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Leading Student Achievement: Our Principal Purpose

Friday, January 27, 2006 | Symposium | Mississauga

Principal Learning Teams discussed sharing collective experience, identifying challenges, celebrating successes and planning next steps. The teams represented the 22 school boards participating in the provincial pilot project.

Dr. Richard Sagor, noted for his work in action research, facilitator and founder of the Institute for the Study of Inquiry in Education (ISIE) located in the state of Washington, presented a four-step process in his workshop: Conducting Action Research for Leading Student Achievement

  1. Clarify your Vision/Targets
  2. Articulate Your Theory(ies)
  3. Implement Your Theory
  4. Reflect on Results

Ben Levin, Deputy Minister of Education, and Dr. Avis Glaze, Chief Student Achievement Officer for Ontario, congratulated the participants on their leadership to improve student achievement but emphasized a need for greater precision for continued success.

A video of the symposium is available at: www.curriculum.org/LSA/home.shtml.

The symposium, one of a series, was a collaborative effort that included The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat (LNS), Curriculum Services Canada (CSC), Ontario Principals' Council (OPC), Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario (CPCO) and l'Association des directions et directions adjointes des écoles franco-ontariennes (ADFO).

group picture

Réjean Aubut, Dyane Bissonnette, Gaby Myr, France Lamarche et Martine-Jeanne Jean-Vézina
Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l'Est ontarien
Serge Plouffe
Association des directions et directions adjointes des écoles franco-ontariennes
Ron Ayotte et Diane Jamieson
Secrétariat de la littératie et la numératie


Dr. Richard SagorDr. Richard Sagor
Action Research Consultant

Sue JacksonSue Jackson, Thames Valley DSB
Judy Speirs, The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat