Annual Report July 2013-June 2014

Strengthening ’s future: A strong public education system is the foundation of our future! thelearningpartnership.ca Board Leadership 2013-2014

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair, Kenneth J. Fredeen Susan LaRosa James Politeski Audit and Finance Committee General Counsel, Deloitte LLP Former Director of Education, York President, Samsung Canada Catholic District School Board Chair, Martha Tory Helen Burstyn Donna Quan Deb Craven Principal, Public Projects and John Malloy Director of Education, Ken Gibson Co‑Founder, Pecaut Centre for Director of Education, District School Board Ross Peebles Social Enterprise Hamilton‑Wentworth District Martha Tory Akela Peoples Dennis Cochrane School Board Partner, Ernst & Young Past President and Vice Chancellor Mike McKay Nominating & Governance Susan Uchida Committee (Interim), St. Thomas Former Superintendent of Schools / Vice President, Human Resources, Michael Coté CEO, Surrey School District No. 36 RBC Chair, Andrea O. Nalyzyty Helen Burstyn Sr. Vice President & Chief Bill Morneau Steven Wolff Heather Connelly Commercial Officer, Purolator Inc. Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Nova Scotia Michael Coté Deb Craven Morneau Shepell Pension Services Corporation Kenneth J. Fredeen Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Andrea O. Nalyzyty Cornell C.V. Wright Akela Peoples Officer, Purolator Inc. Vice President, Employee Relations, Partner, Torys LLP Akela Peoples Policy & Governance, CIBC President & CEO, The Learning Partnership

CORPORATE ADVISORY BOARD Rick Waugh, O.C., Ron Mock, President & CEO, Carol Stephenson, O.C., Glenn Laverty, President & CEO, Chair / Président Teachers’ Pension Plan Former Dean, Ivey Business Ricoh Canada Former President & CEO, James Politeski, President, School, University of Western Lloyd Bryant, Managing Director, Scotiabank Samsung Canada Ontario HP Canada Gerald T. McCaughey, Robert Hardt, President & CEO, Bill Morneau, Executive Chairman, Dale R. Ponder, Former President and CEO, Siemens Canada Limited Morneau Shepell Firm Managing Partner, CIBC (Past Chair, Corporate Patrick Nangle, President & CEO, Chief Executive, Osler Advisory Board) Purolator Inc.

COMMITTEES Policy and Knowledge Canada’s Outstanding Natalie Lau Janet Millar 2013 Mobilization Advisory Principals National Christian Matyasfalvi Maryteresa Nocera Tribute Luncheon Council Selection Committee Welcome to Toni Pucci Committee Daniel Reidy Chair, Carol Campbell Marny Beale Advisory Committees Co-Chair, Dianne Riehl Joan Andrew Teresa Blum Dennis Cochrane Fred Facca BC Angie Sferlazza Judith Andrew Co-Chair, Cecilia Reynolds Janet Austin Stephanie Spencer Jane Bertrand Roxanne Fairweather Ardith Shirley Sheri Brattson Pat Stellick Zahra Bhanji Eric Estabrooks Duncan Sinclair Heather Daly Janine Stutt Fiona Blaikie Geoff Flood Vianne Timmons Debbie Desroches Fulton Francine Umulisa Andrew Coates Tom Gribbons Mario Tirelli Colleen Dickie Rose Wegiel Raf Di Cecco Larry Hachey Maureen Dockendorf PEI Paul Favaro Charlie Harling Canada’s Outstanding Sandra Huggett Josee Alain Usha George Dale Knox Principals Advisory Dr. Sharon Jeroski Tracy Beaulieu Gerri Gershon Committee Christy Northway Patrick Lacroix Chris Knight Patricia Campbell Marny Beale Joanne Schroeder Bob Neal David McCordic Paul Cyr Fred Facca Janet Tomkins Roxanne Reeves Julia O’Sullivan Lynn Hogan Frank Kelly Derek Riedle Beth Oakes GTA Shirley Jay Deirole Kinsella Biss Eric Savoie Andrew Parkin Marilyn Baillie Doug MacDougall Paul Lacalamita Colombe Smith Tim Reid Denise Cave Melanie Melanson Ian McFarlane Bill Teed Eric Roher Alan Convery Pam Montgomery Robert Pratt Amy Webber Stan Shapson Ayn Cooney Laura Ann Noye Peggy Sweeney Idan Shlesinger Margaret DaSilva Carolyn Simpson 2014 Toronto Tribute Enid Slack Entrepreneurial Jayne Delbeek Eksteins Dinner Committee Fran Hill Richard Taylor Adventure Advisory Co-Chair, Sandy Giles Linda White Committee Kenneth J. Fredeen John Howard Wenda Yenson Co-Chair, Chair, Adrian Ransome Diana Linardic Carol Stephenson, O.C. John Dickie Heather Ma Lea Konforte

2 | The Learning Partnership 2013-14 Results Highlights

Since more than 5.7 million students have participated 1993 in The Learning Partnership’s programs.

ONE 394,281 18,700 MILLION teachers engaged donated to public education via students and families engaged Samsung partnership through student programs

1,563 students consulted across 227 13 provinces 3,136 hours of executive and territories in participating leadership instruction official schools 2 languages

45 165 183 ONE Partnership Summit Canadian business business, education and partners engaged CEOs engaged government leaders engaged

recommendations for public education from 118 21 15 collaboration events senior educators across student program Canada given executive showcase and celebration leadership training events nationally

2 Three Business-Education gala events Task Forces Champions of Public 4 Education honoured Toronto Table of Contents Programs Programs Collaborations Policy & Celebration for students for educators Knowledge events Mobilization

Governance...... 2 2013-14 Results...... 3 Message from President and Chair...... 5 Programs for Students...... 6 Programs for Educators...... 8 2013-14 Highlights at a Glance...... 10 Financials...... 13 Collaborations...... 14 Policy & Knowledge Mobilization...... 16 Celebration Events ...... 18 Our Supporters...... 20

About The Learning Partnership The Learning Partnership is a national charity dedicated to building stakeholder partnerships to support, promote and advance publicly funded . We do this through five key deliverables – innovative student programs, executive leadership for educators, knowledge mobilization and credible research, tribute celebrations of excellence and ongoing collaborations across Canada. Since 1993, more than 5.7 million students have participated in The Learning Partnership’s programs. For more information on The Learning Partnership, visit thelearningpartnership.ca.

The Learning Partnership Model

Building Partnerships • Connecting business and education • Education Summit, Business Education Task Force, CEO Events Supporting Curriculum • Programs address curriculum gaps • Builds relationships with educators • Supports teachers in curriculum delivery Strengthening Leadership • Executive Leadership incorporating business perspectives

Addressing Relevance & Driving Thought Leadership Raising Awareness of • Strategic merger with Collegium of Learning Public Education • Canadian and international Research and its relevance • Canada’s Outstanding Principals • Mobilizing Knowledge across sectors • Tribute events – Hall of Fame • Informs, guides our programming content • Canada’s Outstanding Employers and focus

4 | The Learning Partnership Message from the President and Chair

This past year The Learning Partnership has been focused on one theme: the future. So when we reflect on last year, our eyes were firmly fixed on the future. Our children are our future. Their future is dependent on us. This means it is up to us to responsibly and collectively ensure that our publicly funded education system is designed to be dynamic, relevant and ever evolving – with effective tools to prepare young people in Canada to succeed in today’s global landscape. So what are those tools? In search of these tools, The Learning Partnership looked closely at the key issues that impact our publicly funded education in Canada today. Through an intensive strategic planning Akela Peoples, process we concluded that our activities need to focus on the following four priorities: President and CEO st The Learning Partnership • Teaching for 21 Century Skills • Embracing a global view • Responding to the changing labour market needs • Developing leadership skills for educators Have a look at our many outstanding accomplishments in 2013-2014. You will quickly see that what we have accomplished this year is well aligned with what we think is important to the future success of Canada’s students. Our programs and investments for the coming year will focus on our four priorities identified above. Our message is simple: public education matters to all of us. The Learning Partnership is about business collaborating with public education leaders and government to continually enhance our public education system. We hope you agree with us, that the four strategic priorities we have thoughtfully chosen Kenneth J. Fredeen address the needs of students, educators and employers – and will make a positive General Counsel difference. We hope you enjoy reading our annual report and find it informative, and as Deloitte LLP always, please let us know if you have ideas or comments. We would love to hear from you.

Akela Peoples, President and CEO Kenneth J. Fredeen, Chair of The Learning Partnership The Learning Partnership’s Board of Directors

From our Strategic Plan 2014-2017: st st Teaching for 21 Century Skills for the 21 Century Workplace • Strengthening world-class STEM and literacy skills st The Learning Partnership’s 21 Century • Entrepreneurship and innovation with a global view Skills • Future-focused teaching pedagogy and tools

FOUR-POINT Embracing a Global Perspective in Education Embracing a • Building relationships with local and global players STRATEGIC FOCUS Global View • Great to excellent focus in education ensuring relevancy • Career education that integrates global relevance

Enhancing excellence Enabling Successful School-to-Work Transitions in public education to Responding to a • Innovative career education tools for students prepare youth in Canada Changing Labour • Advocating for relevant labour market information st Market for the 21 Century world • Promoting multiple paths to success

Integrating Business Skills in Education Leadership Developing • Incorporating global perspectives in education Leadership • Building synergies between education and business • Embracing 21st century complexities in education

2014 Annual Report | 5 Programs for Students Supporting Curriculum

Our student programs address curriculum gaps, build relationships with educators and support teachers in curriculum delivery in class. 2013-14 Highlights I3 – Investigate! Invent! Innovate! Instilling a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 18,700 394,281 teachers engaged students and families engaged through student programs

Entrepreneurial Adventure WTK app Unleashing the entrepreneurial 813 downloads spirit in Canadian classrooms

program showcase and new Entrepreneurial 21 celebration events nationally Adventure business 158 ventures

Take Our Kids to Work $101,330 Connecting students with donated to charity through the world of work 14,679 Entrepreneurial Adventure student Turning Points essays submitted businesses

business and new I3 community inventions 103 partners engaged 1,543

Welcome to Kindergarten Engaging students, parents and 250,000 students and 75,000 businesses participating in TOKW communities early for a smooth transition to school

Take Our Kids to Work™ Leads to HR career Karla Cabrera accompanied her father, the Assistant Chief Engineer at The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in , to work on Turning Points Take Our Kids to Work day in 2005. The day Building character and left her wanting to be a Human Resources communication through literacy professional, which she has since pursued for the 21st century world through a sociology degree at UBC and her current HR diploma program at BCIT. “Take Our Kids to Work opened my eyes to the different options out there,” said Karla. “I could have gone another route and probably would have gotten a bachelor’s for more information visit: degree and not know what to do with it. My thelearningpartnership.ca/ experience that day gave me focus. I am truly student-programs thankful for that day in Grade 9.”

6 | The Learning Partnership Leading the national conversation in Early Learning The Learning Partnership’s Early Years Family and Community Engagement National Symposium, which took place on May 13 to 15, 2014, facilitated an important conversation about the shared responsibility of early childhood learning and development – family, educators and communities must all be involved. Developed as an extension of The Learning Partnership’s Welcome to Kindergarten™ program, the Symposium gave early learning experts, educators and policymakers from across Canada the opportunity to share and learn from each other about how to prepare pre-Kindergarten children for success.

Tune into VOCM, Newfoundland for Turning Points, Live! Fred Hutton, radio personality and news director on VOCM in St. John’s participated for the first time as a Turning Points student essay judge last April. He was so impressed by the quality of the writing as well as the courage shown by the authors as they recounted personal challenges, that he invited students of winning essays to read their work and share their stories live on his morning radio show.

Entrepreneurial Adventure Provides Generating Confidence with Lasting Impact I3 – Investigate! Invent! Innovate! Through the Entrepreneurial Adventure program, Grade 8 Challenged with identifying an everyday problem and creating students Mavis, Amanda and their classmates left a lasting legacy an invention to solve it, former Grade 7 student from Tom Bains in their final year at St. Richard’s Catholic School in Scarborough, School in Calgary, , Robin Kim, and four of her classmates Ontario. developed the Footstep Generator. The invention takes energy They developed and sold a student-friendly but dresscode- created when a person steps onto a stair and transfers it into appropriate school clothing line, winning a BMO National electricity to power a small LED light – a principle the students Student Innovation Award and donating all profits from their hope one day might even power a whole a house. $6,000 in sales to two of the school’s favourite charities. The invention process and the I3 – Investigate! Invent! Innovate! Invention Convention showcase, as well as the media attention That’s what they left behind, but thanks to this experience, around her team’s prototype, taught Robin more than she Mavis took with her a new appreciation for teamwork and realized. Amanda took with her a triumph over shyness. As for the whole class, they walked away with a better understanding of algebra “I learned that you can gain a lot of confidence because you can because of the real-life application of figuring out the variables of build anything you want, anywhere, anytime.” production. Looking Ahead to 2014-15

• Take Our Kids to Work 20th anniversary • I3 expanding to four additional provinces • Entrepreneurial Adventure expanding to four additional provinces • Turning Points French expansion • Launch of five Take Our Kids to Work online modules • Launch of Take Our Class to Work online career awareness resource

The Welcome to Kindergarten App was named one of iTunes Top 50 early learning apps in May 2014. Also available on Android, the free app can be downloaded at thelearningpartnership.ca/apps.

2014 Annual Report | 7 Programs for Educators Strengthening Leadership

Our Executive Leadership programs are offered in partnership with leading Business Schools Rotman and Ivey. We believe in investing in current leaders in Canada’s public education system. 2013-14 Highlights Canada’s Outstanding Principals outstanding principals honoured in 10 provinces 40 and 3 territories

senior educators across Canada bene t from 118 executive leadership training

National Academy of world-renowned business Canada’s Outstanding school partnerships Principals 2

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school boards across Directors Institute executive leadership training 24 guest speakers including 19 C-level Canadian business executives

227 hours of executive leadership instruction

Supervisory Officers Course Victoria BC’s Outstanding Principal, Leslie Lee As one of 2014’s Canada’s Outstanding Principals, Leslie Lee (centre) from attended The Learning Partnership’s five-day executive leadership development program at the Rotman School of Management. As “CEO” of George Jay Elementary School, Leading Learning Leslie was able to network and share best through Technology practices with colleagues from across Canada, and learn management strategies from leading professors and C-level business executives. “The Learning Partnership recognition has been an incredibly positive influence on the For more information visit: reputation of the school and our work. It has thelearningpartnership.ca/ also helped with staff morale and acknowledges educator-programs the improvements in learning we have been working on.”

8 | The Learning Partnership Ivey School of Business Helps Re-Launch Directors Course The Learning Partnership believes deliver excellence in our publicly funded A total of 22 school directors and investing in the continued leadership education system. executive superintendents, including and professional development of current Committed to developing leaders in representation from Ontario, British leaders in the public education system is education, we re-designed our course for Columbia and Atlantic Canada, attended an effective way to strengthen the system. “CEOs” in education with Ivey’s highly the executive leadership course that This year, The Learning Partnership regarded and renowned “case study” began in May 2014, helping to strengthen announced a new partnership with Ivey approach at the core. Case studies draw 18 different school boards. Business School for the fourth series of from experiences from the business world, our Directors of Education Institute on the public sector and events in world Leadership and Strategic Impact. history. The newly designed program The program is a leading edge executive covers, in three modules, themes of development course designed to develop Connecting Strategy and Leadership, the knowledge, practical skills, strategies Connecting with Your People and and cross-sector networking required Connecting Action to Outcome. for leaders in education to successfully

Looking Ahead to 2014-15

• Refresh Supervisory Officer course • Build online resources for senior educators • Expand Canada’s Outstanding Principals program in-class reach • Revamp Canada’s Outstanding Principals application criteria to include innovation • Upgrade Canada’s Outstanding Principals nomination process to online application

Through the Rotman School of Management, The Learning Partnership offered executive leadership development to 40 principals across Canada and 23 supervisory officers in Ontario in 2013-14.

2014 Annual Report | 9 2013-2014 Highlights at a Glance

The Learning Partnership hosted a CEO Roundtable for corporate CEOs and Module 1 of the Supervisory The Learning Partnership Ontario’s Minister of Officer Executive Program on honoured Gerry Pond Education and Assistant Leadership and Management and J.K. Irving as Deputy Minister / Chief at the Rotman School of Champions of Public Student Achievement Management. Education in Saint John, Officer. New Brunswick. Sept. 19, 2013 Dec. 5-7, 2013 Sept. 13, 2013 CEO Supervisory Saint John Roundtable Officer Course Tribute Luncheon

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Aug., 2013 Dec., 2013 New Corporate New website Advisory Board and brand Chair

Retired Scotiabank President & Oct./Nov., 2013 The Learning CEO Rick Waugh, O.C. takes It’s My Future Partnership launches over chair position on the Student Voice a fresh new brand, Corporate Advisory Board. Consultations website and look and CIBC President & CEO feel as part of its 20th In the fall we Gerry McCaughey stays on anniversary. consulted students as past chair. in Moncton, Calgary, Vancouver and on their Oct./Nov., 2013 opinions on public Business-Education Module 2 of the education. Nov. 6, 2013 Task Force – Toronto Supervisory Officer Take Our Kids Executive Program The Learning Partnership to Work on Leadership and brought together leaders Management at the 250,000 students visited from business and Rotman School of 75,000 organizations across education in Toronto Management. the country on the 19th annual over two days to discuss Take Our Kids to Work day. working together to advance students’ futures. The Learning Partnership honoured Alan MacGibbon In the winter we consulted and Nitin Kawale as The Turning Points program students in Edmonton, Champions of Public recognized outstanding Charlottetown, Regina and Education in Toronto, essay writers at celebration Toronto on their opinions on Ontario. events in Brantford, New public education. Brunswick, Calgary, Apr. 23, 2014 Sudbury, GTA, Kenora, Feb.-Mar., 2014 Module 1 of the Supervisory Toronto North Bay, Newfoundland, It’s My Future Officer Executive Program on Tribute Dinner Nova Scotia and Student Voice Leadership and Management Forty principals from across . Consultations at the Rotman School of Canada honoured at an Management. awards gala and attended Apr.-May, 2014 a five-day leadership Turning Points Dec. 5-7, 2013 course at Rotman School of Apr. 10, 2014 Celebrations The Learning Supervisory Management in Toronto. Partnership Partnership Officer Course Summit brought together over Feb. 23-27, 2014 100 leaders from education, Canada’s business, government and Outstanding the student community to Principals the Partnership Summit to address school-to-work pathways.

February March April May

Apr. 23, 2014 Invention Feb., 2014 Conventions Partnership with Samsung Canada The I3 – Investigate! Samsung donates $1M to Invent! Innovate! program public education through culminated in Invention partnership with The Conventions in nearly Learning Partnership. 20 locations in Calgary, Feb. 6-8, 2014 Edmonton, Toronto, Kenora, Supervisory New Brunswick, North Bay Officer Course Feb.- Jun., 2014 and Ottawa. Apr. 23-24, 2014 Module 2 of the Take Our Class to National Student Supervisory Officer Work pilot Symposium Executive Program on Leadership and The new Take Our Management at the Class to Work career Twenty-two youth from every Rotman School of exploration program (with province and territory gathered Management. experiential learning for in Toronto for The Learning classes) was piloted in six Partnership’s first-ever National schools in the GTA. Student Symposium on public education. The Turning Points program Welcome to Kindergarten’s Early Years recognized outstanding Family and Community Engagement essay writers at celebration National Symposium in Winnipeg events in Brantford, New facilitated conversation about family Brunswick, Calgary, engagement in early learning. Sudbury, GTA, Kenora, The Learning Partnership May 13-15, 2014 North Bay, Newfoundland, home office got more Winnipeg WTK much‑needed space by Nova Scotia and Module 3 of the Supervisory The new Executive Leadership Symposium moving to 45 Sheppard Ave. Saskatchewan. Officer Executive Program on for Directors of Education E, Suite 400, Toronto. Leadership and Management course launched with the at the Rotman School of new Ivey Business School, Jun. 13, 2014 Management. our new curriculum partner. Office Move

