailer Park Boys S10 (NETFLIX), appeared in Call Me Fitz (HBO Canada) and Sex and Violence (OutTV), and received a Screen nomination for her role on Forgive Me (Superchannel). She’s a Broadcaster with CBC Radio One where she has hosted: The Candy Palmater Show, Q, DNTO and appears on Because News and The Next Chapter. You can hear Candy’s voice as the Narrator of CBC TV series True North Calling, and was a Panelist on Canada Reads 2017. Candy has written and hosted many broadcasts including Ab Day Live, the Indspire Awards, and the imagineNATIVE Film Fest Awards Show. Candy was valedictorian of her class at Dalhousie Law School and went on to practice Labour and Aboriginal law in a large corporate firm until show biz came knocking. Before pursuing entertainment full time, Candy directed First Nations education for the Nova Scotia Department of Education for a decade. She is currently working on a Masters of Education at St. Francis Xavier University and has taught in the Transition Year program at . Candy spends most of her time in airports and airplanes as she travels the globe speaking to audiences, large and small, about the power of love, kindness and self-acceptance. Candy believes we are more alike than different and that you can NEVER have too much Candy. Candy has just signed a deal with Harper Collins. They will be publishing her first book in the spring of 2019. Candy is currently taping Season One of her Podcast, Sweet Talk with Candy Palmater. It will be available on iTunes and on TheCandyShow.com website by end of summer 2018. Be sure to subscribe to the website to not miss out on the first episode. Note: This is a complimentary event with limited seating. No other workshop sessions will be provided during this time. As an alternative, we suggest you use this time to visit the exhibitors’ display. MEAL KEYNOTES that should not be missed include… GEORGE O’CONNOR Thursday Luncheon Keynote Graphic Language George O’Connor is an author, illustrator and cartoonist. His first graphic novel, Journey Into Mohawk Country, used as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, and told the true story of how New York almost wasn’t. He followed that up with Ball Peen Hammer, the first graphic novel written by playwright Adam Rapp, a dark, dystopian view of a society’s collapse. Now he has brought his attention to OLYMPIANS, an ongoing series retelling the classic Greek myths in comics form. Olympians is currently 11 volumes, with the twelfth and final volume expected to be published next year. His most recent volume, Hephaistos: God of Fire was published in January. In addition to his graphic novel career, O’Connor has published several children’s picture books, including the New York Times best-selling Kapow!, Sally and the Some-Thing, and If I Had a Triceratops. KARL SUBBAN Thursday Banquet Keynote Discovering The Reader In Me Karl Subban is a former school principal in one of Toronto’s toughest neighbourhoods and has dedicated his life to helping others reach their potential- to be better at their careers, and as people. In his thirty years of coaching, teaching, parenting and leading, Karl has learned how to inspire people. “Your greatest gift is your potential,” he often says, “and your greatest gift to the world is the development of that potential.” Hailing from the Caribbean where they never played hockey, Karl and wife Maria have nonetheless raised three NHL players, including Nashville Predators defenceman P.K. Subban-one of the league’s brightest stars and an Olympic Gold Medal winner. His second son, Malcolm, is a goalie with Vegas Golden Knights and Jordan, son number three, is a minor league prospect. His two daughters, Nastassia and Natasha are educators in the TDSB. His new memoir, How We Did It: The Subban Plan for Success in Hockey, School and Life became an immediate, national bestseller. Karl is a popular inspirational speaker across Canada and has worked with Canadian Tire, Hyundai Canada and American Express. He is also recipient of the DAREarts Leadership Award, African Canadian Achievement Awards of Excellence in Education and Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award. In addition, he has been a guest author at the prestigious Politics and Pen Gala in Ottawa.

DAVID BOOTH Friday Breakfast Keynote Becoming the Best Teacher You Can Be for Your Students David Booth is Professor Emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the , where he works in the arts in education and literacy education. He has been involved in education as a classroom teacher, language arts consultant, professor, speaker and author. His students have included teachers and administrators enrolled in the preservice, master’s and doctoral programs in education. His latest book for teachers is What Is A ‘Good’ Teacher? with Rich Coles, (Pembroke, 2017). His new books for young people include the picture book Willa’s House (Rubicon, 2018), and he is an author and literacy consultant for Rubicon’s new series BOLDPRINT INQUIRY, (2018).

