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Trustee Ward Forum

Ward 8 Forum

The purpose of the Ward Forum is to network and build relationships among school communities in the ward with their trustee and superintendent; to share information and to discuss the needs and issues of common concern to the school communities in the ward; and to act as a forum for school community consultation and input on educational policies, programs and service


 Membership

1. Parent representative and alternate from each school

2. Superintendent(s)

3. Ward Trustee

4. FSLAC representative and alternate

5. PIAC (Parent Involvement Advisory Committee) representative and alternate

6. Student Council representatives, Principals and Vice-Principals, and other parents/caregivers and school staff are welcome
 

Responsibility of Parent Representatives 

1. Act as a link between the local school council/community and the Ward Council by consulting and reporting back

2. Attend and participate in regularly scheduled meetings 

Meeting Agenda and Minutes

Older Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Tuesday May 7, 2024, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm - Virtual Ward 8 Forum - School Building in Toronto: Where Are We Now?

Thursday February 1, 2024 - Virtual Ward Forum - Ward 8 PIAC Elections at 6:30 followed by a conversation on Numeracy and Literacy in our classrooms.
Presentations

Tuesday October 3 - Virtual Joint MYSP Ward Forum 2023-2027

June 5, 2023 - Joint Virtual Ward Forum - Budget
Presentation Material

May 16, 2023 - School Building in Toronto: Where are we now?
Presentation Material

March 2, 2023 - What Does Hate Look Like?
Meeting Notes - Pending
Presentation Material

December 14, 2022 - Right to Read Report & PIAC Elections
Presentation Material

May 19, 2022 - Education Day(s) in TDSB Ward 8 - Virtual Candidate Debates
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May 12, 2022 - Joint Ward 8 & 9 Forum - School Building in Toronto: Where are we now?

March 7, 2022 - Combatting Hate: How Educators Can Use Resources to Address Equity, Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression

November 18, 2021 - PIAC/FSLCAC Elections and Combating Hate
Presentation Materials

August 9, 2021 - Return to School

May 31, 2021 - Ward 8 & 9 Joint Virtual Forum 'School Building in Toronto: Where Are We Now?'

March 11, 2021 - Ward 8 Virtual Ward Forum 'Student Mental Health & Well-Being During COVID' (featuring a presentation by Shameen Sandhu, System Leader of Mental Health and Professional Support Services)

January 21, 2021 - Ward 8 Virtual Ward Forum ‘Parent/Caregiver Engagement’

November 12, 2020 - Ward 8 Virtual Ward Forum 'Equity'