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Welcome Back to School
The Catholic School Parents' Association (CSPA) is a group of volunteer school council parents who represent us at the Board level. Our mandate is to provide information to our school councils and parents in order to support the success for our students. Research shows that parents, who are involved with their children's education, have more successful children.
CSPA has many activities scheduled for the Fall:
- Our first monthly meeting for school council representatives will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2010.
- Please plan to attend our Parenting Now Symposium on Saturday, November 6th, at St Patrick's High School. All parents are welcome to attend.
- Check our event calendar in the Announcements section to find out about the many activities planned by CSPA and our member schools.
Visit our website regularly for updates and information from the Ottawa Catholic School Board, the Ministry of Education and CSPA. Our website also provides resources to assist school councils, such as information on "What is a School Council?" and the CSPA School Council Best Practises Brochure. There are many other resources on our website, so please feel free to browse.
If there is anything we can do for you, please contact us. We are looking forward to the new school year.
Joanne MacEwan
Chair
Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)
Catholic School Parents Association (CSPA)
Join Our Mailing List
ALL parents are welcome to join our mailing list regardless of whether they are school council members.
To sign up, click on the link below and enter the required information.
News to Share
CSPA Reps - Please be sure to share the following news with your councils:
School Fundraising Survey 
Has your school community had a successful fundraiser? Help other schools by sharing your school's best practice.
Please take a few minutes to complete a short survey on your school's fundraising activities. Results of the survey will be posted on this website to allow schools to share creative fundraising ideas, helpful tips and best practices.
A summary of the survey results will also be presented at an upcoming CSPA meeting.
Please click here to begin. Thanks!
Upcoming CSPA Events: Parents Workshop and Director's Forum
We are planning future events, such as Parenting Now free workshop on Nov. 6th (click here) and Director's Forum, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 2011 - Healthy Schools - Healthy Children (details). More details to come as they become available.
Check Our Calendar!
Check out our new Event Calendar in the Announcements section. 
Event Calendar is an embedded Google calendar listing the events that are published in Announcements and on the CSPA home page. It is a visual representation of event dates and helps parents plan event attendance. The calendar view can be individually customized to display a week's view, a month's view, or an agenda style view.
Young Drivers - Parents' Resource
Parents, please follow the City of Ottawa link for information on young drivers.
Directing School Support
Did you know that if you have moved since the Municipal Election in 2006, by default you may not be registered as an English Catholic school board supporter? Please ensure your vote counts to support "Our Catholic Schools" by going to Direction of School Support at the Board website. Thank you for your support!
2010-2011 School Year Calendar
The Board has approved the 2010-2011 School Year calendar. It is subject to final approval by the Ministry of Education.
Please follow the Board's link for details.
New Job Opportunities for Youth
Ontario provincial government announces new summer opportunities for students. Follow the URL for more details.
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2010/03/exciting-new-job-opportunities-for-youth.html
New Report Cards and New Regulations for School Boards
New report cards are coming and the Ministry has posted the templates for the new report cards on their website.
Annie Kidder, Executive Director, People for Education, has prepared a summary of the new provincial interest regulations for school boards. You can view them here.
Keeping Our Kids Safe at School
New legislation that comes into effect February 1, 2010 will affect how all school board employees handle incidents at school. See the Ministry documents Keeping our Kids Safe at School and Board Q&A on Bill 157 for more details.
Math Tutoring Available
Grade 7 to 10 math students at Ottawa Catholic School Board now have access to 20 hours a week of free, online math tutoring to help them improve and succeed in math. Check out Homework Help (http://www.homeworkhelp.ilc.org) where certified Ontario teachers are available Sunday to Thursday, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., for one-on-one confidential help. Ottawa Catholic School Board is one of 15 English-language boards taking part in this pilot project funded by the Ministry of Education. More details are available here.
Last Updated: 2010-08-31
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