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Methinks whereas all I hear is the proverbial crickets I am left to presume that this is the Kevin Cormier who shared many butter tarts with Cardy and the boyz in blue in the Executive Council Office N'esy Pas?



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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/inclusion-policy-education-nb-cardy-1.5473448

Education minister calls for review of classroom inclusion policy

Policy will be reviewed to provide clarity on what exactly inclusion in education means

CBC News· Posted: Feb 24, 2020 10:54 AM AT




Education Minister Dominic Cardy said it's time to take a closer look at classroom composition in New Brunswick. (Maria Jose Burgos)

Education Minister Dominic Cardy is calling for a review of New Brunswick's inclusive education policy.

Cardy said maintaining the status quo is no longer an option when it comes to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's inclusive classroom policy, which, he said, isn't working effectively for students with developmental disorders, other students in the classroom and teachers.

"The teachers are concerned that they're going to violate the inclusion policy if they discipline a child for acting out," Cardy said, adding students and teachers need to leave some classrooms several times a day or multiple times a week because a student is misbehaving.

"We also have instances of violence against teachers [such as] biting, kicking, punching, spitting, teachers being urinated on."

Green paper tours leads to need for review

Cardy decided a review into the policy was necessary while on a province-wide tour seeking feedback on his green paper on education reform. The 25-page document discusses eliminating grade levels, introducing second language programming in daycares and using more artificial intelligence in the classroom.

On the tour, some parents expressed concerns about schools not having the proper supports and resources in place for children with special needs.


Education Minister Dominic Cardy sought input on his green paper on education reform during a recent province-wide tour. (Hadeel Ibrahim/CBC)

Sharron Gerrits, a Saint John mother of a boy with down syndrome, asked how Cardy planned to address the fact that there are not enough resources to make the inclusion model work.

"We hear students that are ... falling through the cracks," Gerrits said. "Every time we hear how important those supports are, but nothing ever changes."
The New Brunswick Teachers' Association began calling for changes to the province's inclusion policy in 2017. It said mixing students who have intellectual disabilities with students who don't can negatively impact the overall learning experience inside the classroom.

Cardy said classrooms have been following an "old industrial era" model. Although schools are progressively changing, he said more needs to be done to accommodate children who learn differently and protect teachers from violent outbursts.

"The difficulty is if you don't have the resources, obviously kids with behavioural issues have behavioural issues, and if they don't have proper supports then that can cause huge disruption in classrooms," Cardy said.
The review of the policy will include re-examining what the policy is responsible for and making sure that classrooms are properly resourced with educational assistants.

New Brunswick's inclusive education policy was last updated in September 2013.

The policy review will be conducted by the education department. George Daly, the deputy minister for the department and the former head of the NBTA, will be constructing a timeline for the review, which will begin sometime this summer.


 





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Terry Tibbs
We are still missing the most important thing that is causing our students to be sub-standard.
There should be a policy of no promotion without merit, like there used to be, worked well for us, so what is the problem?
This pushing students through the system does no one any favours.



David Amos
Methinks Mr Cardy missed being in the news so he chowed down a pile of butter tarts and thought something the media might repeat It appears to have worked like charm N'esy Pas?



Kyle Woodman
Reply to @David Amos: Licking boots is a good job for some.
























Kevin Cormier
Kudos to Min. Cardy for tackling this. I agree, as parent of students, that the policy is flawed. My kids often tell me of issues/distractions, I couldn't imagine trying to learn in that environment. Our kids need to compete on the world scale, we need an educated population. They need to receive primary education for secondary advancement and can not be behind when the take their seat on their first day of university.


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Methinks everybody knows why I called Guy Arseneault's office to remind him of an email I sent him in October of 2018 I bet he will never call me back because I still don't have a Medicare Card YET N'esy Pas? 



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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/kevin-cormier-new-brunswick-public-library-executive-director-1.5470064

Qualifications of new head of public library service questioned

Kevin Cormier, in charge of 64 libraries across New Brunswick, is former CEO of Kings Landing

Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon· CBC News· Posted: Feb 24, 2020 6:00 AM AT



Kevin Cormier is the executive director of the New Brunswick Public Library Service, effective Feb. 18. (Kevin Cormier/Facebook)

The new person in charge of the province's 64 public libraries does not appear to have any library training or experience.

Kevin Cormier was appointed executive director of the New Brunswick Public Library Service last week.

