A Holiday Message from Scott Harrison

A holiday message.....

from Ward 19 trustee, Scott Harrison.

Tentative meeting has been CANCELLED

In the minutes we stated that if we had approval for the Parents Reaching Out grant we would meet on Wed. Nov. 25th to have a planning meeting. This would be a special meeting to work out the details for the Web Safety sessions and how we would use the funds from the grant.

Our grant has not yet been approved, so we won't have the planning evening at this time.
The next regular School Council meeting is on Wed. January 6th at 6:00 p.m.

Feedback on TDSB Parent Engagement Policy

From the Desktop of Michelle Munroe, Central Co-ordinator Parent and
Community Involvement, TDSB

To parents of children at D.A. Morrison ---

The Ministry of Education has drafted a parent engagement policy. They
have developed an on-line survey to get parents input/feedback on the
survey. Please review the policy and respond to survey. This is a great
opportunity to have input.

You may access the draft policy and survey at:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/involvement/survey.html

I know many of you are not on councils but thought you may be interested as
a parent.

This survey will be active until December 31, 2009.

Thanks

Michelle

The November School Council meeting minutes

You can read the minutes from the November meeting by clicking on the link located in the sidebar to the right of this screen.

Our next School Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 6th, 2010. We may have a tentative meeting on November 25th if the Reaching Out grant funds are approved for our school. Watch this website for more information.

P.A. Day on Friday

Just a reminder that THIS FRIDAY, November 13th is a P.A. Day. There will be no school.

School Council Meeting TONIGHT

Just a reminder....

The meeting will be held in the staff lounge at 6 p.m. You can review the agenda in the sidebar to the right of this post.

We'd love to see you there.

October Meeting Minutes have been posted

The October school council meeting minutes have been posted in the sidebar at the right of the screen. Of note, is information regarding School Lockdown procedure. We hope to see you at our next meeting on November 4th at 6:00 p.m. Details can be found in the calendar, also located in the sidebar.

Parent Involvement Makes a Difference Conference

TDSB Parents &
School Council Chairs

Register Now
3rd Annual
Parent Involvement Makes a Difference:
The Power of Partnerships Conference

Saturday, November 14th, 2009
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Earl Haig Secondary School
100 Princess Avenue
North York, ON

Register at
www.tdsb.on.ca/parents/parent_community

First 50 people to register
will have breakfast with our new
Director of Education.

Workshops:
Workshops are offered in the
morning and afternoon.

• Promoting a Healthy Mind for Children and Youth
• Closing the Achievement Gap…The Parents’ Role
• Fathers, Uncles, Brothers, Grandpas
• Parent Teacher Interview: Making the Most of Your 5 Minutes
• Money, Money, Money
• Talking Teens
• School Dress Code or Uniforms?
• Cookie Dough and Beyond
• Making the Transitions
• Gender-Based Harassment
• Strengthening Community Partnerships in Your Schools
• Parent Engagement at the Secondary Level
• School Lockdowns
• Bullying
• Making Your School Council Work
• Encouraging the Love of Learning at Home

Child minding and interpretation available through registration.

For more information, please send an e-mail to tdsbparentconference@gmail.com
or call Linda Mendonca at 416-394-2070.

Organized by the Parent & Community Involvement Office (PCIO) and the
Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC)