Director’s Annual Report 2001 - 2002

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Board of Trustees TRUSTEES 2002 – 2003 Director’s Message

Wards Twelve elected trustees provide a governance function for the I am privileged to have been selected to serve as the The year was also Catholic District School Board. They set policies and priorities, approve 1. Mark Stefanini Director of Education for ’s largest Catholic marked by some very programs, set programs, set the budget and represent the broader community. 2. Rose Andrachuk school board effective September 1, 2002. difficult decisions. The Each year one secondary school students is selected to serve on the Board as 3. Joseph Carnevale, Chair diverse needs of our a Student Trustee. 4. T.B.A. My very best wishes are extended to our previous students continued to 5. Joshua Colle Director of Education, Johanne Stewart. Johanne outweigh the amount of Toronto Catholic District School Board Profile 6. Christine Nunziata, Honorary Treasurer officially retired from our Board on August 31, 2002 after money that was available 7. Michael Del Grande her five-year term as Director of Education and a 37-year in a number of areas. Total number of students 99,171 8. Mary Ann Robillard, Vice-Chair career commitment to Catholic education in the City of Schools had to be Elementary Students 68,542 9. Catherine LeBlanc-Miller Toronto. Her devotion to ensuring that all of our students’ closed in order to Secondary Students 30,629 10. Barbara Poplawski individual needs were met, welcoming parental generate additional money for new school construction. Teachers 5,600 11. Angela Kennedy Support/Academic Staff 2,160 involvement with all facets of their child’s education, and We are hopeful that the sacrifices that were made will 12. Paul John Crawford Principals/Vice-Principals 315 treating all staff fairly and equitably are only a few of her translate into better educational opportunities for Administration & Governance 203 Silva, Student Trustee admirable qualities. On behalf of all staff of the Toronto students across our system. Total number of schools 202 Catholic District School, we bid you a warm farewell and Throughout the challenges, we never lost sight of one of Elementary Schools 169 thank you Johanne for your unending dedication. Secondary Schools 31 our key partners in Catholic education. We continue to Combined Schools 2 believe that parents belong at the centre of a young In my inaugural speech to senior staff in August 2002, I (Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts & St.Michael Choir School) child’s education. The single best way to improve expressed my belief in “the value of one”. This concept education is by strengthening parents’ role in it, both by *Staffing and enrolment figures are based on full-time equivalency embraces our entire mission; from our work with each reinforcing their relationship with the school and by individual student, to rejoicing over the success of a helping and encouraging them in their own critical job of Board and Committee Meetings single student, to our common calling and destiny to be teaching the young. one Church and to the celebration of diversity within our The public is always welcome to attend Committee and Board meetings. community. By treating people as valued individuals and 2002 provided a unique opportunity for Public sessions of all meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Catholic Education For more information by focusing on the unique needs and talents of our us to celebrate who we are as a board. Centre, 80 Sheppard Avenue East. Board meetings are generally held on the about Catholic Education students, staff and friends we will build leadership and We rejoiced in our common faith, welcomed the world third Thursday of each month. in Toronto and for additional copies ensure optimum Catholic educational opportunities for and celebrated with the young people who are our future, Anyone wishing to address a Board Committee should register with the office of this 2001-2002 Director’s Annual our students. and who we are dedicated to serving. of the recording secretary at 416-222-8282, ext 2293. Report, please call the Communication Department, I acknowledge and thank the on-going support of our During the past academic year, we focused our energies Toronto Catholic District School Board, parents, the continued commitment of all our teaching, Community Use of Schools on recruitment and retention of quality staff, improvement 80 Sheppard Avenue East, non-teaching staff, administrators and our strong of facilities, continued programming initiatives for our For information about permits, please call 416-222-8282, ext 2104 or 2474. at 416-222-8282,ext 5314 relationship with our Churches. Through their active students, and increased opportunities for professional Or visit the