May 15-16, 2014 May 22, 2014 Supervisory New Directors Officer Course Course Launched at Ivey

May June July

May 6-7, 2014 It’s My Future Student Voice Consultations In the spring we consulted May 28, 2014 students in St. John’s and Business-Education Halifax on their opinions on Task Force – Calgary public education. This session in Calgary focused on how business and education May/Jun., 2014 can work together in Entrepreneurial Alberta to support Adventure Apr., 2014 students in school-to- Showcases WTK App work transitions. Launched The Entrepreneurial Adventure The Welcome to program culminated with Kindergarten play- showcase events in nearly based learning app 20 locations in Calgary, launches in pilot mode Edmonton, Toronto, Kenora, for iPad. New Brunswick, North Bay and Ottawa. Financials The Learning Partnership summarized financial information (Year ending June 30, 2014)

Funding Sources Expenses

Corporate Fundraising 26% 11% Other 8% IT 2% Government 24% Administration 20%

Policy & Knowledge Mobilization 3% Educational Institutions Leadership Institutes 35% 9%

Foundations Programs 7% 55%

Copies of the audited financial statements may be obtained on request from Carol Norsworthy, Director of Finance and Administration, The Learning Partnership at: 416-440-5110

More than 5.7 million children have participated in our programs … the momentum continues to enhance learning.

13 | The Learning Partnership Collaborations Connecting Business and Education

Build partnerships through summits, business task forces, events. 2013-14 Highlights CEO Events ONE MILLION 45 donated to public education via Canadian business Samsung partnership CEOs engaged

Partnership Summit Calgary2 Business-Education Partnership Toronto Task Forces ONE Summit

move-to-action priorities recommendations for public education from 3 employment-to-education 15 collaboration events transitions

Business-Education Task Forces business, education and 165 government leaders engaged

3 CEO roundtable events

Rick Waugh, O.C. Appointed as Corporate Advisory Board Chair In 2013-14, Rick Waugh, (right) Scotiabank’s retired President and CEO and 2013 Champion of Public Education was appointed as the new Chair of The Learning Partnership’s Corporate Advisory Board. Throughout the year, Mr. Waugh hosted three CEO events engaging more than 25 C-level Canadian business leaders in meaningful conversation about the work of The Learning For more information, visit Partnership and public education in Canada. thelearningpartnership.ca/ As a result, we have created an HR Intelligence collaborations Committee with HR representatives from these companies to inform our work on school-to- work transitions.

14 | The Learning Partnership Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer, Deloitte (left); Michael Fullan, O.C., author/professor (centre left); and recent graduate Jamil Jivani (centre right) discuss critical skills needed for the 21st century workplace in a panel moderated by TVO’s Steve Paikin (right) at the Partnership Summit in April 2014.

Collaborating to Create Successful School-To-Work Pathways for Young Canadians Co-chaired by Corporate Advisory Board economy and education system; Ontario’s Ministry of Education; and Linda leader Rick Waugh, O.C., Scotiabank’s education for the 21st century; moving Franklin, CEO of Colleges Ontario. retired President and CEO, The Learning from education to employment; education The information from the sessions and Partnership’s one-day Partnership Summit experience from students; and business roundtable discussions was captured in a brought together over 100 leaders and education taking action together. final report by The Learning Partnership to from education, business, government Participants and panellists included help key decision makers develop school- and the student community to address Ontario’s Minister of Education to-work transition strategies. the compelling challenges of creating Liz Sandals; author and professor successful school-to-work pathways for Michael Fullan O.C.; James Politeski, young Canadians. 2014 President, Samsung Canada; Nitin Kawale, Report on the Partnership Summit 2014 With sessions moderated by Steve Paikin, President, Cisco Systems Canada; Acting Convened by The Learning Partnership, April 10, 2014 Host and Producer of TVO’s The Agenda Director for Education and Skills at the and Carol Stephenson, O.C., Former OECD, Andreas Schleicher; Alberta’s Dean, Ivey Business School, as well Deputy Minister of Education, Greg as interviews and group discussions, Bass; Director General, Andrew Parkin, INFO-RICH, ACTION-POOR? What are we doing to successfully move young Canadians from attendees examined the importance representing the Council of Ministers education to employment? of gaining a global perspective; what of Education, Canada; George Zegarac, innovation disruption means to our Deputy Minister who also represented thelearningpartnership.ca

Read the Partnership Summit Report at thelearningpartnership.ca/ summit-report

Looking Ahead to 2014-15

• Business-Education Task Forces in Winnipeg and Prince Edward Island • Partnership Summit 2015 • Protocol for developing business-education partnerships

The Learning Partnership held two Business-Education Task Forces in 2013-14, one in Toronto and one in Calgary, to facilitate business-education relationships locally.

2014 Annual Report | 15 Policy & Knowledge Mobilization Addressing Relevance & Driving Thought Leadership

Our Policy & Knowledge Mobilization department addresses the relevance of all programs and drives thought leadership in the education sector. 2013-14 Highlights Research

15 students consultations across Canada

Student Voice 1,563 consulted across 13 provinces and territories in 2 official languages

reports produced 4 National Student School-to-Work Transition ONE Symposium with student 4 reports in production 22 representatives

FIVE research projects in play Policy & Knowledge Mobilization ONE national research collaboration with Samsung

Canada Needs Consistent Approach to Career Education In November 2013 The Learning Partnership released It’s Their Future: A Pan-Canadian Study of Career Education. The research, a national scan of curriculum and policy initiatives focusing on school-to-work Vulnerable Communities: transitions, was conducted in response to Success for Boys Education Summit attendees wanting to understand more about how Canadian schools prepare students for the world of work. For more information, visit The paper illustrates the various approaches thelearningpartnership.ca/ to developing the workforce preparedness of pkm students through Canadian public schools, an area of challenge for public education. It demonstrates the need for a more consistent national approach to workforce preparation.

16 | The Learning Partnership Students Tell The Learning Partnership What They Need from Public Education The Learning Partnership’s It’s My Future! While there were significant regional help support our youth for tomorrow’s initiative reached out to 1,563 Canadian differences in students’ opinions, several workplace. students through 15 regional youth key themes emerged which share a forums and an online survey across 13 common Pan-Canadian perspective provinces and territories in two official – all involving relevant, real-life matters. languages, to ask students – as key Students want: experiential and out-

It’s My Future: Canada Across Voices From stakeholders – what’s working for them of-classroom learning opportunities; Student in Canada’s public education system and applicable courses; individualization, how can we improve. flexibility and choice; transition The sessions asked students ranging from information/support; financial support;

and the opportunity to have their voices Final Report

2014 Grade 12 to post-secondary levels where September

reserved. heard. rights All Partnership. 2014 The Learning they see opportunities to enhance their Copyright © education, how they feel it’s preparing We hope the insights we gathered will them for life after school and what better inform critical discussions and Read the It’s My Future Report at information they are missing in order to strategy development with leaders thelearningpartnership.ca/imf-report make post-secondary choices. and influencers across all sectors to

Looking Ahead to 2014-15

• It’s My Future Report • 2015 National Student Symposium • Use of technology in schools research project with Samsung Canada • Boys success project expanding

The inaugural National Student Symposium in April 2014 gathered 22 student representatives from every province and territory to get their feedback on the education system.

