English Montreal School Board Annual Report 2016-2017 Photograph by Michael Grosicki English Montreal School Board Annual Report 1 The 2016 – 2017 Annual Report is a publication of the Communications and Marketing Division of the English Montreal School Board. Editor: Michael J. Cohen Communications and Marketing Specialist
[email protected] Proofreading: Stuart Nulman, Manon Bourassa and Andrea Di Tomaso Design: Meghan Dove 2 From the Chairman & Director General TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Mission Statement 5 Chairman's Message 6 EMSB Commissioners 14 Board Administrators 15 Strategic Plan 16 Ethics Report 37 Bill 15 38 Student Ombudsman 44 Enrolment Numbers 46 Section 2 Partnership Agreement 48 Section 3 Financial Report 74 Photograph by Eder Pozo Perez MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the English Montreal School Board is to support its schools and centres in their efforts to educate students within a caring, safe and inclusive learning community. To fulfil its mission the EMSB will: Recognize and value the diversity of its community; Provide all students with the opportunity to develop their talents and achieve their personal best; Recognize the skills and competencies of its employees and support their ongoing professional development; Encourage collaboration among the various educational partners; Use resources effectively and innovatively to help schools and centres focus on the mission of instruction, socialization, and qualification; Encourage lifelong learning and critical thinking. The EMSB mission fosters the development of educated and responsible persons who will assume their position as active members of a democratic society. English Montreal School Board Annual Report 5 FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR GENERAL SUCCESS RATE For the third year in a row the English Montreal School Board had the highest success rate in the entire province of Quebec among public school boards, figures released by theMinistère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur (MEES) showed.