2019-2020 Annual Report
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New Frontiers School Board 214 McLeod, Chateauguay, Quebec J6J 2H4 www.nfsb.qc.ca 2019-2020 Annual Report Year Two Results New Frontiers School Board’s Commitment to Success Plan 2018-2022 The New Frontiers School Board’s Commitment to Success Plan was adopted by the Council of Commissioners on May 22, 2018; it was approved by the Minister of Education, Sebastien Proulx in July 2018. The 2019-2020 Annual Report was deposited with the Minister of Education, Jean-François Roberge, on December 18, 2020, using the Government’s Collecte-Info site. The New Frontiers School Board, one of Quebec’s nine English-language school boards, covers the territory that borders the United States to the south, Ontario to the west, the St. Lawrence River to the north and Autoroute 15 to the east; this territory includes the indigenous communities of Kahnawake and Akwesasne. Vision The New Frontiers School Board is committed to success for all students. Mission To realize our Vision, our Mission is to: • Provide experiences that will challenge our students and employees to learn and develop respect for themselves, others, and the environment; • Engage all stakeholders as educational partners; • Expect and support all employees to continuously improve with a focus on enhancing student learning; • Create a hospitable learning environment where everyone feels they belong and are appreciated. Motto Education, a lifelong journey Governance Chair - David D’Aoust The Council of Commissioners is composed of 10 elected Division #1 – Raymond Ledoux commissioners, a Chair who is Includes the Town of Lery. Also includes a section of the City of Chateauguay that is elected universally, and four described as follows: starting at a point where the Chateauguay River and the commissioners representing municipal border meet in the north-east, this border, Saint-Bernard road, the parents: elementary sector, Chateauguay River and the municipal border back to the starting point. This secondary sector, students with division includes Ile Saint-Bernard special needs, and one member at large. Division #2 - Karin Van Droffelaar Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows: starting at a point where In accordance with By-Law BE, Saint-Bernard road and the north-east municipal border meet, this border, St. Jean- Baptiste Boulevard, St. Francis Boulevard, the Chateauguay River and Saint-Bernard Council holds regular public road back to the starting point. This division includes the Mohawk Territory of meetings on the first Tuesday of Kahnawake. each month at 19:00 hours at Howick Elementary School. Division #3 - Lina Chouinard Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows: starting at a point where St. Code of Ethics & Professional Francis Boulevard and St-Jean Baptiste Boulevard meet, St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard, Conduct for Commissioners D’Anjou Boulevard, the Chateauguay River, St-Francis Boulevard back to the starting The Ethics Officer’s mandate is to point. examine any expressed complaint directed towards a Division #4 - Kenneth Crockett commissioner, and to determine, Includes a section of Chateauguay described as follows: starting at a point where when applicable, if a D’Anjou Boulevard and St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard meet, St. Jean Baptiste, the commissioner has been in municipal border, the Chateauguay River, and D’Anjou Boulevard back to the starting point. contravention of the “Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct for Division #5 - Howard (Buzz) Gibbs Commissioners”. In the case of Includes the City of Mercier. Also includes the section of Chateauguay that is located an identified contravention by a to the east of St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard. Commissioner, if found guilty, the Ethics’ Officer will consider Division #6 - Abdul Pirani imposing a sanction. Includes the municipalities of Beauharnois, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield , St. Etienne de Beauharnois, Sainte Martine, and St Urbain-Premier. By-Law BCAA “Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct for Division #7 - Dianne Eastwood Commissioners” can be found in its Includes the municipalities of Saint-Chrysostome, Sainte-Clotilde, Saint-Patrice-de- entirety at www.nfsb.qc.ca Sherrington, Havelock, Hemmingford and Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle. Also includes a section of the municipality of Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville that is located east of Report of the Ethics Officer: Autoroute 15 and is within the territory of the School Board. Pursuant to my obligations in regards to Section 11.2 of the Division #8 - Peter Stuckey Code of Ethics & Professional Includes the municipalities of Howick, Ormstown, Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Saint- Conduct for Commissioners as