Dear Friends and Neighbours,

Four years ago, you elected me to be our community's voice on the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. That vote of confidence carried with it a serious responsibility. Ottawa's public school system faced - and continues to face - unprecedented challenges.

Now, in this upcoming vote for Public School Trustee, I am again asking for your support. I am proud of what we in Kitchissippi-Somerset have been able to accomplish by working together over the past four years and hope to continue our progress.

Since elected, I have been active and energetic in improving communication, consultation and cooperation with parents and school councils. I have reached out to ensure the increasingly rich diversity of our community is reflected in our school activities. I have pushed hard, and successfully, to expand and enrich academic choice to attract and keep children in our public schools. And, I have worked with trustees to keep viable community schools from closing.

The people of Kitchissippi-Somerset place a high value on our public education system. As your Trustee, I see the selfless work by parents, teachers and many others to ensure our public school system serves the needs of all our families.

I hope to continue to work with you as our representative on the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Whether or not you have children in our schools, you have a stake in the vote for Public School Trustee. A vibrant, healthy education system strengthens and enriches every part of our community.

Jennifer McKenzie

Election Day - Monday, October 25, 2010

10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

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Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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Jennifer has a strong, proven track record ...

Standing Committees
Chair of French as a Second Language Review Committee
Member — Business Services Committee

Ad Hoc, Advisory, and Special Purpose Committees
Member — Budget Committee
Member — Ad Hoc Committee for Board Self-Evaluation Process and Director Performance Evaluation Process
Delegate — Advisory Committee on the Arts
Delegate — Children and Youth at Risk Advisory Committee
Member — Ottawa School Day Nursery Board
Delegate — Non-voting Trustee Members to Student Trustee Advisory Committee

Other
Member — Aboriginal Education
Member — Diversity and Equity Advisory Committee