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The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is an elected body of twenty-two representatives (called "trustees"), each accorded a single locality ("ward") of the city, tasked with legislating the English-language, secular public school system in Toronto. At least once a month, the twenty-two board members, along with un-elected TDSB staff, assemble for a "Board Meeting," most of which is conducted before the public. Here trustees debate and vote on policy proposals, commemorate TDSB events and milestones, commission staff reports on subjects of interest, and applaud student musical performances. In practice, Board meetings serve as the final stop for TDSB legislative activity, as policy proposals are either accepted for future implementation, or rejected, either outright or, more often, on the expectation that a revised version will re-emerge at a later date.
Most items that come before the board, however, were earlier formulated, debated, and "recommended" at TDSB committee meetings. These meetings are under the jurisdiction of committees composed of a select number of Trustees (although all elected trustees may attend and participate), and assigned specific subjects of discussion; they are also open to the public, and, unlike Board meetings, often allow for residents to present (formally, "depute") arguments and/or experiences on or with an item of discussion. Typically, detailed information, such as staff reports, motion proposals, and the opinions of individual trustees, is first and better found within the records of the assorted committee meetings.
The "Board Meetings" subsection contains TDSB publications issued from regular board meetings on the subjects of community hubs and Vaughan Road Academy. The "Committee Meetings" section is more robust, containing staff reports, written notices of motion, and other items emerging from an assortment of TDSB committees, the purposes of which are described in their respective sub-sections.
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