SAINTS OF THE TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT … H E DIRECTOR’S BULLETIN 2012-2013 FROM THE The Toronto Catholic District School Board is an inclusive learning community rooted in the

T H E

DIRECTOR’S BULLETIN

2012-2013

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is an inclusive

learning community rooted in the love of Christ. We educate students to grow in grace and knowledge and to lead lives of

faith, hope and charity.

Gratitude Virtue for the month of

October

The Toronto Catholic District School Board educates close to 93,000 students

from diverse cultures and language backgrounds in its 200 Catholic

elementary and secondary schools and serves approximately 475,000 Catholic

school supporters across the City of Toronto

October 1, 2012 Subjects: SAINTS OF THE TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ROSARY DAY MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD FROM THE BOARD CHRISTMAS BREAK 2012-2013 SCHEDULE OCTOBER IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH ST. FRANCIS TABLE NEEDS “BEYOND CATHOLIC GRADUATION SURVEY” FROM I.C.E. MESSAGES FROM TCSBECU:

- Invite to Fir st Monday Coffee Break - It Pays to be a Member - Chip Card Conversion

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND CONTESTS

- 29th Annual Fr. Fogarty Awards Dinner (October 20, 2012) - Future Aces Foundation Scholarship & Citizenship Award 2013

SCHOOL ANNIVERSARIES, OFFICIAL OPENINGS & BLESSINGS

- All Saints Catholic School, 50th Anniversary - Nativity of Our Lord, 50th Anniversary - St. Michael Choir School, 75th Anniversary

EVENT NOTICES

- Invitation to The Living Rosary at St. Edward’s Catholic School - 2012/2013 Leadership Cour se in Race and Ethnic Relations - Waste-Free Lunch and Recycle My Cell Student Challenge - Scarboro Missions – The Golden Rule presented by Dr . Jeffrey Wattles - Inner City Peace Walk Safe School Initiative hosted by Loretto College - Faith Connections – Upcoming events in October - Safe Schools Student Symposium – Save the Date - 4th Annual TCDSB Elementary Cardboard Boat Race Competition - St. Bernadette Family Resource Centre’s Spir itual Retreats for Students

SHARING OUR GOOD NEWS

- Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School - St. John the Evangelist Catholic School - St. Pius X Catholic School - St. Raymond Catholic School

Cont’d . . .

Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. Matthew 18:20.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT A COPY OF THE WEEKLY DIRECTOR’S BULLETIN IS MADE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STAFF #5

Subjects: . . . continued

MEMORIALS BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

- ME/DD Network Meeting for Teachers - Autism Programs & Services: Transition Planning Workshop - TEAMS Mini-Conference: Think BIG. . . The Pre-Quel - Nonviolent Cr isis Intervention Training Program (CPI) - Special Education Teachers Workshop on the Academic Behavior Connection

THE ANGEL FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING

- Gala: A Night in the Big Apple JOB POSTINGS POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

- Assessment and Programming Teacher & Programming and Assessment Teacher

NON UNION - Systems Analyst – SharePoint Development, Computer Services

CUPE 1328 SBESS

- Education Assistant, various - Posting Bid Forms A & B

CUPE 1280 - Assistant Caretaker , var ious

AWARDS

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Toronto Catholic District School Board, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 6E8 Telephone: 416-222-8282

The Saints of the Toronto Catholic District School Board:

We Celebrate with the following schools on their Saint/Name-sake Feast Day: October 1 - 7 St Luigi – October 1 St. Teresa – October 1 Michael Power/St. Joseph – October 1 Holy Angels – October 2 St. Francis of Assisi – October 4 TCDSB Rosary Day – October 5 St. Bruno – October 6 Bishop Allen – October 7 Holy Rosary – October 7 Our Lady of Victory – October 7

Hello Everyone, As you may already be aware, the TCDSB Board of Trustees, at its meeting of March 7, 2012, adopted a motion that all school communities will pray the Rosary on October 7th or the First Friday in October of each year. This year, Rosary Day falls on Friday, October 5th

. It is fitting that our first Rosary Day is taking place during our Year of Faith.

The Rosary is a prayerful reflection on the life of Jesus, and is the most popular of all the Marian devotions. As a Catholic community we often come together in prayer to reflect, to celebrate and to mourn. We invite you to engage our students in discovering, or rediscovering, the mysteries of the Rosary on October 5th

.

Our Religion and Family Life Department are sending some printed materials to all our schools to assist with this celebration. Resource materials can also be found on the board’s website at http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/NurturingOurCatholicCommunity/Pages/Rosary-Day.aspx. We look forward to everyone’s participation. Thank you, Bruce Rodrigues Ann Andrachuk Director of Education Chair of the Board

World Teachers’ Day

October 5, 2012 Message from Director of Education and Chair of the Board

Our vision calls us to transform the world through witness, faith, innovation and action. As we celebrate World Teachers’ Day, we offer a heartfelt thank you to all of the teachers that make up the Toronto Catholic District School Board family and who put this vision into action every day. We know that the success of our students is predicated on the level of commitment of those who are called to educate, to inspire and to support them. One can only marvel and be awestruck by the profound learning and deep care for our students that is demonstrated in our classrooms and in our schools daily. With great care and commitment, our teachers reach out and motivate our students to overcome challenges and inspire them to realize their full potential so that they can be the best that they can be. As we observe World Teachers’ Day, we applaud our teachers, and all those who support the important work of education. We celebrate the gift of publicly funded Catholic education, and we honour those who carry out the mission to educate our students to grow in grace and knowledge. On behalf of all of us — parents, staff, trustees, and most importantly on behalf of the students that have benefited from our teachers leadership and dedication, thank you for making a direct impact in their lives and in our Catholic school community. Happy World Teachers’ Day! Sincerely,

Bruce Rodrigues Ann Andrachuk Director of Education Chair of the Board  

FROM THE BOARD

A SUMMARY OF BOARD HIGHLIGHTS AND DECISIONS

September 20, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Policy Revisions The Board has approved revisions to the following policies/protocols:

• Advocacy Policy A.06 which affirms and promotes the need for advocacy with all the Board’s stakeholders in a fiscally responsible way. The policy extends to all facets related to the Board and the appropriate use of funds while advocating on behalf of the Board. All who advocate for the Board are responsible to adhere to the policy.

• School Events Communications and Invitee Protocols S.02, including who should be invited.

All board policies are available on the board’s website at http://www.tcdsb.org/Board/Policies/Pages/Default.aspx. Trustee Appointments Angela Kennedy and Ann Andrachuk have been appointed to the Nurturing Our Catholic Community Committee. Patrizia Bottoni has been appointed to the Angel Foundation for Learning. The positions were left vacant following the appointment of Tobias Enverga to the Senate. Trustee Honorarium Ontario law requires that the amount of Trustee Honorarium for the period of December 1, 2012 to November 30, 2013 be established based on the prescribed formula in Ontario Regulation 357/06. Based on the formula prescribed by law, the Trustee Honorarium will be:

• $18,420 for Trustees • $27,712 for the Chair and • $23,066 for the Vice-Chair.

Special Board Meeting A special board meeting will be held on ____ focusing on the filling of the trustee vacancy in Ward 8. Upcoming Meetings October 4, 2012 Student Achievement in Catholic Education Committee

October 9, 2012 Governance Framework Committee October 11, 2012 Special Education Advisory Committee October 18, 2012 Corporate Affairs, Strategic Planning and Property Committee October 22, 2012 Budget Committee October 25, 2012 Board For a listing of all upcoming meetings, please visit: http://www.tcdsb.org/trustees/meetingschedule.htm The Toronto Catholic District School Board is an inclusive learning community rooted in the love of Christ. We educate students to grow in grace and knowledge and to lead lives of faith, hope and charity. At Toronto Catholic we transform the world through witness, faith, innovation and action. The Toronto Catholic District School Board educates more than 92,000 students from diverse cultures and language backgrounds in its 200 Catholic elementary and secondary schools and serves approximately 475,000 Catholic school supporters across the City of Toronto.

Bruce Rodrigues, Director of Education

“From the Board” is produced by the Communications Department, Toronto Catholic District School Board 416-222-8282, ext. 5314, E-mail: [email protected]. This document is also published on the Internet at www.tcdsb.org (see “News”)

Christmas Break 2012-2013

Attention:

The TCDSB’s Catholic Education Centre (Board Office) and Regional East and West Facilities Offices will be closed from Monday December 24, 2012 through Tuesday, January 1st, 2013 (inclusive). The Board and Regional Facilities Offices will officially re-open with employees returning to work following the Christmas break on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013.

All CUPE Local 1328- Office, Clerical and Technical Employees (12 Month Employees Only),

Non-Union Administrative and Management Employees.

The Board and Regional Facilities Offices closure is in accordance with Article 10.05(b) of the TCDSB and CUPE Local 1328- Office, Clerical and Technical Employees Collective Agreement.

Work schedules for CUPE Local 1280- Caretakers, Maintenance and Warehouse staff will be announced directly to those employees by way of separate notice from TCDSB Senior Management in the Director’s Bulletin.

Remaining school-based CUPE 1328- Office, Clerical and Technical employees (10 Month & 11 Month) will be subject to the closure of schools in accordance with Article 12.02(b)(ii) of the TCDSB and CUPE Local 1238- Office, Clerical and Technical Employees Collective Agreement and the school closure schedule set by the Ministry of Education. The Christmas schedule for CUPE 1328 OCT (10 Month & 11 Month) employees has been placed in the Director’s Bulletin.

