ADs are now answering questions through the moderator - suggest additional questions through Principals and Superintendents - Trustees can also facilitate Qs&As from patents and communities #TDSBParentConf
Important @TDSBDirector speaks to keeping focus during these Pandemic times... working on dismantling structures and policies that have created barriers for students - creating pathways, changing disciplinary practices, professional learning on anti-oppression and anti-racism...
And continues to speak to initiatives to close the achievement gap - how data is essential and helps us to differentiate resources #TDSPParentConf
Question re School Councils - AD @kgfalcon confirms VS parents remain part of their ‘home’ school- @TorontoPIAC is supporting how VS parents can better engage #TDSBParentConf
Thanks to everyone on the #TDSBParentConf planning committee and to all who supported - presentations will be available at parentsaspartners.ca
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Special Committee of the Whole on COVID-19 related issues beginning at 4:30 - Join us here tdsb.on.ca/stream/boardme…
For today's update @TDSBDirector shares agenda - will be sharing new information and updating other information
An update on devices - glad to see that there is a plan to replenish/pay back the schools who lent equipment - @manonjgardner - plan and timelines will come Friday
@tdsb@TDSBDirector On devices, @Singhpeter speaks to remote learning - up until June requests from 60,488 units shipped - devices were collected from 370 schools
Please join us for @tdsb Committee of the Whole beginning at 4:30 - click here tdsb.on.ca/stream/boardme… Agenda includes Reports From Trustees Appointed to @opsba and @TOPublicHealth, Profiles of Administration Sites and an Update on School Reorganization - will live tweet
Trustee @Steph4schools reports on @opsba election results and provides summary report from last Board of Directors meeting including a motion requesting EDU immediately disburse federal funding to public school boards and restore school board reserves spent to open schools safely
And a second motion to advocate to the Minister for an immediate mechanism to address the deficiencies and inequities in funding across school boards to fund safe school opening - @opsba boards united in advocacy
Please join us at 4:30 for our FBEC Meeting - log on here - tdsb.on.ca/stream/boardme… - agenda includes contract awards, updates on two school builds, and an update on emergency purchasing during the Pandemic - will tweet and share information as I can
Staff are updating on the provincial and federal funding received to date - and how @tdsb has spent
Join us for Committee of the Whole beginning at 4:30 - among agenda items an update on school reopening as well as a discussion of the Director Search criteria tdsb.on.ca/stream/boardme…
Meeting begins with a timed item on the Toronto Lands Corporation - extension of terms for Citizen Directors to allow continuity of its processes
The next TLC item is really interesting about negotiating for a new elementary school on the former Christie Cookie Factory site tdsb.on.ca/Leadership/Boa…
Staff will work quickly to deploy funds as quickly as possible and will keep trustees informed and seek direction as appropriate - @TDSBDirector confirms some funding is flexible and will be back to Board with process for determining priorities
AD Witherow speaking to registration - began today at 3pm - out in cycles - 2 grades at a time - JK/!2, SK/11, etc - open until Saturday; phone calls for those without e-mail - tdsb.on.ca/Return-to-Scho… lists to be generated by August 31