News Release
January 27, 2012
For Immediate Release
DPCDSB principal chosen as one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals for 2012
Ann McGee, principal of Adult and Continuing Education for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, has been selected by The Learning Partnership as a recipient of a prestigious award for her outstanding leadership accomplishments in education.
Ms. McGee is one of forty principals from across Canada being honoured as Canada’s Outstanding Principals of 2012.
The Canada’s Outstanding Principals program, which was developed by The Learning Partnership, is now in its 8th year. This year’s winners will join an exclusive group of more than 219 previous recipients of this prestigious honour who form the National Academy of Canada’s Outstanding Principals.
In the Canada’s Outstanding Principals program, principals are nominated by their peers, school staff and community members in an extensive nomination and selection process. Nominations are reviewed and final winners chosen by the National Selection Committee.
As principal of Adult and Continuing Education since 2008, Ms. McGee and her team, ensures quality programs and supports for students in elementary, secondary and adult education. Since joining Dufferin-Peel in 1980, she has served as an elementary and secondary teacher, secondary department head, secondary vice-principal and principal at the secondary and system levels.
The principals being honoured as Canada’s Outstanding Principals for 2012 will receive their awards at a gala dinner event and awards ceremony on February 28, at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto.
“We are very proud to celebrate this honour with Ann McGee,” said John Kostoff, Director of Education. “She is a shining example of the exceptional leaders in our Catholic education system who work diligently every day to lay the foundation for success for our students.”
In addition to her daily work in Adult and Continuing Education, Ms. McGee also leads the board’s International Education portfolio. Over the past four years, she has successfully connected with Boards of Education from South Korea and has coordinated a number of teacher training exchange programs within Dufferin-Peel.
Ms. McGee serves on numerous staff committees within the board. Within the provincial spectrum, she serves as the Conference Chair of the Continuing and Alternative Education School Board Administrators Association (CESBA). She is a member of various learning teams such as the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration ESL/FSL Advisory Committee, and Humber College Adult ESL Advisory Team. She is an active advocate for social justice and has been influential in gaining support for a number of charitable organizations, such as Special Olympics, Community Education Services Canada and the YMCA. She collaborates and works diligently with colleagues to design and implement consistent standards and professional processes throughout her various portfolios, always holding student success and ethical leadership as her supporting pillars.
“I am honoured and humbled to be selected by The Learning Partnership to participate in the Canada’s Outstanding Principals’ program,” said Ann McGee. “This is by far a milestone in my career! As a firm believer in lifelong learning, I am looking forward to joining colleagues from across Canada in the leadership enhancement sessions at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. I wish to thank the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board for the opportunities to experience such a wide diversity of roles throughout my career from which I have benefitted enormously from the support and mentoring of many outstanding educators!”
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of largest and most diverse school districts in Ontario, with approximately 85,000 students in 146 schools throughout Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville. With over 10,000 employees, the board is also one of the largest employers in the region.
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