Meeting Notes - February 19, 2019
I am proud that the GECDSB passed a motion tonight to fly Pride flags at elementary schools for one week in June.
Read moreMeeting Notes - February 5, 2019
The major item on the Education Committee tonight was a recommendation from administration to create International Baccalaureate programming for the elementary panel at Glenwood and Margaret D. Bennie Public Schools. This would represent a pilot of elementary IB. We currently offer IB at the secondary level at Riverside and Leamington.
Read moreMeeting Notes - January 15, 2019
Happy New Year! Trustees received the Long-Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP) tonight which administration puts together annually.
Read moreDecember 11, 2018
We received a presentation about updates to the Education Development Charges. These are charged by municipalities on behalf of school boards which are acquiring sites for new builds usually as a result of an increase in enrolment often resulting from new residential developments.
Read moreMeeting Notes - December 4, 2018
Tonight was our Inaugural Meeting of the new Board of Trustees!
Read moreMeeting Notes - November, 2018
The meeting agendas for November 2018 were fairly light due to the changing of the board as a result of the election. As such, I have collapsed both meetings into a single post.
Read moreMeeting Notes - October 16, 2018
My motion for Administration to bring a report forward about options to address hot schools was debated tonight.
Read moreMeeting Notes - October 2, 2018
EQAO results were presented at the October 2 Education Meeting.
Read moreMeeting Notes - September 25, 2018
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful summer vacation. My focus tonight was on the classroom.
Read moreMeeting Notes - June 19, 2018
Tonight we had our last regular board meeting of the school year. Superintendent Lynn McLaughlin presented her final Special Education Plan before retirement this summer - congratulations!
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