a history of curriculum services canada

XIII. 2003
At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors in June 2002, the Executive Director, Kathryn
McFarlane, presented the first edition of the CSC history, which is intended to be a living
document, revised and updated on an ongoing basis.
Of various reports presented at the annual meeting, Evaluation Services listed the status of a
number of projects. These included the following: the Grade 12 Course Profile (CP) project for
the Ontario Ministry of Education was in its final stages. Of the 147 CPs developed, 40 percent
had been published and posted on the OCC website. The remaining work would be completed
by August. Thirty student learning resources to support grade 12 curriculum in English,
Mathematics, and Science were reviewed, approved and posted on the OCC website by May2,
2002. Evaluation Service continues to provide Pan-Canadian evaluations for supplementary
resources. As the CSC Seal is becoming more recognized, the number of inquiries and requests
for quotes for evaluations poses challenges for CSC to provide services that are time and cost
efficient, and to continue to adapt processes to ensure quality standards and service.
The Ministry liaison’s report indicated that CSC would be impacted by such Ministry business as
the new Call for Resources for French As a Second Language (FSL).
With respect to grants and awards, the mentoring process is underway for the Janice Thomson
Memorial Award Law Curriculum Project. Curriculum Services Canada Foundation award
winners Gail Brant, Margo Southall and Barb McIlquam agreed to offer workshops through
CSC’s Professional Learning Services website.
The President discussed the addition of two new members to the board and the criteria for
honorary patrons were reviewed. Additional requirements for board members are to be strong in
fundraising skills and have a useful contact base.
The board also learned the Dr. Fraser Mustard, a leading expert in Early Childhood Learning,
had endorsed the work of the CSC by becoming an honorary patron.
Finally, the new “corporate look” of CSC was displayed and discussed, incorporating the seal
into the logo for higher visibility of our quality assurance symbol.
September – December
In September, responding to the perceived need for one or two new additional members to the
Board of Directors, the nominating committee presented some recommendations which were
discussed.
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