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Which schools will have all day JK/SK programs this fall?
What still needs to be done?


Over the years, parents have asked us a lot of questions.
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Feb. 16th at 6:30pm: Creating free e-newsletter
This step by step 1 hr workshop will show you how to use a free e-newsletter tool (including creating a user-account, adding newsletter articles, adding pictures, adding a list of email contacts, and emailing the e-newsletter to your email lists). This session is geared to parents on school councils who want a free and simple way to communicate regularly with parents.
These workshops are designed for "non-techies"! If you can send email, you have all the skills you need to learn to use these new tools. We will show you "how to" step by step.
Once you've read these guidelines, you'll feel confident to begin sharing your ideas, views and information with others in our online community. Lurk for a While Hanging out and just reading the mat…
Started by People for Education in Netiquette. Last reply by Sheila Stewart Sep. 26, 2009.
People are writing to us about their Accommodation Review Committees(ARC). There are hundreds of schools under review right now, and in some areas the ARCs seem to be going well, but in other areas t…
Started by Annie Kidder in School Closings. Last reply by Gay Stephenson Feb 1.
I am the CSAC chair of a JK-8 catholic school in North York, last spring questions and concerns started arrising fro parents about athletics, more specifically the way try-outs were happening, some w…
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I am looking for anyone who has been through a school renovation and/or addition and has information. We went through an ARC in 2008/2009 and one of our schools will close June 20011. My school is…
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I've decided to run in my area for public school trustee for Thames Valley DSB and I was curious if anyone else here has ever run for school board trustee and if you could share about the experience…
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It seems to me that there are differences in the ways that boards are supporting and structuring their parent involvement committees and parent engagement initiatives, as well as what the name is of…
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I'm 49 years old, and some say that these problems are growing with each generation. My grandmother's generation was active (when she was a child there were no cars!), they ate much food from their g…
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I've noticed a few very exciting things happening across the country as teachers and even entire school divisions begin to embrace the digital in education. As a social tech trainer and consultant in…
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Hello people. I'm hoping it's possible to have a discussion about the full day kindergarten program, as proposed by Charles Pascal. See the Ministry of Children and Youth Services website to read th…
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I am the PIAC rep for Ward 10 of the TDSB. PIAC is trying to offer more concentrated and targeted School council and parent engagement support this year and to that end we sent out a questionnaire as…
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