New spiritual care and guidance service is a big success

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Volume 4
FuturEd
Award Winner
page 2
Alouettes star
returns to Roslyn
page 3
Bugle Boy and Starter
Athletic Wear to sponsor
Career Fair, pages 3 and 6
Number 1
FALL 2002
Elementary School
program boundaries
page 7
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New spiritual care and guidance service is a big success
Last year’s inauguration by the
English Montreal School Board (EMSB)
of a new Spiritual Care and Guidance
and Community Involvement Service at
the secondary school level has been
deemed a complete success. Eight fulltime animators covered 17 schools.
In keeping with the Ministry of
Education’s time line for Bill 118, the
legislation responding to the diversity
of moral and religious expectations,
the EMSB is implementing the service
at the elementary level this year. Bill
118 officially abolished the existing
confessional status of public schools,
but essentially preserved the status quo
of choice between religion and moral
education classes for elementary and
junior high school students. This is
known as the Triple Option: Catholic
Religious Moral Instruction (CRMI),
Moral Education (ME) and Protestant
Religious Moral Education (PRME).
The secondary spiritual community
animators participated in four professional development days in 20012002 which enabled them to keep up
with the curriculum reform and Bill
118. Professional development days
were organized in conjunction with
Concordia University’s Department of
Theological Studies and followed the
Ministry of Education’s Plan Triennal de
Perfectionnement (September 2001 to
July 2004). The animators will follow
three courses over a period of as
many years. Along with lectures from
Concordia professors, Dr. Pamela Bright
and Dr. Christine Jamieson, the first
course included field trips to a Jewish
synagogue, a Hindu temple, a Bahai
shrine, an Islamic mosque, and a day trip
to Oka Cistercian Monastery with talks
from Father Benedict Vanier, a Trappist
monk, and Professor Victor Hori, a
Buddhist monk from McGill University.
EMSB spiritual community animators
initiated many new events during the
year. Several linked up with the InterFaith Council and introduced their
schools to representatives from the
various faith traditions, in ceremonies,
which were attended by the student
bodies of John Caboto, and Paul VI. The
symbols were placed at the entrance of
Elementary school pupils will begin to benefit from the service this year.
the schools, in keeping with the
pluralistic philosophy of the public
school system. Several high school
animators collaborated with their
colleagues at the elementary level to
allow the older pupils to serve as team
leaders. The themes for these multi-faith
retreats were: Walk the Good Path, Come
in from the Cold and Will The Real Me
Please Stand Up. Several schools changed
their appearance in order to adjust to
the new pluralistic image of the school
and spiritual community service.
Animators were busy adding religious
symbols and rearranging furniture in
sections of their spiritual community
rooms to adapt to the new pluralistic
and inclusive dimension of the service.
John F Kennedy High School in St. Michel
set up a Spiritual Oasis Room, which
received television coverage for its
innovative approach to diversity and
religious pluralism in Quebec. The
students at Vincent Massey Collegiate
designed a “Wall of Respect” in their
spiritual community room to reflect the
symbols and values of the various faith
traditions, while Holy Cross Elementary
School in St. Laurent set up a “Quiet
Room” for reflection and meditation.
Other programs and activities included
a kindergarten sleepover at St. Brendan’s
Elementary School with leaders from
Vincent Massey Collegiate, a visit to a
funeral parlour to learn about death
and funerals, a World Vision Fast to
express solidarity with the starving
nations of the world and a Wall of
Honour and Sacred Garden at LaurenHill
Academy’s Junior Campus. Many spiritual community animators invited
guest speakers to their schools to inform
students about social, humanitarian
La CSEM a adopté une nouvelle politique en matière de devoirs visant à mieux
refléter les orientations du ministère de l’Éducation du Québec. La politique et les
procédures sont conçues pour offrir aux écoles un cadre de référence pour
l’élaboration de leurs propres procédures. Les devoirs sont une prolongation de
l’enseignement en classe et sont une partie importante de l’expérience
d’apprentissage de l’élève. La direction de chaque école, après consultation avec le
personnel enseignant, sera responsable de l’application de sa propre politique en
matière de devoirs dès qu’elle sera approuvée par le conseil d’établissement. Les
différences individuelles doivent être prises en considération lorsque les devoirs
sont donnés. Les activités seront appropriées au niveau de l’élève et refléteront les
besoins spécifiques de l’élève ou des groupes d’élèves.
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Spiritual Community animators are
adjusting well to the new system, and
many have expressed their enthusiasm
at the new vistas and challenges which
await them in a complete Spiritual
Care and Guidance and Community
Involvement Service to EMSB students
at both the secondary and elementary
levels in 2002 - 2003.
Nouvelle politique en matière de devoirs
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and
and moral issues, including, Women
Aware, Social Action, Social Justice,
Elder Abuse and Leave Out Violence
(L.O.V.E).
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EMSB HIGH SCHOOL
OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION
RETIREMENTS
Marina
Vasil
(Gardenview), Doris
Beck (Carlyle), Arthur
Galardo (Frederick
Banting),
Vida
Lietuvninkas (Edward
Murphy), David Hogg
(Merton),
Addie
Doris Beck
Petronko (Dunrae
Gardens) and William Lipscombe (St. John
Bosco) have retired as principals …
Longtime EMSB central office pedagogical
French consultant Pierrette Morissette has
retired … After 36 years of service as a
teacher, principal and senior administrator
at central head office, EMSB Region 1
Director Elena Celsi has retired.
APPOINTMENTS
Carlo Sollazo is the new principal of St.