OCTOBER IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH  

In Canada, October is Autism Awareness Month.  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviours.  Autism statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identify around 1 in 88 children as on the autism spectrum–a ten‐fold increase in prevalence in 40 years.   

This increase in the number of students with autism has also been observed in the Toronto Catholic District School Board.  There are over 1,000 students with autism in our schools, making this the third largest exceptionality with a prevalence rate of 1 in 92 students.    

In response to the increasing number of students with autism in TCDSB, a range of programs, services and resources are available to support students, staff and families.  The following are examples of recent Autism Department initiatives: 

Autism support has been increased in the secondary panel, with additional teachers hired to support this growing group of students. 

Intensive Support Programs (ISP) programs for students with ASD have been opened in both the elementary and secondary panel to meet the needs of students 

Resources and strategies by Autism department staff are available on the board’s intranet site at http://sharepoint01/AutismTeam/default.aspx. 

During the month of October, the following are some of the special events taking place: 

A 3 day course is taking place for Kindergarten Teachers who have a student with ASD on October 3, 11 and 17th. 

A workshop for teachers on transition planning for students going from grade 8 to grade 9 will take place on October 16th.  See PAL for details. 

A group of students with Autism who attend the PAST will be going to Camp Olympia from October 2nd – 4th.  This initiative is being supported by our student leadership team and Greg Rogers. 

The following are some websites that may be of interest for those looking to learn more about autism: 

Autism Ontario: http://www.autismontario.com/  

Autism Canada: http://autismcanada.org/  

Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.org/  

For additional information, please contact Autism Programs and Services at 416‐222‐8282 ext. 2799. 

Look forward to information on events being planned in April for World Autism Awareness Day! 

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10 St. Mary Street, Suite 604 Toronto, ON M4Y 1P9 Tel: (416) 962-0031 Fax: (416) 962-1672 E-mail: [email protected]

September 24, 2012 Dear Partners in Ontario Catholic Education: We believe that Ontario Catholic education makes a difference. The Institute for Catholic Education (ICE) invites you to participate in a "Beyond Catholic Graduation Survey" about:

the spiritual formation the cultural engagement the academic development

of Ontario school graduates. This survey, conducted for ICE by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, remains true to the long-standing distinctive mandate of Catholic education as reflected in the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations. It is the hope of the partners in Catholic education that the findings will help us celebrate achievements and identify opportunities for further development and growth in pedagogy as well as social and cultural change in the world. The success of this survey depends on all of us. We invite our Catholic education partners to encourage the participation of as many Ontario Catholic school graduates as possible. I urge all Catholic school graduates to complete this survey in the next few weeks, and I request all partners in Catholic education to share this invitation with as many graduates as possible. For further information about this survey, go to www.beyondcatholicgraduation.com. Sincerely yours, Sr. Joan Cronin, g.s.i.c. Executive Director Institute for Catholic Education

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Where Membership Is Ownership

It PAYS to be a Member of TCSBECU

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As the credit union serving the needs of TCDSB Employees we invite you to consider giving us the opportunity to handle your banking needs.

WE’LL PAY YOU A $25 BONUS* when you open an account and sign up for any of the following products and services:

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The deadline for conversion from a Magnetic Stripe Card to a

CHIP Card is fast approaching. What is a CHIP Card? Chip cards contain an embedded microchip which provides significant protection against card counterfeiting and fraud. Your card works together with chip-enabled terminals, a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and a range of security features to create a multi-layered defence against fraud. The Credit Union Member Debit Card opens the door to Interac Direct Payment. Your MemberCard allows you to pay for purchases instantly at participating merchants with the added security of a CHIP. Simply key in your PIN on a merchant PIN Pad, confirm your total, and the purchase amount will be transferred from your account immediately. Your MemberCard also gives you access to your account at ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) in many destinations worldwide. Deposits and transfers can be made using ATM’s in the province.

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ALL MAGNETIC STRIPE CARDS WILL BE DE-ACTIVATED BY OCTOBER 31, 2012.

If you do not have an Activated CHIP card, please contact the branch to find out more information on how you can obtain your new CHIP Card.

Call TCSBECU at 416-229-5315. Get chipped today!

Celebrating the outstanding contribution

of Catholic Education in Ontario.

Honouring the recipients of the 2012

Catholic Student Award

(One student from each Ontario Catholic High School)

the Michael Carty Award

and the recipient of the Foundation’s 2012

Medal of Honour

Archbishop Paul-André Durocher

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Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel

901 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario Tickets: $125.00 per person (partial credit allowed under the Income Tax Act) Net proceeds to aid the objectives of C.E.F.O.

The 29th Annual

Father Patrick Fogarty Awards Dinner

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Time: 6:30 pm

Tel: 1-416-229-5326

Fax: 1-416-229-5345

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.cefontario.ca

For Ticket Reservations:

Contact:

The Father Patrick Fogarty Awards Dinner

Catholic Education Foundation of Ontario

80 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, ON., M2N 6E8

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character, community service, volunteerism & humanitarian causes

CHECK IT OUT

Due Date for submissions must be received in our office

on or before January 15, 2013

We seek candidates who participate extensively in activities that focus on character, community service, volunteerism and humanitarian causes.

RESPONSE FORMAT

To download the Application Form go to www.futureaces.org/scholarships. 1. All information must be typed. 2. The answer to each question must be

labeled with an EXHIBIT letter and placed in the proper order.

3. Staple the top left corner of each set. 4. Type your name in the header of the title

page on the left side. 5. Mail 5 sets – your original set plus 4

copied sets of the package to the address below. (1 + 4 = 5 sets) Applications will be read by five different adjudicators.

Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation

7170 Warden Avenue. Unit 2 Markham, ON L3R 8B2

MATCHING GRANTS available from

Victoria College, University of Toronto

Please enquire about details.

SELECTION CRITERIA

To be selected for support by the Foundation candidates must: 1. Exhibit exemplary citizenship qualities

as represented in the Future ACES Philosophy

Attitude, Ability, Action, Achievement Co-operation, Courage, Confidence

Education, Empathy, Example Service, Sportsmanship

√ We seek candidates who demonstrate exemplary citizenship qualities in their home, school and communities through extensive community service, volunteerism and commitment to humanitarian causes.

2. Be in need of financial assistance to

further their educational plans √ We need to know what circumstances

exist that would make it difficult for a candidate to receive post-secondary education without financial assistance.

3. Provide evidence of potential for

success to continue post secondary education and training

√ We encourage all applicants, especially those who have the potential for success, but who might not receive scholarships based on marks alone.

4. Be 16 to 24 years of age √ This award is open to Canadian residents

who are enrolled in or pursuing a post-secondary school education.

SUPPORT INFORMATION FROM THE SCHOOL A letter of support using school letterhead written by the Principal, Guidance Counselor or Teacher from the educational institution attended by the candidate and should include the candidate’s:

• name • date of birth • home address • home phone number • an outline of the citizenship

qualities with examples confirming the activities in which the candidate has participated

NOTE: University/College candidates may opt to have a second community service letter rather than a school support letter. FROM THE COMMUNITY A letter of support written by someone outside the school system, who can also attest to the candidate’s citizenship qualities with examples of activities in which the candidate has participated, such as:

• a coach • a religious leader • an employer • a member of the student’s

volunteer organization

See “Frequently Asked Questions” document on www.futureaces.org

before answering exhibit questions.

$1,000

Scholarship

Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation

Scholarship and Citizenship Award

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E x h i b i t Q u e s t i o n s t o b e A n s w e r e d o n t h e A p p l i c a t i o n F o r m EXHIBIT A1 Contact Information Candidate Identification 1 Name 2 Male or Female 3 Phone number 4 Complete address 5 E-mail address 6 Date of birth School Identification 7 Name 8 Complete address 9 Phone number 10 Fax number 11 E-mail address 12 Board of education 13 Name of principal 14 Name of school superintendent 15 Person who wrote the school support letter 16 Person who wrote the community support letter EXHIBIT A2 Career Objectives On the Application Form found on our

web site, check off your CAREER OBJECTIVE.

www.futureaces.org/scholarships NOTE: EXHIBIT “A” should be the

only information on the first page of each set of Exhibit answers.

EXHIBIT B Goals and Aspirations Discuss your future goals and aspirations. (Maximum 150 words) EXHIBIT C Post Secondary Educational Pursuit To what post secondary programs and training or institutions have you applied? Why? (Maximum 100 words)

EXHIBIT D Application of Future Aces Qualities Describe one of your own meaningful experiences that shows how you have demonstrated Future Aces qualities AND made a difference in the community.

(Maximum 250 words) EXHIBIT E Volunteer Service and Awards Using the following headings list in chart form how you have shared your skills and talents with your peers and community within the last five (5) years. NOTE: Use the table provided on the

Application Form.

Type 1: School Credit Activities (i.e. Co-op/Leadership course, etc)

Type 2: School Volunteer Activities

Type 3: Volunteer/Community Experiences Give a one line explanation of the activity

Type 4: Character/Spirit Activities Give a one line explanation of the activity

Type 5: Achievements and Awards Do NOT photocopy certificates/List only NOTE: Make sure you calculate your TOTAL hours. Committee members will not presume a total on your behalf.

CHECK & DOUBLE CHECK Students may seek the help of a teacher to ensure proper completion of the questionaire. However, the student is ultimately responsible that all information is accurate, complete and submitted on time in the proper format. Any missing or misleading information will disqualify your application.