The job posting listed "essential qualifications" as a master's degree in library and/or information studies from an American Library Association-accredited program.

Cormier's LinkedIn profile lists his education as a single year at York University's Schulich School of Business in Toronto (2005) and two years at the Moncton Flight College (1998-2000).

The competition for the library position, which comes with an annual salary of up to nearly $114,000, also called for a minimum of eight years of "progressively responsible related work experience," including at least three years of management experience in a "complex operational environment involving responsibility for human and financial resources."
A combination of education, training and experience may be considered, it said.

Cormier spent the past year as a strategic adviser in the Executive Council Office, working on corporate governance and accountability with agencies, boards and commissions of the public service.

He was previously the chief executive officer of Kings Landing Corporation and made some contentious changes during his seven years at the historical settlement near Fredericton, at least one of which was reversed following public outcry.

His other work experience includes three years in advertising and several years in various marketing-related positions — all in senior roles, including owning his own marketing company.

'Puts the library system at risk'

Courtney Pyrke, who has a master's degree in library science from the University of Western Ontario, worked at the Saint John Free Public Library for about 18 months and is now doing her PhD at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, called the appointment surprising and disappointing.

"It doesn't sound like he has any experience even working in a library let alone having a degree in library science, so I think that's troublesome for the profession to not really understand, I guess, the theoretical concepts of librarianship," said Pyrke.

It would be like hiring an economist to head a social work department.

- Joann Hamilton-Barry, retired  director, Saint John Free Public Library

Joann Hamilton-Barry, who recently retired as the director of the Saint John Free Public Library after 33 years, said when other provinces and municipalities have hired non-librarians to head up library systems, "it didn't usually go well."

Filled through talent program

The Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour declined an interview about Cormier's appointment to the Fredericton-based job that required written and spoken "competence" in both English and French.

But in an emailed statement, spokesperson Leigh Watson said the department is "confident that his past experience, skills and abilities will serve the public library service very well."

Watson declined further comment, referring to it as "an internal human resources matter."

Pressed further, the acting communications director for the department, Erika Jutras, said the position was advertised as a competition and ultimately filled by the deputy minister through the Corporate Talent Management Program.


Liberal MLA Guy Arseneault said the government should base its hiring decisions on qualifications alone. (Ed Hunter/CBC)

The Corporate Talent Management Program provides current and aspiring executives in the upper pay bands with "opportunities to further develop their executive competencies within and/or outside their current department," according to the government's website.

Cormier did not respond to a request for an interview.

His predecessor, Sylvie Nadeau, retired.

Hires should be based on qualifications

Guy Arseneault, the Official Opposition's critic for Post-Secondary Education, said he could not speak to Cormier's resumé, but "government hires should be based on qualifications alone."

"We have seen this government make some questionable hires for high-paying jobs," Arseneault, the MLA for Campbellton-Dalhousie, said in an emailed statement. "If this is another political hire then it just further tarnishes Blaine Higgs's image.

"I hope that he was not hired to implement the rumoured cuts to library services."

In some jurisdictions, such as British Columbia, the legislation governing the public library service clearly stipulates the director must be "a qualified librarian."

An inter-office memo announcing Cormier's appointment said he "brings a diverse background to the role."
 

When he was CEO at Kings Landing near Fredericton, Cormier came under criticism for replacing some historical re-enactments and costumed actors with static exhibits. (Sarah Petz/CBC )

The Feb. 20 memo, obtained by CBC News, describes Cormier, as a "team-oriented, creative and dynamic individual who is an outside the box thinker."

In 2018, Cormier made headlines when some re-enactments at Kings Landing were replaced, under his leadership, with static exhibits, prompting public meetings and online petitions.

Critics said character interpretation gave guests a better understanding of what rural life was like in the 19th century, and was crucial to the popular tourist attraction being an authentic historic settlement.

Last March, Cormier announced plans to start using costumed characters in the three old houses again.

In his LinkedIn profile, Cormier describes himself as "a passionate fella."

"Whether it be leading teams and organizations in government and private sector through effective change management, developing new products or ways to experience them, building relationships with partners or facilitating relationships between brands and audiences — I love making awesome things happen."










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David Amos
Check the first link CBC offers as a related story

Methinks a lot of us said a lot on this topic 7 months ago and it never even slower Higgy down with his blatantly obvious political patronage N'esy Pas?











