Steps to Address Your Questions and Concerns

The TDSB is a large organization but we want to help you navigate to ensure that your questions and concerns are addressed by the appropriate person.

Here is a list of five key positions and what the most common issues are they can help you address.


1) Classroom Teacher

  • First step for any issue pertaining to classroom issue 
  • Classroom rules or consequences 
  • Homework or assignments 

2) School Principal

  • Second step for any of the above issues
  • First step for any issue pertaining to individual school 
  • Student registration 
  • Student schedules 
  • Student suspensions 
  • Report card concerns 
  • Teacher conduct 
  • School safety and security 
  • School Code of Behaviour 
  • School budget and fundraising 
  • School council issues

3) School Superintendent 

  • Second step for any of the above issues
  • Alternate attendance requests 
  • Suspension appeals

4) Trustee 

  • Third step on any issues 
  • Any item on a Board agenda 
  • Board policies under review 
  • Board budget 
  • Issues in the community 
  • News reports 
  • Ideas for new Board initiatives 
  • Collective bargaining issues 
  • Intergovernmental affairs 

5) Board Office 

  • Continuing Education 
  • Night and summer school 
  • Adult education 
  • ESL 
  • Board documents

For more information:
Get a full list of all TDSB contact information.
Read the Parent Concern Protocol.