Director’s Annual Report 2023-2024

A Message From Our Director of Education, John Klein


John Klein

I am proud to share the 91proÊÓÆµâ€™s 2023-2024 Director’s Annual Report, highlighting the outstanding accomplishments and initiatives that shaped the past school year across HCDSB.

This report focuses on the key strategic priorities in our previous Multi-Year Strategic Plan, and includes data gathered through the 2023-2024 Strategic Plan Monitoring Survey. This marks the final report that links back to the previous strategic plan.  

The successes we’ve celebrated this year are a testament to the unwavering dedication of our staff and students, and the vibrant, collaborative partnerships that unite our homes, schools, and parishes. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to our entire community for your contributions and commitment to excellence.

As we look ahead, I am eager to continue this journey together under the direction of our new 2024-2028 Multi-Year Strategic Plan ­– where every student can Achieve, Believe, Belong and Become.

John Klein
Director of Education

About HCDSB


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Our Mission

The 91proÊÓÆµ, in partnership with home and Church, is an inclusive and equitable learning community, dedicated to providing excellence in Catholic education by developing Christ-centred individuals enabled to transform society.

Our Vision

The 91proÊÓÆµ is a model learning community, widely recognized as distinctively Catholic. The 91proÊÓÆµ is an inclusive and equitable model learning community, widely recognized as distinctively Catholic, providing exceptional education, while nurturing the call to love and to serve as a people of faith, living out God’s plan.

Our Values

At the 91proÊÓÆµ, we value:

Our Catholic Faith
and aspire to be models of Christ through our actions of love, forgiveness, compassion, and acceptance.

The Whole Child
and create conditions that support the spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional well-being of all students so that they may fulfill their God-given potential.

Excellence in Learning
and provide opportunities that meet the needs and aspirations of all learners in a supportive, creative and innovative learning environment.

Relationships and Partnerships
and recognize that our success is reflective of the healthy and vibrant partnership of staff, parents, pastors, and members of our broader community.

The Importance of Contributing to Our Communities
and respect diversity, celebrate multiculturalism, honour individual rights, and embrace the social values of collective responsibility and the common good.

Multi-Year Strategic Plan 2016-2021


Achieving

Meeting the needs of all learners

  1. Educational experiences and opportunities are differentiated to support all learners.
  2. Teachers and learners are collaborating in innovative school and classroom communities that encourage student engagement, learning and achievement.
  3. We hold high expectations for all learners.

Believing

Celebrating our Catholic faith and aspiring to be models of Christ

  1. All learners experience a Catholic learning environment rooted in Gospel Values and the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations.
  2. Our schools foster the relationship between home and parish.
  3. Staff and students are discerning believers, formed in the Catholic faith community, who model Christ in their actions.

Belonging

Embracing relationships and sustaining safe, welcoming schools

  1. Schools and workplaces are safe and welcoming for all, cultivating a positive sense of belonging and well-being.
  2. Relationships with all educational partners are nurtured and supported.
  3. Students are service- minded global citizens, engaged and empowered to be leaders in their communities.

Foundational Elements

Optimizing organizational effectiveness

  1. Improved access to services and supports for students and schools.
  2. Communication is clear, transparent and responsive.
  3. Results-based accountability and evidence-informed decision-making are the standard approaches to planning and improvement efforts.
  4. Stewardship of resources optimizes human, financial, physical and material assets.
  5. Proactive recruitment, talent growth and succession planning are aligned to student and system needs.

2022-2026 91proÊÓÆµ of Trustees


On November 15, 2022, the 91proÊÓÆµ welcomed a new 91proÊÓÆµ of Trustees that will serve our HCDSB community for the 2022-2026 term.

Marvin Duarte
Chair of the 91proÊÓÆµ
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Milton Trustee
Wards 1 & 4

416-559-9327
duartem@hcdsb.org

Emma Murphy
Vice-Chair of the 91proÊÓÆµ
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Milton Trustee
Wards 2 & 3

murphye@hcdsb.org

Brenda Agnew
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Burlington Trustee
Wards 4 & 5

agnewb@hcdsb.org

Helena Karabela

Helena Karabela
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Oakville Trustee
Wards 5 & 6

289-230-1423
karabelah@hcdsb.org

Kirsten Kelly

Kirsten Kelly
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Burlington Trustee
Wards 1 & 2

kellyk@hcdsb.org

Robert Kennedy 

Robert Kennedy 
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Oakville Trustee
Wards 1, 2 & 3

kennedyr@hcdsb.org

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Janet O'Hearn-Czarnota

Janet O’Hearn-Czarnota
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Halton Hills Trustee

905-630-3581
o’hearn-czarnotaj@hcdsb.org

Trish Powell 

Trish Powell 
Bio |

Burlington Trustee
Wards 3 & 6

powellt@hcdsb.org

Chris Saunders 

Chris Saunders 
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Oakville Trustee
Wards 4 & 7

saundersc@hcdsb.org

Current Student Trustees


On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the election of the new Student Trustees took place to represent students of the 91proÊÓÆµ (HCDSB) for the 2024-2025 school year.

Lauren McGuire

McguireL@hcdsb.org

City/region: Oakville
School: St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School

Sophia Philbert

PhilbertS@hcdsb.org

City/region: Milton / North Halton
School: St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary School

Isabel Yeboah

YeboahI@hcdsb.org

City/region: Burlington
School: Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School

The 2023-2024 Director’s Annual Report Sections


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About the Director’s Annual Report

The Director’s Annual Report provides a snapshot of some of the great things happening across our school district. The real story of accomplishment, however, is captured daily within the walls of our schools and workplaces through the many individual successes that are celebrated by students, staff, and members of our Catholic learning communities.

Multi-Year Strategic Plan

To view our complete Stratetic Plan, please click here

View our Strategic Plan Monitoring Reports
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8