CURTIS JORDAN

Meet CURTIS:

Building a BETTER future. TOGETHER.

I am a firm believer that a strong public education system is the backbone to strong families, strong communities - and a next generation of strong leaders.

It's such an honor to be serving as your Publicly Elected Trustee here in Stormont - Glengarry, because I truly believe that we have the power to build a public school system that puts the needs of rural families FIRST.

I've spent the past 13-years of my career fighting for families in Eastern Ontario. From coordinating programs to assist single mothers, to playing a leadership role in the development / management of Social Housing communities, to lobbying the province to better-fund Autism Services, to serving on multiple Special Education Advisory Committee's across the province, to teaching financial literacy in low-income communities, to advocating for better resources for Rural Communities.

As a resident and business owner here in North Stormont, I am faithfully invested in the future of our community.

I am concerned at the staffing issues the board is facing, I am concerned at the lack of skills our young people are graduating with (I can't believe we don't have Home-EC, Shop Class, DriversEd, and Financial Literacy classes available to ALL students), I am profoundly concerned at the rate of recent graduates leaving SD&G and moving to big cities like Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.

I want to see the UCDSB become a leader in providing Agricultural Training for all students (in both urban and rural areas), I want to see the UCDSB provide better Special Education programs - especially for the huge number of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in our community. I want to implement a Health-Care focus program that provides opportunities for current students and adult learners to get the skills to fulfill the MANY healthcare jobs that are vacant in our community. I want us to bring back SHOP classes in ALL of our schools, with a specific focus on getting more students into the home construction trades.

I have experience, ideas, and energy - and I have faith that we're going to be able to build a public education system that puts Stormont-Glengarry FIRST.