At the Board Meeting held on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., the Trustees:
Heard:
 Presentation from Tim Moloney, Superintendent of Schools and Sharon Lajoie, Student Achievement
Consultant, Learning Support Services, regarding the PVNCCDSB First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Board
Action Plan. They outlined the strategies and actions in the PVNC FMNI Plan that will address the
Ministry of Education implementation Plan for Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy
Framework, 2014 and its four areas of focus: Using Data to Support Student Achievement; Supporting
Students; Supporting Educators; and Engagement and Awareness Building. Mrs. Lajoie and Mr.
Moloney explained how the PVNC Catholic Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement and
Well-being, Strategic Priorities, and Vision of achieving excellence in Catholic education through
learning, leadership, and service align with these four areas.
Approved:
 The Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School proposed student trip to Stowe, Vermont, on February 19
to February 22, 2015.
 The Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School proposed student trip to Zeeland, Michigan on September
3, 2015 to September 5, 2015.
 Option A Elementary and Option A Secondary 2015-2016 School Year Calendars be sent to the
Ministry of Education for approval.
 Debra Beauchamp, representing the Down Syndrome Association of Peterborough, as a member of
the Special Education Advisory Committee for the term of December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2018.
 Trustees wishing to do so, to attend the Ontario Catholic School Trustee’s Association 2015 Catholic
Trustees’ Business Seminar, on April 30, 2015, and the Annual General Meeting and Conference to
be held on April 30 to May 2, 2015 in Toronto.
 Funding for five parents to attend the 2015 Ontario Association for Parents in Catholic Education
Annual General Meeting and Conference to be held on May 29 and 30, 2015, in Pembroke.
Acknowledged:
St. Catherine Catholic Elementary School, Peterborough
During the month of charity, the students in Mme O'Neill's class at St. Catherine chose to help the
Peterborough Humane Society. The Peterborough Humane Society is a local organization that works to
protect and find homes for animals. Just before the Christmas break, representatives from the Humane
Society came to the school to collect the donations raised. The class raised over $120.00 and also brought in
many donations of pet food, toys and kitty litter.
During Advent the grade 4 students in Mrs. Messenger's class at St. Catherine discussed the topic of Peace
and how students can spread peace using their own 2 hands. The class brainstormed ways to be kind, loving
and gentle with others.
Can grade 4 students change the world?
The students decided that one person alone could not change the world, but working together they could
change a part of the world. The students were first challenged to go home that night and to use their two
hands to do an extra chore around the house. These acts would promote peace, love and kindness in their
own homes. The students asked their parents to donate a small amount of money for the extra chores that
the students completed.
The money the students earned was put towards the purchase of a bike for a child in Africa. If the students
could raise enough money to purchase a bike, then the teacher would match the money and buy one also.
As the campaign to spread peace was discussed around the school and in their homes, parents and staff
made contributions to buy even more bikes. The class raised enough money to buy eight bikes in a little over
one week.
Clearly grade 4 students can change the world!
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School, Bowmanville
The St. Stephen Royals Robotics team started competing in the UOIT
Lego Robotics Competition three years ago and the team continues to
improve on previous results. In the first year the teams scored zero points
while trying to compete with the inferior RCX robots. In year 2, the top
team scored 16 points using the new NXT robots and programmed them
using Java which the students learned in the Introduction to Computer
Programming course. In year 3, both groups chose to explore “behaviour
programming” using Java LeJOS libraries. We hoped to create a control
system using Java code that would enable the robot to respond to its
environment and collisions. Both teams used OOP (object-oriented
programming) concepts to program the sensors to battle with other sumobots in the sumo ring. Both teams
smashed our previous records and we hope to benefit from their efforts going forward. IceGroup 2 scored 49
points and team members are Eric Sheridan, Jonathan Irwin and Cole Brabant. IceGroup 1 scored 78 points
making it to Semi-Finals and team members are Brad McMillian, Liam Patterson and Jeremy Campanaro.
