December 15, 2009 at 1pm to January 31, 2010 at 12am – Online!!!!
Deadline extended till Jan 31st, 2010! Has your school filled out our school council survey yet? Find out why the survey important important to you and your school - Jacqui explains.
Organized by Laurie Matheson | Type: important, research, survey

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.
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…
Started by Michelle Andreoli in Athletics / Sports in Schools. Last reply by Gay Stephenson Dec 14.
I've been working with high school students - mostly in math - for several years in Toronto. I have noticed a trend in how, and the extent to which, teachers and students use their textbooks. If you…
Tagged: textbook use
Started by Julie Lorinc in Inside Schools: questions about split grades, lunch + more. Last reply by Heather Linklater Dec 11.
Does anyone have experience with a board committee proposing removing students from a small community with a healthy elementary population, bussing them into the city to prop up a city school that ha…
Started by marbat in School Closings Dec 9.
Hi, I am interested to know if a majority of school Parent Councils have and control their own bank accounts, separate from the school, for the monies they receive from their fund raising activities.…
Started by Kevin Lester in School Councils and everything about them!. Last reply by Jacqui Strachan Dec 10.
Great to hear about the province-wide consultation being conducted by the Working Group on the Elementary Curriculum. From the consultation paper: "The working group was appointed by the Minister of…
Started by Sheila Stewart in Curriculum / Report Cards. Last reply by Sheila Stewart Nov 27.
The PRO Grant confirmations have been made. Do you know if your school council applied and was successful in receiving a grant for parent involvement/outreach/communication? Are school councils findi…
Started by Sheila Stewart in School Councils and everything about them!. Last reply by Jacqui Strachan Dec 1.
This morning I was working on a blog entry for the Toronto Development Community Institute. I got on Youtube to search for a piece on Paolo Freire on literacy and oppression. I ended up watching this…
Started by Deborah Konecny in Purpose of education, what's education about?. Last reply by Gay Stephenson Dec 14.
Thanks People for Education for posting the ministries request for responce on draft Parent Engagement Policy. What I am upset over is why the PIC chairs weren't sent this info and invited to respond…
Started by Gord Wyse in PICs and/or Regional School Councils. Last reply by Linda Steel Dec 4.
Any feelings about doing away with EQAO? This has become a monster tail wagging the dog of education. If the Ministry is looking to save money (given these lean days) then eliminating EQAO would be a…
Started by Frank Loreto in Testing, marks and homework!. Last reply by Gay Stephenson 1 day ago.
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