Winners will be required to provide a

PHOTOGRAPH and sign a RELEASE FORM to publicize their names and stories.

EXHIBIT F Financial Information Your response to the questions below will help us determine your need for financial assistance. 1. Do you live with parent(s)/guardian(s)? 2. How many children are in your family?

List their ages. 3. How many children including yourself are

presently being supported by your parents?

4. How many other children presently are

receiving post secondary education? 5. Do you personally have any dependents? If yes how many? 6. What is the total salary of your

household? Under $25,000 $25,000 - $29,999 $30,000 - $39,999 $40,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $59,999 $60,000 - $99,999 Over $100,000

7. Do you work? No Part-time Full-time 8. Please give more details or state any

information to help us better understand your financial need.

EXHIBIT G School Support Letter The school support letter may be written by

a Principal, Guidance Counselor or Teacher who is familiar with the student.

EXHIBIT H Community Support Letter EXHIBIT I Official Student Transcript

Volunteer and service should exceed 350 hrs.

5oth Anniversary Celebration 1962-2012

Sunday November 4th, 2012

Mass 2pm

All Saints Catholic Church

Reception to follow at school R.S.V.P. [email protected]

All Saints Catholic Elementary School

Saturday, October 20th, 2012

Mass at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church—11:00 am

Followed by a Blessing of the School’s New Addition and

Open House until 4:00 pm

Email: [email protected]

Check Facebook for updates. Follow us on Twitter: @nativity50

Monsignor John Edward Ronan, P.A., M.G.C., L.C.S.C.

Founder, Director and Principal of St. Michael’s Choir School

1937 - 1962

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS of SONG

Founder’s Day Memorial Mass

October 15th marks the 50th Anniversary of Monsignor Ronan’s Death

You are asked to join in singing to commemorate this occasion by singing in Colgan, Ontario - Monsignor Ronan’s birthplace.

SUNDAY , October 14th, 2012

12:00 pm Mass St. James Church Colgan, Ontario

from 1937- to the present

Rehearsal will begin at 10:30 AM for 12:00 noon Mass

For information about this event please contact Michael Surman at [email protected] or

Paul Townshend at [email protected]

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS of SONG

HOMECOMING WEEKEND

Friday, October 19th

Founders Day Concert

‘From Courts on High’

St. Michael’s Cathedral 7:30 PM

featuring some of the favorites from Monsignor Ronan and Monsignor Armstrong

Saturday, October 20th

Come and celebrate in song with your fellow alumni by singing at the

5:00 pm Mass in the Cathedral

followed by dinner and a Jam Night in the auditorium

"And coming to her, he said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you." Luke 1:28

St. Edward’s Catholic School Community

Invites you to Pray

The Living Rosary

Friday, October 5th

11:00 A.M.

St. Edward’s Catholic School

21 Eddfield Avenue, Toronto

Curriculum and Accountability Department

2012-2013 LEADERSHIP COURSE IN RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS MULTICULTURALISM

AN INVITATION TO ALL STAFF

TCDSB LENS: LIVING OUR VALUES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND WELL BEING STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED EMPLOYEES Registration on PAL (under the Curriculum Tab)

A. The Race and Ethnic Relations Multiculturalism & Visiting Educational Delegations Department presents a six-part

leadership program for participants in keeping with the tenets of TCDSB Equity and Inclusive Education Policy. B. Employees from all workplaces are encouraged to attend this course and the goal of the program is to provide

participants with relevant information in order to enhance professional growth and development, taking into consideration gospel values, leadership, diversity among staff, students and parents, and available resources.

C. Each participant is required to attend all sessions and submit a school-community-workplace plan in order to receive a certificate of completion.

D. It is the responsibility of each participant to notify the coordinator of the course, Kirk Mark, in the event of absence and obtain relevant materials.

E. A schedule of dates, location and topics is listed below. F. LOCATION for all sessions: CATHOLIC TEACHERS' CENTRE, 3rd floor, CEC TIME and DATES: 4:30 - 6:30 P.M. (See below) TOPICS: SESSION DATES: 1. Equity, Inclusive Education and Discursive Frameworks Monday October 15, 2012 2. The Canadian Mosaic: Analysis of Race, Class, Gender, Monday November 5, 2012 Identity, Ablism, etc… 3. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Monday December 3, 2012 4. Strategies and Resources for Inclusive Curriculum Monday January 14, 2013 5. Strategies for Addressing Conflict and Challenging Behaviours Monday February 4, 2013 6. Gospel Foundations of Anti-bias Education Monday March 4, 2013

7. Discussions on Equity Praxis Monday April 15, 2013

8. Conclusion: Educational Models & Presentation of Certificates Monday May 13, 2013

Kirk Mark, M.Ed. Coordinator Race and Ethnic Relations Multiculturalism & Visiting Educational Delegations Curriculum and Accountability Team (416) 222-8282, Extension 2224 E-Mail: [email protected]

Elementary School Focus: Waste-Free Lunch Challenge

ARE YOU READY FOR THE 2012 CHALLENGE?

Looking for a fun, educational activity for Waste Reduction Week 2012 (October 15-19, 2012)? Want to win $1000.00

We have simplified the waste audit process; the final submission only requires ONE AUDIT before and ONE AUDIT during Waste Reduction Week. The program has expanded so all Ontario elementary classes and schools (JK-8) are eligible

to win prizes. Prizes include: $1000.00 grand prizes of school environmental projects and Mac Laptops. There is NO COST to participate in WFLC.

for your school’s environmental projects? The Recycling Council of Ontario is pleased to announce the return of the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge!

The goal of the program is to help schools decrease the amount of garbage schools produce and to educate students, staff, and parents about waste reduction. We encourage you to use the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge as a kick-off to inspire environmental awareness all year long!

Online classroom and school registration is open between August 27th and October 12th 2012 at www.wastefreelunch.com. Here you will find user friendly information and a suite of downloadable teacher and parent resources to make participation easy. In addition, you can find short instructional videos to support your Waste-Free Lunch Challenge—including the teacher’s video resource “how to conducting a waste audit”, and the parent’s video resource “how to pack a waste-free lunch”.

Please be advised that the closing date for registration is October 12th 2012. Register today at: http://www.wastefreelunch.com/register-your-classroom-or-school. Register early to avoid disappointment.

Secondary School Focus: Recycle My Cell Student Challenge

Canadian students are challenged to recycle as many old wireless devices and accessories as possible between October 15 and November 15, 2012. In addition to the benefits that Mother Earth will experience, students could also win $500 for their school to use for green initiatives.

Help support Waste Reduction Week in Canada by enrolling your school in the Recycle My Cell Student Challenge. Everything you need to set up your collection site will be provided to you – all you need to do is collect the phones and accessories and then send them to us for responsible handling. Supplies and shipping are FREE!

Register now at: http://www.wrwcanada.com/rmc_submit_form_english.

“The Golden Rule’s power

in the present planetary crisis”

Saturday, Oct. 13 --- 1:30 p.m. 2685 Kingston Rd., Scarborough (southwest corner of Brimley Ave. and Kingston Rd.)

Presenter — Dr. Jeffrey Wattles is one of the top scholars of the

Golden Rule in the world today. He is a professor of philosophy at Kent State University in Ohio. Some observers consider his book, The Golden Rule (Oxford University Press), to be the best discussion of the Golden Rule in the English language. He has lectured on the Golden Rule to audiences from Geneva, Switzerland to the University of Beijing, China. In his lecture, Dr. Wattles will explain seven basic tenets of the Golden Rule and illustrate them with a story of Golden Rule dynamism in the business field. He will then propose an agenda for applying the Golden Rule to the current global crisis.

Inquiries: 416-261-7135 ext. 296 Toll-free: 1-800-260-4815 e-mail: [email protected]

www.scarboromissions.ca No admission fee. No registration required

Sponsored by Scarboro Missions Interfaith Department

Loretto College Hosts An

“Inner City Peace Walk” Against Female Bullying/Cyber-bullying

Same Day Same Time

Same Message

The School Action Team at Loretto College is hosting a “Week Without Violence” and an “Inner City Peace Walk” against female/cyber bullying on October 16, 2012 at 1:30 pm.

We would like to invite our neighbourhood elementary school female students from grade 8, to join us in raising awareness in our school community.

Female bullying/cyber-bullying is an issue that is prevalent in our schools today. As bullying comes in many different forms, including physical, teasing, spreading bad rumours and cyber bullying, we should remember the lifelong effects bullying has on our children and youth. Unfortunately, today female bullying has taken another twist. With the technology of a cell phone and a computer, we now have cyber- bullying which is quickly becoming the major leading form of bullying among female students. The participating elementary schools would meet our grade 9 students at Loretto College School and walk together. We are encouraging the girls who are participating on this day to create their own banners and decorated cut out candles to carry during the walk. This walk is dedicated to everyone who has ever been affected by female bullying. We thank you for your support on our Safe Schools initiative at Loretto College. If you have any questions regarding the Peace Walk, please contact our Youth Workers, Mrs.Onilla and Miss.Bonnici at (416) 393-5511 Thank You, Loretto College School Action Team

HIKE & PRAYER In the Footsteps of the SistersSaturday, October 13, 2012 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pmMeeting in front of the Kelly Library at the University of St. Michael’s College, TorontoZZ Join us for an afternoon hike, reflecting on the history of our city as

encountered by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto.