permits website at http://permits.tcdsb.org/facilities/ Fax: 416-229-5342 participation and hard work, we are able to fulfill our development through our new professional learning E-mail: [email protected] mission of educating students to their full potential. centres. We continued to emphasize literacy as a system or visit our website at: www.tcdsb.org All Board policies relating to the Safe Schools Act, 2000 are priority, and our students are clearly benefiting from the I look forward to working with and for you throughout the available on the Board’s website at www.tcdsb.org under the icon many resources that have been channelled into this area. years ahead. for policies. This annual report was produced by the Communications Department

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The Toronto Catholic District School Board is a community of faith, A Community and as such, our schools incorporate prayer, meditation, formal Budget Millions $ % of Faith religious education and community service into the daily lives of our Teachers Elementary 217.85 31.8 students. In 2001-2002 we were given the unique opportunity to celebrate our Teachers Secondary 116.36 17.0 common faith in a very public and meaningful way as the host board for World Youth Day 2002. Our staff, students, TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD School Operations 63.49 9.3 parents and parishes participated in numerous faith building events leading up to World Youth Day. Revised Expenditure Budget Estimates Capital 54.81 8.0 2001-2002 Prep-time/Department Heads 43.54 6.4 Principals & Vice-Principals 30.73 4.5 Students “Live the Dream” Rally at Park Computers 0.9% Teacher Consultants 0.7% Supply Teachers 1.5% Continuing Education 23.80 3.5 Staff Development 0.2% Dante Alighieri Academy launched its Under the leadership of Father In School Admin. 2.2% Textbooks 20.85 3.0 Transportation 2.5% Paraprofessionals 19.66 2.9 “Live the Dream” CD on April 4th. Massey Lombardi, more than 10,000 Teacher Assistants 2.8% Admin & Governance 2.8% Sponsored by the Salesian Sisters, the students from 27 elementary schools Elem Teachers 31.8% Administration & Governance 18.96 2.8 Paraprofessionals 2.9% CD was created specifically for World and six secondary schools were Textbooks 3.0% Teacher Assistants 18.93 2.8 Youth Day 2002. The Dante singers given an opportunity to welcome the Continuing Education 3.5% Transportation 17.40 2.5 went to Italy where the highlight of the Cross and celebrate the spirit of Principals & V.P's 4.5% In School Administration 15.23 2.2 concert tour were performances for World Youth Day through prayer and Prep-time/Dept.Heads Allow. Supply Teachers 10.40 1.5 6.4% Capital 8.0% John Paul II, and for the Salesian Sec Teachers 17.0% song at a special rally held on June School Operations 9.3% Sisters and Salesian Fathers from Computers 5.98 0.9 20th at . more than 78 countries. Teacher Consultants 4.99 0.7 Staff Development 1.13 0.2 TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL SCHOOL BOARD Total 684.11 100 Sharing the faith 2001-2002 Revised Expenditure Budget Major Components On June 27, 2002, Michael Power/St. Millions $ % Joseph Catholic Secondary School Staff Development 1.13 0.2 Continuing Education Admin & Governance students brought the World Youth Day Teacher Consultants 4.99 0.7 3.5% 2.8% message to the homeless in Computers 5.98 0.9 Toronto’s downtown core. The Supply Teachers 10.40 1.5 school’s “God Squad Street Patrol” is In School Administration 15.23 2.2 dedicated to offering food and Transportation 17.40 2.5 friendship to those in need. Teacher Assistants 18.93 2.8 TCDSB’s day with Our day with the Cross culiminated in Paraprofessionals 19.66 2.9 a procession up the Humber River World Youth Day Cross 93.7% Textbooks 20.85 3.0 and an outdoor prayer service in Direct School Related Expenditures Principals & Vice-Principals 30.73 4.5 Our schools and administrative Toronto’s west end. Prep-time/Department Heads 43.54 6.4 offices welcomed the arrival of the Capital 54.81 8.0 World Youth Day Cross on June 13th. The Board of Trustees approved the 2001-2002 budget School Operations 63.49 9.3 After a morning prayer service at the totalling $684.11 million. Year-end results for 2001-2002 Teachers Secondary 116.36 17.0 Catholic Education Centre, the World indicate a deficit of $0.337 million. Teachers Elementary 217.85 31.8 Youth Day Cross traveled a route that Direct School Related Exp. 641.35 93.7 included stops at schools throughout The Board approved the 2001-2002 Pupil Accommodation Continuing Education 23.80 3.5 the city of Toronto, where students Grant (PAG), School Renewal Program in the total amount of Administration & Governance 18.96 2.8 held community prayer services and $11.13 million. celebrations to herald its arrival. Total 684.11 100.0

