Tracy O'Brien

Superintendent of School Effectiveness

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CDSBEO Student Senators led by Student Trustees Guindon and Malunda had a great day of learning in Kemptville today. CDSBEO Indigenous Student Mentor, Allen Smoke, led a learning session on the Traditional Thanksgiving Address. Great student leaders in our CDSBEO schools!

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A great day visiting schools in the CDSBEO! Thank you to Principals McIntyre, Curtis, Boucher, and Derouchie for your hospitality! It was great to see our students excited to learn and thank you to all staff who make the start of the year so welcoming for all! @CDSBEO

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Today we celebrated our Welcome Back Mass at St. Michael CHS. The CDSBEO was fortunate to have Archbishop Damphousse presiding. Welcome back CDSBEO!

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A great day of celebration as the CDSBEO graduated almost 70 PSW students from our programs in Cornwall, Smiths Falls, and Brockville. Congratulations to all those who earned their PSW certificates and to those students who also graduated with their OSSD today! Be proud!

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Happy to join St Joseph, Gananoque this morning for their Appreciation breakfast; we were treated to some amazing performances as well! Well done staff and students!

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Great news!!! Out of 32 teams province wide, Grade 10 students, Max Antanovich and Preston Spencer of St John Catholic High School, took GOLD in the Two Person Carpentry competition at the Ontario Skills Competition in Toronto!! Well done Max and Preston! We are proud of you!

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Congratulations to our CDSBEO Top Young Entrepreneur students who pitched their businesses to a provincial team at the Virtual Skills Competition today at Skills Ontario! Students were amazing and we have some impressive young entrepreneurs right here in the CDSBEO!

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Ready to go bright and early at Skills Ontario competition! CDSBEO team is ready to show off their talents! @CDSBEO

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Team CDSBEO is ready for the Ontario Skills Competition in Toronto! So proud of these students and staff! Best of luck to all participants! @CDSBEO

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@MsNormaMcD Congrats to all of you from a fellow X Grad!!! 🥰

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Congratulations to our very own @MsNormaMcD who received the Distinguished Catholic Leadership Award this evening. Her commitment to Catholic education embodies what we would hope for in a leader. We are so proud of you!@CDSBEO

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Today, the CDSBEO is pleased to announce Junior Malunda of @RavensSTA has been elected Associate Student Trustee for the 2024-2025 school year.

Pictured: Brooke Guindon (Associate Student Trustee 2023-2024), Junior Malunda, and Chloe Finner (Student Trustee 2023-2024)

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The Eastern Ontario Senior Math Tournament is underway at St. Michael CHS! Students are participating in individual and team challenges! Congrats to all participants! “Multiples of students having an exponential amount of fun!”

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International Education Coordinator, Amy Tian and Principal of Curriculum, Brenda Reil present at the Called to Lead Leadership Series this evening in Kemptville.

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Happy to be collaborating with Student Success Teams from eight other Eastern Ontario boards in Kingston for the next two days. Great learning around mandatory tech credits, experiential learning and the development of resources to be shared among this amazing group of educators!

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It’s a wonderful day when our Student Senators are at the Board Office! Today we are learning from Dr. Krista Kiiffner, Board Psychologist and Brenda Reil, Principal of Curriculum about our CDSBEO Anti-Sex Trafficking Protocol. Great learning and sharing with our school leaders.

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Just some of our talented CDSBEO students who participated in the SKLZ Competition today at SLC Cornwall campus. Congrats to all winners and St. Joe’s CSS for best overall performance! Next up- Carpenters Union 93 on March 20th for the Hammer and Nails events! Well done CDSBEO!

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Congratulations to all of our St. James CEC graduates! Last night we celebrated the graduation of PSWs and those who received their Ontario Secondary School Diplomas! What a wonderful evening to acknowledge their hard work and accomplishments! Congratulations!

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Congratulations to all graduates of the CDSBEO Cornwall PSW program. Brighton, in his Valedictory address, encouraged all graduates to see themselves in others, to be kind and honour people always. We congratulate you and wish you all the best!