Curriculum Services

Our Curriculum Services Division, under the guidance of Superintendent of Curriculum Jennifer Adams, is comprised of several seconded academic staff including principals and teachers serving as consultants to schools, in addition to an administrative team. We are responsible for curriculum development, including all core subjects areas, as well as English as a Second Language, French as a Second Language, the Arts, trades and technology, cooperative education and implementation of new Ministry of Education curriculum initiatives.

Within this division falls Quality Assurance, responsible for administering the EQAO standardized tests in reading, writing and math, and other district-wide examinations.  This team also undertakes district program reviews on a cyclical and ad hoc basis to ensure quality and equality of programming to our students.

For general inquiries, please email .

Superintendent of Curriculum
Jennifer Adams

Administrative Assistant       

Lynn Laide                                                                                                            
Tel: 613 596-8211 x8573

Secretary

Marlene Carlon
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8479      

Catherine Ford
Tel: 613-596-8211 x 8845

Diane Labelle
Tel: 613-596-8211 x 8403   

Principal, Student Success
Deb Ford
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8675

Principal, Secondary Curriculum
Barry Bickerton
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8524

Principal, Elementary Curriculum 
Pino Buffone
Tel: 596-8211 x 8515

Principal, Elementary Curriculum — School Effectiveness Framework                                                                      
Susan MacDonald
Tel: 613 596-8211, x 8734
 
System Principal OFIP & Turnaround Schools
 Julie O’Connor
Tel: 613 596-8211

Equity/Diversity Consultant         
Sherwyn Solomon
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8679
 
Student Counsellor (AREE)
Winston Bell
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8408

Elementary and Secondary Arts Consultant
Dale Taylor
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8535
                                                
ESL/ELD Consultant
Tara Shahparaki — Elementary
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8850

Donna Bass — Secondary
Tel: 613-596-8211 x 8539

Trades and Technology
Kevin Shea
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8390

OYAP
Sandra Walton
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8590

eLearning Coordinator
Kimberly Webster
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8500

Athletics
Office Assistant Angela Dagg
Tel: 613 596-8211 x 8707
Fax: 613-820-6045

Family Reception Centre (located within the Adult High School)
300 Rochester St. 
Ottawa, ON  K1R 7N4
Office Assistant
Mariana Hammoud
Tel: 613 239-2416
Fax: 613-239-5990

Parenting and Family Literacy Centres
Early Years Coordinator
Caroline Côté
Tel: 613-596-8211 x 8589

Office assistant
Cathy Gainforth
Tel: 613-596-8211 x 3207

If you are new to Canada, have a school-aged child, and English is not your first language, the Family Reception Centre can assist you with enrolling your child in school. The Centre’s staff will provide student assessment and guidance for English language learners and their families.

Parents/legal guardians with permanent resident status, diplomatic status, on work or study visas, or who have refugee status should make an appointment with the Family Reception Centre. You will need to bring your immigration documents, immunization records, and previous school records.