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Shirley Seward has been re-elected as the chair of Ottawa’s largest school board.
She beat back a challenge from fellow trustee Donna Blackburn at the Wednesday meeting of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board to win her second term. Christine Boothby, a trustee representing Kanata, was re-elected as vice-chair.
Seward, a former CEO of the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre, was first elected as a trustee in 2010.
A major issue the board will grapple with in the next few months is a controversial proposal to make kindergartens bilingual, and to boost the amount of English taught in the early French immersion program in grades 1 to 3.
Seward said her major priority continues to be equity. “It’s important that all children have equal access to learning opportunities and that no child falls between the cracks.” For instance, trustees are considering how to make specialized programs — such as the arts program at Canterbury High School and the International Baccalaureate program at Colonel By High School — available to more students, said Seward.
Trustee Blackburn said she thinks the board needs new leadership, particularly in its approach to special education programs. The board’s policy of busing students to specialized schools is both expensive and not in tune with current research suggesting that it’s better to keep kids in their own communities, in regular classes with extra help, she said.
The Ottawa Catholic School Board also re-elected chairperson Elaine McMahon and vice-chairperson Betty-Ann Kealey at a meeting Tuesday.
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She beat back a challenge from fellow trustee Donna Blackburn at the Wednesday meeting of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board to win her second term. Christine Boothby, a trustee representing Kanata, was re-elected as vice-chair.
Seward, a former CEO of the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre, was first elected as a trustee in 2010.
A major issue the board will grapple with in the next few months is a controversial proposal to make kindergartens bilingual, and to boost the amount of English taught in the early French immersion program in grades 1 to 3.
Seward said her major priority continues to be equity. “It’s important that all children have equal access to learning opportunities and that no child falls between the cracks.” For instance, trustees are considering how to make specialized programs — such as the arts program at Canterbury High School and the International Baccalaureate program at Colonel By High School — available to more students, said Seward.
Trustee Blackburn said she thinks the board needs new leadership, particularly in its approach to special education programs. The board’s policy of busing students to specialized schools is both expensive and not in tune with current research suggesting that it’s better to keep kids in their own communities, in regular classes with extra help, she said.
The Ottawa Catholic School Board also re-elected chairperson Elaine McMahon and vice-chairperson Betty-Ann Kealey at a meeting Tuesday.
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