Pius X Comprehensive High School in
Ahuntsic. Walter Ninzatti remains the
director of the adult and vocational
centres. Mr. Sollazo was the principal of
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Junior High last year
which has now merged with Lester B.
Pearson High School on July 1. Principals
moving to new schools this year are Tina
Lavranos (Gardenview), Don Houston
(Carlyle), Mary Reynolds (Edinburgh),
Katherine Snow (Edward Murphy), Angela
Monteferrante-Orsi (Frederick Banting),
Ivana
Colatriano
(General
Vanier),
Francine Jarret Imhoff
(Holy Cross), Howard
Posh (Merton), Walter
Lyng (St. Brendan). Leah
Auclair (St. Gabriel),
Terry Tinker (St. John
Bosco)
and
John
John Roumeliotis
Roumeliotis (Willingdon).
Vice-principals moving to new schools are:
Jean Alexandre (Lauren Hill Junior
Campus), Evelyn Alfonsi (Lester B. Pearson)
and John Pevec (Vincent Massey). A
number of new vice-principals have been
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appointed: Françoise Barlier (LaurenHill),
Donna Manos and Joe Harty (Laurier
Macdonald), Mario Di Tullio (Rosemount),
Linda Saukas (Westmount), Alice
Buchanan and Luigi Santamaria (Royal
Vale), Chantal Martin (Roslyn), Caterina
Bernucci (Michelangelo), Tina Ottini
(Honoré Mercier), Felix Gelbart
(Marymount) and Christina Delaney
(Willingdon). Two adult/voc ed centers get
new assistant directors: Gloria King
(St. Laurent) and Harry Michalopoulos
(John F. Kennedy Business Centre).
HONOURS
Westmount Park Elementary School
teacher Leslie-Ruth Schachter was
presented with the
2002 FuturEd Award
by the Association for
Media and Technology
in Education in Canada,
(AMTEC). This is a PanCanadian community of
educators, media producers, researchers,
Leslie-Ruth
Schachter
librarians and other
professional staff who work to facilitate
and improve learning, in all sectors of
education, through the appropriate
application and integration of educational
technology. Ms. Schachter was nominated
by Principal Paul Saunders, and Maureen
Baron, Multimedia Administrator at the
school board. Ms. Schachter has shown
innovation in the integration of the
“SmartBoard” into the pedagogy of the
classroom. She uses the “SmartBoard” to
support and enhance the development of
the students’ academic, communication
and social skills. The FuturEd Award is for
demonstrating unique and innovative use
of learning technologies to change learning
systems in the future for the future …
St. Dorothy Elementary School in St. Michel
had its monograph published by the
Montreal Island School Council. Under
the title of Tomorrow’s School Today, the
monograph highlights the aspects of
St. Dorothy that make it a leader in the
integration of technology in education …
Towards the end of the last school year,
39 Westmount High School students
participated in the 29th annual Gauss
Mathematics contest. The Canada-wide
competition is aimed at students in Grades
7 and 8. Two Grade 7 students, Hannah
Altimas and Katherine Hagemeyer,
received scores of over 125 out of a possible
150 and were presented with Certificates
of Distinction. Grade 7 student, Mona
Ghassemi, receive a Certificate as the
highest achieving student in the school
having attained a perfect score … John
Szuber, the guidance counselor at
Marymount Academy, was named the
recipient of the prestigious Justine Harris
Award given annually by the Quebec
Personnel and Guidance Association for
“excellence in counseling.” … La CSEM a
donné une réception au Château Royal en
l’honneur de plus de 80 employé(e)s qui
ont atteint 25 années de services.
INAUGURATION
General Vanier Elementary School in
Saint Leonard formally inaugurated its
new $900,000 state of the art gymnasium
facility. The school officially opened in
August 2000 to accommodate the growing
number of students in the Saint Leonard
F.A.C.E.
3449 University (Downtown)
Tel: 350-8899
Friday, November 8, 2002 • 9 a.m.
area. Each of the three other EMSB primary
institutions in the district were bursting
at the seams. However, given the fact
that the building previously housed an
adult education centre, there was no
gymnasium. For most of the first two
years in operation, students had taken
their physical education classes in the
lunch room. Because the ceiling was only
seven feet in height, this severely restricted
activities, such as basketball, volleyball
and badminton. A special ceremony was
held near the close of the last school year.
A separate facility, attached to the school,
had to be constructed.
JOHN GRANT HIGH SCHOOL
5785 Parkhaven (Côte Saint-Luc)
Tel: 484-4161
Friday, April 11, 2003
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • 1: 30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
PROGRAMS
JOHN PAUL I JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
8455 Pré-Laurin (St. Leonard)
Tel: 328-7171 • By appointment
The English Montreal School Board
(EMSB) and McGill University’s Faculty of
Education have begun exploring new
avenues of school board - university
collaboration this academic year. Initially,
this partnership will allow teachers at
Bancroft Elementary School and MIND
High School to share their field expertise
with the faculty and student teachers
at McGill and to benefit in turn from
greater on-going access to the latest
developments in research and educational
technologies under the aegis of the
Faculty of Education.
ADULT & VOC. ED.
And finally, from the files of the Adult
Education and Vocational Services
Department: General Vanier Adult Centre
has relocated from St. Michel to the former
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Junior High School
facility in Montreal North … The Father
McDonald Adult Centre is now known as
the St. Laurent Adult Centre … On June 6
some 350 graduates received their D.E.P.
certificates in nine different careers at the
Rosemount Technology Centre. Six of
these programs lead to the top 50 trades.