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SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: Students and school communities throughout the Board put their faith into Capital Projects All Saints Catholic School - new facility With Heart action every day through their participation in activities that support the neediest Bishop Allen Academy - a four-classroom addition, renovations/modifications in Charity members of our own community here in Toronto, as well as those in other countries. Brebeuf College School - new facility Among the countless acts of charity that took place in 2001-2002 were: TCDSB CONSOLIDATED NINE Canadian Martyrs Catholic School - a four-classroom addition SCHOOLS THIS YEAR Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts - five classroom alterations at Catholic Education Centre More than a decade Toque Tuesday Memorial tribute The Toronto Catholic District School Dante Alighieri Academy - arts component addition Board closed seven (7) elementary Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School - new facility of fundraising Staff and students from St. John to student Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School - addition/renovation or new building schools and two (2) secondary Catholic School in the beaches area of (to be determined) During the past 12 years, the Cardinal Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School schools effective June 2002 in an Francis Libermann Catholic Secondary School - addition/renovations Leger Catholic School community has Toronto were quick to raise money to created a living tribute to Meagan effort to reduce excess capacity and Holy Cross Catholic School - major renovation raised more than $230,000 for cancer support “Raising the Roof”, which is Bebenek, a student at the school generate additional funding to build Catholic School - new facility research through its annual Terry Fox dedicated to long-term solutions to whose life was tragically lost at an James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic Secondary School - renovations, addition new schools. The closures will Run under the leadership of Cathy homelessness. The school raised early age. The school rallied behind Loretto College School - new facility enable the Board to move forward more than $1,300 through its annual Msgr. Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School - new facility or addition/major Nealon. The school’s 2002 record- Meagan’s family during Meagan’s with the construction of some much renovations (to be determined) breaking total was more than $27,000. sale of toques. illness and after her death, and to needed new facilities for TCDSB Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School - new facility date they have created a musical students. The Board closed Regina Catholic School - new facility tribute to celebrate the life of the Pacis and Marian Academy Catholic Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School - new facility young girl through the CD “Goodnight Secondary Schools, as well as Our Our Lady of Victory Catholic School - new facility My Angel”, and helped to raise more Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Aloysius, Senator O’Connor College School - new facility St. Anthony Catholic School - new building than $98,000 for Brainchild, a St. Bernadette, St. David, St. Gaspar, St. Basil-the-Great College School - accessibility renovations research foundation of the Hospital St. Martin and St. Veronica Catholic St. Catholic School (former St. Lucy site) - addition/renovations for Sick Children through “Meagan’s (elementary) Schools, and relocated St. Jane Frances Catholic School - addition/major renovations Walk” held last May. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School. St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic School - addition/renovations St. Robert Catholic School - new facility By closing these schools, the Board St. Timothy Catholic School - new facility will inject additional funding in the Various “receiving” schools (resulting from consolidation of schools) Helping children amount of $69.9 M for construction As well, redevelopment, window replacement and roofing projects will be carried around the globe projects. out at numerous school sites The Michael Power/St. Joseph Tralee Reford, junior kindergarten teacher at Welcoming pilgrims St. John organized the Toque Tuesday fundraiser. Catholic Secondary School Chapter from around the world of “Kids Can Free The Children” is in New School for Our Lady of Victory its third year. With the motto of The Board welcomed over 35,000 of “Knowledge is Power”, the goal of the Approximately one third of our schools are in desperate need of repair or replacement. This is more than any other Board pilgrims from around the world to its organization is to educate children, in in the Province. According to the Ministry’s own technical evaluation of our facilities, through the Facilities Condition Index, schools for World Youth Day 2002. the hope that this will lead to an end we are ranked number 1 in need. FCI indicates that a school with a greater than 20% ratio has the following implications: Parents, staff, students and parishioners to child labour exploitation in “Functionality of the facility will be compromised.” 