David Amos
Methinks whereas all I hear is the proverbial crickets after nearly 3 hours I am left to presume that the dude singing Cardy's praises in another article is the same Kevin Cormier who shared many butter tarts with Cardy and the boyz in blue in the Executive Council Office N'esy Pas?












David Amos 
Methinks nobody should be surprised about things He was probably the only bilingual applicant with the proper PC pedigree However the Liberal MLA Guy Arseneault should be far or concerned about the health care in his neighbourhood rather than who is overseeing the well being of our old books N'esy Pas? 













David Amos
Content disabled
Is not even noon and a 100 comments thus far Yet still nobody has bothered to call me back Surprise Surprise Surprise


























Mark Curran
CBC wants a liberal government






























maggie short
this is a terrible appoinment in a province of educated citizens. saint john new brunswick established the first free public library , the first free public education (many other education first the historic outcome of the united empire loyalists from new york)....libraries are changing but one needs an education that includes library systems throughout canada. the saint john public library today houses significant historical records of new brunswick ...this library is a significant keeper of our history.



































Samantha Jones
As a citizen I would like the following answered:
How many individuals applied for this position with MLIS qualifications
How many were interviewed
How many were internal employees
How many were external applicants
How many hours were spent by HR on this process
So GNB please respond.


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Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Samantha Jones:
Whos on first.


Nathalie Richard
Reply to @Samantha Jones: 


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Fred Brewer
Reply to @Samantha Jones: Samantha, these are all excellent questions and one would hope the CBC would follow up. But please know that any citizen can file a freedom of information request under the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Your questions are generic and are not a violation of anyone's privacy as you are not asking for names of the applicants.
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/finance/office_of_the_chief_information_officer/content/rti/request.html


























Rod McLeod
Given his ECO background, it's safe to say this guy is a professional desk filler. The skills are schmoozing and office hopping looking for a better cheque.


Marguerite Deschamps
Reply to @David Amos: Too bad you can't get elected, oh wise one!


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Ben Haroldson
14 tracking companies on here this morning.


David Amos 

June Arnott
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: whats a tracking company


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Mack Leigh
Oh look !!!!!!!!!!! A Francophone who speaks French but does not have the required qualifications got a top government job ---- how novel, here in NB..


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Marc Martin
Content disabled 
CoRservative appointed employee.





























Marc Martin
Another Higgy appointee.


































Barbara Canuski
Hiring like this happens all the time. The public rarely learns of it except when someone leaks it.

Us civil servants have been watching it for years regardless of who is in power.


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Justin Thyme
This is so obviously a political/friend appointment it's pathetic. I really thought the Higgs government was above this. It's so dissapointing. NB will be the laughing stock of the national and international library community. Would you let a grocery store manager take out your appendix?


Greg Smith 

Justin Thyme
Content disabled
Reply to @Justin Time: Justin, I use a "nom de plume " because under the current government's clear lack of impartiality I would not want anyone I know to be affected by my criticism. I do not trust them to not be vindictive.
We should meet for a beer sometime.


David Amos

David Amos
Reply to @Justin Thyme: "I use a "nom de plume " because under the current government's clear lack of impartiality I would not want anyone I know to be affected by my criticism. I do not trust them to not be vindictive. We should meet for a beer sometime"

Too Too Funny Indeed


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Gary Melanson
What a bad joke!!!!!


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Fred Brewer
So despite a public outcry that reversed one of his Kings Landing decisions, the PC government feels this man is qualified despite having absolutely no qualifications in Library Sciences. Way to go Mr. Higgs. I guess bilingual was all you needed to see on that resume.


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Mack Leigh
" Government should hire based on qualifications alone " said the kettle to the pot..... All is well here in NB, they hired a person that is a francophone and speaks french... What could be more perfect, after all it is language over everything else here in good ole NB.


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Jerry Dion
"Guy Arseneault, the Official Opposition's critic for Post-Secondary Education, said he could not speak to Cormier's resumé, but "government hires should be based on qualifications alone."

"We have seen this government make some questionable hires for high-paying jobs," Arseneault, the MLA for Campbellton-Dalhousie, said in an emailed statement. "If this is another political hire then it just further tarnishes Blaine Higgs's image"

This is cute coming from the liberals who have and I'm sure would still do it. Got to love politics.


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David Amos
FYI I just called Guy Arseneault's office to remind him byway of his nice assistant of an email I sent him in October of 2018 Methinks he will never call me back because he knows that I still don't have a Medicare Card and he won't want to discuss that simple fact N'esy Pas? 




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