Year: 1994 - 95 AGM December 1, 1994 - SSAAM

Executive Meeting Dates for 1995
Portage la Prairie School Division Office
Board Room
All meetings begin at 9:30 a.m.
Monday, January 30th
Friday, April 7th
Friday, June 9th
Friday, October 6th
"New" Members of SSAAM
One of our new members of SSAAM, Candace Borger. who is now Administrator of Educational
Support Services in St. James - Assiniboia School Division recently was awarded Honorable Mention as
a Visionary Administrator.
The following article gives some background regarding her work as principal of Crestview Elementary
School:
Students at Crestview School in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, are putting together presentations
with HyperStudio, composing with The
Writing Center, graphing and creating
spreadsheets with ClarisWorks, and going
online with AT&T and National Geographic
Kids Network. At-risk students are now
benefiting from an individualized computer
teaming system; the Macintosh lab and
automated library are available to everbody
and the school;s fron office relies on
technology to facilitate a variety of
administrative duties.
Principal Candace borger has done a lot
to make all this happen. Her commitment to
integrating technology into Crestview's
curriculum has included an aggressive and
on-going pursuit of grants. Borger's
approach to staff development has also been
an energetic and innovative one.
By creating the position of Program
Implementation Assistant in Technology, and
fay instituting a flexible time schedule,
a buddy system, and before- and afterschool
training sessions, Borger has
empowered both staff and students with
technology-related skills. Now, also
through her initiative, staff and district-level
coordinators are continuing their education
with T&L's Professional Develpment
Institute.
Borger has been a driving force in
educating parents, too. An active volunteer
program and schoo-sponsored
"Technology Evenings" have been forums
for them to gain hands-on experience with
computers. Borger has also used the
technology as a means to reach beyond
the classroom, establishing "real world:
connections for her students through
online networks with businesses and other,
such as authors, who share their expertise
and give feedback to students on their
writing. Crestview teacher Lorraine
Prokopchuk makes it clear how borger has
touched the school and community when
she says, "...we all share in The Vision."