DIRECTOR’S ANNUAL REPORT
SUPPORTING
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ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND ENCOURAGE ONGOING IMPROVEMENT
Day Treatment Program, Elementary Day treatment is offered for our Elementary students at Our Lady of Charity School (grades 3-6), in conjunction with the Children’s Centre Thunder Bay (CCTB). Students hindered by social, emotional, and/or behavioural struggles in which their academic success is obstructed, are able to benefit from this modified academic programming. This program will be reviewed in 2020/2021 with CCTB to discuss strategies which will enhance the program and review the memorandum of understanding. Strength-Based Programming Supporting positive mental health, and student success is extremely important within our Board. Lakehead University’s Dr. Rawana has developed a strength-based program, aimed at enhancing school climate and supporting student success by focusing on student’s attributes, virtues and strength while acknowledging and honouring cultural diversity. This successful program was expanded, and now includes thirteen K-6 schools. During the 2019/2020 school year St. Ann and Corpus Chirsti received professional development. Teaching Indigenous Students Indigenous Education Department Planning took place to create and cultivate an Indigenous Education Department which began in 2019-2020. The creation of the department has focused on streamlining efforts in Indigenous teaching while maintaining Indigenous support within the organization. Coordinator for Indigenous Education Our Coordinator, Tesa Fiddler, has been supporting the work of the Indigenous Education Department staff and providing resources and support. Tesa met regularly with the Indigenous Education Student Counsellors and the Resource Teachers. She has also worked with Ojibwe language teachers. Our Coordinator also assisted Thunder Bay Police rein their Organizational Change Project.
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