b'Trustee Paul Landry Celebrated2020 Board of Trusteesfor 35 Years of Service as a Catholic School TrusteePaul Landry washonoured at theJune 16 Board Meetingfor 35 years of serviceas a Catholic Trustee.Landry has been atrustee since 1985,witnessing many Teresa Gallik Mike Favreau Jeffrey Whitechanges and Chair Vice Chair Trusteeadvancements atKenora Catholic.Teresa Gallik, Chair and Mike Favreau, Vice Chair, made a tribute to Landry, citing a few of theinitiatives hes has been a part of during his tenure.Paul has been a cornerstone of growth at Kenora Catholic and holds the history of the board in his mind, said Teresa Gallik. Hes been part of many initiatives and was a driving force on the construction of St. Thomas Aquinas High School speaking with Ministry of Education officials,Vaughn Blab Frank Bastone Anne Sweeneyprovincial and federal politicians to make sure theTrustee Trustee Trusteedream of being the only Catholic High School in Ontario, west of Thunder Bay, became a reality.Trustee Landry has always been at the centre of the conversation when it comes to St. Louis School and later St. John School. Again, he was the Boards advocate with the Ministry of Education. His gentle persistence brought about a faculty and facility worthy of the students at St. Louis School. Paul always asks questions that putstudents at the forefront of decisions and planning, and when St. John School was amalgamated Paul Landry Julia Tkachuk Maxwell Froeseinto Kenora Catholic in 2009, Paul immediately went to the school and started asking about Trustee Student Trustee Student Trusteeimprovements for the students.Landry has been a strong communication link Catholic School Board Trusteesbetween the parishes, Bishop and Board. He has been a committee member on countless Board, Sound decision making by dedicated Catholic representatives isprovincial and Diocesan committees to furtheressential to student success. Our Catholic School Board trustees Catholic education in Ontario. He is fearless in govern the Kenora Catholic District School Board through a policy advocating for the needs and best results governance model. They are the critical link between our community, of students in his kind and gentle way. parish and school board and are responsible for determining policies Paul Landry received and maintaining standards of excellence at the Kenora Catholican award in recognition District School Board. Our trustees establish a Christian vision for of 35 years and counting, the school system, exercise direction and leadership by applying of dedicated leadership, Christian principles to such key issues as: system mission, vision, values vision and service as aand goals, strategic planning, policy formation and procedural by-laws, Kenora Catholic Districtand management and evaluation of board governance policies.School Board Trustee. They are elected by taxpayers during municipal elections and are directly accountable to the communities they serveKenora, area First Nations and Red Lake.Our Board MeetingsOur Board meetings are open to the public. Board Meetings are held Catholic on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m., excluding July and Education Centre August. All meetings are held at the Catholic Education Centre 1292 Heenan Place located at 1292 Heenan Place, and virtually Kenora, ON P9N 2Y8 via Microsoft Teams. T: 807.468.9851F: 807.468.8094Share in our Good News:www.kcdsb.on.ca'