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Published Artciles
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The Centre's Executive Director, Gord Kerr, writes and provides articles to selected educational publications. These articles have appeared over the last few years. The Leadership Opportunity for School Councils. Events Can Build Engagement. One Small Step, One Giant Leap Forward. Investing in School, Family and Community Partnerships. Collaboration - The Next Frontier. Parent Involvement - A Core Educational Resource in Ontario. New Research Supports a Strong Focus on Volunteerism. Heroes in our Midst.
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Heroes in our Midst
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Heroes in our Midst By Gord Kerr. Just a few short months ago, I began the transition from years as a researcher, volunteer and school council member to assume new responsibilities as a public school trustee. Despite those years of working closely with the system, I find myself on a very steep learning curve as I discover more about the system from this new vantage point. Here’s the paradox. With a reluctance to highlight the expertise and everyday efforts sustaining and advancing public education in...
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School Councils
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December 1, 2005 Update. December 1, 2005 - The Minister of Education Gerard Kennedy announced a new provincial Parent Involvement Policy. For Ontario and new financial support at the school, board and provincial level to support initiatives to stimulate parent involvement. November 17, 2005 - Minister Kennedy presented a Parent Involvement Policy. Paper to the Education Partnership Table for commentary and input from a broad range of educational stakeholders. Released publicly by Minister of Education.
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New Resources
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This is for educators and councils seeking information about what to do right. To advance parent involvement within your schools. These are several resources available to help you but the final decision on what to do depends entirely on what your school community needs most. Doing a few things well likely makes more sense than trying to do too many things. From the Ministry of Education. Involving Parents in the School. From People for Education. A Snapshot of Parent Inclusion Projects around Ontario.
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Invest in Partnerships
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Investing in School, Family and Community Partnerships. By Gord Kerr, M. Ed. At the School Level. At the Board Level. There are research-based strategies and ideas contained within the paper Stimulating Parent Involvement to Stimulate Success. You can also visit. And click on In The Spotlight. This is the website of Dr. Joyce Epstein where you can find over 150 specific initiatives designed to engage parents and the community in education housed within the Promising Practices publications. Gord Kerr rece...
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Governance Review 2009
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Modernizing School Board Governance Gord Kerr, M. Ed. In November, Education Minister Kathleen Wynne announced the creation of a Governance Review Committee to begin the work of modernizing school board governance in Ontario. This is a priority identified within the government’s roadmap for public education entitled Energizing Ontario Education which was published last winter. The mandate of this new committee will be to:. Codes of conduct for trustees, enforceable at the provincial or board level. Recom...
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Parent 2.0 - Literature
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Skip to main content. Create interactive lessons using any digital content including wikis with our free sister product TES Teach. Get it on the web. Building a Parent Portal. What the Law Says. Welcome to Parent 2.0. A Wiki Resource for Parents and Educators. In a Technology-Enabled World. Factors contributing to improving partnership practice. The literature on this page is organized into four topics:. Models of Parent Involvement/Engagement. Importance of Parent Involvement to Student Achievement.
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A Giant Leap
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One Giant Leap Forward By Gord Kerr, M. Ed. Consider what has happened in Ontario over the last 18 months. Not too long ago, people were openly questioning whether school councils were on there way out. In 1998, the Education Improvement Commission undertook a province wide consultation and provided a series of recommendations in The Road Ahead III. It provided an accurate and forward looking vision of what school councils could be, but few of the recommendations were adopted by the government of the...
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November 2006
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The Leadership Opportunity for School Councils Gord Kerr, M. Ed. This article is republished at the request of people who attended the Annual Conference of People for Education on November 4, 2006 at York University. But a mechanism for dialogue was only the beginning. It simply set the stage for the real opportunity facing school councils. Fostering parental and community involvement in education. Participating in the school improvement planning process. There is an overwhelming body of research that in...
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January 2006
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Parent Involvement A Core Educational Resource in Ontario. On December 1, 2005, Education Minister Gerard Kennedy announced a new policy on Parent Involvement in Ontario, the formation of a new Office of Parental Engagement along with funding to support individual school councils and school boards and initiatives that foster parent involvement. Just prior to the Minister’s December 1 announcement, the York Region District School Board hosted a conference in Richmond Hill entitled The Quest for Communitie...