Centre Director Marzia Michielli said close
to 650 people attended the ceremony …
Un groupe de pédagogues belges qui
désiraient plus de renseignements sur le
programme d’immersion française, ont
visité deux écoles de la CSEM qui offrent
cette option : l’école primaire Edinburgh
et l’Académie Royal West à MontréalOuest. Ils étaient accompagnés par des
conseillers pédagogiques de la CSEM
et des représentants du ministère de
l’Éducation et de l’Université McGill. ...
The EMSB and PR.O.C.E.D.E., a provincial
association of adult education administrators, co-sponsored a highly successful
conference entitled “Adult Education:
Lifelong Learning,” June 13 and 14 at the
Sheraton Laval. This event provided an
opportunity for teachers, administrators
and professionals working in the adult
education field throughout Quebec to
participate in a wide range of workshops.
In addition, it also served as an excellent
occasion to network, share ideas, concerns
and issues. The provincial government
recently enacted legislation putting into
law a policy on lifelong learning that has
a tremendous impact on this milieu. More
than 300 people attended. At the closing
ceremonies, EMSB Director of Adult
Education and Vocational Services Rosario
Ortona and Coordinator Cosmo Della
Rocca pledged to work towards making
this an annual affair. EMSB Director
General Charley E. E. Levy delivered one
of the keynote addresses.
JAMES LYNG HIGH SCHOOL
5440 Notre Dame (St. Henri)
Tel: 846-8814
Friday, October 18, 2002 • 9 a.m.
JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL
3030 Villeray (St-Michel)
Tel: 374-1449 • Please call the school
LAURENHILL ACADEMY
Junior Campus, 2355 Decelles
(Saint-Laurent) • Tel: 331-8019
Tuesday, October 22, 2002 • 7 p.m.
LAURIER MACDONALD HIGH SCHOOL
7355 Viau (St. Leonard)
LESTER B. PEARSON HIGH SCHOOL
11575 P.M. Favier (Montreal North)
Tel: 328-4442
Wednesday, October 23, 2002.
9 a.m. to 10:30am • 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Placement Exams For Secondary I Honours
Program: Saturday, November 23, 2002
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m to 2:00 p.m.
MARYMOUNT ACADEMY
5100 Côte Saint-Luc Road (N.D.G.)
Tel: 488-8144
Thursday, January 16, 2003 • 7 p.m.
M.I.N.D.
4563 St. Urbain (The Plateau)
Tel: 842-0792
Thursday, November 14, 2002
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
PAUL VI HIGH SCHOOL
11575 P.M. Favier (Montreal North)
Tel: 723-2111
Wednesday, November 6, 2002
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ROSEMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
3737 Beaubien • Tel: 376-4720
Tuesday, November 5, 2002
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ROYAL VALE HIGH SCHOOL
5851 Somerled (N.D.G.) • Tel: 481-2463
Thursday, October 24, 2002 • 7 p.m.
ROYAL WEST ACADEMY
189 Easton (Montreal West)
Tel: 489-8454
Wednesday, October 16, 2002 • 7 p.m.
Entrance Exams: Friday, November 8 and
Saturday, November 9
ST- PIUS X COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
9955 Papineau (Ahuntsic) • Tel: 381-0677
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
ST. RAPHAEL CENTER
8735 Henri-Julien (Ahuntsic)
VINCENT MASSEY COLLEGIATE
5925 –27th Avenue (Rosemount)
Tel: 374-1999
Wednesday, October 9, 2002
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Entrance Exam: November 2, 2002
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
WAGAR HIGH SCHOOL
5785 Parkaven (Côte Saint-Luc)
Tel: 482-9645
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WESTMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
4350 Ste. Catherine Street West
Tel: 933-2701
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
DATES TO REMEMBER
LES COMMISSAIRES
DE LA CSEM
EMSB COMMISSIONERS
October 6 to 12, 2002
December 10, 2002
Board Meetings
Fire Prevention Week
Human Rights Day
October 14, 2002
December 23, 2002
to January 3, 2003
Inner-City School Conference
“An Equal Chance For Every
Student”
January 20 to 24, 2003
École secondaire Sant-Henri and
Crown Plaza Hotel
Information: 384-1830, ext. 2136
February 3 to 7, 2003
October 29 & 30, 2002
March, 2003
Career Fair For
High School Students
EMSB Nutrition Month
The EMSB council of commissioners
meet in public once a month. These
sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held
in the Laurence Patterson Conference
Room of the administration building
at 6000 Fielding Avenue. Everyone is
welcome to attend. Please note that
occasionally during the year special
meetings are called. Parents are urged
to bookmark the EMSB website
(www.emsb.qc.ca) to access Board
meeting agendas and to be advised
about special meetings. To register
for question period please call 483-7200,
ext. 7264. The meetings scheduled for
this academic year are as follows:
St. Pius X Comprehensive High
School/Professional Institute
9955 Papineau, Ahuntsic
March 3 to 7, 2003
August 28, 2002
Spring Break
September 25, 2002
Thanksgiving
Christmas Break
October 24 to 26, 2002
November 4 to 8, 2002
Vocational Education Week
November 11, 2002
Remembrance Day
November 14, 15, 2002
Quebec Provincial Teachers
Association (QPAT) Convention
Palais des Congrès, Montreal
Kindergarten Registration Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
March 24 to 28, 2003
EMSB Library Week
October 30, 2002
November 27, 2002
December 18, 2002
April 18, 2003
January 29, 2003
Good Friday
February 26, 2003
April 21, 2003
Easter Monday
March 26, 2003
April 30, 2003
May 28, 2003
April 27 to May 3, 2003
June 25, 2003
National Volunteer Week
Look at our grads NOW!
