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The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike O’Neill, Gerard Winn and Mariah O’Reilly to the position of Superintendent of Education effective August 17, 2020.
Mike O’Neill has over 25 years of experience as an educator, consultant and school administrator with DCDSB. In addition, he has played many significant leadership roles within the system as Restorative Practice Lead and Facilitator, Development of...
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A hope-filled attitude is critical to any leadership role in Catholic education, according to Tish Sheppard, Faith Formation Coordinator, who was recently featured in the latest episode of DCDSB’s Called to Serve video series.
“Hope really helps people press on together when otherwise you’d feel strains of the world,” Ms. Sheppard said.
The video was recorded on March 9, 2020, three days before the province announced the order to close all publicly...
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The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCSB) continues to pray for those affected by the devastating fires that raced across Australia, and to those who may be grieving from a distance.
As Catholic partners beyond the borders of Durham Region, DCDSB answered the call to action by accepting donations from across the system.
A final sum of $12,613 was raised towards the Australian Relief Fund and was submitted to the Archdiocese of Toronto for donation to the Australian...
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At the Special Board Meeting on April 15, 2020, Tracy Barill, Director of Education, congratulated DCDSB’s 2018-2019 secondary school Math coaches for being named recipients of the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME) award for exceptional and collaborative teaching in Math.
This award recognizes a secondary school Mathematics team which fosters collegiality, teamwork, and excellent classroom teaching; contributes to the overall development of students;...
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The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mariah O’Reilly to the position of Acting Superintendent of Education effective May 1, 2020.
Mariah O’Reilly has almost 30 years of experience as a classroom teacher, elementary consultant, literacy coach and school administrator with the board. Her committee work includes involvement with the System Math Leadership Team, Chair of the Kindergarten Committee and Lead of Growing...
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