Commission scolaire Central Quebec

It has been three years since the Central Québec School Board developed its last Strategic Plan and much has happened in that time period! Over the past three years, our Board has successfully developed and implemented a Partnership Agreement with the ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS), which has included yearly accounts to the Minister of Education regarding our progress. It is important to note that CQSB consistently ranks in the top five school boards in Québec! In June 2011, our Board obtained the highest success rate amongst the nine English school boards in the province on the MELS Uniform Examinations, in English Language Arts, French Second language and French Mother Tongue. That same year, when compared with all 69 school boards in the province (French and English sectors) we ranked second! Our schools and centre have been key in this process. For the past three years, in addition to their Educational Projects and School Success Plans, CQSB schools and centre have developed a yearly Management and Educational Success Agreement (MESA) which outlines in detail how they will help the Board attain the targets that the Minister has set for us, mainly with regard to contributing to increasing the overall provincial success rate and reducing the number of students dropping out province-wide. Our Board is also currently focusing on ensuring the smooth implementation of Bill 56: An Act to Prevent and Stop Bullying and Violence in the Schools. In addition to adhering to our CQSB Policy for Countering all Forms ofHarassment, CQSB already has in place a variety of programs that teach elementary students to recognize, refuse and report bullying. Developing the 2013-2017 Strategic Plan would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of the entire CQSB team, including school and centre principals and vice principals, the directors of CQSB services and their teams, and the CQSB Council of Commissioners. We are also grateful for the feedback provided by our school and centre principals and staff, school and centre governing boards, parent committees, unions, associations and the Special Needs Advisory Committee. Coming to a consensus regarding a document which will guide our actions over the next four years is no easy feat! We are grateful to have the support of so many passionate and devoted individuals! On behalf of the Council of Commissioners and the Administrative Council of the Central Québec School Board, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all those who contributed to this important accomplishment.