Glebe Collegiate Institute School Council

Speaker: Mr. Michael Baine
Location: Adult High School Auditorium, 300 Rochester Street
Date/Time: Wednesday February 16, 2011 — 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Join us for an evening with Mr. Michael Baine and find out about:

• Key issues relating to children and youth mental health and understanding what mental wellness means.
• Promising initiatives in Ottawa around children and youth mental health.
• Where to get information and help.

Michael Baine retired in 2007 from 35 years as an educator having experience as a teacher, secondary principal and Superintendent of Special Education and Student Services. In the past, Mr. Baine was on the Board of Directors for Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services, Ottawa Children’s Treatment Center and the Paul Baxter Founda-tion. Mr. Baine was also the lead consultant on a project to develop and implement a program bringing substance abuse counselors to every Ottawa secondary school.

Currently Mr. Baine is the Chairperson on the Youth Services Bureau, Board of Directors as well as the lead consultant for Children and Youth Mental Health Initiative in Ottawa. Also, he is an experienced public speaker and is regularly a conference keynote speaker on topics such as leadership, education, mental wellness and parenting.

More detailed information about the event will be posted on our website at www.ocdsb.ca.

The Speakers' Series is free of charge however seating availability will be on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SEATED BASIS. Parents/guardians can pre-register for free childcare (for children from 6 months to 12 years old). More detailed information about the event and the childcare registration form can be found at www.ocdsb.ca.

The speakers’ series is sponsored by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Parental Involvement Committee with financial support from the Ministry of Education.