Daood David Aidroos Hopewell Ave Ottawa Ontario Education B Sc

							Daood (David) Aidroos, 155 Hopewell Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2Z4


Education

   B. Sc. Engineering and Applied Mathematics, Queen’s University
   MBA., Cranfield School of Management (England) and Grande école de management
   de Lyon (France)

Involvement with OCDSB Schools

   2005-6 Observer, Mutchmor Parent Council
   2006-7 Co-Chair, Mutchmor Parent Council
   2007-8 Co-Chair, Mutchmor Parent Council
   2006-7 Led consultations with Mutchmor parent community on Special Education
   Review (non-gifted)
   2007-8: Led consultations with Mutchmor parent community on gifted programming,
   including session with OCDSB staff
   2005-2008 Participated in various school fund raising activities
   Participated in and/or observed various OCDSB meetings (Board, SEAC, 2007
   Strategic Plan Café, Rob Campbell’s District 9 meetings)
   Proposed balanced school day at Mutchmor

Selected Results

   2007 Mutchmor Parent Council Annual Report circulated by OCDB as good practice
   Numerous investments in school infrastructure (e.g. yard structures, gym/auditorium)
   Established Parent Class Rep Network
   Balanced School Day rejected, after consultations with parents and staff
   Commencement of reporting of Parent Council financial information to Board
   Closure of Primary Assessment Centre at Mutchmor
   Parent council delegation to Education Committee on gifted programming

Other Involvement in Public Education

   Board Member, Glebe Parents Daycare
   Executive Director, GEOIDE Federal National Network of Centres of Excellence
   funding graduate education and research
   Evaluator, various federally sponsored education and research programs, including
   Canada Research Chairs Program, Canada Foundation for Innovation.
   Graduate of public and private schools in four countries (Canada, US, France,
   England)

Financial management in the public sector

   Corporate Secretary, signing authority, Precarn Inc. ($40 million program)
   Executive Director, signing authority, GEOIDE Inc. ($15 million program)
Commitment to Public Education

Children want to learn, teachers want to teach, and all students, regardless of their
socioeconomic background, should be entitled to an excellent education without undue
sacrifice. This is a basic value of a just society; however, delivering public education has
its challenges.

My interests are three-fold:

   Good governance for result accountability: policy-makers (board members), policy
   advisors (board staff) and policy implementers (school staff) must provide clear
   leadership and direction while maintaining sufficient room for discretion for
   exception handling. I have a keen interest in, and extensive experience with, ensuring
   that a sound governance and management accountability framework is in place to
   drive collective and individual student outcomes;
   Rigorous program evaluation supporting decisions that can be trusted: public
   education stakeholders, including parents, must reconcile board (and Ministry of
   Education) policies and procedures with unclear, possibly conflicting information,
   and sometimes heart-wrenching circumstances. The profession of teacher is a noble
   one, and the independence of the classroom must be maintained. However, evaluation
   is an essential function to maintain a balanced portfolio that leverages the capacity of
   the OCDSB education system while continuing to serve the evolving needs of
   communities and schools. My contributions would build on over 10 years of
   experience in designing research and education programs at the graduate level;
   Technology exploitation: technology offers numerous opportunities for teachers and
   staff to fulfill their responsibilities, and also to raise the capacity of all students to
   make their contribution to their community, and society generally. As a computer
   engineer, I have an extensive background in designing, implementing, and evaluating
   a wide variety of information systems, multi-organizational technology architectures,
   and technology innovation programs in a wide range of public, private and not-for-
   profit sectors.
My passion is for strong communities, and public institutions play a determining role in
building them by meaningfully engaging with citizens. As a Trustee, I would be deeply
committed to ensuring a smooth transition from the outgoing Trustee, understanding the
challenges facing students and parents in Zone 4 (where I resided in 2000-1), and
showcasing their achievements, while working with fellow Trustees to strengthen
Ottawa’s public education system.