DAVID SHANNON Friday Luncheon Keynote “It Was An Accident!” David Shannon grew up in Spokane, WA and graduated with a BFA in illustration from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. In 1983, he moved to New York City and worked as a free-lance editorial illustrator. David’s work appeared in many publications, including Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times, as well as numerous book jackets and posters. In 1988, he began illustrating children’s books and has since written and/or illustrated over 35 picture books, including the bestsellers A Bad Case Of Stripes, Duck On A Bike, Alice The Fairy and the semi-autobiographical, No, David!, which received a Caldecott Honour in 1999. His latest book is Grow Up, David! (Scholastic, Aug. 2018)

Don’t miss our 2019 SUPERSTAR SPEAKERS including Pam Allyn, Mary Bigler, Jan Burkins & Kim Yaris, Rachel Cooke, Kelly Gallagher, Adrienne Gear, Joyce Grant, Linda Hoyt, Sue Jackson, Penny Kittle, Kathy Lundy, Kristy Mraz, Jeff Nathan, Kathryn Otoshi, Kit Pearson, Barbara Reid, Aisha & Joe Restoule General, Mr. (John) Schu, Jennifer Serravallo, Larry Swartz, to name a few. Pam Allyn Mary Bigler Jan Burkins & Kim Yaris Rachel Cooke

Kelly Gallagher Adrienne Gear Joyce Grant Linda Hoyt Sue Jackson Penny Kittle Kathy Lundy Kristy Mraz

Jeff Nathan Kathryn Otoshi Kit Pearson Barbara Reid Aisha & Joe Mr. (John) Schu Jennifer Serravallo Larry Swartz Restoule General Presenters ✓ = Offered once day of ✓✓ = Offered twice day of SPEAKERS PRESENTATION TITLES INTENDED AUDIENCE THURSDAY FRIDAY Pam Allyn Every Child is a Super Reader Primary/Junior ✓ Taming the Wild Text Primary/Junior ✓ Tara Armstrong & Making the Most of Secondary Guided Reading Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Christine Senior Amanda Bennett & Creating Equitable Literacy Experiences through Authentic and Junior/Intermediate ✓ ✓ Beverly McArthur Responsive Inquiry Contexts Mary Bigler Writing for the Love of It Primary/Junior ✓ ✓ David Booth Becoming the Best Teacher You Can Be for Your Students General Breakfast Renée Bourgoin Soutenir les lecteurs: Interventions spécifiques French/General French L’Inclusion en langue seconde: Actions concrètes pour soutenir la French/General French langue orale et écrite Wendy Burch Jones & Fostering Resilience & Growth Mindset with Thoughtful Read/Think Primary 1-3 ✓ ✓ Heather Kuipers Alouds Dina Burkett & Anna Presta Provoking Curiosity and Wonder: The Underpinning Literacy Skills Junior/Intermediate ✓ ✓ Jan Burkins & Kim Yaris Jumpstarting Readers When They Plateau: Maximizing Connections Primary 1-3 ✓ ✓ Between Shared and Guided Reading Who’s Doing the Work? How to Say Less So Students Can Do More Primary 1-3 ✓ Wai-Kin Chan BFF Books for Friends: Multilingual eBooks for students, by students. General ✓ ✓ Amplifying Student Voice & Promoting Equity through Technology and Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy Colinda Clyne Take Action for Reconciliation: Responding to Calls to Action in the Junior/Intermediate ✓✓ Elementary Classroom Rachel Cooke Come Together – Coordinating the Strands of the English/Language Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Curriculum Damian Cooper Triangulation: the why’s and how’s of balanced assessment General ✓ ✓ Eric Démoré The Class Novel is Dead!: Voice, Choice, and the Self-Directed Reader Intermediate/Senior ✓ Now That’s a Hook: Pop Music in the English Classroom