86.2% of our schools have an index greater than 20%. volunteered their time and energy to developing countries. In 2001-2002, ensure that the pilgrims were well cared through their docudrama and other The Ministry acknowledged Our Lady of Victory Catholic School as a school that is “prohibitive to repair”. It was the start for during their stay in Toronto. Their fundraising initiatives, MPSJ students of a solution to a problem that has plagued our Board for decades. We need many more of our schools deemed contributions have helped to make WYD raised $3,000 to help build a school “prohibitive to repair” as soon as possible. We need to build new schools for our students because they deserve to be 2002 Toronto a wonderful celebration of in Haiti. The 60-minute student educated in an environment that is conducive to learning. our faith that will live in our memories for production has become a much many years to come. anticipated annual event.

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Anchored System and Board priorities TCDSB Top in Hope 2001 - 2002 Update Students TCDSB schools demonstrate respect for the past and hope for the future.

TCDSB students Respect for the stabilization, and the raising of trout The Board’s two system priority areas for 2001–2002 school year focusing on ‘Our environment and salmon in the school’s fish Catholic Community’ and ‘Literacy’ have been used to enhance local planning remember hatchery, which are released each strategies, as well as system initiatives. A wide scope of community building Each year our schools hold a variety of Schools around the Board participate year into Black Creek and the Humber activities related to World Youth Day was undertaken in schools in addition to River. This September, the club liturgies, prayer services and in a variety of activities during Earth policy consultations, visual arts and music events and the Board’s first history fair. began the Chaminade Trail, which commemorative celebrations to Week, and throughout the year, in an Literacy initiatives continued around local school action planning, EQAO activities has received funding of $20,000.00 effort to reduce waste, heighten and assessments, and Fifth Block activities. Data analysis comparing 1998 grade acknowledge the contributions made by (May 2002) from the “Friends of the Canada’s veterans to ensuring our awareness of environmental issues 3 results with 2001 Grade 6 results on EQAO testing is highly encouraging and and demonstrate a respect for the Environment” and “The Trillium freedom and way of life. Remembrance Fund”. This trail will run the length of Canadian Achievement Tests (CAT/3) for grade 7 students were very good for a world that God has given us. Day has become an important part of the Black Creek and will re-introduce large urban board. curriculum and prayer life in our schools. Chaminade College School has people of this area to a resource that Veterans are invited to speak to students shown tremendous leadership in this had been lost for 50 years. about their experiences, students create area through its Environmental Club TCDSB and Archdiocese of Two students, Kristoffer Moraleja from stories, poems and artwork reflecting on led by teachers Robert Giza and Tino James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic Romano. The club has been Toronto Joint Task Force themes of peace and hope for the world, Secondary School and Simon Fung recognized with a Toronto Catholic from Cardinal Carter Academy for the and prayer services are held to celebrate District School Board Exemplary our hope for the future. Practice Award (2001), Toronto & The Board is initiating a joint task force with the Archdiocese of Toronto with the Arts, have achieved 98.67 per cent, the Region Remedial Action Plan Award aim of building stronger ties between TCDSB schools and local parishes, and highest average of all (2001), Black Creek Businessmen’s boosting enrolment in Toronto’s Catholic schools. The task force—comprising Academic Credit (OAC) graduating Reflecting on recent Conservation Award (2001) and the two trustees, two representatives from the Archdiocese, up to two parents and two students within the Toronto Catholic Mel Lastman Award for events students—will address the issue of ensuring that greater numbers of Catholic District School Board for the 2001- Environmental Excellence (1999). students attend Catholic public schools. 