Being properly informed and prepared is the key to your success.

Our workshop will equip you with the essential information needed for a successful inspection by a Ministry of Education officer. The purpose of the Ministry inspection is to ensure that your school meets the administrative and academic criteria for operating a high school in Ontario, which positions your school to eventually grant qualifying students with high school credits toward their OSSD.

PDS would like to invite you to attend a full-day workshop which will provide you with critical information on these topics:

Administrative requirements:

• Policy/Procedure Manual
• Ontario Student Records
• Ontario Student Transcripts
• Report cards
• Hours of instruction – per course
• Communications with other credit granting schools
• Data management – OnSIS

Instructional requirements:

• Course delivery
• Course outlines
• Lesson and unit plans
• Assessment & evaluation
• Relevant policy documents

Inspection requirements:

• Pre-inspection report
• Teacher and principal responsibilities
• Proof and evidence
• Examination of school records

PDS will review Ministry of Education documents required within a school; for example, OSS, Growing Success, OST Manual, etc. We will provide you with sources where you may obtain these essential documents, as well as sources for resources that will benefit your school.

Presenters:

Mr. John Rennie

Mr. Rennie has been an Education Officer in the Ministry of Education responsible for the inspection of private schools, Principal of private schools and most recently Education Management Consultant working with private schools. Mr. Rennie brings an extensive experience to the PDS Seminar.

Both Mr. Rennie  will address implementation issues of Growing Success in terms of implications for effective school management and for effective preparation for the Ministry’s inspection.

Mr. Jim Sebastian Mr. Sebastian completed his M.Ed. in Curriculum and Administration at the University of Toronto. He has 35 years of experience as an educator and administrator, and has an extensive background in Canadian-based education and training programs at the high-school and post-secondary levels. Jim worked as an Education Officer for the Ontario Ministry of Education from 1989 until 2005. He is currently involved in many educational projects in Canada and abroad, including directing and consulting to schools in China and Bangladesh.  Along with Dr. Ronnie Miller, he has been instrumental in the establishment of Professional Development Seminars, with the aim of this forum providing consistent, high-quality educational and administrative support to private schools. PDS has evolved into a key service organization provincially, serving the needs of private schools.

Dr. Ronnie Miller Ronnie Miller received his M.Ed. in Educational Administration, and Ph.D. in History & Philosophy of Education from the University of Toronto – OISE. Dr. Miller has completed substantial research in the fields of multiculturalism and the teaching of Critical Thinking Skills, has taught history at the High School and University levels, and is the author of two books published by academic presses. Ronnie has substantial experience in the area of private education, including the establishment of the Halton Learning Centre (a registered private school) and its respective high school programs. Over the last 25 years Dr. Miller has been involved with private schools in South Africa, Australia and Canada. In 1997, Dr. Miller gathered a team of educators and administrators, who now provide an array of educational and administrative services to a large number of private schools, as well as First Nation schools.

Where:

Courtyard by Marriott – Toronto Airport
231 Carlingview Drive, Toronto, ON  M9W 5E8

When:

October 5, 2011, 10:00-2:30

Registration fee:

$275.00 (plus $35.75 HST). The fees include lunch

Method of payment:

Registration is done by Email Money Transfer (EMT) through your bank’s online services. For those unfamiliar with EMT, please ollow these steps:

• Go to your bank’s website and find a service titled: Interac Email Money Transfer. Follow the prompts. The email address for the transfer is: registration@professionaldevelopmentseminars.ca
• Download and fill in this form: Seminar Registration Form
  • While making the payments, you will be prompted to set an access code to retrieve the funds. You must email this code and the completed registration form to registration@professionaldevelopmentseminars.ca.
  • You will receive a confirmation number by return e-mail. Please bring this confirmation number to the seminar.

As we process a large volume of registrations to our seminars, we cannot process any alternative means for payment.

We are accepting early registration for this seminar. Spots are limited and we urge schools to register as soon as possible.