2014 Annual Report | 17 Celebration Events Raising Awareness of Public Education Champions of Public Education Celebrating exemplary education leaders in business and education. 2013-14 Highlights

Canada’s Outstanding Principals

outstanding employers 10 recognized Canada’s Outstanding outstanding Employers principals recognized Champions of Public 40 Education honoured Canada’s Outstanding 4 Employers 2013 AWARD RECIPIENTS: APTN three gala events

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

1,530 attendees from business, government and education Candu Energy Inc.

Samsung Donates $1M to CBC/Radio-Canada Public Education Through The Learning Partnership’s Canada’s Copernicus Educational Products Inc. Outstanding Principals In February 2014, James Politeski, President, Samsung Canada (right) announced to the 350 Deloitte Canada’s Outstanding Principals gala attendees a substantial commitment to Canadian public education, pledging $1 million in Solve for The Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver Tomorrow school technology grants in 2014. Samsung, The Learning Partnership’s official Technology Innovation Partner, surprised the award winners with the news that they would be the first beneficiaries of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow program, each receiving a $20,000 Samsung Canada technology grant for their school, which Samsung will help them implement to most effectively integrate technology into their classrooms. Toronto Hydro “I want to thank Samsung for not just throwing money at our school, or saying here’s a gift, but for really sitting down with us,” said secondary principal Rene Bibeau of Ottawa. “They’re going James Politeski, President, Samsung Canada For more information, visit to come to our school, they’re going to work with announces a donation of $1 million to public education at The Learning Partnership’s thelearningpartnership.ca/ us... to try and figure out what our needs are and work as a team.” Canada’s Outstanding Principals Gala in celebrations February 2014.

18 | The Learning Partnership Alan N. MacGibbon, former Managing Partner and Chief Executive of Business leader J. K. Irving (left) was presented with a Lifetime Deloitte (left) and Nitin Kawale (right), former president of Cisco Systems Achievement Award and entrepreneur Gerry Pond (right), Canada were named Champions of Public Education at The Learning Chairman, Mariner Partners Inc. was named a Champion of Public Partnership’s Toronto Tribute event in April 2014. Education at The Learning Partnership’s Tribute Luncheon event in Saint John New Brunswick in September 2013. Four Champions of Public Education Honoured In 2013-14 The Learning Partnership these outstanding Canadians and to of Innovatia Inc. co-chairing and the honoured four exceptional Canadian raise funds for The Learning Partnership’s Honourable Marilyn Trenholme-Counsell, business leaders as Champions of student programs in these communities. O.C., O.N.B., former Senator and Public Education for their personal and The Toronto event featured keynote Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick as professional contributions to Canada’s speaker Rex Murphy, Social Commentator honorary chair. public education system: innovator and and Editorialist, and emcee Pattie technology entrepreneur Gerry Pond, Lovett-Reid, CTV News’s Chief Financial O.N.B.; Alan N. MacGibbon, former Commentator. Co-chairs for Toronto were Managing Partner and Chief Executive Carol Stephenson O.C., Former Dean, Ivey of Deloitte LLP; Nitin Kawale, President Business School and Kenneth J. Fredeen, of Cisco Systems Canada and lifetime Champions of Public Education General Counsel, Deloitte LLP and Chair achievement Champion of Public of The Learning Partnership’s Board of Education, J.K. Irving, Chairman of Directors. J.D. Irving Ltd. TD Bank Deputy Chair the Honourable As The Learning Partnership’s largest Visit our2014 Hall of Fame at L. Jacques Ménard, O.C., O.Q. Frank McKenna delivered the keynote Chairman, BMO Nesbitt Burns and President celebration events, the Tribute events – a thelearningpartnership.ca/hall-of-fameNitin Kawale BMO Financial Group, Quebec address at the New Brunswick Tribute President, Cisco Systems Canada Lifetime Achievement Award dinner in Toronto and a luncheon in Saint Alan N. MacGibbon event with Dennis Cochrane, former Her Worship Mayor John, New Brunswick – brought together F.C.P.A, F.C.A., C.M.C., President of St. Thomas University and Former Managing Partner and Chief Hazel McCallion, C.M. more than 1,500 attendees to celebrate Executive, Deloitte LLP City of Roxanne Fairweather, President and CEO The Hon. 2013 James W. Ross, C.M. Lifetime Achievement Award Founder, Ross Ventures Ltd. James K. Irving, O.C., O.N.B. Chairman, J.D. Irving Limited 2011 LookingGerry Pond, Ahead O.N.B. to 2014-15Darren Entwistle Chairman, Mariner Partners Inc. President & CEO TELUS Rick Waugh, O.C. • TributeChief Moncton Executive Officer – Nov. 10, 2014Dr. Jane Gaskell Scotiabank Former Dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education • TributeAditya Toronto Jha, O.C. – May 28, 2015University of Toronto Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Bernard Lord, O.N.B., Q.C. • Canada’sJohn Outstanding Stackhouse Principals galaPresident & CEO Editor-in-Chief Canadian Wireless Telecommunications – Feb. 24,The Globe 2015 and Mail Association of Canada 20th Anniversary Lifetime Former Premier of New Brunswick Achievement Awards J. Robert S. Prichard, O.C., O.Ont. • Canada’s Outstanding Employers Chair, Torys LLP Charlie Pielsticker President Emeritus Founder, The Learning Partnership nomination – Nov. 3, 2014 Gordon Cressy Joseph Segal, C.M., O.B.C., Founding CEO, 1993-2000 The Learning Partnership C.B.H.F., O.ST.J., LL.D. (Hon) President Veronica Lacey, O.C. Kingswood Capital Corporation Former President & CEO, 2000-2012 The Learning Partnership Donald A. Stewart Former Chief Executive Officer The Learning Partnership2012 honoured 40 principalsSun Life Financial from Inc. across CanadaPeter E. atGilgan, its annual O.Ont. Canada’s Outstanding2010 Principals galaPresident in front & CEO of 350 attendees from education, Mattamy Homes John Honderich, C.M., O.Ont. business and government in February 2014.Chair, Board of Directors, Torstar Former Publisher of the Toronto Star

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2014 Annual Report | 19 Program 014.indd 28 17/04/2014 12:03:08 PM Our Supporters 2013-2014 We would like to thank our partners and sponsors whose generous support enables The Learning Partnership to deliver innovative programs that develop research and policy initiatives that engage Canadians in discussions about how we can ensure a vibrant, forward-thinking public education system to meet the needs of students today and tomorrow. PARTNERS IN LEARNING Our Partners in Learning members are critical to the continued success of The Learning Partnership. With their annual memberships, these organizations support the core work of The Learning Partnership while receiving a suite of membership benefits specific to their needs in the education sector. Thank you to all of our Partners in Learning members. Corporate Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic Edmonton Public School Board Ontario Principals’ Council Bayard Presse Canada Inc (OwlKids) District School Board Employment and Social Ottawa Catholic School Board BMO Financial Group Brock University Development Canada Ottawa-Carleton District Canadian Education Warehouse Calgary Board of Education Grand Erie District School Board School Board CIBC Calgary Catholic School District Halifax Regional School Board Peel District School Board Grenville Printing Catholic Principals’ Council of Halton Catholic District School Board Ontario Power Generation Ontario Halton District School Board Seneca of Applied Arts and Purolator Courier Ltd. Conseil scolaire catholique Hamilton-Wentworth District Technology RBC Financial Group Franco‑Nord School Board Simcoe County District School Board Ricoh Canada Inc. Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est Institute of Superior-Greenstone District Samsung Canada de l’Ontario Technology & Advanced Learning School Board Scotiabank Group Dufferin-Peel Catholic District Kenora Catholic District Toronto Catholic District SMART Technologies School Board School Board School Board TELUS Durham Catholic District Lakehead Public Schools Toronto District School Board Toy Galaxy School Board Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic Upper Canada District School Board Durham District School Board District School Board York Catholic District School Board Education & Government Eastern School District, St. John’s Ontario Institute for Studies in York Region District School Board Anglophone West School District Edmonton Catholic District Education of the University (New Brunswick) School Board of Toronto

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They’re no longer the disciplinarian or just the school manager. They can be a target when standardized test results are low. As 40 of Canada’s best principals are honoured – including the five profiled here – Caroline Alphonso and James Bradshaw look at their changing role A matter of principal:at one What – and makes why so a a grefewt onea twant one – and –the and why job why so few so few wanta twant one the – thejob and job why so few want the job

