A.A.E.S.Q. Bulletin June 2009

Enjoying Spring Conference at Le Capitole in Quebec City.

Volume XXXV—No. 4 PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT 2008 – 2009

The strength of our association is firmly rooted in people and the relationships that we have developed over the years. I would like to extend my warmest thanks to our Executive Director, Ron Silverstone and our Executive Assistant, Michael Stirrup for their friendship, sage advice and their dedication to AAESQ. Thanks too to Liana and Debbie for their continued professionalism and excellent work in the AAESQ of- fices. We have many individuals who represent AAESQ with dedication and enthu- siasm on both the provincial and national levels – hearty thanks to you all for the hours that you give your colleagues in the form of representation on a variety of committees. Our ELC team did excellent work in the area of professional develop- ment for our members.

As our locals followed through with the results of our job satisfaction survey carried out in 2007 – 2008 our efforts to support our members came to the fore. Member support in the form of our postcards, calls to the office, and support to individual members became increasingly important over the past year. In addition, our asso- ciation’s work to raise our profile on the provincial scene also bore fruit as our ex- ecutive was invited to meet and share our members’ views with CPNCA, the Direc- tors General and The Minister of Education. Michael Stirrup’s election as vice president for pension and insurance at the CERA table was also a very positive step.

In closing I would like to thank the membership for their confidence over the past year. I have very much enjoyed the privilege of serving as president and have learned much as a result of the experience. It is an honour to work with the indi- viduals who make up our membership. I wish all of you a restful summer and many successful school years in the years to come.

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Jordan

Executive Director’s Annual Report 2008-2009

Rather than focus on the numerous events that your Association was involved in this year (which are included in other reports) I would prefer to write about the contributions many of our members make over the course of a year to represent the interests of the Association. This group includes the mem- bers of the Executive, the Presidents of Locals, members of the Board of Directors and the members of our Educational Leadership Committee. Then there are the individual members who represent our in- terests at various committees and promote the Association in the Professional Development areas.

All the individuals volunteer their time and energy while putting in a full days work at their regular jobs. They do it because they believe in their Association and their profession. On behalf of the members of AAESQ, both active and retired, I wish to thank them for their dedication and professionalism. These individuals, including our award winners for this year are included on the subsequent pages.

Thanks also to Sandra Furfaro, Jan Langelier, John Roumeliotis, Habza Shedlack and Steve Balleine who will be leaving the Executive this year. You served your Association well and we wish you the best in the next chapters of your life. Jan and John are retiring; Habza is getting close, Steve has been pro- moted, which means new and added responsibilities, and Sandra steps down as Past-President. Good luck to all.

I would also like to pay tribute to the Presidents of AAESQ who also lead this Association every year. They serve for only one year keeping Michael and I “in line” and at the same time chairing meetings and leading the Association in the right direction. This year was no exception; Jim Jordan did an out- standing job in directing the affairs of AAESQ. His leadership skills were second to none and his sup- port and understanding of the issues facing the Association this year were exemplary and the Associa- tion should be proud of what he has accomplished. It’s not an easy task to step into the role of Presi- dent of AAESQ and become familiar with, and understand, all the issues in just one year. Congratula- tions Jim on a job well done.

To the members of the office staff, Michael Stirrup, Debbie Quain and Liana Navrozidis, AAESQ is ex- tremely fortunate to have employees who show compassion and intelligence in their daily functions. Their support and attitude towards their work makes my job a lot easier. They keep me informed at all times and make sure that everything is on schedule. Every organization should be as fortunate as ours.

Thank you all for a very successful year.

Respectfully submitted,

Ron Silverstone Executive Director

Executive 2009-2010 and Award Recipients

Executive slate (Elected by acclamation)

Name Local Priority #1

Jim Jordan RAA Past-President Lucie Roy RAA President Stephen Pigeon CQAA President-Elect Randolph MacLEAN ETASA Treasurer Mark Massarelli PASA Secretary Christine Denommée RAA Vice-President (Board Level) Chantal Martin AMSA Vice-President (School/Centre Level) Nelly Perez APBA Vice-President at Large Joanne Simoneau-Polenz APBA Vice-President at Large Gloria Keenan APBA Vice-President at Large Chris Fuzessy PASA Vice-President at Large Katherine Snow AMSA Vice-President at Large

Award of Merit (Awards given at the local level)

Lucie Roy RAA Maria De Wolfe PASA Nancy Luckow Hain APBA Alessandra Furfaro AEMBA Carole Lindsay EAAWQ Stephen Pigeon CQAA

The following award winners will be honoured at the AAESQ Fall Convention Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Holiday Inn, Chinatown.

