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Regina, Thursday July 9, 2015 – Saskatchewan’s Francophone school board, the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises, names Michel Pelletier school principal at Zenon Park’s École Notre-Dame-des-Vertus.

“Mr. Pelletier spent 30 years working for school boards in Quebec. A veteran teacher who is familiar with the inner workings of education, he taught high school for 10 years; has 20 years of experience as an educational consultant at primary and secondary levels; in addition to having been called upon to assume acting vice-principal duties.”

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Regina, Thursday July 2, 2015 – Donald Michaud, Director of Education at the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises (CÉF), is pleased to announce the appointment of Luc Handfield as Deputy Director of Education.

“Luc Handfield has worked in the education sector for over 25 years, first as a teacher, then as school principal in New Brunswick. He is later appointed to the Ministry of Education and Early Childhood Development, where he becomes head of Strategic relations initiatives and international education. This leads to his appointment as Assistant Deputy Minister of Francophone Educational Services, looking after all Francophone school districts in New Brunswick. Mr. Handfield will soon leave these duties for a new chapter in his career, in Saskatchewan.”

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Regina, Wednesday June 24, 2015 – André Denis and Denis Marchildon were re-elected respectively Chair and Vice Chair of the Conseil Scolaire Fransaskois (CSF) Francophone school board of trustees by acclamation today. The election occured during the CSF’s annual organizational meeting, which precedes the last regular Board meeting of the school year.

Fellow Trustee and re-elected Vice Chair Denis Marchildon was keen to stress the leadership André Denis has shown during his last term as President : “André has demonstrated his ability to act as a unifying force, particularly during relationship-building efforts over the last year between the CSF and the Province.”

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Regina, Friday May 8, 2015 – Saskatchewan’s Francophone school board trustees have extended Donald Michaud’s mandate for an additional year as head of Conseil des Écoles Fransaskoises (CÉF), Chair André Denis announced today.

The Board had been recruiting for a new Director of Education in recent months, but felt circumstances required that Director of Education Donald Michaud continue his work for an additional year, Board Chair André Denis explained :

“As the recruitment process unfolded, the Board came to the realization that not all winning conditions were yet in place to ensure the success of a smooth transition to a new Director of Education appointee who would have to hit the ground running in the midst of a financial and operational recovery exercice that is not yet completed,” Denis said.

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St-Isidore-de-Bellevue, March 4, 2015 – The Conseil scolaire Fransaskoises (CÉF) – in particular the school community of École St-Isidore in Bellevue – is mourning the death of one of its students earlier today, as reported in the media. Students, parents and staff at the school and in our Francophone schools across Saskatchewan are shaken by what is evidently a tremendous loss in a typical rural Saskatchewan community, where everyone helps each other in times of need.

“That is precisely how the response to today’s tragedy unfolded. The school board immediately dispatched a team of counsellors from the CÉF’s Student Services to the school, to assist in supporting students and staff. These individuals will continue to provide support the school community as long as they are needed. Parents may contact the school for further information or to request assistance.”

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Regina, January 16, 2015 – Three Fransaskois schools recently learned they are among the latest recipients of grants from the Saskatchewan Arts Board (SAB). Three of the five projects selected for financial support by the ArtsSmart Saskatchewan program the SAB runs are Francophone school initiatives. Evidently pleased with the outcome, Acting Director of Education at the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises, Donald Michaud, suggests the cultural and community realms at the heart of the educational mission of Francophone schools in Saskatchewan gave them an edge:

“This important recognition demonstrates the level of commitment from school staff with community stakeholders, engaged in a common quest for beneficial multidisciplinary approaches to learning that generate lasting interest in a broader range of areas that include the Arts,” he noted. The ArtsSmart program does aim to increase student engagement through artistic endeavours.

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Regina, Wednesday December 3, 2014 – Conseil scolaire fransaskois (CSF) — Saskatchewan’s Francophone School Board — welcomes and is already implementing recommendations made by Provincial Auditor Judy Ferguson in her report tabled today. Over a year ago, CSF began a lenghty recovery process, requiring the implementation of improved financial management and governance practices. These practices are in line with the recommendations made by the Province’s Auditor, says CSF Board Chair, André Denis :

“The provincial audit and collaboration with the Ministry of Education that ensued, have helped the CSF guide the Conseil des Écoles Fransaskoises” (CÉF) efforts to that end. The audit was useful. On behalf of the CSF, I wish to thank the Provincial Auditor Ms. Ferguson and her team for their approach, adapted to the French-speaking environment in which the CÉF conducts its day-to-day operations. Their patience, especially during the hectic September-October back-to-school period, were matched only by the collaboration and commitment of CÉF staff in supporting the Auditor and CÉF team needs.”

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Regina, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 – The Conseil des Écoles Fransaskoises (CÉF) and the Coopérative des publications fransaskoises (CPF) are launching a campaign to help finance school projects by selling subscriptions to Saskatchewan Francophone weekly l’Eau Vive. Starting today, participating local boards will receive ten (10) dollars for every sale of one-year subscription to the Fransaskois paper made under the program.

“This new partnership is a resolutely Fransaskois solution to the challenge of financing the projects put forward by local school councils,” says the Acting Director of Education, Donald Michaud. “We consulted the local boards to gauge the support an initiative like this would receive from school communities, and have offered it to all our local Boards of Trustees. Several of them are taking advantage of the opportunity.”

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Regina, Wednesday, September 3, 2014 – Le Conseil des écoles fransaskoises (CÉF) is announcing the nomation of Rosalie Lizée as principal of Beau Soleil and of École secondaire Collège Mathieu (ÉSCM) in Gravelbourg.

“Ms. Lizée is a well-known figure in the Fransaskois educational network, a path that she began as a teacher at Monseigneur de Laval school in 1991. In turn, she became the coordinator of CÉF’s recent immigrant program, vice-principal of Monseigneur de Laval, and then a curriculum consultant. She developed her expertise in mentoring school leadership, teaching and special education staff, particularly in literacy, francisation, curriculum mentoring for immigrant students, and language, identity and cultural construction.”

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Regina, Monday, August 18, 2014 – The Conseil des écoles fransaskoises (CÉF) is announcing the nomination of Dolorèse Nolette as Acting Deputy Director, Education, and of Claude-Jean Harel as Communications Manager.

“Dolorèse Nolette has extensive experience in school adjustment, educational programming (French as a first language), change management and governance. Over the last 36 years, she has held positions as a teacher, director of a French-language school board and director of Academic Affairs and Governance, at Campus Saint-Jean at the University of Alberta.”

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