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The OSAPAC Committee

Over the last 18 years, the following Ontario Educators have served terms on the OSAPAC Committee.

Ron Millar
Gayle Broad
Robert Mandel
Carol Lyons
Keith Wan
Jim Mangan
Lise Gadoury
Al Maddox
John McDonald
Jacques Thèoret
George MacRae
François Richard
Daniel Merritt
Jeannine Piette

Michelle Patry
Ross Isenegger
John Palbom
Kerry Withrow
Daniel Gaulin

Richard Laferriere
Don Dorst
Ray Cote
Guy Lafontaine
Claire Charette
Jim Naida
Françoise Ouellete
Laurie Fountain
Lorraine Lemieux-Terrick
Mary Storey
Constance Legentil
Wendy Young
Marilynn Wong
John Hindle
Gilles Cuillerier

Tim Hawes

Stewart Nutt
Martin Serre
Nazreen Motiar

Hélène Montfort
Karen Brooks Nelson

The following were Ministry of Education Representatives to the Committee


Bill Mitchell
Bill Lipischak
François St. Pierre
Francine Martineau
John Smith
Denise Doré

Some of the ground breaking accomplishments of these groups include:

  • Software for the Icon computer - imagine networking in the classroom in the early 1980's!
  • Development of software evaluation forms to compare software A with software B with connections to curriculum! Not just software for the sake of software.
  • Development of rubrics to evaluate software
  • Creation of the OSAPAC Software Catalogue, first on paper and then on the new paper saving medium --- diskettes!
  • Defining Desktop Publishing in the Ontario context with the licensing of Microsoft Publisher
  • Licensing of First Class software to promote communication among educational professionals
  • Licensing of professional software tools - WordPerfect Office, CorelDRAW!, Filemaker Pro
  • Moving the industry to recognize two radical concepts: unlimited licensing for a province, and teacher takehome rights