Outstanding Achievement Award

School / Centre Board

Judith Leonard RAA Angeline Roumeliotis AEMBA Andrew Aitken CQAA

Distinguished Service Award

School / Centre Board

Jan Langelier PASA Mario Tirelli AEMBA Paul Saunders AMSA

Honourary Life Membership Award

Lorna Varden APBA

Respectfully submitted,

Sandra Furfaro Chairperson

AAESQ Committee Representatives 2008-2009

CPCG - Comité de perfectionnement des cadres et des gérants Gilles Ribaux – Eastern Townships School Board

CAP – Canadian Association of Principals Jim Jordan – Riverside School Board

CASA – Canadian Association of School Administrators • Carol Gray – Lester B. Pearson School Board (Executive Member – President Elect) Mario Tirelli – English Montreal School Board (Board of Directors)

CPD – Comité de perfectionnement des directions d’établissement d’enseignement Robert Forget – Retired administrator

QEMSAP – Quebec Educational Mathematics and Science Alignment Project Advisory Board • Mark Massarelli – Lester B. Pearson School Board Randy MacLEAN – Eastern Townships School Board

ADGESBQ – Association of Directors General of English School Boards of Quebec Ron Silverstone – AAESQ, Executive Director

CPDE/C – Comité du Personel de Direction d’École et de Centre Michael Stirrup – AAESQ, Executive Assistant

CERA – Coalition de l’encadrement en matière de retraite et d’assurance Michael Stirrup – AAESQ, Executive Assistant

IDC – Implementation Design Committee – Now called : LCEEQ Leadership Committee for English Education in Québec • Sam Bruzzese – Lester B. Pearson School Board Lucie Roy – Riverside School Board

Spring Conferences Committees Ron Silverstone – AAESQ, Executive Director

CLC – Community Learning Centres Carol Gray – Lester B. Pearson School Board

Table de Pilotage Stephen Pigeon – Central Quebec School Board

Pension Indexation Ed Zegray

Thanks to the Lester B. Pearson School Board for hosting this year’s Spring Conference in Quebec City. Another AAESQ / QESBA Conference enjoyed by all. The plenaries, workshops and meetings were well attended and the social and entertainment events were appreciated by all, especially the dinner dance at Le Capitole. The buffet lunch on Friday, which replaced the traditional Awards Luncheon, was a welcomed change. AAESQ will hold its awards ceremony in November of each year.

AAESQ held it’s Annual General Meeting and attendance was at an all time high—102 members. Aside from various reports (please see the next pages in the Bulletin), AAESQ members approved a motion to increase fees from the pre- sent $540 to $600/year.

The Executive thanks you for your support.

In case you haven't figured it out yet, the front cover individuals include Ron Silverstone, Executive Director; Lucie Roy, President-Elect; Jim Jordan, Presi- dent and Michael Stirrup, Executive Assistant.

Please take the time to read the reports. CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PRINCIPALS (CAP) ANNUAL REPORT (2008-2009)

SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS:

• Fall meetings held in Ottawa. Executive meeting, November 8, 2008. Board of Directors meeting, November 9, 10 and 11, 2008. • Winter meetings which were to be held in Montreal were cancelled and replaced by a confer- ence call on Sunday, February 8, 2009. • Spring meetings held in Winnipeg. Executive meeting, May 10, 2009. Board of Directors meeting May 11 and 12, 2009.

DECREASED CAP REVENUES:

• As reported in previous reports to the AAESQ Executive and Board of Directors CAP is facing a serious budgetary shortfall due to decreased revenues caused by OPC’s (Ontario Prin- cipals Council) and CPCO’s (Catholic Principals Council of Ontario) withdrawal from CAP. This withdrawal translates into a +/- $70,000 shortfall on an overall budget of +/- $130,000. • The possibility of individual memberships for Ontario administrators is still under review. • The CAP Board of Directors has taken some important steps to reduce expenditures in light of this shortfall. Notable steps to balance the upcoming budget include elimination of two meet- ings – the summer executive meeting and the winter board of directors meeting as well as the reduction of the CAP executive assistant’s position (the only paid position at CAP) from a full time position to a part time position. • A balanced projected budget was presented taking into account the important reductions mentioned above as well as some other minor changes to different budgetary lines. Confer- ence income as well as advertising income from the CAP Journal will assist in balancing the CAP budget.

CANADA’S OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL:

• CAP executive members carried out important discussions with members of the TLP (The Learning Partnership) board regarding the COP (Canada’s Outstanding Principal) award. • CAP will no longer carry out the role of screening nominations for this award. This decision was taken since CAP membership was no longer pan-Canadian with the departure of Ontario membership and the fact that on more than one occasion CAP nominees were overlooked and replaced by nominees coming from TLP’s direct discussions with other agencies in education. • TLP’s next step may be to contact provincial organizations directly for nominees.

EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS FOR 2009-2010 TERM:

• May meeting: President, Eric Estabrooks (NB); President Elect, Michael Knowles (NS); Past President, Terry Young (NU); Eastern VP, Bill Tucker (NL); Central VP, Jocelyn Fournier Gawryluk (MA); Western VP, Shawn Larson (SK).

CAP FOUNDATION:

• At the May meeting members voted to dissolve the CAP Foundation once the last requests for support were honoured.

• While the foundation was put in place to allow award sponsors to claim a tax benefit this never happened. CAP continued to pay annual auditing fees of approximately $2000 for the foundation which held just over $5000 in its coffers. • After meeting the latest requests for financial support the foundation will cease to exist and a final report will be submitted to the government.

CAP JOURNAL:

• The CAP Journal has turned the corner in terms of financial self sufficiency and continues to be a profitable endeavour. On average issues produce a $3,500 profit. In the past, the CAP Journal operated losing approximately $9,400 per issue. • The fall issue will highlight CAP’s work and will also give each affiliate an opportunity to edu- cate members across Canada about the work being carried out in the respective provinces and ter- ritories. • Directors were reminded that comments regarding the CAP Journal were most welcome. • Directors were encouraged to seek out potential advertisers.

CAP CONFERENCES:

• A very successful conference just took place from May 13 th to 15 th in Winnipeg Manitoba. • This conference was “paperless” with no handouts at each workshop and no grab bag of sam- ples and pamphlets for conference delegates. Attendees were encouraged to visit the COSL web- site to follow up on information and power point presentations used by conference speakers. • The 2010 conference will take place in Regina during the month of April, followed by Charlotte- town in 2011. There is a possibility that the 2012 conference will take place in either Banff, Al- berta or Whitehorse, Yukon.

Respectfully submitted by

Jim Jordan, CAP Board of Directors Canadian Association of School Administrators (CASA) Annual Report

(2008-2009)

The mission of the Canadian Association of School Board Administrators (CASA) is to pro- mote leadership and effective administration of school districts in Canada. This is accom- plished by serving, representing and developing school district leaders and administration.

CASA advances quality public education and excellence in system level leadership through advocacy and national level collaboration.

AAESQ is represented on CASA by Carol Gray, President-Elect. As Executive Director for AAESQ, Ron Silverstone is a member of the Board of Directors.

The CASA AGM was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on July 11, 2008. The CASA Executive has met by teleconference on: • Monday, September 8, 2008 • Monday, October 6 , 2009 • Monday, December 1, 2008 • Monday, February 2, 2009 • Monday, March 2, 2009 • Monday, April 6, 2009 • Monday, May 4, 2009 • Monday, June 1, 2009 (Scheduled date for the final teleconference of 08-09.) Financial Statements The audited CASA financial statement for 2007 was approved by the membership at the AGM in July 2008. The audited CASA financial statement for 2008 has been presented to the Ex- ecutive and will be brought to the AGM for approval in July 2009. A reserve fund has been established for the purpose of professional development. The funding for this reserve is based on the net proceeds from conferences. Annual CASA Conferences

• CASA Annual Conference 2008 – Halifax, Nova Scotia from July 10-13 Literacy was the theme of the 2008 conference. Keynote speakers included David Johnson – The Magic of Reading and Sandra Dean – Raising Resilient Children . Educational consult- ants from LBPSB presented a workshop titled, “The Early Literacy Intervention Program: A winning model!”, which outlined their early literacy intervention model for inclusive class- rooms, which can be delivered in both English and French.

• CASA Annual Conference 2009 – Calgary, Alberta from July 9-12 This year’s conference will be held in Calgary from July 9th to 12 th . Keynote speakers will in- clude Michael Fullan, Fraser Mustard and Clyde Hertzman. A wide variety of breakout ses- sions will also be offered, including Dr. Cindy Finn’s presentation, “Starting off on the right foot: Fostering home-school collaboration to better support students with special needs.” Reg- istration information is available on the CASA website at www.casa-acas.ca

