Parent Involvement Committee
The education of our children is a shared responsibility which involves the home, school, parish and community. It is always beneficial when parents are full participants in the education of their children.
One of the most effective ways for parents to be involved is to join their Catholic School Council. The Parent Involvement Committee, a subsidiary of the Catholic Education Coalition, was established to help support and encourage parents to become active members of the Catholic school community.
Links
- Ministry of Education – Parent Involvement Committees
- Ministry of Education PIC Handbook – Making a Difference
- Your child’s education: a parent guide to our school system
PIC Committee Meeting Minutes
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
Parenting to Build Resilient Children – A Workshop for Parents
The CDSBEO presented a virtual parent workshop in partnership with The Umbrella Project on Wednesday, May 31. Dr. Jen Forristal, founder of The Umbrella Project, discussed the important role parents play in helping their children to develop the skills they need to navigate life’s uncertainties, and share five simple steps to build and sustain strong and resilient children. This includes strategies and activities to further enhance a child’s understanding of their coping skills, and how to put them into practice. These methods specifically consider the unpredictable and challenging nature of our current environment.
PIC Virtual Presentation for Parents – May 31, 2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
Additional Resources
Representatives for the CDSBEO 2025-2027 Parent Involvement Committee
Kathryn Ferguson (2025-2027), Chair
(St. Mark School, Prescott, Holy Cross School, Kemptville, St. Michael Catholic HS,
Kemptville)
Representing: Grenville County Email: katyrose.ferguson@gmail.com
Terrelyn Grant, Co-Vice Chair (2025-2027)
(Bishop Macdonell, Cornwall, Sacred Heart, Cornwall, At. Anne, Cornwall, St. Peter, Cornwall, St. Matthew CSS, Cornwall, St. Joseph CSS, Cornwall, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Ingleside, St. Andrew’s, St. Andrews West, St. Mary, Chesterville, St. Mary-St. Cecilia, Morrisburg)
Representing: Counties of Stormont and Dundas
Email: Terrelyn@cornwallgravel.ca
Julia Gauthier, Co-Vice Chair (2025-2027)
(J.L. Jordan, Brockville, St. Francis Xavier, Brockville, St. John Bosco, Brockville, St. Mary CHS, Brockville, St. Joseph, Gananoque, St. Joseph, Toledo, St. Edward, Westport)
Representing: Leeds County
Email: julia.a.gauthier@gmail.com
Cathy McNally, Secretary (2025-2027)
(St. John Elementary, Perth, St. John CHS, Perth, St. Francis de Sales, Smith Falls and St. Luke CHS, Smith Falls, Holy Name of Mary, Notre Dame CHS, Sacred Heart of Jesus CS, St. Gregory CS, St. Mary, CS CP)
Representing: Lanark County
Email: cathymcnally08@gmail.com
Ellie Fuller (2025-2027)
(St. Finnan’s, Alexandria, Iona Academy, Williamstown, Holy Trinity CSS, Cornwall/South Glengarry)
Representing: Glengarry County
Email: ellie_vegas@yahoo.com
Annie Paquette (2025-2027)
(St. Jude, Vankleek Hill, Pope John Paul II, Hammond, St. Francis Xavier CHS, Hammond, St. Patrick, Rockland, Mother Teresa, Russell and St. Thomas Aquinas CHS, Russell)
Representing: Prescott-Russell County
Email: anpaquette1820@gmail.com
Jennifer Cooney, Trustee
(Lanark County)
Phone: 613-297-8589
Email: Jennifer.Cooney@cdsbeo.on.ca
Karen Torrie-Racine, Trustee
(City of Cornwall and Glengarry County)
Phone: 343-585-4352
Email: Karen.Torrie-Racine@cdsbeo.on.ca
Donna Nielsen, Trustee
(City of Cornwall and Glengarry County – Alternate)
Phone: 343-585-3439
Email: Donna.Nielsen@cdsbeo.on.ca
Tracy O’Brien, Superintendent of School Effectiveness
1500B Cumberland Street
Cornwall, ON K6J 4K9
Phone: (613) 703-1649
Email: Tracy.Obrien@cdsbeo.on.ca