HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-01-14, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010.
The Avon Maitland District
School Board announced today that
system principal of curriculum Kim
Black, a former Blyth Public School
principal, has been appointed
superintendent of education for
curriculum effective February.
Black takes over the portfolio from
Pat Stanley who announced her
retirement in the fall after almost 40
years in education.
Black was born in Whitehorse,
Yukon and is a graduate of Goderich
District Collegiate Institute in
Goderich. After high school, she
moved to the Stratford area and
received her Bachelor of Arts Degree
from the University of Western
Ontario. She was awarded ascholarship at Nipissing Universityin North Bay where she earned herBachelor of Education Degree.Black’s first teaching job came in1989 at Milverton Public School.
From there, she taught at Hamlet
Public School in Stratford before
becoming a vice-principal at Avon
Public School and Upper Thames
Elementary School. Her first
principal assignment was at Blyth in
the newly amalgamated Avon
Maitland District School Board. She
later became Principal at Seaforth
Public School.
She undertook a system position in
the fall of 2007 when she assumed
the role of school effectiveness lead.
In the fall of 2009, Black was
appointed system principal of
curriculum.
Black and her husband Glen
Dallaire have lived in Stratford for
the past 25 years. She has two older
brothers, one in Barrie and one in
Renfrew while her parents remain
residents of Goderich.
Director of Education Chuck Reid
said after making the announcement;
“Kim Black is a team leader who has
successfully demonstrated that
building meaningful, focused
professional relationships is key to
deepening our system capacity to
address student success. We are
confident that Kim will continue the
rich curriculum leadership we
currently experience. Kim will be astrong addition to our senior teamand a tremendous asset to thestudents we serve.”At the community level, Black hasbeen involved in the Big
Brothers/Big Sisters organization, a
member of the Stratford Sister Cities
Educational Exchange Program, andshe established her own Principal'sCharity of Choice Annual Drive for avariety of national campaigns, suchas the Autism Society.Black says she is extremely
honoured to have been appointed a
superintendent of education. “I am
very proud to work with thededicated staff of Avon Maitland andit is exciting to be part of a board thatmakes such an impact on studentachievement. I value our student,parent, community and trustee
partnerships and I see this as key to
our continued success.”
On the trails
While the snow has been sparse, some snowmobilers found a way to get out onto the trails
over the weekend throughout North Huron. It will still take some time, snowmobile club
officials say, to get enough snow for trails to be opened completely. As of Monday, most area
trails remained open, but limited, through North Huron, Brussels and Walton, with trails
through the Maitland Valley area (Listowel, Molesworth and Atwood) remaining closed.
Things didn’t look promising either as weather predictions Monday forecast sunny skies and
warmer temperatures. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Blyth native and OHL goalie
Anthony Peters, formerly a member
of the Saginaw Spirit is now a
Belleville Bull.
The Spirit traded Peters for a fifth
round draft pick in the 2011 OHL
priority selection.
Peters, who was acquired from
Kingston one year ago, played in 14
games this season, finishing his time
with the Spirit with a .900 save
percentage and a 3.54 goals against
average.
Peters was traded just before the
OHL’s trade deadline, which was
noon on Monday.
Peters has already had an impact
with the Bulls, posting a shutout in
his Bulls debut, stopping 24 shots
and chalking up the 50th shutout in
franchise history.
“It’s good that we played strongly
in front of Anthony and gave him a
lead, but he made a handful of real
quality saves when the game was
still close on the scoreboard,” said
Bulls general manager and head
coach George Burnett in a story by
the Belleville Intelligencer. “He’s a
very determined young man who
wants to play.”
The Bulls, who recently traded
their former starting goalie to
Windsor, were looking for a veteran
player to work with their new rookie
first round draft pick Tyson
Teichmann. The 19-year-old Peters
was who Burnett envisioned filling
that role.
“I think it’s a nice combo,” Burnett
said. “Anthony is a veteran guy with
character who’s been through some
adversity. He’ll be a great asset and
will help Teichmann with his
development.”
Former Blyth principal new superintendent
Anthony Peters
back in Ontario
Looking for local heroes
There are so many people out there who do
so much to improve their community.
Now you have a chance to say thanks.
Nominate that special person for the 25th
Annual Citizen Citizenship Awards.
Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area
and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the
community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the ballot
and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee
should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and he or she didn't win,
please feel free to try again.
I nominate
as Citizen of the year for
I feel she/he deserves this award because
Nomination Deadline April 30, 2010.
Name and phone number of nominator
❑❑Blyth
& area ❑❑Brussels
& area
KIM BLACK
New curriculum superintendent
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