Intermediate/Senior ✓ Debbie Donsky Our Students, Ourselves: Engaging in Multi-literacies, Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Deconstructing Intersecting Social Identities (ELL) Glen Downey The Top 10 Comics for Teaching Social Justice and Global Awareness Intermediate/Senior ✓ Comics and Mental Health in the K-12 Classroom General ✓ Anne Elliott & Mary Lynch Cultivating the Will to Read Junior ✓ Cultivating the Will to Read Intermediate ✓ Roy Fernandes & Barb Stoner Beyond the Classroom – Experiential Education at Its Best Junior/Intermediate ✓ ✓ Carolyn Filice & Roseann Harris Supporting and Engaging Struggling Readers in the Primary Primary 1-3 ✓ ✓ Classroom Kelly Gallagher The Art of Teaching: Creating Responsive Classrooms Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Donna-Lynn Galloway & Inquiry-Based Play... A Path to Writing for Young Children JK/SK ✓ ✓ Sandy Giles Adrienne Gear Powerful Understanding – Critical Thinking and Social Emotional Junior ✓ Learning We Are All Connected: Integrating Indigenous Culture and Beliefs Primary 1-3 ✓ into your Reading and Writing Program Garfield Gini-Newman Teaching for Tenacity Intermediate ✓ Inspiring wonder and deep learning through authentic inquiry General ✓ Michael Grandsoult Spoken Wordshop Junior/Intermediate ✓ ✓ Joyce Grant How to Avoid Fake News (And Find the Real Stuff) Junior ✓ Teach Kids about the News Junior ✓ Theresa Hanrahan Art in the Heart of Literacy Primary 1-3 ✓ ✓ Linda Hoyt Conventions and Craft Primary/Junior ✓ Wild About Words: Elevating Language and Vocabulary Primary/Junior ✓ Sue Jackson Finding Our Stories: Connecting Play, Language, and the Arts JK/SK ✓ ✓ Let’s Talk and Listen: Promoting Oral Language Skills JK/SK ✓ Diane Kashin Storytelling and Bookmaking to support the Image of the Child as JK/SK ✓ Capable and Competent As Inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach: Using Children’s Books JK/SK ✓ to Invite Multiple Perspectives Penny Kittle 180 Days: Planning to Engage and Empower Adolescents Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ SPEAKERS PRESENTATION TITLES INTENDED AUDIENCE THURSDAY FRIDAY Penny Kittle & Kelly Gallagher Digital Composition: From Storytelling to Poetry and Argument Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Maria Luisa Lebar Critical Literacy and the Culturally Responsive Mindset Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Léo-James Lévesque La lecture autonome: donner le goût de lire French/English (Junior/ French/ Intermediate/Senior) English Des stratégies efficaces pour l’enseignement de la littératie à French/English (K-6) French/ l’élémentaire English Kathy Lundy Stand Up and Teach Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Cathy Marks Krpan Reading, Writing and Think-Alouds in a Junior Mathematics Junior ✓ ✓ Classroom Maria Martella & Jim Martella If You Read it They Will Come Primary/Junior ✓ ✓ Yvonne Messenger & Great Beginnings in Grade 1 Primary 1-3 ✓ ✓ Leslie Vande Kemp Sandra Mirabelli & Literacy, Science & Math Together: Oh My! Helping Students Detect Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Lionel Sandner Bias in the Media Diane Montreuil & Art, Narrative, & Métis Culture Junior/Intermediate ✓ ✓ Laryssa Gorecki Kristi Mraz Writers Workshop Is For Everyone Primary 1-3 ✓✓ Kid’s First: Crafting classrooms with a culture of empathy, joy, and Primary 1-3 ✓✓ impact Jeff Nathan Inside the ADHD Mind: Where it Wanders, Why it