Pan-Canadian Forum On Wednesday, January 28th, a pan-Canadian “cross country checkup” was held with educa- tional leaders from coast to coast representing CASA and CEA. The morning session high- lighted current provincial initiatives and priorities, and the afternoon centered on Early Child- hood Education programs in place across the provinces. There was discussion of the potential for a network with representation from members from each provincial organization. Leaders and Learners Magazine The Premier Edition of CASA’s Magazine, Doing it Right, From the Start: Early Childhood Education , was published in November and highlighted CASA’s focus this year on the criti- cally important connections between schools and early child development. Educational leaders from across the country contributed articles, and Dr. Cindy Finn and Lynne Stockless from the Lester B. Pearson School Board co-authored one of the features: “To Admit or Not to Admit: A Quebec School Board’s Experience with Early School Entry.” A second edition of the maga- zine on the topic of Children’s Mental Health is planned for later this year. This issue will focus on how provincial resources are aligned to address this issue, which is one of the critical topics emanating from on-going dialogue about early childhood development. Anyone who did not receive the first edition and would like to be included on the distribution list should contact the AAESQ office. Leaders and Learners e-Newsletters Leaders and Learners , CASA’s e-newsletter, is published 5 to 6 times each year. In addition to interviews with leaders in the field, this newsletter is yet another way of promoting the many good programs and interesting initiatives that are happening across the country. Special fea- ture articles this year include: “Engaging Students in our Democracy” “Facing a Downturn in the Canadian Economy, the Perspective from Leaders in Public Educa- tion” Copies of the e-newsletters are available on the CASA website at www.casa-acas.ca EXL Awards Each year, Xerox Canada sponsors an award for excellence and leadership in education. Each provincial association of CASA is encouraged to elect a nominee to represent their prov- ince. The national award recipient, selected from these provincial nominations, is announced during the CASA Annual Conference. Lorna Varden was the AAESQ nominee for the 2008 EXL Award. Nominations for the 2009 EXL Award must be submitted by the end of May; de- tails are available on the CASA website at www.casa-acas.ca

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Gray

Comité de Perfectionnement des Directeurs d’Etablissement d’Enseignement (CPD)

ANNUAL REPORT

(2008-2009)

CPD met for the third time this year on April 1 st and 2 nd in Quebec City at the offices of the FCSQ. Our meetings centered on the review and the tweaking of our CPD Policy document. Here are the points that will be in force as of July 1, 2009.

• The present distribution of funds is divided 55% for group activities coming from the associations, 25% for the initial courses and continuing education at the university level, and 20% for profession- alization activities. A change will come about in the last two categories. Initial courses (first 30 cred- its) will stand alone. The percentage that will be attributed to this activity will be determined in June or October. The Professionalization section will be two fold, one being university courses leading to a Masters or a Doctorate and second to other activities (ex: mentoring, peer support network drafting of a thesis, mission, practice analysis etc…) • All activities submitted by associations or individuals must demonstrate a connection to at least one competency that will be targeted and how it is expected to impact on the individual at his/her school/centre. • For small Associations who wish to hold a symposium or convention and who have between 30 to 50 qualified participants (administrators of schools or centres) the minimum allocation is 4000$ as opposed to (ex: 40 X 80$ = 3200$) • Similarly, conferences of 3 hrs or more, the minimum amount of 2000$ for groups will be avail- able for 30 to 50 participants. For conferences less than 3 hours the amount is 1000$. CPD only covers the cost in part or in whole of the speaker. • The evaluation sheets will be redone and will only have 4 elements: 1. General information: description of the activity, proper signatures etc… 2. The targeted competency 3. Benefit to the individual 4. Benefit to the school or organization th • Our next meeting will be June 9 in Quebec City at the FCSQ

Respectfully submitted by

Robert Forget

Comité des Cadres et Gérants (CPCG)

Annual Report

(2008-2009)

The Comité des Cadres et Gérants (CPCG) distributes professional development monies for school board level administrators and managers of the province’s English and French school boards. The committee is made up of members from AAESQ, QESBA, ACSQ, FCSQ, MELS, and ACM. Funding for the professional activities supported by the CPCG comes from transfer monies received directly from the MELS. A surplus of 190 019 $ from the 2007-2008 school year was added to the 314 741 $ which the MELS transferred to the CPCG for the 2008-2009 school year giving this year’s committee a start-up budget of 504 760 $.

Funds are allocated for the following professional activities:

• Welcoming of new administrators • Mentoring of new administrators • Management training for centre administrators • Subsidies for “sessions sur mesure” such as the AAESQ/QESBA Spring Conference. • Development of a framework of competencies to assist administrators and managers.

Requests for the 2008-09 school year have come from AAESQ for the 2009 Spring Conference, and from the following groups or organizations from the English sector: ACSQ, APBA, EMSB, Riverside, and New Frontiers, The total amount requested by the English sector was 25 080 $ of the 208 360 $ requested for the province in the “sessions sur mesure”. All requests were ap- proved for the amounts requested.

A proposal put forth at the February meeting will see increased funding per capita to allow me- dium sized groups to have sufficient funds to pay for presenters at the “sur mesure” sessions. This will tend to benefit the English sector as many of our sessions are in the medium sized range.

