The Citizen, 2012-12-06, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012.Director of Education retires after 10 yearsFor 10 years Martha Dutrizac has
been a leader in the Huron Perth
Catholic District School Board
(HPCDSB). Dutrizac started as
Superintendent of Education and for
the last four years has served the
school board as Director of
Education. On Nov. 26, she
announced she would be retiring
from the position as of March 1,
2013.
Dutrizac said she has thought long
and hard about her decision to retire
from the HPCDSB. “I didn’t want to
leave until the board was in good
shape and I feel confident that the
board is in great shape, although
challenges do lie ahead,” Dutrizac
said.
Having been in education for 42
years Dutrizac said her last 10 with
the HPCDSB have been the best of
her life. “To have been blessed with
people like I have been blessed with
here is a gift that I will treasure
forever,” she said.
She added that working so closely
with the Board of Trustees has been
a highlight for her. “I don’t think
anyone can really appreciate [how
well we work together] until you see
other boards work with their trustees
but they don’t work together with
the level of care and respect that our
board has offered our system and has
offered me,” she noted.
Dutrizac said the thing that makes
the Huron Perth board so successful
is the continual focus and real care
for Catholic education. “It is who we
are and what makes Huron Perth
such a special place. This board is in
a really good position,” she said,
adding, “It is not that we don’t havechallenges and it is not that ourenrolment is on the up, but the thingthat makes this board work is the
collective efforts of everyone within
the board - the teaching staff, the
support staff, the custodians, our
board of trustees, our senior team.”
“One thing I hold really dear to
my heart is that, over the 10 years,
there has been tremendous change
and now this board is one of the
leading boards in the province in
academics and that is due to people
reaching out and embracing an
opportunity to learn about how our
kids learn, “ said Dutrizac, adding
the movement to completing
inclusionary practices for all kids
and kids with special needs is
another highlight of her tenure.
Overall, she said it is the people of
the board that her memories are
made of. “I was welcomed
immediately, there was camaraderie,
there was willingness to work
together, there was always a deep
caring for Catholic education and
there was a focus on our kids. Over
time there was acceptance to make
changes in the way we do things to
make our kids successful,” she said.
Dutrizac added, “Our principal
and vice principal teams are
exemplary in the province, there is
tremendous support from our
teaching staff and, we couldn’t live
without our support staff.” She said
she has also enjoyed working with
the parishes and parents of the
HPCDSB.
Dutrizac said the establishment of
the St. André Bessette fund is a
highlight because its sole purpose is
to help HPCDSB kids and families.
“It has been one highlight after
another. I feel really blessed and solucky to have been part of thisboard,” she said. “I know that theHuron Perth board is going to do
very well. Our student achievement
agenda is very high, our focus and
delivery of Catholic education is
second to none in the province, ourretention efforts and strategies toretain more students are as good as itgets. For me it is a great time to be
retiring because I can see the efforts
and the results of some really hard
work.”
“I know this board will continue toflourish.”Bernard Murray, chair of the boardof trustees, said Dutrizac’s
relationship with the teachers and
staff is amazing. “She is a people
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For a good cause
Shawn Loughlin, editor of The Citizen, was one of several community members who put their
Movember mustaches up for auction at a fundraiser for prostate cancer research held at
Central Huron Secondary School on Nov. 30. The right to shave Loughlin’s ‘stache was bought
by a group of students including, from left, Mitch Merner, Alan Thompson, Zach Drost, Keith
Snell and Macaulay Morton. The event raised $4,267. (Denny Scott photo)
By Hilary LongSpecial to The Citizen
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