Live link to board meetings
Watch the live webcast of TDSB board meeting’s from 7pm Dec 1st, Dec 10th 2014 and in monthly (see schedule).
Elections mean democratic governance
September, 2014 Dear School Community Council members, As many of you have noted, the Toronto District School Board has been moving away from public accountability by doing more and more of its business in “in-camera” sessions. These private sessions should be restricted to strictly confidential human resource matters. The public is entitled to know how […]
TDSB meeting decisions
SUMMARY OF DECISIONS Regular Board Meeting Monthly TDSB Board meetings Check it out. board decisions here.
Province must fix funding or $10.5m more cuts in fall
It was the day the music didn’t die. thestar.com Thursday 20 June 2013 Toronto trustees saved music instructors but slashed school budgets as they debated the 2013-14 board budget late into the night. Facing a $55-million deficit in their $2.9-billion budget, trustees earlier this year voted to cut teachers and other school staff to […]
Land sell off for $162 million; program cuts $27.
.Budget day at TDSB, board facing $27M shortfall TORONTO – The Toronto District School Board will consider cutting back some music programs and selling off land in an effort to balance its books. Trustees will meet Wednesday evening to discuss budget details, as the board faces a $27-million shortfall. By law, the board must pass […]
“Vote vs a cuts budget” -trustee
An open letter from TDSB Trustee Chris Glover to his Etobicoke constituents. Dear Etobicoke Centre Constituents: I was elected to serve as TDSB Trustee in October 2010. I am honoured by the people who elected me, and I made a firm commitment to uphold and maintain the integrity of a system that would ensure […]
TDSB board+committees June 19- August 31
Note link to TDSB agendas of the meeting you wish to attend, 2 or 3 days in advance, here: June 19 Wed Regular Mtg. 7 p.m. Boardroom – final vote on 2013-14 BUDGET June 20 Thur Equity Policy Advisory Cte. 6:30 p.m. Cte. Rm. A June 25 Tues Aboriginal Community Advisory Cte. 6 p.m. 90 Croatia St. […]
Schoolboard meetings are PUBLIC meetings
Check the newly revised board and committee meetings at TDSB, Toronto’s largest school board. Dates and times here) and “select a meeting”. Changes are increasingly common but its extremely important to participate. THESE ARE PUBLIC MEETINGS under the Education Act regulations. Meetings are held on the ground floor boardroom or committee rooms A or B at 5050 […]
The day the music stopped?
April 09, 2013 16:27 ET Toronto District School Board Eyes Slashing Music Program TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – April 9, 2013) – Massive cuts to the elementary school music program were placed on the agenda last night at the Toronto District School Board’s Budget Committee. Again facing the annual structural deficit, senior staff tabled a discussion paper in […]
Severance payload
Dear Etobicoke Centre Residents, “I am writing to update you on the school yard severance issue and the proposed cuts to itinerant music instruction at the TDSB. School Yard Severance “As you may have seen in the media in November 2012, the TDSB is considering severing portions of school yards and selling them to raise […]