Director of Education

The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario is situated among some of the most beautiful geography in the country, amid rural and urban spaces that traverse rivers and habitat that reminds us of the beauty of God’s creation.

It is gathered on the unceded, traditional Algonquin territory of the Anishnaabe people and the Mohawk territory of the Haudenosaunee people. This acknowledgement serves as both a starting point and a preferential option for reconciliation and communication. 

It also serves as a reminder that we are called through Catholic Social Teaching, encyclicals like Laudato Si, and the Catholic Graduate Expectations to nurture and protect our environment and the relationships we have with others to do the same. 

The Board’s Strategic Plan is the foundation upon which we move forward together in accompaniment including four tenets critical to this process: believing, learning, nurturing, and protecting. 

This year we are undertaking a renewal of the strategic plan using a synodal approach. A synodal approach says we have a co-responsibility in mission, a communion that resonates, and participation in governance and authority​.

While we gather in 8 different counties, in regions that are as distinct as our school communities, we are unified in our conviction that we all belong here, and that together we are God’s Good News – each of us, bearing our own unique gifts, identities, and experiences. 

Laurie Corrigan
Director of Education