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)