Directors of Education as its president.
Paul Henry, education director of the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon, will serve in the position for the 2022-23 school year, as well as president of its French counterpart.
The council serves all 72 school district boards in Ontario and Henry brings plenty of experience to the position, having served in a variety of education roles since he began his education career in 1990.
He is President of the Conseil ontarien des directions des écoles catholiques and Destination Réussite NORD. He is also set to serve as a board member for the Consortium pour les élèves du Nord de l’Ontario Association des gestionnaires de l’éducation franco-ontarienne and Consortium Centre Jules-Léger.
Officials say Henry had previously served as Associate Director of Education and Superintendent of Education and possesses a rich and varied experience in teaching and school administration at the elementary and secondary levels in Ontario. Over the last 25 years, he has held the positions of school principal and vice-principal, learning consultant at the CSC Nouvelon and senior specialist in education for the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Henry has also been conferred several honours including Officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem by HM and Sovereign Queen Elizabeth the Second and was appointed Knight Commander of Justice of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem. Furthermore, Mr. Henry is also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion as a retired Major of Canadian Forces.