THEOLOGY ON TAP Putting Our Religious Values Into WorkMonday, October 15, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pmDuke of York Pub, 39 Prince Arthur Ave, TorontoZZ Special guest: Sr. Griselda Martinez Morales,

representative of the Sisters of Saint Joseph at the United Nations.

A Date To Remember — CATHOLIC SPEED DATINGSaturday, October 27, 2012 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pmNewman Centre, 89 St. George St, TorontoZZ Tickets: $25, includes dance (see below). Registration is

open to three age groups — ages 18-24, 25-32 and 33-39.

ZZ Space is limited, registration is required by October 19.

Masquerade Ball DANCE SOCIALSaturday, October 27, 2012 @ 9:00pmNewman Centre, 89 St. George St, TorontoZZ Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Light snacks and refreshments will

be provided, proceeds go to charity. Doors open at 9:00pm.

SAFE SCHOOLS

Be an UPSTANDER not a BYSTANDER Student Symposium

• Details to follow

Light Breakfast and Lunch will be provided

Save the Date! Wednesday, November 21, 2012

9:00a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

at

Canada Christian College (50 Gervais Ave. at Don Mills & Eglinton)

Designed to promote awareness of the Skilled Trades, this event encourages creativity, problem solving and co-operation among intermediate students, using cardboard and duct tape. In teams of 4, students work from an original design to build their cardboard boats in the morning and race them against competing teams in the pool in the afternoon. One team per school may register. Please note, no SEMS code will be available for this event.

Date: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location:

Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton CSS

1515 Bloor Street West, Toronto 416-

393-5545

REGISTRATION OPEN ON PAL

STARTING OCTOBER 1ST, 2012

Contacts: [email protected] [email protected]

In lieu of a registration fee, we ask that each team donate new, unwrapped items for the TOY MOUNTAIN Christmas Drive. Please focus your donations on children 12-14 years of age and bring them with you on competition day.

Come Aboard! 4th Annual TCDSB Elementary Cardboard Boat Race Competition

TORONTOIST

A Community in the Stands at Don Bosco Opener Doug Ford maintained recently that when Don Bosco players look up at the stands during a game, they don't see their parents, but they do see the mayor. We went to the team's season opener to see who was there.

By Desmond Cole September 26, 2012 at 2:25 pm

The mother of a Don Bosco player cheers as he runs into the endzone. Photo by Julia Nika. Tichina, too, is a fixture at Trevelle’s games, and sometimes rearranges her work schedule to cheer him on. When we mention Councillor Doug Ford’s recent comment that Bosco players “look up in the stands and they don’t see a father, they don’t see a mother, they see Rob Ford standing there and supporting them,” she gestures and says bluntly, “That’s simply not true, as you can see if you look at the stands.”

Indeed, dozens of students, parents, local residents, scouts, and school staff are soaking up the late-September sunshine, many of them erupting on leaping catches and crunching tackles. Some are following the play along the sideline, yelling instructions and singing praises. Bosco student Julia Nika snaps pictures as she chats with parents and friends (you can see one of them at the top of this post). “I’ve been doing this for five years now,” says Nika, whose brother is an Eagles football alumni now studying at University of Toronto. “Everybody’s really good about coming out an supporting the team.”

Mohiadin Eyow, a soft-spoken Somali man, walks slowly along the sidelines with his three children. Unfazed by the Catholic school uniforms, Eyow is handing out brochures on Islam and copies of the Koran. He says that Islam, like football, teaches young people discipline, “because you have to pray; you have to do da’wah [inviting others to convert] in your community.” His kids, who are playing close by, help him rhyme off actions considered haram, or forbidden to Muslims: smoking, drinking, doing drugs, engaging in violence, having sex out of wedlock.

Eyow’s kids don’t go to Bosco, but he comes to watch the games and to find his next convert. He gestures across the field to Bosco’s coach, Mayor Rob Ford, who stands with folded arms on the opposite sideline. “He’s been around since even before he became mayor,” Eyow says, adding that Ford has made appearances at his older son’s soccer games. He also recalls Ford accepting a Koran after a football practice, and was impressed when they mayor offered, “just let me go wash my hands first.” Eyow likes how the games “bring everybody together: black, white, brown—it doesn’t matter.”

Bosco principal Usi Rocco is as proud of the gathering as anyone. He boasts that sometimes “200 students will come out, in a school of 600.” He says the parents are extremely involved, too: “they’ll sometimes book off half a day’s work to come to events.” For Rocco, school spirit extends beyond sports to efforts like a Saturday literacy program, which has help the school boost its literacy scores in recent years. “It’s a community. I have two children of my own at home, and 600 adopted children at Bosco.”

The game ends with complete redemption for Bosco, a 37–0 shutout of their rivals. Players step off the field to greet friends and family. Paula is happy with the effort, but notes that her friend, who coaches Chaminade, “is not gonna be happy.” Turning to her daughter, she sighs, “of all the games we didn’t tape for your dad!”

As Don Bosco Catholic Secondary senior team quarterback Trevelle Wisdom rumbles down the field with the football, his mother, Paula, and sister, Tichina, jump and holler from the sideline: “Go, go! Yes, great run!” Wisdom is leading his Eagles to a rout of the visitors from Chaminade Secondary School, the team that upset Bosco to advance to the district finals last year. It’s Tuesday afternoon and the Eagles’ season opener.

In between plays, Paula tells us she almost never misses her son’s games and practices with the school team, as well as his summer league. “I’m extremely proud,” she says with a smile.

Olympic athletes meet school children on Toronto tour Published on Thursday September 20, 2012 Katie Daubs Staff Reporter At Kensington Community School, Olympian Josh Binstock was grilled by elementary students on his personal cell phone storage habits, his nerves, and his band-aid usage.

Binstock, 6'5", who represented Canada at beach volleyball, was one of 200 Olympic and Paralympic athletes touring Toronto on Thursday as part of the “Celebration of Excellence,” a tour that took the athletes around the city to visit the people who cheered them on back home while they were in London.

Wearing some red Olympic gear and towering over nearly everybody in the room, Binstock told the enraptured crowd how he played beach volleyball in front of Buckingham Palace as 15,000 people cheered against him for the hometown British squad.

Binstock asked the group about favourite athletes. When one child said “Jamaican,” Binstock did a Usain Bolt impression to confirm.

During the question-and-answer period, the questions were wide-ranging.

“Where does Josh keep his phone?” a kindergarten student asked.

“Do you keep it in your pocket?” principal Jennifer Wilton offered.

“I do,” said a smiling Binstock.

(Later, the children would discover that the phone does not fall out of his pocket when he plays because he removes it for matches.)

“Why does your partner have one bare foot and one sock?” one student asked after the group watched a video of Binstock and Martin Reader during a match.

“At the beginning of the season, he hurt his toe pretty badly. He has to wear the sock so his toe won’t be separated from his other toes,” he explained.

The students were also curious about Reader’s headband, which Binstock informed them had two purposes: the practical, of course, to keep the sweat at bay. And of course, style. “You gotta have style,” Binstock told the 120 students, who were wearing green and yellow for spirit day.

“Do you ever need Band Aids?” came the next voice from the room, still dark from the video watching.

“One time I hurt my finger and put a Band Aid on. It helped,” he said.

“Do you ever get nervous?” someone asked.

For sure, he said. “Don’t be afraid to be nervous. It means that you care,” he told the students.

Initially, the school was expecting badminton player Alexandra Bruce. Some kids had “Welcome Alexandra” on their headbands. One teacher brought birdies. Construction paper Olympic rings stapled together decorated the library But children are adaptive, and Binstock, who is a 31-year-old chiropractor from Richmond Hill, was a hit, telling the kids that he didn’t even know about volleyball when he was young, and “it’s never too late to do something that you love.”

When Binstock told the students that he was looking forward to a rematch with Brazil at the next Olympics, one student yelled out “You show them who’s boss!”

At the end, when Wilton presented Binstock with a homemade welcome sign, he told the students that his friends would be jealous.

Binstock only returned to Canada this week, and said it was “awesome” to have “kids looking up to you.” He'd never spoken with students that young before.

Principal Jennifer Wilton said it really was one of “those moments” as an educator when you feel like it’s the best job in the world, “when kids are so inspired and happy.”

Kensington Community School is affected by the ongoing labour unrest – the school’s cross-country team is “on hold” – but that did not have any effect on Thursday’s festivities.

The Olympic and Paralympic tour of Toronto is equal parts class reunion and class trip for the 200 athletes, a chance to catch up and share stories about how some mothers showcase their children’s medals at the grocery store.

The packed day started early at the Mattamy Athletic Centre with a breakfast with 100 students, eager to meet the athletes and load up on donuts.

Beatrice Gesmundo, 10, from Our Lady of Lourdes School, felt lucky to be eating sausage and ham alongside triathlete Paula Findlay and cyclist Jasmin Glaesser.

“I told a friend to come by,” Glaesser told Gesmundo.

“Is it the guy with the mohawk?” she asked excitedly. “Is it the guy with the hair like this?” she asked, making a swoop that seemed to implicate fencer Etienne Lalonde-Turbide.

Canadian Olympic Committee president Marcel Aubut began the breakfast with the time-honoured tradition of naming a group (in this case, KidSport and the Boys and Girls Club) and asking them to cheer louder than other groups. He built up the momentum until the screaming was loud enough to “wake up the adults.”

“Are you ready to meet the Olympic heroes?” he asked More screaming.

Around the room, Canada Olympic and Paralympic athletes wore crisp red Canada jackets.