...... f the job of a principal conjures up visions of IPrincipal Seymour Skinner chasing Bart Simpson, the reality couldn’t be further. Rather than the dis- ciplinarians of the past, today’s principals have to know and help every student, cope with parental and political demands and ensure that their school scores highly on standardized tests. It’s no wonder the appeal of the job is declining. “The research for the last 20 years is quite clear, teachers are not attracted to the principalship,” says Paul Newton, an associate professor at the Univer- sity of Alberta who has researched the role of the school leader. “Principals were always responsible for ensuring efficient management of the school, but, increasingly, the principal has become respon- sible for the academic achievement of students. This is not an insignificant shift.” Principal Lorraine Kinsman, head of Cranston School, which she helped open four years ago in Calgary, has experienced how complex the job can be. She expected to run the school, set up timeta- bles and monitor the day-to-day happenings. Instead, she also has to contend with the involve- ment of parents, the community, the school board and the province. “Instead of just knowing six courses of study, I now need to know 575 children, and all of the options that are available to them,” she says. Ms. Kinsman is among 40 principals honoured by the Learning Partnership as Canada’s best in a role that clearly has some exceptional leaders. But over all, school boards are having a difficult time recruit- ing new people to the leadership ranks. Studies show that school systems in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are struggling to recruit teachers to become principals, and research suggests vacancies are expected to climb. In Ontario, the number of educators receiving their principal qualifications dropped from 1,056 in 2003 to 590 last year, according to data from the Ontario College of Teachers. A spokesman for Alberta Education says school superintendents TONIA COWAN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL have indicated a greater challenge than in the past in recruiting teachers to become principals. LeslieAndrea Lee McAuley SheldonJohn-Paul Barry Elliott Andrea McAuleyAndreaLorraine McAuley Kinsman John-Paul John-PaulElliott Elliott Lorraine KinsmanLorraineAndrea McAuley Kinsman John-Paul Elliott Lorraine Kinsman In spite of those numbers, great principals can George JayR.H. Elementary Cornish Public School School Holy HeartSt. ofJoseph Mary Catholic High School Elementary School R.H. Cornish PublicR.H.Cranston School Cornish School Public School St. Joseph CatholicSt. Elementary Joseph Catholic School Elementary School Cranston School CranstonR.H. Cornish School Public School St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School Cranston School make a huge difference in the lives of students and Victoria Port Perry, Ont. St. John’sGananoque, Ont. Port Perry, Ont. PortCalgary Perry, Ont. Gananoque, Ont. 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To succeed in his job, he has to ity and world issues like the environment. though most have more, as well as certification that studentssure who all “go four in andtracks out” are of successful. school – A lot ofbe his flexible students and are adaptable, the sons orand as he putssure it, all four trackssureThe are all chancesuccessful. four tracks to start are a successful.kindergarten tobe flexible and adaptable,be flexible or and as adaptable,he puts it, or as he puts it,The chance to surestartThe alla chance kindergarten four tracks to start are to a successful.kindergarten to be flexible and adaptable, or as he puts it, The chance to start a kindergarten to includes the principal’s qualification program. was 35 perHer cent. task She is realized made all that the for more many tricky by daughters“you of immigrants,need to have many all your of whom skills.” Her task is madeGradeHer all the task4 school more is made fromtricky all the bythe ground more tricky level isby“you need to have“you all needyour skills.”to have all your skills.” Grade 4 school fromGradeHer the task4 schoolground is made from level all the isthe ground more tricky level isby “you need to have all your skills.” Grade 4 school from the ground level is Lately, the role has become more political. 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He gets the students he shepherds, who “the opportunity of a lifetime,” she says. though test scores are not used to penalize a prin- of fulfillingdestination basic needs is less is so clearly great definedthat ac- than it hail fromcome 50 different from a varietycountries. of family At the back- destination is lessdestinationThe clearly school defined openedis less than clearly with it 300 defined students than and comeit from a varietycome of from family a variety back- of family back- The school openedThedestination with school 300 openedis students less clearly with and 300 defined students than and it come from a variety of family back- The school opened with 300 students and cipal, leaders whose schools don’t fare well are still ademics wasare simplyearlier innot her a high career. priority, Ms. McAuley nor has same time,grounds 55 per and cent with of his different students, abilities, was earlier in herwaswill career. reachearlier Ms. its in McAuleymaximum her career. has of Ms. 620 McAuley this fall, hasgrounds and withgrounds different and abilities, with different abilities, will reach its maximumwillwas reachearlier of its620 in maximum her this career. fall, of Ms. 620 McAuley this fall, has grounds and with different abilities, will reach its maximum of 620 this fall, scrutinized and questioned by parents and politi- for their afamilies. background “So one in special of the thingseducation and the work a part-timeinvolved jobin fundraising outside of class.efforts The for the a background ina“bursting special background education at the in seams”special and the –education some families and involvedthe in in fundraisinginvolved efforts in fundraising for the efforts for the “bursting at the “burstingaseams” background – someat the in families seams”special in–education some families and the in involved in fundraising efforts for the “bursting at the seams” – some families in cians. that we focusedarts, and on puts meeting a premium [was] onthe building demandsschool. of late-night And he hours has set and up extra initiatives thatarts, and puts a premiumarts,the community and putson building a premiumhave even on had building to be school. And he hasschool. set up And initiatives he has set that up initiatives thatthe community havethearts, community andeven puts had a to premiumhave be even on had building to be school. And he has set up initiatives that the community have even had to be “The increased hours, responsibility and public social andthinking emotional skills needs,” on top she of the says. core literacy shifts canare leave pushing them the drained school before past thethey under-thinking skills onthinkingturned top of away. the skills core on literacy top of the core literacyare pushing the areschool pushing past thethe under-school past the under-turned away. turnedthinking away. skills on top of the core literacy are pushing the school past the under- turned away. scrutiny are not compensated for by minimal salary Her schooland numeracyramped up curriculum. its breakfast Learning and how even beginachieving their first label class it once in the bore, morning. including anand numeracy curriculum.and“For numeracy the last Learning twocurriculum. years, how I’ve Learning added five howachieving or label itachieving once bore, label including it once anbore, including an“For the last twoand“For years, numeracy the I’ve last added two curriculum. years, five or I’ve Learning added five how or achieving label it once bore, including an “For the last two years, I’ve added five or increases,” says Prof. Newton, who is about to pub- lunch programs,to use information knowing hungry has become children as impor- To spurintensive ambition French and persuade program potential for Grade 5 stu-to use informationtosix use hasclassrooms informationbecome everyas impor- has single become year, as five impor- orintensive six Frenchintensive program Frenchfor Grade program 5 stu- for Grade 5 stu-six classrooms everysixto use classrooms single information year, every five has orsingle becomesix year, as five impor- or six intensive French program for Grade 5 stu- six classrooms every single year, five or six lish a paper on this topic. “Most teachers would struggle tantto focus, as knowing and worked facts toand remove equations, if not early leaversdents to and stay, his he district’s offers programs pioneering full-daytant as knowing tantteachers,facts as and knowing changed equations, facts the if andcomplexity not equations, of theif dentsnot and his district’sdents and pioneering his district’s full-day pioneering full-dayteachers, changedteachers,tant the as complexity knowing changed facts ofthe the andcomplexity equations, of theif not dents and his district’s pioneering full-day teachers, changed the complexity of the prefer to remain in teaching roles than transition the stigmamore from so. coming early for break- such as creditkindergarten recovery, program. and has raised pri- more so. moreschool,” so. she says. kindergarten program.kindergarten program. school,” she says.school,”more so. she says. kindergarten program. school,” she says. into administrative positions.” He added that this is fast. And Ms.That Lee means has full-time principals family like herand spend vate fundsHis from mantra the local is to community keep things for simple. HeThat means principalsThatGrowth means like is the her principals big spend story likeat many her spend CalgaryHis mantra is to Hiskeep mantra things is simple. to keep He things simple. HeGrowth is the bigGrowthThat story means at is many the principals big Calgary story likeat many her spend Calgary His mantra is to keep things simple. He Growth is the big story at many Calgary particularly acute in remote parts of Canada that parent-liaisonless of counsellors their time being who can“managerial,” reach and programs,looks especially to signals for fromnewcomers Ontario’s to educationless of their timelessschools, being of their“managerial,” where time the being youth and “managerial,” population isandlooks ris- to signals fromlooks Ontario’s to signals education from Ontario’s educationschools, where theschools,less youth of their where population time the being youth is ris-“managerial,” population isand ris- looks to signals from Ontario’s education schools, where the youth population is ris- have long faced a shortage of school administra- out to familiesmore being and support instructional students’ leaders par- setting a Canada. ministry and his local school board to more being instructionalmoreing fast, being and leaders instructional that settingputs pressure a leaders on setting schoolsministry a and hisministry local school and boardhis local to school board to ing fast, and thatingmore puts fast, beingpressure and instructional that on puts schools pressure leaders on setting schools a ministry and his local school board to ing fast, and that puts pressure on schools tors. ents – onedirection of the few for theschools way intheir her students