Although it appears that the English sector makes good use of the funds to hold conferences and to have one or two day PD sessions, it does not access funds for the mentoring of new adminis- trators or to access management training programs for its administrators. This may be due to a lack of knowledge about the CPCG and about how the monies from this committee may be ac- cessed. AAESQ directors and presidents of locals may gain to be better informed about this committee. Information on the CPCG may be obtained by accessing the following link. http://www.acsq.qc.ca/acsq_fr.asp?no=12821

Respectfully submitted,

Gilles Ribaux

Leadership Committee for English Education in Quebec

(L.C.E.E.Q.)

Annual Report

(2008-2009)

L.C.E.E.Q. is replacing the former I.D.C. (Implementation Design Committee).

This new committee has a new membership formed of former and new partners ( see list at- tached). We met several times during the year to redefine the new committee.

Mandate

The Leadership Committee for English Education in Québec is a collaborative professional learn- ing community established for the purpose of promoting educational leadership in response to the needs of the English educational community of Quebec through:

• Exchange on information between the MELS and the community as represented by the LCEEQ;

• Identification of systemic challenges and conditions for student success;

• Short and long-term strategic planning to enhance and support:

- Student learning and effective teaching practices;

- Professional development and delivery models appropriate to the English sector;

- The availability of resources.

• Systematic review and revision of outcomes related to strategic plans

• On-going review of the purpose and processes of the LCEEQ

We are still in the process of identifying our action plan in order to be well prepared to offer new and former services to the English school population of Quebec for the fall 2009.

Respectfully submitted,

Lucie Roy Sam Bruzzese

AAESQ Representatives

Labour Relations

Annual Report (2008-2009)

1.0 Consultative Committees AAESQ works in partnership with the following consultative committees; Comité Consultative des Administrateurs (CCA), Coalition de l’encadrement en matière de retraite et d’assurance (CERA), Comité Du Personnel De Direction De Centre (CPDC), Comité Du Personnel De Direction D’École (CPDE).

Regulation review The Technical Committee, which has replaced the consultative committees (for the review process only) has held quite a few meetings this year and the next is scheduled for May 19, 2009. Depending on when you read this it may not have taken place or has already taken place. A brief oral report will be presented at the May 21 meeting.

Generally speaking we have agreed on many potential changes. I say potential because then have not been ratified by the official consultative committees nor have we seen the offi- cial texts which must still require Cabinet and Treasury Board approval.

The Regulation, for those of you who have not viewed or downloaded the complete text it is available at the link listed below on the CPNCA web site. http://www.cpn.gouv.qc.ca/CPNCA_en/Files/236/senior_staff-sb.pdf

2.0 CERA - Coalition de l’encadrement en matière de retraite et d’assurances

Recently, I was named Vice President –Pension & Insurance for all of the management as- sociation of the management staff which represents approximately 7000 members of the English and French School boards, CEGEP and other groups. This will mean meetings with the Treasury Board representatives and will continue to make AAESQ more recognized.

3.0 Main area of participation this year We have had several important events which the Local Management Associations have come to us for assistance. Some of our assistance has led to out of court settlements. The continuation of electronic communication to the members has been an on-going objec- tive. As I am sure you are aware, this information is updated on our website as it is sent to members.

4.0 Local Management Associations My involvement with the Local Management Associations continues and consequently our members have become more educated about their working conditions and fringe benefits.

5.0 Pay Equity Several meetings have taken place but there is no short term news expected.

Respectfully submitted,

Michael Stirrup, Executive Assistant

Annual Report (2008-2009) Advisory Table for the Community Learning Centres (CLC)

Annual Report

(2008-2009)

The Community Learning Centres initiative is a project based at Leading English Education and Re- source Network (LEARN) in Quebec, funded through the Canada-Quebec Agreement for Minority Language Education and Second Language Instruction through the Sector for Services to the Eng- lish-speaking Community (SCA) at MELS. The initiative is led by the independent Project Resource Team (PRT) based at LEARN and the SCA.

Community Learning Centres are a form of community schools that bring together various stake- holders in partnerships for youth development, lifelong learning, community engagement, family sup- port, and community health and safety.

The project consists of 22 Community Learning Centres located in English schools throughout Que- bec. The purposes of the project are: 1. To help Anglophone schools secure their future in the regions in which they presently reside; 2. To support and monitor the development of a diversified group of Community Learning Centres that become hubs for education and community development in the English-speaking community and serve as models for future practice.