2002 academic year. The tragic events of September 11th Among the school’s initiatives are an touched the lives of our school annual clean-up of Black Creek, the growing of Gloxinia houseplants, tree communities in a variety of ways. At Holy planting, erosion control and bank Minister visits St. Anthony Child Catholic School, students were Chaminade students’ annual clean up of Black Creek. given an opportunity to reach out to Catholic School children in New York by writing letters of First Annual History Fair condolences. As the first anniversary of Staff and students at St. Anthony Catholic School welcomed September 11th approached, Holy Child Deputy Premier and The Board launched its first annual History Fair on February 19, Catholic School received responses to Minister of Education which featured Senator Laurier LaPierre, noted Canadian Historian and Elizabeth Witmer to their those letters. Students were given a journalist as the keynote speaker. The Board, in conjunction with Historica classrooms in October. unique insight into the experiences of Canada, undertook this initiative to recognize and energize the history the young people who were directly Students enjoyed the curriculum in the schools. The History Fair targets elementary school students opportunity so much affected by those events, and the shared in grades 6, 7 and 8. More than 300 students form grades 6, 7 and 8 from Trustees Joseph Carnevale, Mark Stefanini, Rose Andrachuk, that they insisted on reading of the letters was incorporated Catholic schools across Toronto presented and displayed their projects based Michael Del Grande, Christine Nunziata, Angela Kennedy, the Minister returning into memorial prayer services held at on Canadian History on May 7, 2002 at Fort York in Toronto. Catherine LeBlanc-Miller presented the Student Achievement Award to again some time Annamaria Enenajor, Student Trustee for 2001 - 2002 the school. in the future.

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Before- and After-School Programs Student Testing New Initiatives Funding in the amount of $34,000 has been allocated from Economic Development funds to support the start up costs for 12 before- and after- school programs throughout the City of Toronto. There are currently 26 full Response to EQAO grade 9 mathematics results Homework Guidelines day childcare centres and 45 before- and after-school programs operating Homework guidelines were approved for students in TCDSB schools. The Board has responded to the results of the first assessment of grade 9 mathematics by EQAO with a rigorous and detailed in grades 1 through 12. Parents, teachers and action plan for improvement, which includes: Catholic School Advisory Council members were School-based Professional Learning Centres surveyed with respect to areas such as time · Using a variety of models to in-service teachers and administrators on the changes needed in instruction and assessment During the 2001 - 2002 school year the Board established four centres guidelines, purpose of assignments, type of · Providing in-service for new teachers without existing mathematics qualifications to build the specialized skills needed for to provide school-based professional development opportunities for homework and the role of the parent in assisting staff. The centres offer an additional strategy to enhance instruction intermediate mathematics instruction the student. Each school will develop a · Providing additional intermediate resources that include manipulatives, calculators and textbooks and school improvement while providing an environment for teachers Homework Policy in consultation with the and administrators to share instructional best practices. The first of the · Developing strategies to ensure that grade 8 students are selecting the grade 9 mathematics course that best meets their needs Catholic School Advisory Council and share the four centres opened on March 25th at St. Maria Goretti Catholic · Investigating the impact of non-semestering on student performance in mathematics policy with all students and parents. The policy School in Scarborough. Centres also opened at St. Dorothy Catholic · Continuing to pursue additional qualification courses for intermediate staff with the universities will be reviewed annually. The Homework School in Etobicoke, at St. Charles Catholic School in North York and · Reviewing and expanding the implementation of the locally developed mathematics course in grade 9 Guidelines have been available on the Board’s St. Sebastian Catholic School in Toronto. · Ensuring that parts of the grade 9 EQAO assessment in mathematics are included as part of the student’s summative Internet site at www.tcdsb.org in the “Curriculum” assessment and “Students” sections. Interim Information Technology Plan · Establishing curriculum-writing projects to develop additional resources for teachers in: An interim