TIM
FLEISZER
Montreal Alouettes
star defensive end
Tim Fleiszer recently returned to
Roslyn Elementary
School in Westmount where he
attended Grades
1 to 4. Principal Tim Fleiszer has a chat with kindergarten students at
Judy Simpson, an Roslyn School.
Alouettes season-ticket holder, Harvard University, graduating cum
gave Fleiszer a tour of the premises. laude in 1998 in English. Selected
His former teacher, Andrée first overall in the CFL draft that
Hampton, greeted him with class same year by the Hamilton Tiger
photos from 16 years ago which Cats, he joined the Alouettes two
were posted at the front door. years ago. The talented 26 year old
He credited Ms. Hampton and spends the off-season coordinating
Roslyn for starting him off on the team’s Adopt An Alouette Prothe path to becoming completely gram. Players visit high schools in
bilingual. Tim spent four years at an effort to combat the dropout rate.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
I read the article on the EMSB’s
Behaviour Enhancement Program in
the last edition of your newspaper
and I was happy to learn that this
program is still running. My 13-year
old daughter participated in it at
Nesbitt School and found it to be
very helpful.
As we all know too well, there is
an increasing number of bullies in
schools that continuously terrorize
our children every day. The
introduction of a program such as
this one not only educates the
students on how to react properly
when facing bullies, but at the
same time they benefit from it in
so many ways. It helps them build
their self esteem and confidence, to
believe in themselves, to say no
and walk away, to not be afraid, to
speak up, and not to let themselves
be intimidated.
Anna Rafeli
The EMSB
CAREER FAIR
2002
Circonscription/Electoral Division 1
Saint-Laurent
ATHANASIOS LAMBROPOULOS
Saint-Laurent
BERNIE PRAW
Côte Saint-Luc
SYD WISE
Montreal West • N.D.G.
JOHN SIMMS
Central N.D.G • Ville Emard
SUSAN CLARKE
Présidente du comité des affaires
financières et législatives
Chairman, Finance and Legislation
Committee
Hampstead • Snowdon • N.D.G.
MARVIN HELFENBAUM
Town of Mount Royal
RONALD C. PATERSON
Président du comité de l’éducation des
adultes et de la formation professionnelle
Chairman, Adult and Vocational Education
Advisory Committee
Central Montreal • Westmount
JOAN ROTHMAN
Présidente du comité des affaires pédagogiques et des services éducatifs
Chairman, Education and Facilities
Committee
Côte des Neiges
JAMES KROMIDA
Park Extension • Outremont • The Plateau
GEORGE VOGAS
Président de comité exécutif
Chairman, Executive Committee
Ahuntsic • Montreal North • New Bordeaux
JOSEPH N. PETRAGLIA
Rosemount
JAMES SYMIANICK
St. Michel
LUIGI LAPOLLA
Président du comité de transport
Chairman, Transportation Advisory Committee
Montreal North
SYLVIA LO BIANCO
St. Leonard
DOMINIC SPIRIDIGLIOZZI
Vice-Président / Vice-Chairman
St. Leonard
FRANK DI CESARE
Circonscription/Electoral Divison 17
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve • Rosemount
ANGELA MANCINI
Anjou • Montreal East •
Pointe-aux-Trembles
TED DONNINI
Rivière-des-Prairies
ROSA CERRELLI
Répresentants des parents
Parent Commissioners
ELIZABETH FOKOEFS
DANIEL ANDRELLI
Proudly
sponsored
by:
October 29 and 30
ST. PIUS X COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
John Simms
A true partnership
As we embark upon our fifth year of
operation, the English Montreal School
Board certainly has a great deal to be
proud of. There were a number of notable
achievements in 2001-2002. Students
continued to excel academically, be it
through their participation at science
and robotic fairs, the Montreal Board of
Trade Outstanding Student Awards and
various vocational Olympic competitions.
As community-minded members of
society, our staff, students and parents
made very impressive contributions to
various charities. Regrettably, 2001- 2002
was a year marked by tragedy and
sadness. We will never forget the
horrible events of September 11. But our
community stepped to the forefont,
engaging in a number of projects
which reached out to the children of
New York City.
The EMSB has evolved into a true
partnership among the elected Council
of Commissioners, our devoted staff,
students and parents. We are all working
together with a common goal: to prepare
students to graduate with comprehensive
academic, workplace and citizenship
skills. Parents, though, remain each child’s
first teacher and we understand how
they need to be involved in the education
process. Through extensive consultation
with the Central Parents Committee and
governing boards, I believe we have
kept them well informed. Our first ever
Parent Volunteer Recognition evening
last April was another indication of the
FROM
THE
high esteem we
hold for these men
and women.
I am also happy
to report some
positive news on
the financial front.
For the first time
since our inception
we have been able to adopt a balanced
budget. Despite some very difficult
hurdles, our financial situation has
improved. While we still have an
accumulated debt which must be repaid,
I anticipate that in the not too distant
future we will be in a position to allocate
surplus dollars back into the system.
The entire EMSB network consists of
88 schools and centres in the youth and
adult sectors. We serve a total student
population of more than 38,000. This
includes almost 27,000 pupils at our
primary and secondary schools. Since
the inception of linguistic school boards
on July 1, 1998, we have seen our
numbers grow in both sectors. However,
the adoption of Bill 104 by the Quebec
government will eliminate certain
options that have allowed some
individuals access to English schooling
and this will have a negative impact on
our population figures. Bill 104 seeks to
eliminate access to English schools for
students who have had the majority of
their education in English in an
unsubsidized private school. At the
EMSB, this could mean the loss of as
many as 300 new student registrations a
year - more, in fact, if you consider the
fact that some of these individuals have
DIRECTOR GENERAL
C h a r l ey E . E . Lev y
Calling our community together
As the new school year begins, it is
important to acknowledge that a
successful educational experience can
best be provided to all students when
all partners of the school community
involve themselves in developing a
safe, caring, learning community. As
the proverb goes,“ it takes a village to
raise a child.”
