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Our Committees

CASLT has established standing committees to discuss issues related to the strategic plan, to make recommendations to the Board related to policy and to provide feedback to the Executive Director on annual operational action plans. CASLT also establishes ad hoc advisory and working committees with a set term as required by projects and initiatives underway.

There are currently several active committees. Each of the committees of the Board is normally comprised of volunteer CASLT members including representatives of the Board of Directors, National Council members, past Board members, and CASLT members with relevant expertise.

General Mandate:

Nominating Committee
Lead the search for, recruit and screen qualified candidates for the National Council and Board of Directors.

Chair: Janice Aubry.

Members: Cynthia Lewis and Diane Lacasse.

Awards
Promote and select the association's awards recipients: Prix Robert Roy Award, H.H. Stern Award and the Lifetime Membership Award.

Chair: Miles Turnbull.

Members: John Erskine and Nicole Thibault.

Performance Appraisal
Conduct the annual performance appraisal of the Executive Director

Chair: John Erskine.

Members: Valerie Pike and Michael Salvatori.

Special Initiatives Fund
Set parameters and make recommendations to the Board for approval of fund allocations to special projects.

Chair: Cynthia Lewis.

Members: Sharon Lapkin and Hilaire Lemoine.

Membership and Provincial Association Partnerships

Chair: Michael Salvatori

Members: Diane Tijman, Stéphane Lacroix and Lousie St-Amand.

Communications and Marketing

Chair: Cynthia Lewis

Members: Krystyna Baranowski, Helen Coltrinari and Sarah Du Broy.

Organization Capacity Building

Chair: Cynthia Lewis

Members: Maureen Smith, Léo-James Lévesque and Nicole Thibault.

Policy
Review and Development
Formulate new policy, refine approved policies, and make changes based on legal counsel to bring forward for Board final approval.

Chair: John Erskine.

Members: Valerie Pike and Nicole Thibault.

Board Advisory Committees:

These committees discuss issues related to the strategic plan, and make recommendations to the Board related to policy and provide feedback to the Executive Director on the development of the annual operational action plans in each of the identified priority areas:

• Membership. Chair: Michael Salvatori. Members: Diane Tijman, Stéphane Lacroix and Louise St.-Amand.
• Professional Development and Delivery. Chair - Valerie Pike. Members: Janice Aubry, Glenn Cake and Bev Anderson.
• Research. Chair: Sharon Lapkin. Members: Camilla Stoodley and Wendy Carr.
• Resources and Publications. Chair: John Erskine. Members: Tony Orlando (Editor of Réflexions), Monica Rafuse and Josée Godin.
• Communications. Chair: Hilaire Lemoine. Members: Krystyna Baranowski, Helen Coltrinari and Sarah Du Broy.
• Organizational Capacity Building. Chair: Cynthia Lewis. Members: John Erskine, Léo-James Lévesque and Nicole Thibault.

Ad Hoc Advisory and Working Committees:

Technology
This advisory committee provides feedback on CASLT Technology and Web-based initiatives.

Members:
John Erskine (MB),
Bev Anderson (SK),
Léo-James Lévesque (NB),
Glenn Cake (NL),
Maureen Smith (ON),
Rebecca Montemurro (ON).

Anglais Langue Seconde
This advisory committee is guiding CASLT activities to support teachers of ALS working with francophone students.

Chair:
Caroline Turnbull, Dept of Education (NB)

Members:
Jim Howden (QC),
Representative from Dept of Education (QC),
Micheline Schinck, President SPEAQ (QC),
Stéphane Lacroix (QC),
Paula Kristmanson (NB)
Sonya LeGresley (NB)
and Leif French (QC).

Common Framework and Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages

Chair: Miles Turnbull (PE).

Members:
Joseph Dicks (NB),
Krystyna Baranowski (MB),
William Dunn (AB),
Gail Phillips (ON).