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Education Program
Sample of issues examined by Education Program Work Team
Policy Development
Sample of issues examined by Policy Development Work Team
EDUCATION PROGRAM WORK TEAM
This work group provides recommendations to the Board of Directors/Executive Council on issues related to education program reform, children's services and social policy, including, but not restricted to: program restructuring, secondary school reform; curriculum; information technology; special education programs; College of Teachers, teacher training; early learning; school to work/college/university linkages; Education Quality and Accountability Office; quality, accountability, testing and assessment; immigration, poverty and settlement and any additional needs and services in this area.
Membership includes two trustees from each OPSBA region and one additional alternate who attends in the absence of the regional member appointed by resolution of each Regional Council, a member of Executive Council to act as a liaison member appointed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and an optional (non-voting) senior school board officials appointed by resolution of the work group. The work group reports to the Board of Directors through Executive Council. This work group will operate until the June 2007 Annual General Meeting.
MEMBERS
Julia Burgess
West
Greater Essex County District School Board
Jan Johnstone
West
Bluewater District School Board
Ann Goodfellow
East
Limestone District School Board
Caroll Carkner
East
Upper Canada District School Board
Kathi Smith
Central West
Waterloo Region District School Board
Marty Fairbairn
Central West
Upper Grand District School Board
Angela Lloyd
Central East
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Michele Locke
Central East
Simcoe County District School Board
Cecile Marcino
Northern (West)
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
Tom Henderson
Northern (East)
District School Board Ontario North East
Marion Macdonald
First Nations
Grand Erie District School Board
EDUCATION PROGRAM - ALTERNATE MEMBERS
Tracy Grant
West
Thames Valley District School Board
Thelma Goodfellow
East
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board
Judith Bishop
Central West
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Karen Round
Central East
Trillium Lakelands District School Board
Pat Johansen
Northern (West)
Lakehead District School Board
Rosemary Pochopsky
Northern (East)
DSB Ontario NE
Anika Altiman
First Nations
Lambton Kent District School Board
Staff/Consultant Support Team
Judith Nyman, Director, Program Policy
Susan Cook, Communications and Policy Associate
POLICY DEVELOPMENT WORK TEAM
This work group provides recommendations to the Board of Directors/Executive Council on issues related to the analysis of legislation and the development of OPSBA policy in areas affecting education finance and governance, including, but not restricted to: education finance and education finance reform; assessment, revenue and taxation, operating grants; school capital; financial accounting and reporting; the role of the Ministry, school boards, school councils; municipal election issues; education restructuring, deregulation and privatization; and any additional needs and services in this area.
Membership includes two trustees from each OPSBA region and one alternate who attends in the absence of the regional member appointed by resolution of each Regional Council, one member of the Executive Council to act as a liaison member appointed by resolution of the Board of Directors, and an optional (non-voting) senior school board officials appointed by resolution of the work group. The work group reports to the Board of Directors through Executive Council. This work group will operate until the June 2007 Annual General Meeting.
MEMBERS
Cheryl Lovell
Western
Greater Essex County DSB
Jenny Versteeg
Western
Avon Maitland DSB
John McAllister
Eastern
Upper Canada DSB
Elaine Crawford
Eastern
Limestone DSB
Alex Johnstone
Central West
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB
Don Vrooman
Central West
Halton DSB
Donna Edwards
Central East
Durham DSB
Shelley Laskin
Central East
Toronto DSB
George Saarinen
Northern (West)
Lakehead DSB
Wanda McQueen
Northern (East)
Algoma DSB
Howard Archibald
First Nations
DSB Ontario NE
POLICY DEVELOPMENT - ALTERNATE MEMBERS
Connie Howe-Buckler
Western
Greater Essex County DSB
Mary Hall
Eastern
Hastings & Prince Edward County DSB
Cheryl Keddy-Scott
Central West
DSB Niagara
Nancy Elgie
Central East
York Region DSB
Margaret Arnone
Northern (West)
Lakehead DSB
Jennifer Sarlo
Northern (East)
Algoma DSB
Michael Brant
First Nations
Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board
Staff/Consultant Support Team
Susan Cook, Communications and Policy Associate
Jennifer McIntyre, Policy and Communications Associate