An Advisory Table for the Community Learning Centres was established by LEARN and the SCA at MELS in May 2007, comprising representatives from various educational and community associa- tions, including QESBA, QPAT, FCPQ, Home and School, Universities, CSSS, and AAESQ. In 2008-2009: • One meeting was held on November 18, 2008 Learning Innovations at WestEd, an independent research group mandated to conduct a multi- pronged, longitudinal evaluation on the implementation, impact and lessons learned from the CLC project, released its draft Midterm Evaluation Report. “The early evidence suggests that Community Learning Centres have the potential for positive impacts on their schools and com- munities and there is a commitment among stakeholders to meet the challenges and sustain the initiative.” In an addendum to the draft report, Dr. Patricia Lamarre of the University of Montreal writes that “the existence of CLCs provides an opportunity for the Anglophone community to voice and take charge of their own regional needs, put in place services at lesser cost and plan for the future.”

Other topics discussed at the meeting included: - Sustainability: creating a strategic financing plan; determining the political, technical and ad- ministrative resources required and how to marshall them - Acknowledging/building stronger partnerships - Proposal for a four-year extension of “phase out” funding for Phase I and Phase II CLCs

• The Annual CLC Conference was held at James Lyng High School on Thursday, May 7, 2009.

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Gray

Association of Administrators of English Schools of Quebec 17035 Brunswick Blvd., Suite 5, Kirkland, Quebec H9H 5G6 Tel: (514) 426-5110 Fax: (514) 426-5109

Membership Report (2008-2009) (as of April 2009)

Active Members 452

Associate Members 2

Retired Members 195

Honorary Retired Members 49

Total 698

Educational Leadership Committee

Annual Report (2008-2009)

The Educational Leadership Committee has as its mandate to support and bring to its members continuous professional development, as well as to explore key issues and topics of interest in educational administration and leadership.

The year began with a professional development workshop for the Board of Directors and Executive Committee led by Ted Wall on Personal and Organizational Time Man- agement.

The QPAT Convention allowed the committee to present the Top 10 Reasons for Pursu- ing School Administration to interested teachers. The workshop was quite popular. Po- tential candidates were solicited by the use of a personal invitation by the in school ad- ministrator as well as the distribution of flyers for in school posting. The 1st and 2nd Year Administrators Workshop brought 30 of its members together from several boards for a day of sharing and professional exchange. All workshops were greatly appreciated and well received by the members involved. The New Admin- istrators Workshop brought up several issues such as:

• Locals to address the in-house policy questions of new administration • New Administrators need to know more about legal issues, concerns and responsibilities surrounding their jobs. • New Administrators wanted to know more about A.A.E.S.Q.

A second workshop for new administrators was highly requested by its new members and explored by the committee. We are presently looking into a viable low cost solution using in school and school board resources and expertise.

Other topics that were broached:

• Frustrations that administrators are faced with regarding community/social ser- vices, dumping and off loading was felt from different departments across the boards • McGill- Required courses and no incentive measures for those pursuing admini- stration • The administrative survey was reviewed once again; no concerns or issues were retained at this time • Multiple topics that are on the minds of administrators were explored to see how the committee could address the concerns, or how they could better support their members through professional development.

Julie Hobbs and Diane Nolan-Wood attended a meeting of the ELC to explain their man- date with the MELS and to solicit the ideas of the committee as to how they could better serve the administrators in supporting them with new MELS initiative for Complimentary Services. It was agreed that Julie and Diane would present to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee at the October Workshop.

A major concern that was felt by many members of the committee was the feeling that the outlying boards did not have the opportunity to really be involved with the association. From this discussion the idea of live classrooms and Video Conferencing was brought to the table. The committee received Rob Constain (LEARN) for a workshop on "live class- rooms" and will be attending a workshop at LEARN on Video Conferencing where we will explore the possibility of "on line" meetings with the outlying boards. This would enable members to be more active and involved. It could also create a possibility for outlying re- gions to take part in workshops such as the New Administrators workshop in the fall.

The ELC is busy currently preparing workshops for the fall of 2009-2010.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the ELC,

Chantal Martin Chair

AAESQ Retirees Committee Report

Annual Report

(2008-2009)

The following people are members of the committee:

Gregor Campbell Vida Lietuvninkas Wayne Cook Heather Mizener Paul Doyle Sharon Rasytinis Keith Farquharson Shane Rathburn Al Fitzgerald Ron Silverstone Robert Forget Jean Suffield Otto Haenlein Helen Vertolli Joe Jaroslawski Walt Steeves, Chairman

The committee of retirees presented a programme of activities for the year 2008-2009.

The first reunion was a luncheon held at OGGI Restaurant in DDO on October 21. The aim was to attract new members who had retired in June, 2008.

The second reunion was a session of ballroom dancing lessons, held in Good Shephard School in Brossard. Eleven couples danced their way through their steps of the cha-cha, meringue, fox trot and tango. The group had a second session which began March 29. It is hoped that a third session will be possi- ble. Plans are under way for a new beginners group to commence in Septem- ber.

