Module 1: The Personal Perspective
Topic | Guest Speaker | Role/Board |
Leading through a Stance of Equity and Diversity | Harjit Aujla |
Associate Director - Peel DSB |
Courageous Conversations | Mark Loya | Superintendent of Human Resources – Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB |
Personal/Professional Resources (Lumina Leader 360) | Peter Marshall |
Facilitator - Lumina Canada |
Acts and Regulations | Njeri Sojourner Campbell |
Lawyer - Hicks-Morley |
What it means to be a Supervisory Officer today? | Kari Bryant | Superintendent of Education - Greater Essex DSB |
What it means to be a Supervisory Officer today? | Claudine Scuccato | Superintendent of Special Education - Peel DSB |
What it means to be a Supervisory Officer today? | Michelle Newlands | Superintendent of Education - Waterloo Region DSB |
Developing Relationships with School District Staff | Linda Nicholls |
Associate Director - Thames Valley DSB |
Personal Skills required when working with
Indigenous Communities |
Tanya Senk | System Superintendent of Indigenous Education - Toronto DSB |
The Role of Supervisory Officers in Supporting Principals | Susie Lee-Fernandes | Director of Professional Learning and Engagement - OPC |
The Role of Supervisory Officers in Supporting Principals | Nancy Brady |
Protective Services Consultant – OPC |
Module 2: Leadership and Organizational Change Perspective
Topic | Guest Speaker | Role/Board |
The role of the Superintendent in Supporting Student Achievement | Erin Altosaar | Superintendent of Education – Toronto DSB |
Labour Relations, Employment Standards Act, Collective Agreements | Andrew Gold | Director of Labor Relations – Ministry of Education |
Organizational Change: Listening and Hearing Your Community | Lisa Hart |
Superintendent of Education – Peel DSB |
Leading and Managing Change | Brent McDonald | Executive Superintendent – Upper Grand DSB |
Equity, Inclusivity and Human Rights | Matthew Webbe | Superintendent of Education – Simcoe County DSB |
Working with Indigenous Communities | Crissa Hill |
Superintendent of Education - Waterloo Region DSB |
Employee Relations, Investigations, Collective Agreements | Sari Taha |
Superintendent of Human Resources – Halton DSB |
Equitable Hiring Practices | Michelle Lawrence |
Senior Manager – Toronto DSB |
Equitable Hiring Practices | Sam Venneri |
Human Resources Manager – Toronto DSB |
Module 3: The Provincial Perspective
Topic | Guest Speaker | Role/Board |
Provincial Perspective on Special Education | Clayton La Touche | Ministry of Education |
Provincial Perspective: Non-Governmental Agencies | Robin Bates |
Senior Counsel – Ontario Ombudsman’s Office |
Provincial Funding | Matthew Gerard | Associate Director – Hamilton-Wentworth DSB |
Supporting Indigenous Communities | Ian McCallum |
Education Officer – Ministry of Education |
Managing Legal Issues related to Human Rights | Carol Dey |
Superintendent of Education – Waterloo Region DSB |
Supporting Student Mental Health and Well-Being | Teresa Kennedy |
Co-Director – School Mental Health Ontario |
Internet, Privacy, MFIPPA, AI, Social Media Considerations | Sari Taha |
Superintendent of Human Resources – Halton DSB |
Internet, Privacy, MFIPPA, AI, Social Media Considerations | Jonathan Shoss |
Superintendent of IT – Halton DSB |
Module 4: The System Perspective
Topic | Guest Speaker | Role/Board |
The SO Experience: Recently Appointed Superintendents | Kervin White |
Superintendent of Education – Peel DSB |
The SO Experience: Recently Appointed Superintendents | Joe Bell |
Superintendent of Education – Greater Essex DSB |
The SO Experience: Recently Appointed Superintendents | Elizabeth Lau | Superintendent of Education – York Region DSB |
Strategic Planning and Implementation | Scott Miller |
Associate Director – Waterloo Region DSB |
Strategic Planning and Implementation | Dana Liebermann |
Executive Manager of Research – Waterloo Region DSB |
Operationalizing Ontario’s Equity Education Action Plan | Crissa Hill |
Superintendent of Education – Waterloo Region DSB |
Utilizing Student Census Data | Heather Sears | Superintendent of Education - York Region DSB |
Building a Vision and Supporting Indigenous students and community | Heather Harris |
Superintendent of Education – Lakehead DSB |
Relationships between Trustees and Supervisory Officers | John Dance | Director of Education – Simcoe County DSB |
Relationships between Trustees and Supervisory Officers | Jodi Lloyd | Chair – Simcoe County DSB |
The Role of Trustees and Governance | Denise Joseph-Dowers | Governance Senior Manager – Toronto DSB |
Communications and Media Relations for Superintendents | Christina Choo-Humm | Manager of Communications – York Region DSB |
Communications and Media Relations for Superintendents | Ryan Bird | Public Relations Executive Officer – Toronto DSB |