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Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
The Advisory Committee for Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum advises the Assistant Deputy Minister of Bureau de l’éducation française (BEF) and the Assistant Deputy Minister of School Programs Division (SPD), on matters related to literacy with ICT (LwICT) in K-12 education.
The following are the terms of reference on which the Advisory Committee for Literacy with ICT operates:
- Reviews and provides advice on the implementation of the policy for Literacy with ICT, including priorities, timelines, sequencing of actions and communication with the field and/or parent community.
- Reviews Departmental updates and status reports and provides advice or suggest changes to the implementation process.
- Facilitates inter-organizational collaboration and assists in the coordination of complementary efforts that support the development of student literacy with ICT.
- Shares research, information and perspectives about current and future needs with respect to the development of student literacy with ICT.
Composition of the Advisory Committee
The advisory committee includes representatives from both Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (MECY), and educational partner organizations as follows:
- Computer Education Coordinators of Manitoba (CECM)
- Council of School Leaders (COSL)
- Division scolaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM)
- Council of Deans and Directors of Education Manitoba (CODDEM)
- Manitoba Association for Computing Educators (ManACE)
- Manitoba Association of School Superintendents (MASS)
- Manitoba Education Research and Learning Information Networks (MERLIN)
- Manitoba School Library Association (MSLA)
- Manitoba Teachers’ Society (MTS)
- MECY is represented by 2 staff members: 1 from LSU and 1 from BEF
Term
Committee members are requested to serve for 3 years.
Operational Details
Meetings are scheduled 2 to 4 times per school year or as required. The Assistant Deputy Ministers appoint the chairperson. MECY reimburses the members of the Advisory Committee for all costs associated with attendance at the Advisory Committee meetings.
| Chair | |
|---|---|
| Paul Cuthbert | Evergreen School Division |
| Representatives | |
| Craig Cuddy | Computer Education Coordinators of Manitoba (CECM) |
| Terry Skarban | Council of School Leaders (COSL) |
| Valerie Vielfaure | Division scholaire franco-manitobaine (DSFM) |
| Jerry Storie | Council of Deans and Directors of Education Manitoba (CODDEM) |
| Howard Griffith | Manitoba Association for Computing Educators (ManACE) |
| Tanis Pshebniski | Manitoba Association of School Superintendents (MASS) |
| Debra Jennings | Manitoba Education Research and Learning Information Networks (MERLIN) |
| Janice Biebrich | Manitoba School Library Association (MSLA) |
| Terry Price | Manitoba Teachers' Society (MTS) |
| Departmental Representation | |
| Cheryl Prokopanko | School Programs Division (SPD) |
| Robert Daigneault | Bureau de l'education française (BEF) |
| Ex officio | |
| Anne Longston | Assistant Deputy Minister, School Programs Division (SPD) |
| Jean-Vianney Auclair | Assistant Deputy Minister, Bureau de l’education française (BEF) |
| Sam Steindel | Learning Support Unit (LSU) |
| Support to Committee | |
| Colette Gagnon | Learning Support Unit (LSU) |