November 30, 2020

Superintendent message to LN14

Superintendent message to LN16

Communication with trustees

LN14/16 Calendar

Superintendent message to LN14

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Superintendent message to LN16

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Communication with trustees

Please continue to share with your Trustee your school newsletters & communications with your school community.

Principals & Vice Principals - some of your weekly questions - answered HERE

LN14/16 Calendar

REVISED Key Dates 2020-2021 – September 2020

Days of Significance Resource Guide

World AIDS Day | United NationsWorld AIDS Day, 1 December, is an opportunity to highlight the work of eliminating HIV/AIDS.

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | United NationsThe International Day for the Abolition of Slavery focuses on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United NationsThe International Day of Disabled Persons aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development.

Ontario College of Teachers regulation now recognizes hatred as a form of professional misconduct

The Professional Misconduct regulation under the Ontario College of Teachers Act has been amended to add as an act of professional misconduct “Making remarks or engaging in behaviours that expose any person or class of persons to hatred on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination” under the Human Rights Code, such as race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. This important amendment appears to be broader than engaging in hate speech, and includes action and inaction that “exposes” others to hate. For more information:

OCT media release
OCT Act Regulation 437/97 Professional Misconduct

Optional Action item

Principals, do you have an equity case study they would like to share with Rauda or Kerry-Lynn for discussion and learning? Please let us know HERE.

Team Unbreakable

~For our Secondary Schools a message from Laura Somerville, Executive Director, Team Unbreakable

The Team Unbreakable Running for Youth Mental Health Initiative uses running as a vehicle to improve, promote, and affirm youth wellbeing. Our program has been designed with social distancing in mind. Our partners at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Mental Health & Physical Activity Research Centre have been instrumental in creating this researched based program. Since Team Unbreakable is a registered charity, we are able to offer this work to school free of charge.

The program is supported through our Mental Health Toolkit, which is a combination of program modules and activities for students, a teachers guide, monographs featuring key learnings, and training techniques that support physical activity.

Our program aligns with several of the outcomes in Ontario’s Physical Education and Health Curriculum and can be implemented as either an active component of a Secondary School Physical Education program or as a co-curricular club. We offer staff training in our program, which can be done virtually through our “Train the Trainer” seminars.

Attached is a one page description of our program as well as our teachers guide for your consideration. If you would like more information please contact us and we will gladly get you started with our program. lauras@teamunbreakable.ca

Dr. Marion Hilliard SPS Coding Club

Check out a couple creations by Hilliard students:

Upcoming Committee Meetings

The Toronto District School Board is committed to developing opportunities for our wider school community to connect and engage in conversations about education issues. Meetings will be broadcasted live to the public. Click HERE at the start time to view.