| CSBA Refund Policy | | | Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) Refund Policy
Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) Congress 2012The following is the QESBA refund policy regarding the CSBA Congress to be held in Québec City from July 4 - 7 2012 at the Fairmont Château Frontenac. 60 days or more prior to the Congress 75% of fees will be refunded.30 to 59 days prior to the Congress 50% of fees will be refunded.29 days or less prior to the conference no refund will be granted.Following these deadlines, QESBA reserves the right to grant or reject refund requests for extenuating circumstances only.Furthermore, QESBA Fairmont Château Frontenac policyIf by May 15, 2012 you have reserved a room or block of rooms at the Fairmont Château Frontenac but have failed to register for the conference, QESBA reserves the right to cancel the rooming reservation(s) listed and place the room(s) back in the general reservation block. | | |
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| | CSBA Congress 2012 | | | 2012 Canadian School Boards Association Congress – Connexions Hosted by the Quebec English School Boards Association Fairmont Château Frontenac Québec City, Québec Early-bird registration until May 1, 2012:Members: $700.00 Non-Members: $750.00 Registration after May 1, 2012Members: $750.00 Non-Members: $795.00 Please consult the program-at-a-glance Click here to register for Congress 2012. | | |
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| | Rt. Hon Paul Martin | | | | During his tenure as Canada’s Minister of Finance, Paul Martin erased Canada’s deficit which was the worst of the G7, subsequently recording five consecutive budget surpluses. As Prime Minister, Mr. Martin and his government reached an historic consensus with Canada's provinces, territories, First Nations, Métis and Inuit leaders that would eliminate the gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in the areas of health, education, housing and economic opportunity. Since leaving office, he has been active on the national and international stage in forging dialogue and action on environmental, aboriginal and social justice issues. | | |
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| | Buffy Ste-Marie | | | | Buffy Sainte-Marie was a graduating college senior in 1962 and hit the ground running in the early Sixties …after the beatniks and before the hippies! All alone, she toured North America's colleges, reservations and concert halls, meeting both huge acclaim and huge misperception from audiences and record companies who expected Pocahontas in fringes, and instead were both entertained and educated with their initial dose of Native American reality in the first person. She made 18 albums of her music, three of her own television specials, scored movies, garnered international acclaim, helped to found Canada's Music of Aboriginal Canada JUNO category, raised a son, earned a Ph.D. in Fine Arts, taught Digital Music as adjunct professor at several colleges, and won an Academy Award Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for the song Up Where We Belong. | | |
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| | Mark Kelley | | | | Mark Kelley is the host of “Connect with Mark Kelley”, the new nightly news talk program on CBC News Network. Kelley has made his name connecting with Canadians. Whether he was spending seven days as a teacher in a struggling B.C. school, or living in a homeless shelter in Montreal, Kelley goes one step further to get the stories that matter to Canadians. He has been front and centre for some of the most dramatic stories in recent memory--reporting from the frontlines of the Great Ice Storm in Montreal in 1998, to anchoring the coverage of the crash of Swissair Flight 111 in Halifax, to the attacks of Sept. 11 when he was host of CBC News: Morning. Kelley has won three Gemini awards for his live coverage and documentary work for CBC News: Disclosure and CBC News: The National. A graduate of Concordia University, Kelley lives with his family in Toronto. | | |
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| | | Professional Development Program 2011 | | | Professional Development SessionOctober 28 and 29, 2011Hotel Delta-Sherbrooke Friday, October 28, 2011 2:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 5:30 p.m. Registration 6:00 p.m. Dinner at the Delta-Sherbrooke
Presentation of 2011 Award of Merit
Evening with the Eastern Townships School
Board 8:00 p.m. Candidates’ debate 9:30 p.m. Meet and Greet
Hotel Bar (cash bar) Saturday, October 29, 2011 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m Welcome
Frank di Bello,
Chair of the Professional Development Committee 8:45 a.m. State of the Association Address
Debbie Horrocks, President 9:15 a.m. Plenary Session
Brian Woodland, Communications Director
Peel District School Board Commissioner Development Session:Beyond Image: Proven PR tools to build school/board reputation—and support student success!In this provocative and valuable session, hear why many traditional "school board (district) marketing" activities are often a waste of time and money, and discover how to go beyond image to build reputation and to connect public relations to student success. 10:15 a.m. Health Break 10:30 a.m. Annual Ron Edwards Lecture Series
Best Practices round table and discussion
session a) Recruitment (Lester B. Pearson School
Board)
b) Politics (New Frontiers School Board)
c) Pedagogy (Riverside School Board) 12:00 p.m. Lunch
12-year award recipients 1:30 p.m. Annual General Meeting 3:30 p.m. Adjournment | | |
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