“You guys want to see something cool?” Glaesser asked the kids at her table as she unfurled her bronze medal, slightly tangled with some headphones, from her canvas tote.

“It's so heavy,” Gesmundo said.

The athletes will continue their tour, visiting 50 schools, several hospitals, Ronald McDonald House and the University of Toronto. A parade is scheduled for Friday.

INSIDE TORONTO

St. John’s students will return to a bigger school Fannie Sunshine York Guardian SEP 21, 2012

St. John the Evangelist Catholic School is getting a new building.

“The community has been working for this for years,” York South-Weston MPP Laura Albanese said during the announcement outside the George Street school Friday, Sept. 21. “It has long needed redevelopment.”

The Ministry of Education had previously pledged $5.6 million in funding to build an addition to the school, but another $6.5 million was needed to construct a new building.

With funding now in place, the school will be able to accommodate 600 students. There are currently 400 students enrolled in the Hwy. 401 and Weston Road school.

“Patience is a virtue and good things come to those who wait,” Trustee Frank D’Amico said. “Today we are reaping the rewards for that patience. They say it takes a village to raise a child but I say it takes a village to build a new school.”

St. John’s principal, Michael Femia, said funding for a new school is wonderful news for the community.

“I’m looking forward to the new school,” he said. “At the end of the day, it’s all about the kids.”

The news was also welcomed by Dave Bennett, chair of St. John the Evangelist’s Catholic School Advisory Council (CSAC).

“It’s a monumental day for St. John’s,” he said. “This allows us to replace our overcrowded and outdated building. Students will return to a building, not portables.”

The property currently has a building and nine portables. But students began the school year at Brother Edmund Rice, eight kilometres away, due to the Metrolinx construction of the Weston tunnel for the Union Station-Pearson Airport connection, which is in close proximity to several of the portables. The tunnel is being built in advance of the 2015 Pan Am Games.

“If it wasn’t for the Metrolinx line, we probably wouldn’t have gotten a new school,” said York South-Weston Frances Nunziata. “It would make more sense to build the school now with the tunnel, instead of disrupting (students) down the road. I’m looking forward to putting the shovel in the ground.”

St. John’s students will continue to be taught at Brother Edmund Rice until the new school opens. Nunziata expects plan approval to be in place by 2013 but couldn’t give a construction completion date, noting many steps still need to be taken, including community consultation.

This article is for personal use only courtesy of York Guardian a division of Metroland Media Group Ltd.

Upcoming barbecue celebrates end of renovations at St. Pius X Lisa Rainford Bloor West Villager September 25, 2012 This year marks an extra special return to school for students at St. Pius X Catholic School.

After two years of renovations, the Bloor West and Jane streets-area elementary school is celebrating with a welcome back barbecue and blessing of its new addition on Saturday, Sept. 29, starting at 11 a.m.

To accommodate St. Pius X school’s growing enrolment and full-day kindergarten while ensuring that kids have the most ideal space to learn, the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) embarked on an “ambitious” and “challenging” capital plan, according to the board.

“A significant amount of funding came from the Ministry of Education while the remainder came from the board,” the associate director of planning and facilities Angelo Sangiorgio told The Villager.

The result is seven new classrooms with upgrades to four existing rooms to accommodate full-day kindergarten; barrier-free accessibility with provision of an elevator and barrier-free washrooms; redesign of parking to separate students from cars; a dedicated junior and senior kindergarten exterior play area with hard and soft landscaping; a redesigned outdoor playground with well-defined, purpose-built play areas; trees to provide shade and added windows to provide increased daylight in classrooms.

“Everyone’s excited,” said parent council co-chair Joanne Noble. “The kids are thrilled.”

The barbecue will include activities for kids, tours of the new building for parents as well as guest speakers, including the school’s former principal who spearheaded the renovations.

The renovation did not come without its disruptions. Many students had to be bussed to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School on Fermanagh Avenue in Roncesvalles Village for a period.

“St. Pius is grateful to St. Vincent for accommodating our Grade 7s and 8s for a brief time, in December of 2011. I was a parent whose children went to St. Vincent,” said Noble. “We had to give a little to get something back. We had to get to school a little earlier to get on the bus to Roncesvalles. It was all part of the bigger picture.”

The students were treated really well at St. Vincent’s, added Noble. They went to class on a separate floor that had been refurbished specially for St. Pius students.

“We had our own space where the kids really bonded,” said Noble. “(St. Vincent de Paul) included us in their masses. They made it work. Our vice-principal was stationed at that school.”

Everyone “went above and beyond” to make sure kids from St. Pius felt “comfortable” and “included,” she added.

St. Pius’ event is just one of many sod turnings and school openings that have been taking place across the TCDSB recently. Its capital plan included 16 additions to existing elementary schools to address growth and population.

St. Pius X Catholic School is located at 71 Jane St., just north of Bloor Street West.

This article is for personal use only courtesy of Bloor West Villager a division of Metroland Media Group Ltd.

St. Raymond's gets an Olympic thrill with soccer star Melanie Booth Written by Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register Thursday, 20 September 2012 15:45

After reading their letter of thanks to Canadian Olympian Melanie Booth (centre), Debbie Dias (left) and Vanessa Ferreira pose with the Olympic bronze medalist. - Photo by Evan Boudreau

Nervous as she is about public speaking, Booth gave one message she feels young students need to hear — even if it means sweating in the spotlight for a little bit longer.

"Just never give up. You're going to have to many roadblocks in the way, people telling you you can't do things, injuries, other things that will hold you back. But if you really believe in yourself and you really want to go for your dream just never give up."

"I'm excited to have her here because she represented our country in the Olympics and I really like soccer," said Vanessa Ferreira, 10. "It teaches you that you can do anything. It's hard to go inside the Olympics but if you try hard you can do anything."

Along with fellow Grade 6 student Debbie Dias, Ferreira was selected to write and read a letter of thanks to Booth for taking the time to stop by their school.

"We were chosen to represent our school by saying thank you to somebody who is representing our country and who is a great athlete," said Ferreira. "It's an honour."

St. Raymond's was one of 10 schools from across the Toronto Catholic District School Board selected to host an Olympian or Paralympian on Sept. 20. It was part of a three-day celebration, from Ottawa to Toronto, for many of the athletes who represented Canada at the London Olympics. The three days included a trip to Parliament Hill, school and hospital visits and was to be capped off with a parade through downtown Toronto on Friday and a public celebration of the Olympians.

"It's such an honour and especially after watching the news yesterday and seeing how the Prime Minister also acknowledged their wonderful gifts of sportsmanship to Canada," said Anne Marie Verre, St. Raymond's principal. "To see a female soccer hero coming is a wonderful role model especially for my young girls, but also for the boys of course."

Finding out their guest's identity just 24 hours earlier left little time for Verre and the students to prepare, although you'd never have guested it walking into the gymnasium.

"We immediately went onto the Internet and searched Melanie Booth and some exciting facts about her ... and we posted it throughout the school so the children realized that this person is actually coming here," said Verre. "So the children could (then) get an idea of who she was simply by walking through the halls."

This preparation, short as it may have been, gave the students at St. Raymond's the ammunition they needed to bombard Booth with questions, autograph requests and photo shoots — excitement she enjoys almost as much as being on the field.

TORONTO - Students at St. Raymond's Catholic School got a taste of Olympic glory on Thursday morning when bronze medallist Melanie Booth paid a visit to the Toronto school.

Booth, a defender on the pitch, was a member of Canada's national women's soccer team that captured the hearts of Canadians when the squad captured bronze in London this summer. The Burlington, Ont., native has also been a member of the silver-medal winning team at the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002, finished second at the 2006 Peace Queen Cup and took home gold at the 2011 Pan-American women's soccer tournament all while donning the maple leaf.

Booth was thrilled to share her medal with the St. Raymond's students.

"It's probably one of my favourite things about this Olympic medal, being able to share it and to just see the joy and excitement that everybody has when they do see it," said Booth. "Still I think I'd rather be out on the field than talking to people."

Let us remember in prayer the souls of the deceased members of the TCDSB

community and their loved ones, particularly the following who have died recently... for these we pray:

May the angels lead them into paradise. May the martyrs come to welcome them into the

new and eternal Jerusalem. The holy sacrifice of the Mass will

be offered for their souls. May they rest in peace.

MEMORIALS

Noelle Aubin mother of Donna Fahlenbock, Acting Principal at

St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School

Zita Catherine Clare mother of Catherine Clare, Occasional Teacher at TCDSB

Stephan Ilnyckyj father of Roksolana Slywynska, Teacher at St. Cecilia Catholic School

Mario Marrelli father of Giovanni Marrelli, Head Caretaker at Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School and Adelmo Marrelli, Assistant Caretaker at St. Basil-the-Great College School also father-in-law of Filomena Marrelli, Education Assistant at Transfiguartion of Our Lord Catholic School and Liliana Marrelli, Student Supervisor at St. Basil-the-Great College School

Domenico Mastrangelo father of Maddalena Shipton, Teacher at St. Theresa Shrine Catholic School

Fr. Carl J. Matthews former Chair of MSSB/TCDSB

Remo Pasta father of Gina Gryguc, Teacher at Monsignor John Corrigan Catholic School

Donna Marie Usher sister of Garfield Usher, Occasional Teacher at TCDSB

BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS

Massimo La Selva born September 20. Son of Sandra La Selva, Teacher at St. Wilfrid Catholic School

and Fred La Selva

Blessed are you, Creator God, giver of life and the source of joy.

