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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
It is just about two months I have been at my new job as Trustee for Don Valley West at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB – Ward 11). During this time, I have been …more
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