This reach ahead activity sponsored by the UOIT’s Faculty of Engineering has proven to be a very positive
partnership with the Computer Studies program at St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School. Special thanks
to Mikael Eklund and his team at UOIT. Thank you to Eric Sheridan and his parents, John and Toni, for their
support making Royals Robotics a reality. – Kiley McDaniels, Computer Studies
St. Anne Catholic Elementary School, Peterborough
Theresa Scott is a Grade 8 French Immersion student at St. Anne
School. Lisa Nowak, Theresa’s teacher, presented the Lions Club
“Peace” poster contest to students as an option for those who were
interested and Theresa entered. Theresa’s entry won here locally!
It went on to compete at the district level and again won to compete
at the multiple district level where the poster won yet again!!
Theresa’s poster is now going on to compete at the international
level and if it wins there, she will win $5000.00 and a trip to Hawaii.
We wish Theresa luck. Well done Theresa!
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School, Bowmanville
Congratulations go out to all St. Stephen Visual Arts students who demonstrated their competitive flair while
participating in and winning recognition in the Royal Canadian Legion, Bowmanville, Remembrance Day
Poster Contest.
Grade 11 Visual Arts Students Bridgette Clapp and Megan Michaud both won first place for their colour and
black and white poster submissions. Thanks to all the students who participated, and thank you to visual art
teachers Ms. Gribben and Ms. Demoe for their leadership.
Megan Michaud
Bridgette Clapp
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School, Bowmanville
Congratulations to the St. Stephen Catholic Secondary
School Junior Girls Basketball Team as they have
clinched the 2014/2015 Junior Girls AAA Basketball
Championship. This is the third year in a row the girls
have won LOSSA and they went undefeated all
season. The entire St. Stephen community is very
proud of these fine young Royals and their coaches
Ms. Jennifer Dunn, Mr. Tom Fletcher and Ms. Erin
Wilson.
Future Meetings and Events:
STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Regular Board Meeting
February 24, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Boardroom
Chairperson’s Committee
February 17, 2015
4:15 p.m.
Director’s Office
Governance Committee
Policy Development Committee
February 9, 2015
March 4, 2015
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Boardroom
Boardroom
OTHER COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Accessibility for All Committee
February 12, 2015
1:15 p.m.
Boardroom
Audit Committee
TBC
4:00 p.m.
Large Boardroom
Catholic Parent Engagement
Committee
Equity and Inclusive Education
Advisory Committee
Family Life & Religious Education
Committee
First Nation, Métis, and Inuit
Advisory Committee
French as a Second Language
Advisory Committee
Special Education Advisory
Committee
April 20, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Boardroom
February 2, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Large Boardroom
March 23, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Large Boardroom
February 3, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Boardroom
April 21, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Boardroom
February 19, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Boardroom
STSCO Governance Meeting
March 4, 2015
3:30 p.m.
STSCO Offices
Student Council Liaison
Committee
February 24, 2015
4:30 p.m.
Seminar Room
9:00 a.m.
Holy Cross Catholic
Secondary School Library
Toronto
7:00 p.m.
Holy Cross Catholic
Secondary School
CONFERENCES AND EVENTS (chronological order)
Trustees and Senior
Administrative Retreat
Ontario Catholic School Trustees’
Association Annual General
Meeting and Conference
Catholic Education Week –
“Exploring Paths of Joy”
Catholic Student Leadership
Awards
Ontario Catholic Youth Day,
Province-Wide Mass
Student Leadership Symposium,
Theme: Effective Communicator
Ontario Association for Parents in
Catholic Education Conference
and AGM,
Canadian Catholic School
Trustees’ Association Annual
General Meeting
Centre for Success Completion
Ceremony
Centre for Success Completion
Ceremony
January 30-31, 2015
April 30 – May 2, 2015
May 3-8, 2015
May 6, 2015
May 7, 2015
May 8, 2015
May 29-30, 2015
Pembroke
June 11, 2015
St. John’s, Newfoundland
June 17, 2015
3:00 p.m.
June 18, 2015
1:00 p.m.
Fleming College,
Peterborough
Durham College, Oshawa
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