ICAC Subcommittees and Work Groups

*In the News*

A new Report by the Social Planning Council, “Public System, Private Money: Fees, Fundraising and Equity in the Toronto District School Board” is a detailed look at a complex issue.Read a summary of the report, or download the full pdf.

Listen to today’s interview from CBC’s “The Current” with Anna Maria Tremonti and Lesley Johnston about the report:http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Radio/The_Current/1450068094/ID=2139964161

1. ICAC Fees and Fundraising Sub-committee (FFS)

This sub-committee was struck in June 2010 in response to the Ministry of Education's review of the policy guidelines on student fees. The ICAC invited the Ministry representatives to attend the December 2010 ICAC meeting to receive feedback. The group presented the followingStudent Activity Fees to the Ministry representatives. The sub-committee continues to meet regularly and is currently working on a response through ICAC to the Ministry's consultation on school council fundraising. For further information on the ICAC FFS, please contact the ICAC Co-ordinator, Cassie Bell. (cassie.bell@tdsb.on.ca)

Podcast link to CBC’s Metro Morning interview with Annie Kidder of People for Education on Issue of student fees and school council fundraising

What Happens When Petulant Parents Won't Share? School Funding Inequities, That's What.

Notes from the November 5^th, 2011 People for Education Conference Panel on Fundraising

Portland Oregon Model of Fundraising

TDSB Fundraising Resource Guide

LOS Power Point- Presented at the ICAC meeting, Wednesday September 12, 2012

Final Transcription of ICAC Meeting with the Ministry of Education, June 7^th, 2011

ICAC FFS Update June 10, 2011

On Tuesday June 7, 2011, the ICAC FFS hosted the Ministry of Education, parents, students, community members, principals, teachers and trustees for an interesting and informative discussion on the issue of school council fundraising. The ICAC FFS prepared the following presentation for discussion, as well as requesting that it be widely circulated throughout the TDSB. (Please note that you will need ADOBE software to access the presentation) Congratulations to the ICAC FFS for all their hard work in putting together such an amazing consultation!
Note: Individual recommendations regarding fundraising can be sent to the Ministry until November 1^st, 2011 at:fundraising@ontario.ca

Also, please find here of the Ministry of Education’s draft fundraising policy guidelines, as well as an email where individual submissions on the draft can be made:Fundraising@ontario.ca (by November 1^st, 2011).

Also, please take a minute to read the feedback on fundraising given by PIAC (Parent Involvement Advisory Committee) in their Committee Report dated March 2010.

2. ICAC Acheivement Gap Work Group (AGWG)

The ICAC Achievement Gap Work Group (AGWG) is composed of ICAC members and community members who are passionately interested in exploring the issue of the “achievement gap” in greater depth. Working from theTDSB Draft Achievement Gap Task Force Report, and other background documents (for example, the Equity Policy Community Advisory Committee’s Critique of the TDSB Task Force Report)this group has met three times and will continue to provide feedback through ICAC to encourage ongoing, rich discussions with our communities about this issue.

Link to the Opportunity Gap Report as presented at the November 2^nd, 2011 Program and School Services Committee (PSSC)

3. Research Symposium Work Group

Please see Research Symposium Background Information

here