The next luncheon was held on November 26 at the Lachine Curling Club. A power-point presentation was made by Edwina Mattinson, a cyclist, about her trip along the Silk Route, from Istanbul to Beijing. Her presentation gave the members a view of a number of countries that we seldom hear about, or see!

On February 10, the non-snow birds had a luncheon at Natalinos Restaurant in Dorval. A good time was had by all.

On May 12, the members attended a presentation by Kevin Quinn of his voy- ages to the Antarctic Peninsula, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the islands of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Tristan de Cunha, St. Helena, Ascension Is- land, Cape Verde Islands and the Canary Islands. This event was held at the Stable in Pierrefonds.

Plans are under way for the second annual golf tournament, to be held at the Candiac Golf Course on Monday, August 10, 2009. This event is open to both retired and active members of the AAESQ. The information and the registra- tion form are included in this Bulletin. The form and cheques should be sent to:

Robert Forget 13850—1er rue, Montreal, Quebec H1A 2J5

Your committee tries to reach as many members as possible with a wide range of events, topics and travelogues from one end of the world to the other.

We appeal to new retirees to come and join us with new ideas for presenta- tions / speakers.

We have set the next luncheon for September 24, at OGGI Restaurant in DDO. New retirees of this year are invited to come and enjoy a complimentary meal.

I would like to express a special vote of thanks to the members of the commit- tee for their support and hard work in making these events happen.

Have a great summer!

Submitted by Walt Steeves

The McGill graduate Certificates in Educational Leadership

The graduate Certificates in Education Leadership are two 15-credit programs given off-site by McGill to cohorts of school leaders and aspiring leaders. The certificate programs include both compulsory and elective courses that embrace broad notions of educational leadership and com- bine theory and practice in contextually sensitive and relevant ways. For the last three years, these programs have included a synchronous, online, course each semester, supported by the LEARN platform, that allows school leaders in distance school boards to participate in virtual, but real time in the programs. Up to four courses from one certificate program (not both) can be used as transfer credits to the M.A. in Educational Leadership. These two programs fulfill the MELS requirement that school leaders must have 30 credits in the area of leadership within five years in a leadership position.

Congratulations to the Graduates of the McGill Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership Program May 27, 2009

Certificate I Certificate II

Nadia Anwar Liboria Amato Caronline Beaulieu Robert Buttars Daryl Beebe Luciana Cifarelli Caterina Bernucci Joy Palmer Gina Blanchette Demetre Daskakakis Alice Cambell-Dell Jo-Anne Daviau Lise Charlebois Darlene Kehyayan Patrice Delage Maria Lazaris Elaine Fraser Karen Lorenz Jonathan Levy Jacques Monfette Brett Mitchell Laura Nero Elizabeth Proulx Amee-Elizabeth Parsons Kelly Ryan Elizabeth Ann Poitras Angela Spagnolo Ana Cristina Prata Lisa Verrall Carmela Sacco Julie Howard Sylvia Serchuk Nadia Yacoub Scott Traylen

July 9 - 12, 2009

Canadian Association of School Administrators (CASA Annual Conference)

Calgary, Alberta

“Early Childhood Education”

www.casa-acas.ca

November 3 – 6, 2009

American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE 58th International Conference)

Cleveland, Ohio

“Adult Education—Together We Can”

www.aaace.org

February 11 – 13, 2010

American Association of School Administrators (AASA National Conference on Education)

Phoenix, Arizona

Theme: TBA

www.aasa.org

March 12—14, 2010

National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP Annual Convention)

Phoenix, Arizona

Theme: TBA

www.nassp.org

April 8 - 12, 2010

National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP Annual Convention)

Houston, Texas

Theme: TBA

www.naesp.org

April 22 - 24, 2010

Canadian Association of Principals (CAP Annual Conference)

Regina, Saskatchewan

“Against the Grain, Planting the Seed”

www.cdnprincipal.org

May 13 –15, 2010

AAESQ / QESBA Spring Conference 2010

HOST: Riverside School Board

Mont-Tremblant, Quebec

“The View from Here”

Details to come

OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF AAESQ -

BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED

AAESQ Second Annual Golf Tournament Candiac Golf Course Monday, August 10, 2009

Come join friends and colleagues at the Candiac Golf Course on Monday, August 10 th for the second AAESQ Golf Tournament. The event includes golf with cart, dinner and prizes for 95$. The date has been chosen to encourage both retired and active members of AAESQ to participate.

Registration will remain open until August 3rd or to a maximum of 144 golfers. Please complete your foursome if you wish to play with particular companions. Otherwise fill in one, two or three names on the foursome sheet and we will complete the foursome for you.

The Tournament’s first tee-off will be at approximately 10:30 and play will follow the best ball Vegas format.