This year, in conformity with the
directives of the Ministry of Education,
the English-Montreal school network
and its partners will engage in the
preparation of a three-year success
plan, with well-defined objectives
and strategies.
The progressive implementation of
the curriculum reform and its concepts
such as student-centered learning,
differentiation and competency-based
learning will form an integral part of
this three-year plan. It is hoped that
some of these notions that may have
appeared nebulous at first glance will
become familiar language within the
learning community and it is
anticipated that they will become
valuable common practices for the
collective benefit of all students.
The Reform is not just a change of
course towards new subject content
and context, it is a change of purpose,
a reform of processes and practices
that values above all lifelong learning.
Student-centered learning is at the
core of the Reform.
Just as student-centered learning is
better achieved when school teams
are involved, it is my sense that
collaboration is essential between
all members of the school/board
community, the MEQ, and most
importantly, administrators, commissioners, parents and students, if we
are to provide the model and the
foundation that supports “a successful
educational experience”.
Encapsulating democratic values
and interdependence, another African
proverb states that in the forest,
when the branches quarrel among
themselves, the roots of the tree still
embrace. The school board success
plan will show evidence of this
interdependent approach to the
development of quality education. If
the challenge is to marry renewed
practices with the joy of learning and
the attainment of improved results,
we must not loose track of the fact
that success is not defined in the same
way for everyone.
Therefore, in keeping with the
goals of improving graduation rates
and school retention, the board plan
will focus as well on the inception of
siblings. It is unfortunate that at a time
when we finally see enrolment numbers
going up in the English sector, the
government has intervened to counteract
that trend.
In certain parts of our territory, schools
are overflowing. That is why we
submitted to the Ministry of Education
an updated three-year plan (2002-2005)
near the end of the last school year with
respect to additional classroom space
requirements. A total of $3.6 million
was requested to construct additional
classrooms at four elementary schools
which offer French immersion programs:
East Hill in Rivière des Prairies, Dunrae
Gardens in Mount Royal and Merton
and Edinburgh in the borough of Côte
Saint-Luc-Hampstead-Montreal West. In
addition, we sought financial assistance
to build a new gymnasium for Royal West
Academy. There are other areas, such as
St. Laurent and St. Leonard, which we
must take a close look at as well.
I want to extend the best of luck to
Lester B. Pearson High School in Montreal
North. Not only has it merged with
nearby Sir Wilfrid Laurier Junior High
School and seen its student population
grow to more than 1,000, the school is
also breaking new ground for the EMSB
with the debut of the prestigious SportsÉtudes program.
New and distinct program boundaries
for our elementary school network take
effect this year, the details of which are
provided on page seven. There will be
school board elections on November 16,
2003. More information on this subject,
including how to make sure your name is
on the voting list, will be forthcoming.
I look forward to the coming year and
I am hopeful that the sense of solidarity
and spirit of collaboration that we
witnessed last year will continue.
evaluation
practices that
recognize
successes
rather than
condition
failure, and
implement
promotion by
cycle to allow
students to move at their own pace.
The school board success plan
will also address strategies that take
into account the full continuum of
education from youth to adult, to
lifelong learning, with equal focus
on academic and vocational success.
This is an exciting time for
education in Quebec, a time of longawaited changes in all aspects of the
field: in orientations, policies, programs and pedagogical approaches.
To ensure options for those students
requiring more time to experience
success, the curriculum reform in the
youth sector has now been followed
by the Ministry’s new policy and
action plan for adult and continuing
education. This new policy is
important because it also places the
adult learner at the center of the
curriculum and gives priority to
the development of the knowledge
and competencies necessary for
full participation in society and for
lifelong learning.
In conclusion, then, with a focus on
learning, shared understandings of the
changes that are being implemented,
and mutual support, the conditions
for success will be well established.
New phone system
The Board has
converted to a
new phone system
to take full advantage of the fibre
optics network which was installed
in 2001-2002. Voice-over IP Technology is being used to deliver phone
services to schools, centres, daycares
and central office. All calls to persons
working at central office, except for
the Adult Education and Vocational
Services general number (483-7500)
and faxes, now go through a unique
number (483-7200). Callers are
requested to enter the extension
number of the person they wish to
reach. To simplify the transition, the
extension number has been set to
be the same as the last four (4)
digits of the individual or service’s
previous phone number. For example,
Information Technology Services was
483-7434. Its new phone number
becomes 483-7200, extension 7434.
The actual school telephone numbers
remain the same. Schools will keep
their same phone numbers, but will
have more options than at present.
Pedagogical matters:
focus on mathematics
To meet the needs of the
technological and information age,
the National Council of Teachers
of Mathematics (NCTM), along with
the Quebec Education Program
(QEP), have indicated the need
for the students to achieve a
number of competencies: solve
situational problems; reasoning,
using mathematical concepts and
processes; and communicating
using mathematical language.
This emphasis is also used at
the high school level to study
topics such as algebra, trigonometry
and functions.
Pedagogical Services has
developed a secondary school
success plan that addresses the
low results of the June 2001
exam in Math 436. Finding a math
course that matches the strengths
and abilities of the student with
realistic goals, set for the successful
completion of that course, were
some of the topics in that report.
More specifically, schools were
asked to adhere to stricter entrance
requirements for students entering
Math 436 coming from Math 314.
