News From Sheila Cary-Meagher's Office

Sheila Cary-Meagher's office ha shared the below information about upcoming events and happens in the TDSB. Please read below for a summary of the notices.


1. Parent Representative Participation Sought for Vice-Principal Interviews


TDSB includes a Parent Representative on Vice-Principal Interview Committees (this is for teachers applying to become VPs). The Parent Involvement Advisory Committee feels that parent voices in these interviews are important in building good relationships with administrators early on and in reflecting the importance of parent/community involvement/partnerships as integral components of a school administrator's responsibilities.

The Process and Interview Training Session is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at 5050 Yonge in the Boardroom. (Attendance is mandatory in order to participate as a Parent Representative on a VP Interview Team)

Principal/Vice-Principal interview dates are currently scheduled for Tues. Feb. 26, Thurs. Feb. 28, and Tues. Mar. 5, 2013. The interview day begins with a team caucus at 8:00 am and the last interview of the day will commence no later than 3:30 pm.

All interviews are held at 1 Civic Centre Court (Burnhamthorpe and Hwy #427).

·  hold all dates until interview date is determined 

·  interview teams and alternates will be informed by e-mail at least 1 week prior to the interview e

· you will likely not be scheduled for more than one day and all applicants may not be required

If you would like to participate in these interviews, please complete the Expression of Interest and return it to Joyce Harrison either by email to joyce.harrison@tdsb.on.ca, or by fax 416-397-3679, no later than January 25, 2013.
If you cannot participate on any of these P/VP interview dates, but are interested in being involved in future, please still complete the form below and come to the Training Session.

2. Sheila has asked that we share this open letter from TDSB Chair Chris Bolton to Minister of Education Laurel Broten.

All Quadrant Meeting Monday, June 9th, 7 - 8:30 pm at Secord, 101 Barrington Ave.

Everyone is welcome to attend the "All Quadrant Meeting" of Central, Southeast, Southwest and North Schools on Monday, June 9th at 7:00 – 8:30pm, Secord Elementary School, 101 Barrington Ave. (1st street east of Main, south of Danforth – one way street running north)
Daycare will be provided
Agenda:

• Share, Evaluate, Plan Next Steps
• Swimming
• After School Programs
• Eco Initiatives.
  

My School Review Central Quadrant Meeting: 7 pm Monday, April 14th at Earl Beatty Public School, 55 Woodington Avenue

Please plan on attending the MSR Central Quadrant Meeting on Monday, April 14th at 7 pm at Earl Beatty Public School, 55 Woodington Avenue. Central schools include: Crescent Town, D. A. Morrison, Earl Beatty, Earl Haig, Gledhill, Parkside and Secord. The meeting will be led by our Trustee, Sheila Carey-Meagher.
Agenda:

Update on My School Review -Sheila

Develop tasks for each of the following strategy groups:
• Food & Nutrition
• Parent & Community Engagement
• Transition Issues
• After School/After Hours Programs
• Eco Ideas
• Enhanced School Programs - Everyone

Designate a chair from each strategy group to report on progress at next quadrant meeting – May 12th

Resources available

Next Steps

Other business

Next Central Quadrant Meeting May 12th

Regular meetings will be held on the 2nd Monday of every Month

School Pools Update from Sheila Carey-Meagher, Trustee for Beaches-East Y

Here is the latest on pools in our ward…

The Budget committee at City Hall today voted in favour of GA Brown and Duke of Connaught pools remaining opened for Parks and Rec programmes for the following year. The decision goes to Council for a vote next week.

Okay that battle is nearly over and is at least headed in the right direction.

The Board is holding back on the signing of an agreement with the City to fund the pools that are jointly used by both of us. There was a motion in June to close all pools – remember that we do not get provincial funding for pools at all – if the City didn’t come up with enough money to pay for all the pools all of the time.

We are in the middle of the budget process and so it is not unusual to be playing around with different scenarios. We all need to point our collective minds at the Board – the Chair and all the Trustees – to rethink the need for pools as an instructional programme and not a frill.

This is an interim response to you all who have emailed me and there will be more information coming as things unfold.

In the mean time there is a huge pool party at GA Brown on Saturday, March 1 from 1:30 hosted by Janet Davis and me. Please come and participate and make a statement of support.

Thanks and keep the pressure up…

S.


February 25, 2008