Wanders, and General ✓ ✓ How to Help it, Along with the Rest of the Classroom, to Flourish George O’Connor Graphic Language General Luncheon Kathryn Otoshi THE BIG PICTURE: Developing Strong Character Assets through Life- Primary/Junior ✓ Changing Picture Books Using Picture Books Art & Illustrations to Inspire Positive Change Primary/Junior ✓ Evi Pachis Peaufiner l’enseignement des stratégies de lecture / Tweaking French/Primary/Junior French/ French/ Reading Strategy Instruction in French Class English English Candy Palmater & The Road Less Traveled General Opening The Wexford Gleeks Presentation Kit Pearson GROWING A THICK SKIN IN THIN-SKINNED TIMES Intermediate ✓ ✓ Ken Pettigrew & Justin Hui “MATHING” FOR THE LOVE OF IT! Primary 1-3 ✓ ✓ Dr. Bob Phillips & Kairos Blanket Exercise Intermediate/Senior ✓ ✓ Kathleen Tanel Barbara Reid The Art of Plasticine: A Playful Process Primary/Junior ✓ ✓ Aisha & Joe Restoule General Indigenous Stories: Perspective Matters Junior ✓ ✓ Heather Ryan Counting on Rich Read-Alouds to Spark Math Imaginations K-1 ✓ ✓ Mr. (John) Schu The Reading Life: Connecting Classrooms, Libraries, and Primary/Junior ✓ Communities through Story John Schu’s Review of Books for You and Your Readers, Too! Primary/Junior ✓ Melissa Seco Getting from A to Z: Scaffolding Coding Experiences in Kindergarten JK/SK ✓ ✓ using Picture Books Jennifer Serravallo Complete Comprehension Junior/Intermediate ✓✓ Bringing Strategies to Life: Conferring with Individuals and Groups Junior/Intermediate ✓✓ David Shannon “It Was An Accident!” General Luncheon Jill Snider Nurturing Student’s Inquisitive Minds Through STEM Primary 1-3 ✓ ✓ Pam Strong Queer Books and Straight Talk General ✓ ✓ Karl Subban Discovering The Reader In Me General Banquet Larry Swartz BECOMING WORD INSPECTORS, WORD COLLECTORS Junior ✓ ✓ Sarah Tercer Fernandes & A Day in Kindergarten JK/SK ✓ ✓ Anthonia Ikemeh Helen Tomassini & Help! My students Love Inquiry But... I’m Finding it Challenging to K-1 ✓ ✓ Denise White Manage the Time for Inquiry and Teaching Reading Nancy Tucciarone “Making Space” for Literacy Junior ✓ ✓ Jeanette Voaden Using Google Slides to Teach Across the Curriculum Junior/Intermediate ✓ ✓ Debbie Watters & Joan Reimer What’s lies at the Heart of Inquiry? Inquiry Based Learning in JK/SK ✓ ✓ Kindergarten Anthony Zomparelli Content (lights), Connections (camera), Character (action): When Primary 1-3 ✓ ✓ Reading Shapes the Soul Schedule of Events Delegates must be registered and may freely choose the sessions in which they are most interested. There is no advance session selection. Access to sessions is strictly limited to the maximum capacity indicated, and is on a first come, first served basis. Don’t miss this chance for professional development and a mid-winter recharge. Register today! Wednesday, February 20, 2019 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Late registration pick-up — Concourse Level 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Welcome Reception/Annual General Meeting All registered delegates and speakers are welcome.

This is an opportunity for delegates and speakers to meet informally prior to the presentations and workshops. Welcome Reception /Annual General Meeting Light Refreshments will be served with cash bar. Wednesday, February 20, 2019 • 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm The East York-Scarborough Reading Association Civic Ballroom looks forward to welcoming all participants.