The QEP and School Reform is
slowly changing the way that math
is taught in both the elementary
and secondary levels. Math is not
just the learning of skills. Rather,
it involves the understanding
of patterns, the understanding of
relationships among numbers/
shapes and the ability to solve
mathematical problems. Students
who are ultimately successful in
math will be able to solve problems
flexibly and manage to carry out
tasks encountered in everyday life.
These students will be able to
understand number and spatial
sense and hopefully be able to
develop positive attitudes towards
math as an enjoyable subject of
study both today as students as well
as in their lives tomorrow as adults.
2002 — 2003
SECTEUR DES JEUNES
YOUTH SECTOR
CALENDRIER SCOLAIRE • SCHOOL CALENDAR
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Dernière journée de cours : 23 juin 2003
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Project harbour assists teachers to deal with controlling behavior
By Clarise Samuels
Express Special Needs Correspondent
As more and more children with
problematic behaviours are integrated
into regular classrooms, stress levels
for teachers rise dramatically as they
deal with hyperactivity, attention
deficiency, opposition, and other
kinds of negative behaviours that can
prove to be disruptive in a classroom.
At the English Montreal School
Board (EMSB), Project Harbour offers
solutions to teachers who would
like some advice about controlling
behaviours in the classroom.
“We know that screaming at the
kids does not work,” said Lori Rubin,
the coordinator of Project Harbour.
“Detention, doing lines, or constantly
complaining to the parents or the
principal are also not terribly effective
methods. Our people come into a
classroom, we observe, and we offer
alternative strategies.”
When called in for teacher support,
Project Harbour team members spend
six weeks in a classroom every day for
half days. The first week is spent
observing and taking notes on
the teacher’s style, the classroom
environment, and the techniques that
are already being employed. Sometimes
there are only one or two children
disrupting the classroom, but very
“We know that
screaming at the kids
does not work...”
often there is a cluster of children who
are causing problems for the teacher
and students. After the three to five
day observation period is over, the
team members recommend alternative
strategies designed specifically for
the classroom involved.
“We have a
wide variety of
methods that
focus on rewarding positive
behaviours,”
explained Ms.
Rubin.
“For
example, the
Lori Rubin
kids can individually accumulate coupons that they
earn for good behavior. But there are
also class systems, such as drawing a
giant thermometer on a wall mural.
When the entire class achieves a
specific goal, they get to paint in the
number of degrees the thermometer
has risen. After they reach the top of
the thermometer, the whole class gets
a movie and a snack.”
The results have been encouraging.
Placing skilled and experienced special education technicians inside a
classroom has proven to be an effective
way to monitor behaviour and gauge
what needs to be done. Project Harbour
has repeatedly improved negative
classroom situations, helping to replace
chaotic elements with harmony. The
teachers are given skills and tools that
continue to help them in future classes
where children may start acting out.
“The teacher has to be on board
with us,” remarked Ms. Rubin. “If the
teacher is resistant or doesn’t believe
that it’s going to work, then we’re
wasting our time.”
Wasting her time is not something
Ms. Rubin wants to do, especially
since there is a waiting list for
Project Harbour’s services. The Project
Harbour team also gives workshops
on conflict resolution, discipline, and
behavioural techniques.
“It’s very gratifying to get results,”
said Ms. Rubin. “When you walk into
a classroom and you see kids out of
control, hating school, or being teased,
and then everything gets turned
around and the sun comes out, that’s
the joy of seeing the changes in the
classroom. The teacher is less stressed,
the kids are less stressed, and everyone
is a lot happier. Order is restored.”
Q & A:
Sylvie Beaudry is a dietitian at
the head office of the English
Montreal School Board. Ms. Beaudry,
Dr. Horace Goddard, Director of
Community Services and Marie-Luce
Ouimet and Solange Laflamme, Food
Technicians, oversee the application
of the EMSB Nutrition Policy, the
allocation of special funding from
the Ministry of Education and
the Montreal Island School Council,
and the coordination of activities
for Nutrition Month. They also work
with community groups such as
the Generations Foundation, Share
the Warmth and Mazon Canada,
which provide additional snacks
and hot meals to hungry students.
The Express spoke to Ms. Beaudry
about this important subject.
Question: Please describe the
operation of your service?
Answer: The EMSB Cafeteria and
Nutrition Education Services is
comprised of 19 school cafeterias
which serve over 300,000 meals per
year. Of these schools, four are at the
elementary level. All our services are
geared toward the application of the
EMSB Nutrition Policy, which aims at
promoting health education awareness
among our students by encouraging
the consumption of nutritious foods.
Furthermore, the Nutrition Policy is an
essential component in the prevention
of childhood nutrition related problems,
such as obesity and nutritional
deficiencies, by defining the qualitative
and quantitative specifications of foods
offered in English Montreal School
Board schools.
Q: Can you elaborate on the different
activities you carry out to ensure the
application of the Nutrition Policy?
with Sylvie
Beaudry
EMSB DIETICIAN
Q: How does the free milk program
work?
A: Last year we were allocated
$228,101 from the Ministry of Education. A free milk program was
offered five days per week to all pupils
in Category I and II elementary
schools for a duration of 100 days. The
program was extended to June 7, 2002
for Category I schools and to May 31,
2002 for Category II schools.
This extension was funded by the
Montreal Island School Council
Nutritional Support Program for
elementary schools.