information technology plan to respond to the immediate needs 1. sample assessments with examples of student work in all four levels of grade 7, 8 & 9 Support for Programs for Children of elementary and secondary schools to maintain and augment the 2. curriculum planning guides for grade 7, 8 and the grade 9 applied course infrastructure with current desktop technology was approved. The plan 3. curriculum resources for a revised locally developed mathematics program in grade 9 with Autism Spectrum Disorders should provide for increased accessibility of IT based resources to students, 4. resource guide for principals to assist with the assessment and evaluation of the mathematics program delivered in The Board has witnessed an increase in the enhanced reliability and effectiveness of these resources and compliance their school number of students with Autism Spectrum with new Ministry of Education guidelines and expectations, as well as · Expanding after-school and summer remedial programs for intermediate students experiencing difficulty Disorder. The TCDSB and the Special Education support for the Board’s curriculum initiatives. · Providing strategies to support the development of local expertise in mathematics by providing the benefits of a “rotary” type Advisory Committee have requested that the model for mathematics to permit selected teachers to teach more than one class of mathematics at more than one grade level Ministry of Health immediately begin to conduct IB Program · Exploring best practices of schools and other school boards that performed well research to determine the potential cause for the The Board was approved to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) exponential increase in the diagnosis of children Diploma Program at both Michael Power/St. Joseph Catholic Secondary with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Funds have School in Etobicoke and Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Board shares results of Three-year targets for also been requested to better assist school staff with Scarborough. The IB program, recognized world-wide, is a comprehensive 2002 CAT/3 testing improved literacy levels the continued challenges of dealing with the unique two-year, pre-university curriculum, which integrates requirements for the needs as they are transferred from pre-school Ontario Secondary School Diploma and requirements for the IB Diploma. Of the 6,874 grade 7 students enrolled in TCDSB elementary schools, The Board believes that with the proper autism service to the regular school setting. Pre-IB studies will commence in 2002-03. 6,519 students participated in the 2002 CAT/3 testing. TCDSB “regular supports in schools, the targets for improved scored” students were at or above the Canadian norm for all CAT/3 literacy can be met by 2004. While the Early subtests. Students were tested in Mathematics, Computation and Reading Strategy has supported and enhanced Continued Commitment To Language Programs Numerical Estimation, Reading, Language, Vocabulary and Spelling, with the Board’s Balanced Literacy Program, the majority of students demonstrating “competence” in all of the specific TCDSB will continue to require additional International Languages Program skills evaluated within each of the subtests. financial support to ensure success. In January, the TCDSB paid tribute to staff and numerous partners and members of the community who have supported and contributed to the success of the Board’s International Languages Programs and launched a multi-media CD-ROM, an After-school literacy programs exceptional resource for our teachers and students. We continue to work closely with Centro Scuola to develop programs aimed at improving literacy among students and to keep their heritage alive through the preservation of their language and culture. Over The Board initiated 82 after-school literacy and numeracy programs for students in grades 7 to 10 for an eight-week period in the 30,000 students are studying 23 languages during the regular extended school day, as well as after regular school hours . spring of 2001. This was in addition to the secondary school credit courses, which were already being offered in those areas. French Language Programs The pilot project, aimed at students in grades 7 through 10, was made possible through the Ministry of Education’s Learning The Board is committed to teaching Canada’s other official language to its students through special programs for teaching French Opportunities Grant. Preliminary response to the programs has been positive, and the Board intends to continue to offer these as a Second Language in its schools. The Board offers Core French at all levels in every school starting at grade 1. French during the 2002-2003 academic year. Immersion and Extended French are offered at selected elementary and secondary schools.

