From Your Catholic School Trustee
Sharon Hobin
I am so pleased that Marianne Mazzorato is our new Director of Education Designate. She will become
our Director on January 15, 2016. As you know our current Director John Kostoff will be retiring in the
New Year. John has devoted many years as a teacher, superintendent, Associate Director and Director of
Education for Dufferin-Peel. It is with much gratitude that we wish him well.
Ms. Mazzorato has been a teacher, principal, superintendent, and spent a few years working with the
Ministry of Education in the EQAO department. She brings to us much enthusiasm, a true belief in Catholic
education and a goal to provide the best opportunities for each student. Ms. Mazzorato believes “positive
relationships imbued with trust, confidence and competency increases the likelihood that Dufferin-Peel
will continue to be a vibrant board as evidenced through increased student achievement and well-being,
system morale and well-being, growth and leadership of everyone in the organization and the confidence
of parents, our partners in Catholic education, parishes, and the public at large. Each and every child
deserves our collective commitment to help them succeed in all aspects of their growth, well-being and
development.”
Thank you to all of our schools for the heartwarming tributes to our veterans on November 11th. We
owe a great debt of gratitude to our veterans of all wars and conflicts. We are blessed to live in this
great country and with the events of the last weeks we continue to value freedom and resolve to always
stand for and protect that freedom. My parents were veterans of World War II. So I wear my poppy
with great pride and in remembrance of them.
Thank you to all of our administrators and teachers for their hard work. It shows again and again and as
ever, in our 2015 EQAO scores. And while we can always improve we know that we can be assured that
our students are reaching the goals that have been set for and by us. Each school will continue to
develop their own plans for improvement. Results can be found on our Dufferin-Peel web site.
During this Advent season many of our schools will be taking part in Advent Masses, liturgies, concerts,
breakfasts with Santa and many other activities. I love this time of year in my schools and I encourage
you to attend one or more of these Masses and events. These touching events will bring the true
meaning of Christmas to the forefront in your minds and hearts.
Please consult the Dufferin-Peel web site for minutes of meetings, meeting schedules, current events,
news and more. The web address is www.dpcdsb.org
I wish you a happy and blessed Christmas and the very best for 2016. May God continue to bless us and
to change hearts from evil to good, bringing peace to all.