A: Our multicultural menus are
carefully designed to meet the
EMSB Nutrition Policy standards. Our
nutritious “Wrap/fast food” recipes are
well thought out so as to meet
children’s nutritional requirements and
lifestyles. Nutritious foods are sold at
very low prices, juices are always 100
percent pure and foods such as candies,
chips, chocolate, deep-fried foods and
soft drinks are not available in our
cafeterias. All nutritional support
programs are planned in order to meet
the Nutrition Policy. All outside food
suppliers providing meals or snacks to
our students must conform to our
Nutrition Policy. Their operation is
evaluated to ensure our students
receive nutritious meals/snacks
prepared under the utmost sanitary
conditions. Schools are visited by our
service on a regular basis to ensure
cleanliness and good working order of
equipment which stores or serves food
for student consumption.
Q: What are some of the special
monetary allocations you have
received in the past?
A: For 2001-2002 we were allocated
$340,441 from the Ministry of Education
for Special Nutrition Measures. This food
budget was used to provide breakfast,
snacks and/or lunches to needy students
at eight category I (inner city) schools.
Q: What about students from other
schools?
A: Milk was offered to these pupils
three days per week for a duration
of 75 days from October 15, 2001 to
May 2, 2002.
Q: Is funding also provided for snacks?
A: Yes. Last year the Montreal Island
School Council allocated $194,791 to
provide snacks five days per week to
all pupils in Category I elementary
schools for a duration of 160 days and
three days per week to pupils from
Category II elementary schools for
a duration of 81 days. The latest
nutritional support program, the
Campaign Against Poverty funded by
the Ministry of Education, was
implemented for the first time last
year in most EMSB high schools. This
allocation of over $800,000 was used
to provide breakfast, snacks and
lunches to needy students.
Q: When is Nutrition Month?
A: It takes place in March. We usually
visit the elementary schools during
lunch hour. Parents receive informative
flyers on nutritious lunches and snacks
and a comprehensive educational
package specifically adapted to
elementary school students is sent out
to teachers.
“Focus on tomorrow”
EMSB career fair set for October 29 and 30
More than 2,000 students are
expected to attend the English
Montreal School Board’s (EMSB) third
annual Career Fair at St. Pius X
Comprehensive High School (9955
Papineau) in Ahuntsic on Tuesday,
October 29 and Wednesday, October
30. This year’s theme is “Focus on
Tomorrow” and the event is being
sponsored by Bugle Boy and Starter.
Bugle Boy and Starter products are
licensed and distributed in Canada by
JayCorp International, a leading North
American manufacturer and importer
of jeans, sportswear, active wear,
apparel, accessories and handbags.
Brothers Jonathan and Marvin Gurman,
co-owners of JayCorp International,
will serve as honourary co-chairs of
the event. They graduated from the
public system themselves, having
attended the EMSB’s Wagar High
School and serve as excellent role
models and success stories.
The Student Services and Adult
Education and Vocational Services
Departments of the EMSB coordinate
this program, Chairman John Szuber,
a guidance counsellor at Marymount
Academy, notes that the main
objective of the Career Fair is to
provide Secondary V and senior adult
education students with an in-depth
exposure to the various educational
opportunities available to them.
Students will have the chance
to visit the various exhibition/
information booths staffed by
representatives from English vocational centres, CEGEPS, universities,
the Canadian Armed Forces and
Youth Employment Services. Each
participating high school and adult
education centre will have a general
session of 30 minutes in the St. Pius
X auditorium, during which time
presentations will include information
with respect to CEGEP and vocational
educational programs, as well as
admission requirements. There will also
be testimonials from EMSB vocational
education students who are presently
finishing their programs. The dynamic
Hugh Adams, guidance counselor at
Lester B. Pearson High School, will
serve as the moderator on stage.
“On the eve of their graduation
from high school students have
many questions about their future,”
says Lew Lewis, director of Student
Services at the EMSB. “We believe
this type of program will give them
a better idea of what options are
available so that they can make well
informed choices regarding their
vocational plan.”
The program will run from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m each day.
EMSB BUS SAFETY
BULLETIN
Safety is our first and foremost
consideration when it comes to
transporting the EMSB’s 8,500 students eligible for
bussing under the Transport Québec guidelines.
THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
• Review bus safety rules and procedures with
school administrators.
• Reiterate in writing the mandatory presence at
bus stops for parents of all pre-kindergarten,
kindergarten and Grade 1 students, and
the recommended presence of parents of all
school children.
• Meet with drivers and school administrators to
help solve difficult situations.
• Encourage the use of volunteer parent monitors
on busses.
• Support the parent committee on transportation
issues.
• Act as liaison between parents, bus companies
and school administrators.
THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL
• Review bus safety procedure and rules with
parents, teachers and students
• Reiterate in writing the mandatory presence of
parents at bus stops of all pre-kindergarten,
kindergarten and grade one students, and the
recommended presence of parents of all
children.
• Ensure to the greatest possible extent that ice
and snow are removed from bussing areas. The
school must also inform the board of potentially
dangerous situations that might affect school
buses.
• Meet with bus drivers regularly during the first
few weeks of school.
• Seek help from the driver when arranging seat
partner procedures.
• Advise students to keep all personal items and
school supplies in their school bag or backpack
when travelling on the bus.
• Advise teachers and parents that pets are
strictly forbidden on the school bus at all times.
• Encourage responsible students to assist as bus
monitors, substitute monitors, the use of
volunteer-parent monitors on the bus and a
responsible adult to supervise at dangerous stops.
• Apply disciplinary actions as described in the
Transportation manual.
• Support the parent committee regarding
transportation issues.
THE ROLE OF PARENTS
• Read and discuss all literature pertaining to
transportation safety with your child
• If your child is a pre-kindergarten, kindergarten
or Grade 1 student you MUST accompany your
child to and from the assigned stop. It is
strongly recommended that students of all ages
be accompanied to and from the assigned stop
by a responsible adult.