Thursday, February 21, 2019 8:00 am - 4:00 pm On-site registration (only if space available) — Concourse Level 8:15 am - 5:00 pm Exhibitors’ Display — Lower Concourse (only available to registered delegates) 8:30 am - 10:00 am Special Opening Presentation featuring the multi-talented Candy Palmater and a return performance by The Wexford Gleeks OR visit the Exhibitors’ Display 10:15 am - 10:45 am Health Break 10:45 am - 12:00 noon Presentations and Workshops 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm Luncheon with speaker George O’Connor 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm Presentations and Workshops 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Health Break 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Presentations and Workshops 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cocktail Reception 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Dinner Banquet with Karl Subban and Reading Award Winners

Friday, February 22, 2019 8:00 am - 10:00 am On-site registration (only if space available) — Concourse Level 8:15 am - 4:30 pm Exhibitors’ Display — Lower Concourse (only available to registered delegates) 8:30 am - 10:00 am Breakfast with speaker David Booth 9:00 am - 10:15 am Presentations and Workshops 10:15 am - 10:45 am Health Break 10:45 am - 12:00 noon Presentations and Workshops 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm Luncheon with speaker David Shannon 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm Presentations and Workshops 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Health Break 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Presentations and Workshops VISIT THE EXHIBITORS’ DISPLAY! Stroll through the exhibitor booths on the lower concourse. Meet publishers, Toronto book sellers, authors, illustrators and storytellers while buying some books and having them autographed. All of this, in one place for two days! Important Notes • Try to attend 3 sessions/workshops per day. • May we suggest... a bagged lunch for 12:45 - 2:00 pm sessions. • Access to the Exhibitors’ Display is only available to those who have registered as a delegate to the conference. • Meal function Keynote Speakers are an additional cost. • We kindly request that you refrain from wearing scented products to accommodate participants with fragrance sensitivities. Registration Information All registrations for the 43rd Reading for the Love of It conference will be accepted and processed online using our newly developed Eventbrite registration system. Visit http://readingfortheloveofit.com/register.html to access the registration form as of September 1st, 2018. Register early to avoid disappointment! 2019 Registration Highlights: ✓ For registrants who wish to pay by credit card, we are Registration Notes: now accepting American Express in our online system 1. If you are pursuing funding to cover your conference fees, please in addition to VISA and MasterCard secure prior to completing your registration. ✓ If you plan to pay by cheque, you must also register online 2. Meal Keynote Presentations are an additional cost. You must be indicating that you will be mailing in your payment registered as a delegate for either Thursday or Friday if you want to ✓ We cover the 13% HST in the registration fee purchase a breakfast or luncheon ticket for that day. ✓ Processing fees will apply to all registrations; additional processing fees will apply to those making 3. Those wishing to attend the Reception and Banquet on Thursday payment by credit card evening need not be registered for the daytime sessions. Tickets can ✓ Register up to 100 registrants at the same time. be purchased independent of the conference. For group savings on processing fees contact 4. Once registered and payment is confirmed, you will be emailed your Erica Townson at [email protected]. official receipt/confirmation. If your e-mail is not entered correctly, ✓ We will not be accepting any manual, faxed or mailed you will not receive a receipt at the time of your registration. Please in registrations; mailed in cheque payments will be contact us at [email protected] to assist as needed. accepted. 5. We will not be mailing a hard copy of your receipt. Print your online Registration Rates: receipt or save it to your electronic device. Bring your receipt with you Welcome Reception/Annual General Meeting No Cost to the conference to provide proof of purchase, most specifically if you have signed up for any meal keynote functions. You may also use General Open Sessions (Meal Keynotes a copy of your receipt to submit to your administrator or school board are not included in the daily or 2-day rate) as proof of purchase, for reimbursement as needed. 