Sister Shelley Lawrence, RSCJ

Running for OCSB Zone 9 Trustee - Municipal Elections - Ottawa - October 24, 2022

RE-ELECTED

THANK YOU AGAIN ZONE 9 FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME. I LOOK FORWARD TO REPRESENTING YOU FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS.

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Sr. Shelley Lawrence,rscj

Zone 9 Trustee OCSB

Ward 16 (River)

Ward 17 (Capital)

My name is Shelley Lawrence. I live in Zone 9 and know and understand the unique characteristics of this area. I am seeking a second term for the position of trustee. I greatly appreciated your overwhelming support in 2018 (82.92% of the vote). I hope I can count of your continued support on October 24, 2022.

During this present term as trustee, I have served or am serving on the following board committees: Policies and Procedures; Honors and Awards; Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL); Student Suspension and Expulsion Committee (SSEC); Trustee Support Services Committee; Parent Involvement Committee (PIC); Historical Committee; Catholic Education Foundation of Ottawa (CEFO); and, the Director's Performance Appraisal.

I was a chaplaincy leader in the OCSB for 25 years serving in St. Paul H.S., St. Matthew H.S., Immaculata H.S., and, St. Francis Xavier H.S. As a chaplaincy leader, I worked with all in the school community (students, parents and staff) and many in the surrounding community area. I am a recipient of the OCSB Director of Education Commendation (May, 2006) for excellence in education and an Archdiocesan award for my work with youth (2013). I hold a B.A (Economics)., B.Ed., and M.A. I am a Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ), an international order of women serving in 41 countries of the world whose service in the church is education. Because of this call, I want to serve the OCSB as a trustee to promote and support its mission, vision and goals.

I believe

“We are reminded that publicly funded Catholic education is a call to service. Regardless of our position or responsibilities within catholic education, our role is a call, birthed in our Baptism, to bring the saving message of Jesus Christ into the lives of those students whom it is our privilege to serve. We are not alone in this task. Jesus promised us the abiding strength of the Holy Spirit to be with us always. But the promise is predicated on our faithful and faith-filled response to that call to serve.”

Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association

What I am passionate about:

Gospel values and the Catholic Social Teachings

Deep learning – connecting students with the world and its people in new, creative, critical, collaborative and just ways

ESL – continuing to integrate and support new students in our schools so they will achieve success

Equity – continuing to ensure stewardship of resources and a balanced budget that promotes equity, safe, inclusive of all and accepting schools

A faith that does justice

Mental health and pandemic recovery

Catholic education is a unique gift that we all have a responsibility to protect and ensure its continued existence. Catholic schools are places where our students can encounter God who is always present in their lives. This leads to an engagement with life that bears witness to Gospel values, justice and faith.

CONTACT ME

Sister Shelley Lawrence, RSCJ

shelleylawrencerscj@gmail.com

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Twitter: @SLawrenceRSCJ

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