• Ensure your child is at the stop 10 minutes prior
to pickup.
• Be aware of the information on your child’s bus
pass.
• Ensure your child carries his/her bus pass at all
times. We suggest the pass be securely attached
to your child’s school bag.
• Help your child memorize his/her address and
telephone number.
• Ensure your child behaves appropriately at the
bus stop.
• Inform the school of difficult or dangerous
situations.
• Pay for any damages to school bus property
incurred by your child.
THE ROLE OF THE STUDENT
When WAITING for the SCHOOL BUS:
• Always arrive 10 minutes prior to pickup time.
• Don’t play on the street while waiting for your
bus. In winter do not play in snow banks.
• Wait for the bus to come to a complete stop
before approaching it. Stay in line and board
the bus one at a time, holding the handrail.
WHEN RIDING THE SCHOOL BUS:
• Choose your seat quickly and remain seated for
the duration of the ride.
• Talk quietly and do not eat, drink or leave trash
on the bus.
• Always listen to your bus driver.
• Demonstrate courteous and respectful behavior
at all times.
• Keep your head and arms inside the bus.
• Know where the emergency exits are located
and use them only when necessary.
• Never throw anything in the bus or out of the
windows.
WHEN GETTING OFF THE SCHOOL BUS:
• Wait for the bus to come to a complete stop
before leaving your seat.
• Exit in single file without pushing or shoving.
Hold on to the handrail.
• Walk a safe distance away from the bus so the
driver can see you and know you are out of the
danger zone.
• Keep the same safe distance when crossing in
front of the bus and wait for the driver’s signal
to cross. DO NOT RUN. Proceed with caution.
• Do not throw objects at the school bus (e.g.
snowballs, rocks etc.).
When ARRIVING at SCHOOL
• Report any problems or dangerous situations
to a responsible adult.
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9944 St. Michel, Mtl N.
381-0411
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648-1218
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6440 Terrebonne, N.D.G.
369-0070
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950 Fraser, St. Laurent
334-9555
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6650 - 39th avenue,
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8955 Meunier, Ahuntsic
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4563 St. Urbain, Plateau
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(I): French Immersion Program
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Q: Where can I obtain more
information?
A: In addition to the local school, you
can also call the central registration
office at (514) 483-7200 or access our
website at www.emsb.qc.ca
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Q: Do these new boundaries affect
a student who is already enrolled
at a particular elementary school?
A: No student presently enrolled at an
EMSB elementary school is obliged to
change schools, regardless of where
they live. These new boundaries are
being phased in over the next seven
years. Therefore students will be able
to complete their primary education at
their present school, if they wish, and
maintain their transportation privileges.
(68 percent)
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Q: What is a certificate of eligibility?
A: Under the Charter of the French
Language, a certificate of eligibility
is generally granted to children who
did the majority of their elementary
or secondary studies in English in
Canada; whose mother or father did
the majority of his/her elementary
studies in English in Canada or whose
brother or sister did the majority
of his/her elementary or secondary
studies in English in Canada.
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Q: What documentation do parents
require when they are registering
a student for the first time?
A: All pupils registering for the first
time are required to provide a birth
certificate and vaccination records to
the school the child will be attending.
Parents will be asked to fill out forms
which will allow the school to apply for
the certificate of eligibility for English
schooling on their behalf.
French Immersion
Program
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Q: Can I still send my youngest
child to the same school as their
siblings, even though it is outside
of the new boundaries?
A: For the academic year now underway
a younger child was permittd to enroll
in the same school as his/her sibling
and receive transportation. From 20032004 onwards, any siblings may go
to the same school, but without
transportation or go to the new school
with transportation.
lementary school boundaries within
the territory of the English Montreal
School Board have been given new
program boundaries effective this
academic year. All new pupils in the
primary system, except for siblings, are
required to enroll at the school nearest
to their home offering the French
program of their choice.
The EMSB has three models of French
instruction: immersion encompasses 68
percent French; bilingual covers 50
percent and English core, 32 percent.
The maps below clearly show which
French programs are offered at each
elementary school. It should be noted
that by virtue of the fact they are
alternative schools with no specific
territories, F.A.C.E., Royal Vale and
St. Raphael do not appear on any of
the maps. Parents register their children
for these schools with the understanding
that no transportation is provided. St.
Raphael offers a specialized education
program for children with behavioral
difficulties and registration is by referral
only. Kindergarten Registration for
2003-2004 will take place January 20
to 24, 2003. Siblings will be able to
enroll a week earlier.
Here are the answers to some
important questions.
8380 Wiseman, Park
Extension • 279-9026
15 HAMPSTEAD (E)
83 Thurlow • 486-6758
16 CEDARCREST (E)
1505 Muir, St. Laurent
744-2614
17 PARKDALE (E/I)
1475 Deguire, St. Laurent
744-6423
F.A.C.E.*
3449 University,
Downtown • 350-8899
11 ST. GABRIEL (E)
600 Dublin, Pointe St.
Charles • 934-2111
ST. RAPHAEL**
8735 Henri-Julien,
Ahuntsic • 381-0811
12 ST. PATRICK (E)
3711 de Bullion, Plateau
350-8870
* Special status school. Transportation
is available for some students in
Kindergarten to Grade 3. Please call
the school for more details.
13 WESTMOUNT PARK (E)
15 Park Place, Westmount
935-4388
** Alternative school offering a
specialized educational program for
children with behavioral difficulties.
Registration by referral only.
Transportation is provided.
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