About

Joanna McKay is the coordinator for the Inclusive Schools Network, where she collaborates with the ten English School Boards of Quebec to develop effective service frameworks for today's inclusive schools. Her role involves providing information, expertise, professional development, and complementary resources. Joanna is a strong advocate for inclusive education and firmly believes that education should be accessible to all students.

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With over ten years of experience as an educator, Joanna initially started her career as a teacher in the Work Oriented Training Path. Currently, she serves as a special education consultant. Her unwavering drive and passion for inclusive education led her to pursue a master's degree in Educational Psychology, Special Education from the University of Alberta. Her studies focused on reading, writing, and oral language difficulties. Joanna possesses extensive expertise in spearheading consulting projects, delivering professional development sessions, developing curriculum materials, providing insights into Quebec education policy, and conducting research and analysis of academic studies.

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Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Joanna graduated from high school in the United Arab Emirates. She identifies as a nêhiyaw-iskwêw (Plains Cree) and belongs to the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 territory.

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Courtney Paul is a Speech-Language Pathologist, collaboratively working with other professionals to support the Inclusive Schools Network. Her role involves supporting language and literacy development for students of all ages.  This includes in-class support, modeling and collaborating with teachers and other professionals, providing professional development, and designing creative and tailored solutions to reach all types of learners.

Courtney started her career over 15 years ago with Riverside School Board, where her interest and passion in the intersection between language and literacy skills has grown. As a school-based Speech-Language Pathologist, she evaluates and provides individual, small-group, and whole class intervention. She believes it is essential to provide students with the skills needed to access the language-based curriculum. This has led to a strong devotion to teaching students and teachers about the English orthography system.

Her drive to support communication throughout the lifespan led to her obtaining a bachelor’s degree from Concordia, with a Major in Linguistics and a Minor in Psychology, and ultimately to a master’s degree from McGill in Communication Sciences and Disorders.