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Tribute to TCDSB Community Celebration of Exemplary Practices The TCDSB Exemplary Practice Award was presented to 12 individual school communities for innovative and dynamic approaches to program On November 13, 2001, the Board held its first gala awards event to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of staff and students, and to and service delivery and the initiation of special projects that enhance the acknowledge contributions to the Board and to Catholic education as a learning experience for students in their schools. The recipients of the whole. “A Tribute to Our TCDSB Community” will be held twice each year. 2001-2002 Award were: Ward 1 Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School for its The TCDSB Award of Merit was awarded to Sister Lucille Corrigan, “Grade 10 History Mock Trial” CND and Sister Conrad Lauber, CSJ, former TCDSB principals, as well as to Michael Doyle, former Trustee, for their years of service to the Ward 2 Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School for its “Catholic Women’s Board and their outstanding contributions to Catholic education. League Reading Intervention Program”, a guided reading strategy to assist students in developing reading strategies, The TCDSB Alumni Award was presented for the first time in November Jose Lobo, teacher at St. Joseph College School received St. Catholic School. fluency, comprehension, and self-confidence 2001 to recognize former students who are still active in the Catholic the Ashif Jaffer Award for Excellence in Special Education Ward 3 St. Francis de Sales Catholic School for its “Turn Around Support. community, and who have distinguished themselves in their careers or program” to change behaviours and improve perception of accomplishments. The first recipients of the new award were Julian St. Francis de Sales Catholic School. Fantino, Chief of Police, Toronto Police Services and Guy Giorno, Chief of Ward 4 St. Norbert Catholic School for its “EQAO preparation program” Staff, Office of the Premier. In May 2002, Brendan Shanahan, NHL Player Ward 5 St. Joseph Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School for its and Peggy Ann Walpole, R.N., C.M. founder of Street Haven at the “Catholic Schools United Nations Assembly”, a simulated Crossroads were honoured with the Award. model of the United Nations which encourages students to immerse themselves in the world of diplomacy by addressing The Ashif Jaffer Award for Excellence in Special Education was the real issues of today’s world presented to Jose Lobo, to Mary Sturino, and to the team of Michael Ward 6 Stella Maris Catholic School for its “EQAO preparation program” Pautler, Christopher Arczewski and Pina Gareri. Ward 7 St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic School for its “House League The Sister Mary Hamilton Award for Exceptional Students was presented program” to encourage participation in a variety of activities, to Sarah Aiello and to Rosemary Romeo. The Father Andrew Cuschieri including athletics, thereby fostering a team and school spirit Award for students who have accomplished a humanitarian act towards Ward 8 Francis Libermann Catholic Secondary School for its “Grade another human being was presented to Joanna Amaya, Dawn-Flora Angue St. Norbert Catholic School. 10 Canadian History Fair” Stephen Galati, All Saints Catholic School, received the Student and Sarah Dobilas. Achievement Award for winning the Canada Staples Depot Ward 9 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School for its “Volunteers, National Writing Challenge. Making A Difference” to promote the partnership between Approximately 250 students from across the Board were presented with school, parent, and child the TCDSB Student Achievement Award for excelling provincially, nationally or internationally. Ward 10 St. Anthony Catholic School for its “Word Max Literacy Tournament” to provide students at the junior and intermediate The Certificate of Appreciation was presented to more than 180 students, levels, with an entertaining, accessible, and engaging activity parents and staff to acknowledge service and contributions to the TCDSB. that would reinforce and complement ongoing instruction in the development of literacy skills Staff who were honoured for their achievements included Gabriel Ayyavoo, Ward 11 St. Catherine Catholic School for its “Active School” program recipient of the Sigma XI Science Teacher of the Year Award, Francis Bull, which stresses the importance of physical activity in our daily lives recipient of the Reading for the Love of It Literacy Award, Sophia Daniel and Denise Pagliaro, recipients of the Toronto Association for Community Ward 12 St. Rose of Lima Catholic School for its “Kindergarten Math Living’s Annual Award for Inclusive Education and Linda Preston, who St. Mary Catholic Secondary School students received Work Program” which allows both parent and child the Certificates of Appreciation for their work in the Catholic Student placed 14th in the World Duathalon Championships. opportunity to discuss, listen, investigate, and experiment while Leadership Program. Francis Libermann Catholic Secondary School. discovering together

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