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About Rachel Chernos Lin
Rachel Chernos Lin is TDSB Trustee for Ward 11.
Schools

Leaside schools pivot again

February 1, 2021 Rachel Chernos Lin

Currently, due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, all Toronto schools are closed to in-person learning until at least February 10, 2021. When the first shutdown occurred after March Break last year, the TDSB …more

Schools

Where are we with back-to-school?

November 1, 2020 Rachel Chernos Lin

During the summer, the Ministry of Education announced that publicly-funded school boards in Ontario would be required to begin the 2020-2021 school year by offering two teaching systems: in-person and virtual learning. For the TDSB, …more

In 2020 LHS will celebrate its 75th anniversary.
Schools

Leaside schools rise to the COVID-19 challenge

May 1, 2020 Rachel Chernos Lin

When the provincial government announced a ministerial order to close all publicly-funded schools on the late afternoon of March 12, 2020 due to concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19, senior executive staff at the TDSB …more

Schools

Consulting the community on school improvement

March 1, 2020 Rachel Chernos Lin

One of the main goals of the TDSB’s Multi-Year Strategic Plan is to build strong relationships and partnerships within school communities to support student learning and wellbeing. With this goal in mind, one question we …more

Bessborough School in Leaside.
Schools

Advocating for school capacity in planning decisions

December 1, 2019 Rachel Chernos Lin

The Laird in Focus Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) is a development plan currently working its way through city government and described on the City’s website as “a vision and plan to guide growth …more

Leaside High Entrance.
Schools

Larger class sizes add pressure at Leaside schools

October 1, 2019 Rachel Chernos Lin

Having officially taken office only last December, I am now experiencing my first September as a school board trustee. With three kids of my own in three different TDSB schools this year, I had a …more

A crossing guard at Rolph Road school.
Schools

Back to School!

September 1, 2019 Rachel Chernos Lin

  As I sit down to work on this column, the start of school is still a few weeks away. Still, as my own kids remind me, back-to-school season has already begun! At the TDSB, …more

Schools

New boundary changes to affect Northlea EMS

June 1, 2019 Rachel Chernos Lin

Many readers will be familiar with the challenges faced by our local schools due to rapid intensification throughout midtown Toronto. Perhaps no TDSB school has faced more adversity than Eglinton Public school, whose chronic overcrowding …more

Rachel Chernos Lin.
Schools

The new budget – Our Monthly Trustee Column

April 1, 2019 Rachel Chernos Lin

One of the responsibilities of TDSB trustees, as laid out in the Education Act, is to pass an annual balanced budget. The last two budgets were fairly straightforward; they were status quo budgets, and as …more

Photo Shutterstock.
Schools

Student and Parent Census highlights learnings for Leasiders

March 1, 2019 Rachel Chernos Lin

If you were a parent or student in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in 2016-2017, you may recall having completed the Student and Parent Census during the course of that school year. All in …more

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Leaside Transformer Station

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The Leaside Heritage Preservation Society (LHPS) is dedicated to celebrating Leaside’s impressive history and its continued impact on our present-day lives. A great example of this is the Leaside Transformer station. This massive power facility, ...more
Recent Posts
  • Meet Leaside’s food bank heroes
  • Kinley is realizing her goal – to live her authentic life
  • Eliminating poverty in Canada – it can be done
  • Long-time Leaside physician Dr. Talvi Maimets is ready for her next adventure
  • Leasiders are making cycling better
  • A tribute to Shirley McNaughton, education pioneer
  • Starstruck in Leaside, or just another Pie in the Sky?
  • Get ready. Get set. Grow! in 2021
  • The Gibson/Allmans take joy in their family
  • Caped crusader fundraises for Holland Bloorview
  • That takes the cake
  • Calm that traffic!
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