Bless these parents of our TCDSB Community as they celebrate and welcome the gift of life and children into their homes.

Grace their hearts and homes with your love and peace. Amen.

Calling all ME/DD Teachers!!! TCDSB ME/DD network

Is back for another year!

We will meet once a month, after school to:

Share ideas

Share resources

Get help to tackle challenging issues

Get help with creating IEP expectations, etc

Our October meeting will be:

Date: Thursday, October 11, 2011

Time: 4:00 – 5:30

Place: St. Kevin Catholic School

15 Murray Glen Drive M1R 3J6 http://goo.gl/maps/r5Ol3 (North of Lawrence Ave. E, East of Pharmacy Ave.)

** Please bring 1-2 resources to share with the group.

Please R.S.V.P. to Chalette at [email protected] by Wed. Oct. 10

AUTISM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Transition Planning Workshop – Grade 8 – Grade 9

Workshop for Elementary Teachers who have a student with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who is in

grade 8 and Secondary Resource/ME Teachers

Supporting Students to Grow and Learn in New Environments

Date: October 16th

Location: Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Gym , 2012

Time: 9 am to 3 PM

Presented by: Autism Programs and Services – Transition Team

& School Support Program, Surrey Place Centre

• Supply coverage code 97 • Light refreshments will be

served.

• Lunch on your own

Please RSVP on PAL or by contacting Norma Potashnyk at ext. 2799 or by email at [email protected]

THINK BIG. . .THE PRE-QUEL

Mini-conference presented by TEAMS for Elementary and Secondary Teachers

2 workshops catered dinner publishers’ display door prizes

Thursday, October 18, 2012 Dante Alighieri Academy, Beatrice Campus 50 Ameer Ave., Toronto, Ont.

(West of Bathurst St, south of Hwy 401. Plenty of parking behind the school. Take the Ranee Ave. bus from the Yorkdale subway station)

There will be draws for:

Numerous door prizes from our sponsoring exhibitors

One year free membership in OAME

Free registration for the 2013 TEAMS

Fall Conference

TEAMS is a local chapter of the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME)

Program

4:00 – 4:45 Registration, Publishers’ Display

4:45 – 5:45 Workshop Session A

5:45 – 6:15 Exhibitors’ Display in Cafeteria 6:00 – 6:30 Dinner in Cafeteria 6:30 – 6:55 TEAMS Annual General Meeting

& Lucky Draws!!!!!!! 7:00 – 8:00 Workshop Session B

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TEAMS CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Session A 4:45 - 5:45

PRESENTER TITLE & DESCRIPTION TARGET AUDIENCE

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Kathy Kubota-Zarivnij, TCDSB

Session A1: Using Bansho For Elementary School Classrooms What is bansho and how can bansho (board writing) be used in elementary school mathematics classroom? Let’s solve a primary-junior mathematics problem and use our different solutions to construct a bansho. The key components of and strategies used to carry out bansho will be elaborated throughout this session.

2 - 6 30

Pat Margerm, York University

Session A2: Thinking Big in the Primary Grades How can we use the curriculum expectations to pose problems to explore the idea of “big” in the primary division? Let’s look at some picture books and problems to experience the math in “thinking big.”

K - 3 30

Mirela Ciobanu, TDSB, Caroline Rosenbloom, OISE

Session A3: Students Observing Students and Using Technology to Assess Critical Thinking By employing metacognitive practices, students engage themselves in a process of actively and continuously restructuring their learning and understandings, reconsidering what they know and how they need to move on. Come to the session to hear how you can use various technologies and the A4L observation tool to teach your students how to understand their own learning processes. Experiences from the OAME 2011 Fall leadership conference and the newly implemented Teacher Candidate- Grade 6 online mentorship will also be shared.

4 - 8 30

Earl Totten, TCDSB Geri Puritch, Retired

Session A4: Big Ideas With Fractions This workshop supports teachers in implementing technology into a student-centered math class. Using Fractions as the math focus, teachers will have an opportunity to learn new strategies and to share their expertise on using SMART Technologies and virtual and concrete manipulatives as teaching and learning tools used by students and teachers to solve problems. The big ideas in fractions will be explored as well as the addition and multiplication of fractions in this session. A follow up session at the OAME2013 will continue to look at the big ideas in fractions and the operations of subtraction and division.

7 – 8 30

Tara Cook, TDSB Session A5: Supporting our college math students In this session, we will look at real world problems, interactive lesson ideas and online supports for our students taking MBF3C and MAP4C. Through the use of media, we will look at student engagement in both creating and solving mathematical problems. Participants will develop lesson ideas to use in their class.

11 – 12 College Stream

30

Gino diPede, TCDSB

Session A6: TI-Nspire Navigator in Grade 9 Applied Mathematics You won’t believe how learning math can be truly fun and engaging with TI-Nspire CX CAS Navigator in the grade 9 Applied Math Classroom. You will be amazed at how this interactive wireless technology brings math to life. See how engaged students can truly be with technology that allows for quick polling, testing, grading and for students to become live presenters - all in colour and more!

9 Applied 30

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Chelsea Attwell, TDSB

Session A7: Using the Smart Board Notebook Software to Enhance the Three Part Math Lesson This interactive workshop is targeted for teachers in the grade 1 through 3 classrooms. The session will focus on using the Smart Board Notebook software to enhance the three part math lesson. The session will offer a variety of innovate ideas and resources to bring back to your classroom. This workshop will also touch on some interactive websites to support numeracy instruction.

1 – 3 30

Michelle Munk, TDSB

Session A8: Teaching Math for Social Justice Who can concentrate on math while sea levels are rising and children are dying of malaria? Or, on the other hand, who can understand global climate systems and disease without math? In this workshop, the subject of mathematics will be presented as a tool for understanding and addressing the big challenges that face us. This interactive workshop connects mathematical concepts with pressing social justice and environmental issues, such as climate change, child labour and racism, and identifies opportunities in the curriculum expectations for integrating these important applications. It will offer educators tools, resources and sample activities that they can use to effectively incorporate social justice and environmental issues into their math classrooms.

7 – 12 30

Session B 7:00 – 8:00

PRESENTER TITLE & DESCRIPTION TARGET AUDIENCE

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Kathy Kubota-Zarivnij, TCDSB

Session B1: Using Bansho For Secondary School Classrooms What is bansho and how can bansho (board writing) be used in a secondary school mathematics classroom? Let’s solve a secondary school mathematics problem and use our different solutions to construct a bansho. The key components of and strategies used to carry out bansho (board-writing) will be elaborated throughout this session.

9 – 12 30

Alvarine Aldridge, Olive Creary-Satchell, TDSB

Session B2: Hands-on Math: Using Manipulatives Manipulatives provide a concrete way to help students understand mathematical concepts and so provide and enhance opportunities for exploration, discovery and problem solving. Manipulatives relate abstract ideas about numbers and shapes to something students can see and touch. Because of this, manipulatives make mathematical ideas easier to internalize, and frequently allow students to solve problems they might not otherwise be able to solve. Using manipulatives to construct representations helps students to:

See patterns and relationships

Make connections between concrete and the abstract

Test, revise, and confirm their reasoning

Remember how they solved a problem

Communicate their thinking to others

4 – 8 30

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Mary Lou Kestell, Retired

Session B3: Making Fractions Less Fractious The provincial study of fractions in the school math curriculum for students in K-12 took place during the school year 2011-12. In this workshop, we will examine some of the artefacts gathered and learn the Math for Teaching we need so students develop understanding and facility with fractions.

4 – 8 30

Molly Larin, Joe Bria, TCDSB

Session B4: Divide and Conquer Through Problem Solving Investigate a problem solving approach to teaching division to primary and early junior level children. Within this workshop, the presenters will share their co-teaching journey together. Together they will overview effective strategies they implemented to help students develop deeper understanding of division concepts and procedures. Participants will have an opportunity to experience hands on math activities and walk out with ready to go lesson plans.

3 – 4 30

Mary Cole, TDSB

Session B5: Math Games Across the Strands Math Games are an effective, engaging way to support students with building understanding of Math concepts and with becoming a community of learners. Games provide many learning opportunities including: mental math skills, probability investigations, and the exploration of geometric properties. At this workshop, participants will play math games across the strands. We will discuss strategies for: assessing student progress and identifying next steps; differentiation, and the use of Math games for Family Math Nights and homework.

1 – 3 30

Grace Barone, Larry Romano, TCDSB

Session B6: We like our martinis shaken, not stirred, our morning eggs scrambled, and our classrooms flipped! This non-alcoholic, cholesterol-free, humour-filled, non-threatening workshop is offered in loving-kindness and in the spirit of compassionate livelihood for anyone interested in The Flipped Classroom - a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed. Active learning takes place at home with consolidation in the classroom. Warning: Flipping your classroom is dangerously enjoyable, addictive, and can lead to significant learning!

9 – 12 30

Bonnie MacDonald, TDSB

Session B7: Problem Solving with Picture Books Picture books, with and without a mathematical theme, can be an effective way to engage students and explore problems in entertaining contexts. Join us as we explore some books and talk about the math on the page and beyond.

1 - 3 30

Sam Garrison, TDSB

Session B8: Using Web Tools to Close Content Gaps in Secondary Mathematics This workshop will focus on ways to use web tools in conjunction with descriptive feedback and differentiated instruction to close content gaps for struggling students in grade 9 and 10 Mathematics.