dis- will But moregauge personal where interaction, educational often priorities aredirection for thedirectionat way a time their whenfor students the new way willways their of students learning willgauge where educationalgauge where priorities educational are priorities areat a time when newatdirection a waystime whenoffor learning the new way ways their of students learning will gauge where educational priorities are at a time when new ways of learning In Alberta, the average salary for a teacher with 10 trict to dolearn, so. down to a personal level. And it one-on-oneshifting. with Butstudents, that big can picture be the is sometimeslearn, down to alearn,brought personal down about level. to in aAnd personal part it by technology, level. And it andshifting. But thatshifting. big picture But isthat sometimes big picture is sometimesbrought about inbroughtlearn, part bydown abouttechnology, to ina personal part and by technology, level. And it and shifting. But that big picture is sometimes brought about in part by technology, and years’ experience is about $92,000; and at the top She hasmeans also embraced striking more technology community as a partner- most effectivesubsumed tool. by“You “the have very statistics specific onneeds thatmeans striking moremeanswhen community learning striking tomore partner-sort community and use informa- partner-subsumed by “thesubsumed very specific by “the needs very that specific needs thatwhen learning towhenmeans sort andlearning striking use informa- tomore sort community and use informa- partner- subsumed by “the very specific needs that when learning to sort and use informa- end of the scale, teachers could earn as much as way of tailoringships to learningkeep the more education closely taking to place your side,are and right you there have at community your door.” lead- ships to keep theshipstion, education are to keepbecoming taking the education placeparamount taking skills. placeare right there atare your right door.” there at your door.” tion, are becomingtion,ships paramount are to keepbecoming the skills. education paramount taking skills. place are right there at your door.” tion, are becoming paramount skills. $99,000. A principal at the top end of the scale in the needsinside of each the student, school as especially connected the as possible ers comingStaff in and and talking parents about look theirto him ex- to be theinside the schoolinside asThat connected theis forcing school as “huge aspossible connected changes,” as Ms.possible Kins-Staff and parentsStaff look and to himparents to be look the to him to be theThat is forcing inside“hugeThat theischanges,” forcing school “huge Ms.as connected Kins- changes,” as Ms.possible Kins- Staff and parents look to him to be the That is forcing “huge changes,” Ms. Kins- Alberta would earn about $99,000, with an “allo- 10 to 15 perto the cent students’ each year experience who have outside desig- it. periencesdecision-maker, and just showing but real-world in six years as princi-to the students’ experiencetoman the says, students’ “because outside experience it.we’re educating outside it.chil-decision-maker, decision-maker,but in six years asbut princi- in six years as princi-man says, “becausemanto the we’re says, students’ educating “because experience we’rechil- educating outside it.chil- decision-maker, but in six years as princi- man says, “because we’re educating chil- wance” of between $20,000 and $45,000. Principals nated special needs. “You can set up differ- examplespal of, he ‘This has islearned where toyour work path closely is with dren for a world that none of us can reallypal he has learnedpal to he work has learnedclosely with to work closely withdren for a world drenthat nonefor a worldof us canthat really none of us can really pal he has learned to work closely with dren for a world that none of us can really in Ontario are on the province’s annual sunshine ent levels of learning by using the tech leading, staffand thisto make is where changes. you could “That’s go something script.” staff to make changes.staff to “That’s make changes.something “That’s somethingscript.” script.” staff to make changes. “That’s something script.” list, earning more than $100,000 annually. Teachers tools,” she says, noting it helps engage- with a littlethat more you mighteffort,’ know ” he says.in your head, but ...... that you might knowthat you in your might head, know but in your head, but...... that you might know in your head, but ...... at the top end of the scale earn more than $90,000. ment too because “the kids love it.” It isn’t knowingan easy pitch, it in practice but most is sucha different con- thing James Bradshaw knowing it in practiceknowing is a it different in practice thing is a different thingJames Bradshaw James Bradshaw knowing it in practice is a different thing James Bradshaw Prof. Newton argues that while principals have These initiatives have already helped versationsaltogether. “go really Being well.” in charge isn’t being the altogether. Beingaltogether. in charge isn’tBeing being in charge the isn’t being the altogether. Being in charge isn’t being the always been responsible for the management of transform the school’s performance on boss, it’s about collaboration, it’s about lis- boss, it’s about collaboration,boss, it’s about it’s collaboration, about lis- it’s about lis- boss, it’s about collaboration, it’s about lis- school, lately they’ve taken on an additional task of provincial benchmarks and drastically tening,” he says. tening,” he says.tening,” he says. tening,” he says. student achievement. When organizations like the reduced the number of behavioural inci- Fraser Institute rank schools based on test scores, dents. ButWhat Ms. Lee has still been thinks a major her school change in What has beenWhat a major has changebeen a majorin change in What has been a major change in provincial governments see principals as key agents and others need more funding to support in educational improvement efforts and, as Prof. studentseducation with special just needs. in my time as an education just educationin my time just as anin my time as an education just in my time as an Newton says, “an easy target” when a school is not educator is that we’ve moved from educator is thateducator we’ve moved is that from we’ve moved from educator is that we’ve moved from faring well. The research, however, “is less than It’s an unknown future, but we know It’s an unknownIt’s future, an unknown but we future,know but we know It’s an unknown future, but we know preparing kids for a workforce that preparing kidspreparing for a workforce kids for that a workforce that preparing kids for a workforce that conclusive with respect to the impact that princi- In Newfoundland, we’re seeing a very that if you have literacy skills and that if you havethat literacy if you skills have and literacy skills and that if you have literacy skills and pals have on student learning,” he adds. we fully understood to preparing kids we fully understoodwe fully to understoodpreparing kids to preparing kids we fully understood to preparing kids But Andrea McAuley, who is in her fourth year as big demandI would for loveskilled to seelabour. more And support 10 staff numeracy skills and communicationI would love toI seewould more love support to see staffmore support staffnumeracy skillsnumeracy and communication skills and communication I would love to see more support staff numeracy skills and communication principal at R.H. Cornish Public School in Port Per- for a workforce that we haven’t yet for a workforcefor that a workforce we haven’t that yet we haven’t yet for a workforce that we haven’t yet years agoin the[there schools. was] Anda lot I’ll of leavefocus it at that skills, you can go most anywhere. Thein the schools. inAnd the I’ll schools. leave it And at that I’ll leave it at thatskills, you can skills,go most you anywhere. can go most The anywhere. The in the schools. And I’ll leave it at that skills, you can go most anywhere. The ry, Ont., and among this year’s winners, says seen. So the challenge becomes, what seen. So the challengeseen. So becomes,the challenge what becomes, what seen. So the challenge becomes, what “changing the trajectory of outcomes” for students on university– trained being support the postsecondary staff, supporting biggest change is a social change to– trained support– trained staff, supporting support staff, supportingbiggest changebiggest is a social change change is a tosocial change to – trained support staff, supporting biggest change is a social change to is what keeps her energized. “The role of principal One of theis the things best wepreparation have been for a world choice for students for success. Now is the best preparationis the best for preparation a world for a world is the best preparation for a world enables us to keep one hand front-line for our stu- kids with autism, mental health talk to parents who say, ‘But it wasn’tkids with autism,kids mental with autism, health mental health talk to parentstalk who to say, parents ‘But itwho wasn’t say, ‘But it wasn’t kids with autism, mental health talk to parents who say, ‘But it wasn’t workingthat on isour a focuskids will on languageinherit that we that our kids willthat inherit our kids that will we inherit that we that our kids will inherit that we dents, so we see the individual faces and can sup- it’s not necessarilyissues, those sorts of things. – There are like that when I went to school,’ andissues, those sortsissues, of things.those sorts There of are things. There likeare that whenlike I went that to when school,’ I went and to school,’ and issues, those sorts of things. There are like that when I went to school,’ and port in individual conversations with kids, but also objectivesdidn’t – that experience is, when ourselves we’re as kids? there’s other options available ... so didn’t experiencedidn’t ourselves experience as kids? ourselves as kids? didn’t experience ourselves as kids? have a wider connection to systemic change,” she itinerants that come back and forth, it wasn’t. ... To get to the point whereitinerants thatitinerants come back that and come forth, back and forth,it wasn’t. ... To itget wasn’t. to the ... point To get where to the point where itinerants that come back and forth, it wasn’t. ... 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Ont., says he and his colleagues spend a lot of their vulnerable learners, they learn time helping children with emotional needs. language in a different way. “You’re trying to manage a global landscape in an educational setting,” he says. “None of the issues that we are expected to deal with are bad things, they are good things. But what is our role? It becomes difficult to define it when you’re being ...... pulled in a lot of different directions.” usOnline what youHas thinka principal makes made a good a difference principal inand your how child’s they canlife –change or your schoolsus own? what Tell foryou theus think whatbetter. makes you tgam.ca/principals think a good makes principal a good and principal how they and can how change they schoolscan change for theschools better. for tgam.ca/principals theus whatbetter. you tgam.ca/principals think makes a good principal and how they can change schools for the better. tgam.ca/principals

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