December 4, 2019–Last evening at theAnnual Organizational Meetingof the 17Թ(NNDSB),Trustee Jay Aspinwasre-electedas Chairand Trustee John Cochrane wasacclaimedas Vice-Chair.
Chair Aspin expressed his gratitude to fellow Trusteesfor thesignificant timeand effort that has been spentworking together over the past year to move forward a number of Board initiatives.In addition to the decision to proceed with the closure ofWiddifield, the Board of Trustees havebegun moving forward with a new Multi-Year Plan,areview oftheorganizational structure, andrecruitmentof a new Director of Education.
Vice-Chair John Cochraneis confident in the commitment of his fellow Trustees andishopeful thatthe Board will be successful in moving the Parry Sound project forward.
“We have turned the corner – We are entering our 2nd year of significant reformation towards regaining the public trust and reputation of the17Թ.While, there is a significant amount of work to becompleted, this Board of Trustees have proven their abilityto move forward and makeinformeddecisions based on the bestinterests of our students and communities.”Jay Aspin, Chair
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