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Annual Report July 2013-June 2014 Annual Report July 2013-June 2014 Strengthening Canada’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, Toronto 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 University 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 Ontario 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 New Brunswick Mobilization Advisory Principals National Christian Matyasfalvi Maryteresa Nocera Tribute Luncheon Council Selection Committee Welcome to Kindergarten 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 Calgary 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 education in Canada. 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
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