Sincere appreciation and acknowledgement is given to the following individuals for their assistance and encouragement in the development of this resource.
Wendy Magahay
National AWAL Project Manager, Camosun College, Victoria, British Columbia
Chantal Locatelli
Senior Policy Adviser, Secondary School Policy and Programs Branch, Ministry of Education, Toronto, Ontario
Donna M. Palmer
President, Leading Concepts International Inc., North Vancouver, British Columbia
Richard Charette
Education Officer, French-Language Education Policy and Programs Branch, Ministry of Education, Toronto, Ontario
Anne Clifton
Coordinator of Guidance and Career Education, Cooperative Education, The Arts,
Halton District School Board, Burlington, Ontario
Mary Ellen Frauts
Learning Co-ordinator, Thames Valley District School Board, London, Ontario
Margaret Stewart
Curriculum Consultant, Limestone District School Board, Kingston, Ontario
Pat Garrod
Curriculum Consultant, Limestone District School Board, Kingston, Ontario
Ola Tkaczyk
Consultant, Student Services, District School Board of Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Marc Blouin
Board Leader, Student Success Initiative, District School Board of Niagara,
St. Catharines, Ontario
Tish Amico
Careers Project Leader, Toronto Catholic District School Board, North York, Ontario
Carlos Sousa
Program Coordinator, Success for All Initiative, Toronto Catholic District School
Board, North York, Ontario
Krista-Layne Brandon
Conseillère pédagogique, Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud,
Guelph, Ontario
Anne Lavoie
Conseillère pédagogique, Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud,
Toronto, Ontario
Heidi Kolb
School-Work Transition Consultant, Waterloo Region District School Board,
Kitchener, Ontario
Randy Martin
Co-ordinator of Special Education Services, Waterloo Region District School Board,
Kitchener, Ontario
Diane O’Connor
Coordinator, The Work Room, School District 6, Rothesay, New Brunswick
Special thanks is given to Lynn Pocock, Janet Mathiasen, Alanna King, Bill Newhook, Rick Atkinson and
Friedl Ballaban, Secondary Teachers, Peel District School Board, Mississauga, Ontario for sharing their
teaching resources.
Project Leaders:
Nancy Campbell, Co-ordinator, Office of Partnerships & Innovation
Lila Read, Board Leader, Success for All
Waterloo Region District School Board, Kitchener, Ontario
Resource Developer
and Lead Writer:
Paulette Leveris, Director, Total Business Enhancement Inc.
Writers:
Jeannette Ruby, Tracey Kelly, Krista DeMerchant
Secondary Teachers, Waterloo Region District School Board
Design and Layout:
Cameron Mackay, Eye Contact Design
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