2-Day Rate $280.00 Thursday Only Rate $155.00 6. If you plan to pay by cheque, register online indicating that you will Friday Only Rate $155.00 be mailing in your payment; the system will recognize your payment Student Teacher Thursday Only Rate $ 65.00 as pending. Once payment is received, your registration record will be Student Teacher Friday Only Rate $ 65.00 updated and a receipt will be emailed to you immediately. We will not accept post-dated cheques. There is a $50.00 charge for NSF cheques. NOTE: MEAL FUNCTION KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ARE AN ADDITIONAL COST Refund Policy: Thursday Keynote Speakers 1. All refund requests must be emailed on or before Friday, November Special Opening Presentation with No Cost 30, 2018. Requests can be emailed via the Eventbrite system or sent Candy Palmater & The Wexford Gleeks directly to [email protected] Luncheon – George O’Connor $ 60.00 2. Refunds requested by telephone will not be honoured. Cocktail Reception (6:00pm) and $ 75.00 Dinner Banquet (7:00pm) with 3. A $50.00 office fee is retained for each refund request. No refunds will Karl Subban and the Reading Award Winners be given after Friday, November 30, 2018. Friday Keynote Speakers Concerns and Inquiries Breakfast – David Booth $ 45.00 Erica Townson @ 416-444-7473 or e-mail to [email protected] Luncheon – David Shannon $ 60.00

MOBILE CONFERENCE GUIDE APP Maximize your conference experience by using our Reading for the Love of It mobile conference app featuring speaker information and any applicable handouts/reference material, session schedules, exhibitor lists, maps and much more! Best of all, it’s accessible from all devices with an Internet browser: smartphones, tablets, laptops, and even desktops. Register for the conference online and you will automatically be given a personal attendee profile page. How to Access our RFTLOI2019 Mobile Conference Guide App: Go to http://eventmobi.com/rftloi2019/ on your Internet browser to instantly access and download your mobile conference guide! OR ***NEW*** You can now download EventMobi from an app store (Apple or Google Play) by visiting http://eventmobi.com/app/rftloi2019/. The event app will open automatically. Click on “Get the App” to download to your device. If you download the App Store version of rftloi2019, you will be alerted on any conference updates such as any changes to the programme or author book signings on the show floor. East York-Scarborough Reading Association Board of Directors 2018-2019 Reading Council Executive and Committee Members, 2018-2019 TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT PRESIDENT SECOND VICE PRESIDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD Marisa Liscio COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Denise Canning Liz Blake FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AND Mike Francone Committee Members Marisa Liscio CONFERENCE PROGRAMME CHAIR Denise Canning Marguerite Campbell Teresa Paoli Valerie Collins Brenda Stewart Committee Members Kathy Lazarovits Joan Barrett TORONTO DISTRICT Dave McMullan Liz Blake Jane Milligan SCHOOL BOARD Jill Eason Liz Blake José Molina Lise Hawkins Teresa Paoli Marguerite Campbell Vangie Kalanderopoulos Lise Hawkins Stepan Pruchnicky Marisa Liscio Rebecca Toombs Vangie Kalanderopoulos Nora Lovgren Kathy Lazarovits Jane Milligan THIRD VICE PRESIDENT AND This is the slate of Directors presented to José Molina OUTREACH CHAIR serve you in the 2018-2019 year. Any other Teresa Paoli Brian Svenningsen nominations will be taken from the floor at Tanya Reilly-Primaylon Committee Members the Annual General Meeting. Nominated Natasha Serba Valerie Collins individuals must be members of the Stephanie Shore Jill Eason Association, must agree to serve and Brenda Stewart Kishauna Evans-Blissett must be present at the AGM. Nora Lovgren Tanya Reilly-Primaylon Natasha Serba Stephanie Shore Brenda Stewart Doris Wukasch Hotel Reservations Arrangements have been made for a TREASURER reduced rate for delegates wishing to Mike Francone stay at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel Assistant from February 19th to the 23rd, 2019. Jane Milligan Daily rates: Single/Double: $210.00/ EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR Triple: $240.00/Quad: $270.00. Erica Townson Taxes: 13% HST and currently 4.5% Municipal Accommodation PERSONNEL CHAIRS Tax is extra. Note: Cancellation is 72 hours prior to arrival. President – Marisa Liscio Treasurer – Mike Francone Delegates are responsible for booking their own reservations directly with the hotel at 416-947-4955 ext. 4440 (or through Sheraton’s Central Reservation Office Committee Members at 1-888-627-7175). Please tell the hotel you are with the Reading Conference. Past President – Marguerite Campbell Vice President – Denise Canning You may also book online: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1807304522&key=7FA75AF RECORDING SECRETARY The “cut-off date” for accepting reservations into this guest room block is Kelly Manning th Tuesday, January 29 , 2019. After the cut-off date, call for reservations and CORRESPONDING SECRETARY rates. International delegates may reclaim taxes at border crossings. Jane Milligan The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2H9 BY-LAW AND PROCEDURE CHAIR Phone: 1-888-627-7175 Fax: 416-947-4801 Marguerite Campbell Featuring 2.5 acres of picturesque waterfalls, gardens and terraces, AWARDS CHAIR the remarkable CAA/AAA four-diamond Sheraton Centre Toronto Marguerite Campbell Hotel is a refreshing oasis among Toronto’s downtown hotels. The superb location in the heart of the city’s theatre and entertainment The committees are comprised of members district puts the Sheraton just steps away from the Eaton Centre from the TCDSB and TDSB. shopping mall and convenient to numerous popular attractions.