The Candiac Golf Course is easily accessible from Montreal, the West Island or the South Shore. • From East-end Montreal via L.H.L. Tunnel or Jacques Cartier Bridge: 132 West, left at the light on de l’Industrie , left at the light onto Moncalm , left on Chemin d’Auteuil • From downtown Montreal via Champlain Bridge: Exit 44 on Highway 15 South/132 West, left at the light on de l’Industrie , left at the light onto Moncalm , left on Chemin d’Auteuil • From West Island via Mercier Bridge: 132 East until exit 99 of Highway 30 East, right at the stop, right onto Jean Leman , right onto Chemin d’Auteuil • From the South Shore via Highway 30 West: exit 99 of Highway 30 East, right onto Jean Leman , right onto Moncalm , left onto Chemin d’Auteuil.

We look forward to seeing you at this event. Since the AAESQ offices will be closed over the summer please send registration forms and checks made out to AAESQ (golf) to the address below.

Robert Forget AAESQ Golf Tournament 13850 1er Rue Montreal, QC, H1A 2J5

514-642-5694 e-mail: [email protected]

AAESQ Second Annual Golf Tournament Candiac Golf Course Monday, August 10, 2009

Registration Form

Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Name Address City Postal Code Tel. e-mail NonMember of AAESQ*

Please indicate with a check mark if player is a not a member of AAESQ

Amount enclosed: (95$ X number of member golfers): ______golf, cart, and dinner

Make cheques payable to: AAESQ (golf)

Foursome contact’s name: ______

Please return this registration form with your payment to : Robert Forget 13850 1er Rue Montreal, QC. H1A 2J5

Reproduced from a recent article in the Education World magazine .

Crowded in Heaven

It was getting a little crowded in Heaven, so God decided to change the admittance policy. The new law was that in order to get into Heaven, you had to have a really bad day on the day that you died. The policy would go into effect at noon the next day.

So, the next day at 12:01 the first person came to the gates of Heaven. The Angel at the gate, remember- ing the new policy, promptly asked the man, “Before I let you in, I need you to tell me how your day was going when you died.”

“No problem”, the man said. “I came home to my 25th-floor apartment on my lunch hour and caught my wife having an affair. But her lover was nowhere in sight. I immediately began searching for him with my wife yelling at me as I searched the entire apartment.

Just as I was about to give up, I happened to glance out onto the balcony and noticed that there was a man hanging off the ledge by his fingertips! The nerve of that guy!

Well, I ran out onto the balcony and stomped on his fingers until he fell to the ground.

But wouldn't you know it, he landed in some trees and bushes that broke his fall and he didn’t die. This ticked me off even more. In a rage, I went back inside to get the first heavy thing I could get my hands on to throw at him.

Oddly enough, the first thing I thought of was the refrigerator. I unplugged it, pushed it out onto the bal- cony, and tipped it over the side. It plummeted 25 stories and crushed him!

The excitement of the moment was so great that I had a heart attack and died almost instantly.”

The Angel sat back and thought a moment. Technically, the guy did have a bad day. It was a crime of pas- sion. So the Angel announced, “OK, sir. Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven,” and let him in.

A few seconds later the next guy came up. To the Angel’s surprise, it was Donald Trump.

“Mr. Trump, before I can let you in, I need to hear about what your day was like when you died.”

Trump said, ”No problem. But you’re not going to believe this. I was on the balcony of my 26th-floor apart- ment doing my daily exercise. I had been under a lot of pressure so I was really pushing hard to relieve my stress. I guess I got a little carried away, slipped, and accidentally fell over the side!

Luckily, I was able to catch myself by the fingertips on the balcony below mine. But all of a sudden this crazy man comes running out of his apartment, starts cussing, and stomps on my fingers. Well, of course, I fell. I hit some trees and bushes at the bottom, which broke my fall, so I didn’t die right away.

As I’m laying there face up on the ground, unable to move and in excruciating pain, I see this guy push his refrigerator, of all things, off the balcony. It falls the 25 floors and lands on top of me , killing me instantly”

The Angel is quietly laughing to himself as Trump finishes his story. “I could get used to this new policy’, he thinks to himself. “Very well,’ the Angel announces, “Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven’, and he lets Trump enter.

A few seconds late, Bill Clinton comes up to the gate. The Angel is almost too shocked to speak. Thoughts of assassination and war pour through the Angel’s head. Finally he says, “Mr. President, please tell me what it was like the day you died”

Clinton says, “OK, picture this. I’m inside a refrigerator…

Some events in life never go away. Enjoy the summer!

Please be advised that the AAESQ office will be closed for the summer holidays from Monday, July 6th and will re-open on Monday, August 17, 2009.