OAPCE’s FIRST EVER Parent Crowdsourcing Idea Board
As we closed out this past school year, OAPCE was eager to gather the thoughts of parents from across the province to fulfill our mandate to be the voice of parents in Catholic Education. We invited parents from across the province to contribute to generating ideas which would be shared with the Ministry of the Education and School Boards across Ontario.
The intent was to crowdsource parent thoughts and ideas on what things should START, what things should STOP, and what things should CONTINUE to be done in publicly funded Catholic Education across the province. OAPCE utilized free software tool (ideaboardsz.com) to facilitate the data collection. As this was OAPCE’s first attempt at such an activity, the organization opted for a free service prior to exploring other fee based tools. To that end, there are some limitations around data analytics but overall the tool was extremely successful in achieving its 2 primary objectives. One, engage parents and two, gather parents thoughts and ideas on three key themes.These boards where open from June 23rd to July 16th, 2021.
SURVEY RESULTS:
Theme 1 - Mental Health
Thinking about children’s mental health. What should the ministry and school boards…START doing, STOP doing, CONTINUE doing?
Theme 2 - Student Achievement
Thinking about academic achievement. What should the ministry and school boards …START doing, STOP doing, CONTINUE doing?
Theme 3 - Virtual Learning
Thinking about technology and virtual learning. What should the ministry and school boards…START doing, STOP doing, CONTINUE doing?
September 2021 – Fall
The Parents 4 Parents Press!
Thank you to everyone who attended the OAPCE VIRTUAL Conference 2021
EMPOWERING PARENTS!
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His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Collins
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Kevin Frankish
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Dr. Josephine Lombardi
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Wayne Jones, M. Ed.
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Teresa Hartnett
“Parenting Positively in a Pandemic”
Webinar Series in November…
In November 2020, OAPCE hosted FREE Webinars for all parents across the province. You can watch the recordings for each webinar here.
Parent Partner Newsletters
Our newsletters are full of information. We help get the word out to parents, partners and stakeholders with news from OAPCE Provincial, and our local regions and share that information to get everyone involved and engaged. If your region has something to share, please email us directly and we’ll be sure to post it here.
September 2021 - Fall
Who would have ever imagined that we would be returning to a second September of continued COVID protocols and be facing another year of limitations and uncertainty?…READ MORE…
June 2021 - Summer
We made it!! This has truly been a year for the record books. In some ways, it has been the most memorable and challenging year of our lives…READ MORE…
May 2021 - Spring
As the world continues to endure the effects of the pandemic, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the efforts of our school communities from students, to parents, to school staff, for their unwavering dedication to providing and delivering a different learning experience during these challenging times…READ MORE…
Easter - Spring - April 2021
As we prepare for the death and resurrection of Christ our Lord, may we take time to reflect on how far we have come, how many hurdles people have overcome as we hit the one-year mark of the pandemic….READ MORE…
February 2021
An official Happy New 2021 to all parents and partners across the province!…READ MORE…
Christmas 2020
As we close out 2020 many of us can’t wait for this year to come to an end…READ MORE…
Latest News from the Ministry of Education
Ontario To Strengthen Mandatory Indigenous Learning in School Curriculum
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Improving Outcomes for Indigenous Students in Ontario
Improving Outcomes for Indigenous Students in Ontario
Students Head Back to Class in Safer Schools
Students Head Back to Class in Safer Schools
Letter to Parents – September 3rd, 2021
Letter to Parents – September 3rd, 2021
Ontario Working with Public Health Units to Run COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics in Schools
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Ontario Further Improving School Ventilation
New funding builds on previous investments to keep schools as safe as possible
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