9 – 10 30

To most outsiders, modern mathematics is unknown territory. Its borders are protected by dense thickets of

technical terms; its landscapes are a mass of indecipherable equations and incomprehensible concepts.

Few realize that the world of modern mathematics is rich with vivid images and provocative ideas.

~ Ivars Peterson

THINK BIG. . .THE PRE-QUEL TEAMS 2012

FALL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

To better facilitate our large number of participants, TEAMS uses online registration. You may safely pay online by credit card.

To register, please go to the Webpage http://www.oame.on.ca/mcis.

If you have an OAME / MCIS registration number, simply enter it along with your password. If you do not have a registration number yet, click on Sign In on the left panel of the Webpage.

After signing in, scroll down to the link for registering for the TEAMS conference, Online Registration for TEAMS Fall Conference

COST (Includes Dinner):

□ $30.00 OAME Members

□ $35.00 Non-Members

□ $45.00 Same Day Registration

□ $25.00 for Teacher Candidates

You also have the opportunity to join OAME or renew your membership online. If you prefer to pay by cheque, register at the above Website, and mail your cheque, payable to TEAMS, to:

TDSB or OISE: Sooky Crljen, Lambton Park Community School, 50 Bernice Crescent, Toronto, ON, M6N 1W9 TDSB Internal Mail Route: SW

TCDSB or York U. Fac. of Ed.: Monica Rohel, Mathematics Resource Teacher, Catholic Education Centre, 80 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, ON, M2N 6E8

For information about our conference, email [email protected] or [email protected].

TEAMS is a local Toronto chapter of the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME)

Attention: Upcoming

Nonviolent Crisis InterventionTraining Program (CPI)

®

•If someone in your care became disruptive or assaultive—what would you do? •You can learn how to take control of an out-of-control situation. •You’ll feel calm and confident—instead of fearful and confused. •You’ll learn how to promote safety and dignity—always. In keeping with Bill 168, Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace) 2009 having received Royal Assent as Chapter Number: S.O. 2009 C.23 and OHSA, S.25 (2) [a][d][h]; the Child and Family Services Act (Reg. 70 S.109.1,.2.3); The Education Act; and, the Ontario Human Rights Commission the TCDSB is offering Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

training both Elementary and Secondary Panels.

Staff may register with approval of their principal. One and a half day sessions are being offered on:

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 and Thursday October 25, 2012 50 Ameer, Dante Gr. 9 Campus Thursday, November 22, 2012 and Friday, November 23, 2012 OLMC, Gym Thursday, December 20, 2012 and Friday, December 21, 2012 OLMC, Gym Friday, January 11, 2013 and Friday, January 18, 2013 OLMC, Gym Tuesday, February 19, 2013 and Thursday, February 21, 2013 OLMC, Gym Friday, March 8, 2013 and Friday, March 22, 2013 OLMC, Gym Thursday, April 11, 2013 and Friday, April 12, 2013 OLMC, Gym Friday, May 3, 2013 and Friday, May 10, 2013 OLMC, Gym Tuesday, June 4, 2013 and Thursday, June 6, 2013 OLMC, Gym To register:

• Once you receive permission from your principal to attend, please register on

https://web1.tcdsb.org/conference/Logon.aspx • With your Principal’s approval, Teachers may use SEMS Code 97 for the one and a half day training. • PLEASE NOTE: NO SEMS CODE FOR NON-TEACHING STAFF (internal coverage only) Participants must attend both sessions and write the test in order to receive a certificate. LIMITED

SPACES SO APPLY EARLY!!! (Dress comfortably (no jewellery please), wear running shoes and bring a pen.)

PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT OLMC. Limited Parking at 50 Ameer. Presented by: Paula Antinucci and Dr. Veronica Ellis, OCT Assessment & Programming Teachers (Behaviour Team)

Academic & behavior success (failure) are linked! How can Special Education Teachers (SET) help

schools meet the challenge?

This workshop will provide Elementary Special Education Teachers (SET) insights into the Academic Behavior Connection. Participants will be provided with an overview of general principles that they can apply to everyday classroom life. Positive Behaviour Intervention Strategies include the following principle: Good teaching is one of our best behavior management tools. Student achievement is inextricably connected to good teaching and behavior management. The best behavior management tools, strive to maximize academic engagement and achievement for all students.

In this workshop Elementary Special Education Teachers (SET) will examine a number of concepts and strategies:

How to redesign teaching environments…not students The relationship between academic success with classroom and non-classroom management The importance of effective instruction and student engagement on classroom behavior management How the classroom's effect on academic growth dwarfs and nearly renders trivial all other factors that

people have historically worried about The single biggest factor affecting academic growth of any population of youngsters is the effectiveness

of the classroom As educators, we are committed to the increasing academic and social success of all students. This workshop will focus on strategies to promote positive and effective learning environments. Full day sessions are being offered by region. Please select one to attend.

West Areas 1 & 2

Thursday, November 1, 2012 50 Ameer, Dante Gr. 9 Campus

South Areas 5 & 6

Thursday, November 6, 2012 St. Rita

East Areas 7 & 8

Thursday, November 8, 2012 St. Richard

North Areas 3 & 4

Friday, November 9, 2012 OLMC, Gym

To register:

Once you receive permission from your principal to attend, please register on

https://web1.tcdsb.org/conference/Logon.aspx SEMS Code 97

Presented by: Paula Antinucci and Dr. Veronica Ellis, OCT Assessment & Programming Teachers (Behaviour Team) Odi Pariselli, Special Services Coordinator-Behaviour Lead

APPLICATIONS FOR POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY

ASSESSMENT & PROGRAMMING TEACHER AND

PROGRAMMING & ASSESSMENT TEACHER

CURRENT COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT Between

Toronto Catholic District School Board And

Toronto Elementary Catholic Teachers (TECT) Toronto Secondary Unit (TSU)

Applications are invited for the position of Assessment and Programming Teacher – Elementary

Schools and Programming and Assessment Teacher – Secondary Schools Candidates will be required to meet the following criteria before an interview will be granted:

• Positive recommendation of current supervisory officer

• Positive recommendation of current principal or superordinate

• Certificate of Registration & Qualification (OCT)

• Bachelor of Arts or equivalent degree such as BSc, BFA, BAA

• Ministry specialist qualification in special education as of September 1, 2012 and / or successful completion of TCDSB School Based Support Teacher In-Service Program – Specialist

• Minimum five (5) years of qualified teaching experience in special education

• Ontario driver’s license and car

WHEN SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FORM CANDIDATES MUST ATTACH A COPY OF AN UPDATED CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION THAT SHOWS PROOF OF THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFICATIONS

Applications can be obtained by contacting:

FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS: FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS: Mary Saccucci at 416-222-8282 x 2323 Susan Alvarado at 416-222-8282 x 2201 E-mail – [email protected] E-mail – [email protected] APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY THE APPLICANT TO: ELEMENTARY TEACHERS – Rosemarie Krasnovitch, Supervisor, Human Resources SECONDARY TEACHERS -Fiorella Borean, Supervisor, Human Resources

NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY OCTOBER 12, 2012

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE POSITION OF Systems Analyst - SharePoint Development

Computer Services Non-Union Level 9 - $69,232 - $83,078

CRITERA FOR AN INTERVIEW ARE AS FOLLOWS: • A degree from a recognized university in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline, or proven equivalent

experience • Minimum of two (2) years of Microsoft .Net web development and related experience with increased responsibilities • In depth understanding and experience developing web applications using Microsoft and compatible technologies and, in

particular, Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010 • Extensive SharePoint knowledge including architectural design, Web Part development, server installation, management and

troubleshooting with a focus on planning, developing, deploying and supporting enterprise-class, high quality, scalable and extendable Microsoft SharePoint solutions and implementations

• Development experience building Web applications with Microsoft .NET technologies (i.e. ASP.NET 2.0/3.0, ADO.NET, VB.NET, C#.NET, AJAX, XML, XSLT, CSS, HTML, DHTML, IIS, SQL Server, TFS, JavaScript, Power Shell, SOAP, REST, SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft Access, LDAP, ADFS, etc.)

• Experience with ADO.Net, data base design and architecture, stored procedures writing, data migration, DTS writing, job scheduling, SQL profile optimization, and replication

• Understanding of Windows 2008 Server/AD domain infrastructure and testing techniques • Demonstrated ability in project management • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in systems development and integration life cycle methodology • Demonstrated ability to liaise and communicate the architecture topics with clients and ICT staff • Excellent skills in verbal and written communications, and graphic design • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multi-tasks • Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) or Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in SharePoint

development an asset, and so is experience with HTML5 and Microsoft Silverlight MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to and under the direction of the Sr. Systems Manager, Web Development, the primary function of this job is to effectively research, plan, design, develop/select, and implement information management solutions in a SharePoint Environment. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Employ structured analysis and design techniques to investigate, interpret, model, document and analyze business problems and determine the needs of the user

• Define business requirements, architect solutions, develop detailed programming specifications or RFPs, implement solutions • Establish best practices, standards, policies and procedures for developing, testing, installing, configuring, maintaining, and

troubleshooting SharePoint solutions; and enforce them • Participate in the identification and prioritization of new SharePoint features and applications • Manage the Visual Studio Development environment including Team Foundation Services and source code management • Work closely with SharePoint Administrator/Architect, Windows Infrastructure Team, and Web Solutions team to provide and

support a secure, robust, high-availability enterprise class SharePoint environment for TCDSB • Conduct research into current and emerging technologies and issues in support of SharePoint and web development • Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems, software and

infrastructure in conjunction with end-users and department managers • Plan and conduct usability studies throughout the development lifecycle and resolve GUI-design issues Interested applicants are asked to submit a complete résumé and related educational documents and reference letters referring to Posting #NU2012-12 – Systems Analyst - SharePoint Development, Computer Services are to be received from interested candidates by no later than Friday October 12, 2012 and should be submitted by email to:

Bessie Gruppuso, Senior Manager of Recruitment Human Resources

Toronto Catholic District School Board 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6E8

E-mail: [email protected]

Only those applicants granted interviews will be contacted

Week of October 1, 2012

CUPE LOCAL 1328 SBESS POSTINGS

PLEASE NOTE BIDDING PROCESS for EDUCATION ASSISTANT POSITIONS:

1) If bidding on an Education Assistant position, employees need only complete and send in the Bid Form.

