Jo-Anne Donnelly: Educational Leadership
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1985-1999-Chair of the Arts
Leadership Initiatives      
Marker of the Grade 10 Field Test for Reading and  Writing
Trainer for the Secondary Provincial Report Card/Multimedia Presentation to the
public
Teacher Representative on the School Council
Development of a Tracking and Reporting system  “Student Snapshot” for all subject areas tied to strands and expectations.  In use  at O’Gorman, TH & VS, and Kapuskasing High Schools.
EQAO - Input to Pauline Laing for the Grade 10  Literacy Pilot - Trainer for Test
administration       
Train the Trainer for the New Secondary Arts Curriculum      
Chair of the Steering and Implementation Committee  for the Teacher Advisory Program        
Development and Implementation of Mentoring Program   
Board wide Professional Development  Committee    
Board wide and School Computer Committee
Year 2000 Technical Readiness Committee
Coordinator for the English Transitions Program 
Committee Chair Board Wide Strategic Plan for the Arts
Timetable Proposal for restructuring of O’Gorman Intermediate School
Development, implementation and review of Visual Arts, Communication Technology, and Drama Programs 9 - OAC, all levels.  
Committee Member of The North Eastern Regional Council for the Arts

Community Involvement     
Director of inter-school productions with the Musicians, Union, Timmins Symphony
Orchestra, and the Timmins Big Band of the following productions:Westside Story, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof  Plan B (original work created with OAC drama
class and a Writer in Residence), How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying, and The Music Man
Technical Director for the Northeastern Regional Sears Drama Festival        
Community Liaison for the Sylvia Gravel Theatre In House Advisor for the new Theatre in O’Gorman High School.
This was an eight-year endeavour, working with a private fund raising committee, Westsun, and Schick and Shiner Theatrical Design,the latter of whom, were responsible for the new North York Regional Performing Arts Centre and 
the Pantages technical installations.  The facility is a model in the province as a technical teaching theatre that has drawn attention from Sheridan College
and Ryerson Poly Technical, who would like to see such a performing space in their institutions.Lighting and Sound equipment, infrared hearing impaired system,
retractable seating, consultation on all aspects of design, fund-raising,
presentations to the Board,  inventory and hiring of technician
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