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Toronto Catholic Schools—
A Long and Proud History of Service to the Community

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly-funded Catholic education in the Province of Ontario. We serve more than 93,000 students in our 201 Catholic schools, and represent close to 475,000 Catholic school supporters in this city.

Catholic schools in Ontario have been educating students in mind, body and spirit in Ontario since before the birth of the province. For nearly 170 years, they have provided educational excellence, in a school culture imbued with the Gospel values of Jesus Christ. Catholic education has been the foundation for millions of students to develop their full spiritual, academic, physical and social potential.

Ontario’s Catholic education system produces high levels of student achievement as evidenced by the most recent results from EQAO testing. Further, graduates are taught the virtues and values of the Catholic faith including community, responsibility, accountability, collaboration, caring and family, making them not just good students, but good citizens.

While our schools adhere to Ministry of Education requirements, we do so from a Catholic perspective. The curriculum is enhanced by Gospel values. Teachers are professionally trained and committed to serving in Catholic schools. At the heart of Catholic education is the person of Jesus. Faith development is integral to every part of Catholic education, as students are called to respect the dignity of all human persons in a caring community.

TCDSB also prides itself on the strong partnership that exists among the home, the school and the parish. Through participation in the community and involvement with the parish, students are guided by the Gospel values, principles and standards that reach into every facet of school life.


Administrative Offices:

Toronto Catholic District School Board
80 Sheppard Avenue East, North York, ON M2N 6E8
416-222-8282; Fax: 416-229-5345
email: webmaster@tcdsb.org


Mission Statement

"In a school community formed by Catholic beliefs and traditions, our Mission is to educate students to their full potential."

Click here to see the full version of our Mission Statement


Our Logo

Toronto Catholic District School Board:

A community of faith 

anchored in hope 

with heart & charity

Faith, Hope and Charity

 
The official symbol of the Toronto Catholic district School Board combines the cross, the anchor, and the heart representing the three theological virtues of faith, hope and charity.  It is based on the cross and anchor symbol used by the early Christians in the catacombs, the added heart representing humanity.
 
The symbol was designed by the internationally-recognized design artist, Mr. Allan Fleming. 

Statistics

Students (pupil count):

Elementary - 62,143
Secondary - 30,911
Total - 93,054

Staff:

Teachers - 5,997
Support/Academic Staff -
2,806
Principals/Vice-Principals - 356
Administration - 202

Schools:

Elementary - 168
Secondary - 31
Combined (elementary and secondary) - 2 (Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts and St. Michael's Choir)
Total - 201

Catholic School Supporters: 474,876

Estimated Budget:  $972,003,496 for 2010-2011

Board Meetings: are held at 80 Sheppard Avenue East on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Community use of schools: school facilities are available to community groups for use after regular school hours. For information, call 416-222-8282, ext. 4370, or log onto the online permit system at http://permits.tcdsb.org/facilities/


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The Toronto Catholic District School Board is governed by 12 Elected Trustees who serve for a four-year term. Each year one secondary school student is selected to serve on the Board as a student trustee. The policies of the Board are administered by the Director of Education and her designates.

A list of administrative departments is provided on this site, complete with department overviews, contact names and telephone numbers.

The complete TCDSB Policy Register is also available on this site.


Trustees of the Board

Please note: All telephone and fax numbers are in area code 416 unless otherwise noted. All four-digit numbers are extensions, please dial 222-8282 first.

Trustee Tel # (416) Fax # (416) E-mail Ward
Joseph Martino 512-3401 512-3401 joseph.martino@tcdsb.org 1 (Etobicoke)
Ann Andrachuk

Vice-Chair

512-3402 512-3402 ann.andrachuk@tcdsb.org 2 (Etobicoke)
Sal Piccininni 512-3403 512-3403 sal.piccininni@tcdsb.org 3 (North York)
Mary Cicogna 512-3404 512-3404 mary.cicogna@tcdsb.org 4 (North York)
Maria Rizzo 512-3405 512-3405 maria.rizzo@tcdsb.org 5 (North York)
Rob Davis 512-3406 512-3406 rob.davis@tcdsb.org 6 (York)
John Del Grande 512-3407 512-3407 john.delgrande@tcdsb.org 7 (Scarborough/North York)
Mary Ann Robillard 512-3408 512-3408 maryann.robillard@tcdsb.org 8 (Scarborough)
Catherine LeBlanc-Miller 512-3409 512-3409 catherine.leblanc-miller@tcdsb.org 9 (Toronto)
Barbara Poplawski 512-3410 512-3410 barbara.poplawski@tcdsb.org 10 (Toronto)
T.B.A.     T.B.A. 11 (East York/Toronto)
Paul Crawford
Honorary Treasurer
512-3412 512-3412 paul.crawford02@tcdsb.org 12 (Scarborough)
Natalie Rizzo 512-3413 512-3413 natalie.rizzo@tcdsb.org   Student


Visit our Trustees section for more information.


Ministry Supervisor (The Board)

Mr. Richard Alway, OC, O.Ont
416-222-8282 ext. 2296


Office of The Director of Education

Position Name Telephone
Director of Education Ann Perron 416-222-8282, ext. 2296
Associate Director, Academic Services Angela Gauthier 416-222-8282, ext. 2641
Associate Director, Business Services, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Sandra Pessione 416-222-8282, ext. 2641
Associate Director, Planning and Facilities Angelo Sangiorgio 416-222-8282, ext. 2349
Executive Corporate Secretary and Board Liaison Officer Barbara McMorrow 416-222-8282 ext. 2080
Communications Mary Jo Deighan 416-229-5331
Corporate Services Paul Matthews 416-222-8282, ext. 2274
Board Recording Secretary Lalita Fernandes 416-222-8282, ext. 2293

Superintendents

Area of responsibility Name Phone Number
Comptroller, Business Services Vidyia Rego 416-222-8282, ext. 2257
Curriculum & Accountability, Staff Development & International Languages Josie DiGiovanni 416-222-8282, ext. 2490
Facilities Services Richard Francki 416-222-8282, ext. 2349
Human Resources Gary Poole 416-222-8282, ext. 2304
Special Services, Parent Engagement Frank Piddisi 416-222-8282, ext. 2486
Safe Schools/Parent and Community Engagement Rory McGuckin 416-222-8282, ext. 2732
Student Success/Equity and Inclusive Education Patrick Keyes 416-222-8282, ext. 2370
Schools--Area 1 Loretta Notten 416-222-8282, ext. 5370
Schools--Area 2

(and Nurturing Our Catholic Community & Early/Full-Day Learning)

Josie Nespolo 416-222-8282, ext. 5370
Schools--Area 3 Doug Yack 416-222-8282, ext. 2267
Schools--Area 4

(and Nurturing Our Catholic Community)

Lori DiMarco 416-222-8282, ext. 2267
Schools--Area 5

(and Privacy and Information Management (PIM) Taskforce)

Jim Saraco 416-222-8282, ext. 5371
Schools--Area 6

(and Admissions)

Michael McMorrow 416-222-8282, ext. 5371
Schools--Area 7 Anthony Petitti 416-222-8282, ext. 2370 
Schools--Area 8 Geoffrey Grant 416-222-8282, ext. 2730 

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