2) If you require further information regarding a posting, please contact the principal directly to discuss the details of the assignment.

3) All bids must be made using the appropriate Bid Form for SBESS.

Please note that applicants will be reviewed and recommended based on seniority, positive attendance and punctuality, and a positive performance record.

*If you are a supply Education Assistant, your bid must also be accompanied by recent positive performance appraisal(s).

Please note: unless otherwise noted, positions are 100%

SB2012-104

Education Assistant

Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton

SB2012-105

Education Assistant

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Please note: This is a 50% position

SB2012-106

Education Assistant

Blessed Pope John Paul II

SB2012-107

Education Assistant

St. Brigid

SB2012-108

Education Assistant

St. Fidelis

SB2012-109

Education Assistant

St. Jude

Please note: This is a 50% position

SB2012-110

Education Assistant

Canadian Martyrs

Please note: This is a 50% position

When bidding on an Education Assistant posting, it is with the understanding that at any given time the incumbent may be asked to perform any duty of an Education Assistant, for example (among other duties) toileting, diapering, lifting, assist student during meal times, as well as one-on-one assistance for the student in the classroom, with out of school programs and with essential life skills. Specific requirements for the vacancy will be discussed prior to an established start date. Please also note that at any given time, Principals may need to reassign SBESS staff to best meet the needs of the school and students.

WRITTEN OR FAXED (416-512-3046) APPLICATIONS REFERRING TO POSTING NUMBER, LOCATION AND POSITION MUST REACH HUMAN RESOURCES, ATTENTION: MARGHERITA DECESARE, SUPERVISOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, CATHOLIC EDUCATION CENTRE, 80 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, TORONTO, ONTARIO, NOT

LATER THAN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10nd

, 2012

PLEASE NOTE: RECEIPT OF FAXES OR BID SHEETS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED

Updated:  October 19, 2011 

 SBESS POSTING BID FORM 

(CUPE LOCAL 1328 SBESS)         PLEASE NOTE:  THIS FORM IS TO BE USED BY CUPE 1328 MEMBERS ONLY (NOT TO BE USED BY SUPPLY EDUCATION ASSISTANTS) 

Please print: 

EMPLOYEE NAME: __________________________________________________ Last Name First Name SAP EMPLOYEE NUMBER: _________________________________________ (Your SAP employee number may be found in the upper left hand corner of your pay stub) PRESENT POSITION: __________________________________________________ PRESENT LOCATION: __________________________________________________ SENIORITY DATE: _________________________________________ Day Month Year I wish to apply for Posting # ___________ Please note:  

IF  YOU WISH  TO  BID  FOR MORE  THAN ONE  SBESS  POSTING,  YOU MUST  COMPLETE A  SEPARATE  BID FORM FOR EACH POSTING.   

The deadline date for bid submissions.  Bids MUST be received by the deadline date by close of business day (5 pm). 

Ensure that you have read and understand the BIDDING PROCESS on the posting for which you are bidding. 

CONFIRMATION OF BID FORMS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. 

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Updated: September 11, 2012

SBESS POSTING BID FORM (CUPE LOCAL 1328 SBESS)

Please note: THIS FORM IS TO BE USED BY SUPPLY EDUCATION ASSISTANTS BIDDING ON SBESS POSTINGS.

Please print:

EMPLOYEE NAME: _____________________________________________________ Last Name First Name

SAP EMPLOYEE NUMBER: _______________________________________ (Your SAP employee number may be found in the upper left hand corner of your pay stub)

PRESENT POSITION: SUPPLY EDUCATION ASSISTANT Contact numbers: Home number: __________________________________ Cell number: __________________________________ I wish to apply for Posting # _________________ Please list any specific qualifications and/or experience that you may have (i.e. ECE courses, EA certificate, CYW diploma, sign language skills, experience working with autistic students, behavioural students, ME, DD, physical restraint training etc.)

Please list the last 3 schools where you worked in a long term assignment, and the period of time worked at each location (long term assignments are defined as an assignment in excess of 20 days):

Please note:

IF YOU WISH TO BID FOR MORE THAN ONE SBESS POSTING, YOU MUST COMPLETE A SEPARATE BID FORM FOR EACH POSTING.

The deadline date for bid submissions. Bids MUST be received by the deadline date by close of business day (5 pm).

Ensure that you have read and understand the BIDDING PROCESS on the posting for which you are bidding.

Attach supporting documents as listed in the Job Posting, failure to do so will result in disqualification of bids.

CONFIRMATION OF BID FORMS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED

B

TO BE POSTED ON CARETAKER/TRADES & MAINTENANCE BULLETIN BOARDS

CUPE LOCAL 1280 JOB POSTINGS NOTE: 1. BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR BIDS, YOU ARE ASKED TO FIRST VISIT AND ACQUAINT YOURSELF WITH THE

SCHOOL/FACILITY FOR WHICH YOU PLAN TO SUBMIT A BID. 2. YOU ARE REMINDED THAT YOU MAY NOT BID ON ANOTHER JOB POSTING FOR A PERIOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS

FOLLOWING ANY SUCCESSFUL BID EXCEPT FOR PROMOTION. 3. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE TO ENSURE THAT HE OR SHE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE

MADE AWARE OF ALL JOB POSTINGS CONTAINED IN THE BULLETIN. * POSITION REQUIRES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF BES II CERTIFICATE OR A FOURTH CLASS STATIONARY

ENGINEER'S LICENSE (CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT PROOF TOGETHER WITH THEIR BIDS). ** AS INDICATED, THIS IS A SPLIT POSITION; THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE AN EMPLOYEE HAS ADEQUATE TRAVEL

TIME, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ONLY APPLICANTS WHO HAVE THE USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

WRITTEN OR FAXED (416-512-3046) APPLICATION REFERRING TO POSTING NUMBER, LOCATION AND POSITION MUST REACH HUMAN RESOURCES, ATTENTION: : MARGHERITA DE CESARE, SUPERVISOR – SUPPORT STAFF, CATHOLIC EDUCATION CENTRE, 80 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, NORTH YORK, ONTARIO, NO LATER THAN, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2012.

PLEASE NOTE: RECEIPT OF FAXES OR BID SHEETS WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED

Week of Oct. 1, 2012

POSITION DEPT./SCHOOL LOCATION SALARY RANGE

Posting #OM2012-117 Assistant Caretaker (100%) NOTE: Hours are from 3:30 pm – 11:30 pm EFFECTIVE: OCTOBER 1, 2012

Madonna 211 Steeles Ave. East $22.40/hr.

Posting #OM2012-118 Assistant Caretaker (50%) NOTE: Hours are from 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm

St. Margaret 85 Carmichael Ave. $22.40/hr.

Posting #OM2012-119 Assistant Caretaker (100%) NOTE: Hours are from 3:30 pm - 11:30 pm

St. Demetrius 125 La Rose Ave. $22.40/hr.

Posting #OM2012-134 Assistant Caretaker (100%) NOTE: Hours are from 3:30 pm – 11:30 pm **PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE 2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE**

St. Anthony 130 Shanly St. $22.40

Posting #OM2012-135 Assistant Caretaker (100%) NOTE: Hours are from 3:30 pm – 11:30 pm

Blessed Sacrament 24 Bedford Park Ave. $22.40

Posting #OM2012-136 Assistant Caretaker (100%) NOTE: Hours are from 3:30 pm – 11:30 pm

O.L. of Perpetual Help 1 1/2 Garfield Avenue $22.40

Congratulations on behalf of the Human Resources Department!

Awards

The following employees have been awarded positions as follows: Posting # Bargaining Unit Awarded to:

SB2012-083 CUPE 1328 SBESS R. Tramontin

SB2012-064 CUPE 1328 SBESS O. Yankovska

SB2012-062 CUPE 1328 SBESS N. Colucci

SB2012-049 CUPE 1328 SBESS M. Esposito Perrella

SB2012-040 CUPE 1328 SBESS S. D’Egidio

SB2012-042 CUPE 1328 SBESS J. Themelis

SB2012-072 CUPE 1328 SBESS N. White

SB2012-087 CUPE 1328 SBESS L. Tarpey

SB2012-073 CUPE 1328 SBESS F. Giovannone

SB2012-060 CUPE 1328 SBESS M. Green

OM2012-093 CUPE 1280 C. Velez

OM2012-104 CUPE 1280 R. Roussell

OM2012-105 CUPE 1280 M. Morgado

Cancellations

The following postings have been cancelled: CUPE 1328 OCT n/a CUPE 1328 SBESS SB2012-092 SB2012-086 CUPE 1280 n/a

Week of Oct. 1, 2012