Louis-de-Gonzague and Très-Saint-Sacrement. approved and revised by Council on 2017-01-10, please Division #9 - Barbara Ednie Includes the municipalities of Elgin, Hinchinbrooke, and Franklin. be advised that my Annual Report of activity for the 2019- Division #10 - John Ryan, Vice-Chair 2020 academic year ending on Includes the municipalities of Saint-Anicet, Sainte-Barbe, Dundee, Godmanchester th June 30 is without incident or and Huntingdon. This division includes the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne. complaint. Commissioners Representing the Parents: Respectfully submitted, Dana Hoshowatiuk Secondary Representative Shannon Keyes Special Needs Advisory Committee Debra Wright Member at Large Bernard Huot Anne-Marie Yelle Elementary Representative NFSB Ethics Officer October 16, 2020 Educational Services Programming We have a bilingual programming model at the elementary are provided to our youth and level where we deliver pedagogical services 50% in English and adult students through a 50% in French, with Language Arts taught in English from network of ten elementary kindergarten through grade 6. One exception exists at Gault schools, two high schools, and Institute in Valleyfield, as it serves a predominately French- three career education speaking population; the programming there is primarily in centres. English. Elementary Schools At the secondary level, while instruction is based on an English • Centennial Park Mother Tongue model, enriched programming is provided in • Franklin Elementary “Français langue seconde” and “Français langue d’enseignement”. Further enrichment opportunities exist in the • Gault Institute International Baccalaureate Program at Howard S. Billings, and • Harmony Elementary the locally developed Universal Program at Chateauguay Valley • Hemmingford Elementary Regional High School. To promote bilingualism and inter- • Heritage Elementary cultural collaboration, the “Option Études” program exists in • Howick Elementary Chateauguay in collaboration with the Commission scolaire des • Mary Gardner School Grandes-Seigneuries. French and English students are grouped • Ormstown Elementary together and spend half of the school year at École Gabrielle Roy (CSDGS) and the other half at Howard S. Billings High • St. Willibrord School. Secondary Schools • Chateauguay Valley In the adult education sector, academic programs are offered Regional High School to enable students to improve literacy skills, obtain their • Howard S. Billings Regional secondary school diploma, or pre-requisites required for CEGEP High School or vocational programs. Our Centres offer career options in Career Education Centres vocational education, which lead to a Québec “Diplôme • Chateauguay Valley Career d’études professionnelles”. Education Centre Administrative Support • Huntingdon Adult Supporting our schools and centres, are the employees within the Education & Community Board’s departments working behind the scenes to ensure the best Centre possible environments for our staff and students. • Nova Career Education Centre Director General Rob Buttars Assistant Director General Mike Helm Secretary General Mike Helm Community Learning Centres The CLC concept exists across our Department Directors system. The CLCs support all Continuing Education Chantal Martin schools and centres of the School Educational Services James Walker Board through various and Financial Services Terence Savoie numerous partnership and Human Resources Cuthbert McIntyre Material Resources Kevin Harvey, retired January 2020 agreements; our CLCs also help Eric Colbert, named February 2020 promote lifelong learning. International Students Through our International Student program, New Frontiers welcomes students from other countries in both the youth and adult sector. School & Centre Activity Reports Centennial Park School Jo-Anne Daviau, Principal To say that 2019-2020 was an unusual year would be an understatement. Until the forced shutdown in March due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, CPS was running like the well-oiled machine it is reputed to be. Staff and students were engaged in various projects and the pedagogy using technology at all levels, including all the robotics equipment, was supporting learning in more ways than we could hope for. Many of the planned professional development opportunities were cancelled after the March shutdown but the staff made some quick turnarounds and participated in webinars to hone their distance-teaching skills. As student participation was sporadic at various levels, our resource teachers reached out to families on a regular basis to make sure all students were well-supported, and learning was continuing to take place at home. CPS was prepared to welcome students back in early May but, following Santé publique directives, we were only able to only open for a few days at the end of June. We hoped for a larger number of students returning, nonetheless,