Biography of Researcher Gord Kerr

Gord Kerr recently completed a Master of Education at Nipissing University where his studies focused on methods for advancing helpful parent and community involvement in education in Ontario.  He is also a graduate of the Queen's University School of Business, and holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce.  Gord is the father of two boys, a long time school council member and chair, and is a regular contributor to the School Advocate, a newspaper distributed to all schools in Ontario.

Gord has served on various board level committees, groups and task forces with the York Region District School Board.  He has been a regular workshop leader and presenter for principals, vice-principals, teachers and parents in York Region, Peel, and Halton and recently began leading a module of the Principal's Qualifications Course at Nipissing University on parental involvement and leading school councils for success.

Gord delivered the closing keynote address for Ideas and Inspirations in April 2005, a conference organized by the Ontario School Advocate, and has shared the podium with Ken Thurston for keynote addresses and for numerous forums and workshops within York Region.  In November, he presented original Canadian research to an enthusiastic audience at The Quest for Communities that Work in Richmond Hill, Ontario.  Gord also co-authored an article published in Orbit on The Case for Parental Involvement in Character Education.

Internationally, Gord is a member of two research groups dedicated to advancing parent and community involvement in education.  He is a member of the Family Involvement Network of Educations (FINE), a group based within the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and he is a member of INET, based within the Centre for Research on Family, School and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.  He has also studied with and written about the work of Dr. Joyce Epstein at Johns Hopkins University. 

Gord was a member of the Parent Voice in Education Project in 2005 as one of 20 parents from across Ontario consulting with parents and advising the Minister of Education on methods for advancing parent and community involvement in Ontario.  This group's final report led to the development of Ontario's new Policy on Parent Involvement.  He is currently serving as a member of Ontario's Interim Parent Involvement Advisory Board and providing advice to the Minister of Education. 

Gord currently serves as a Trustee for the York Region District School Board.        

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