Education reform is being driven by the Government of Ontario. Please make yourself aware of the changes and how they will effect you, your family and community.
In this section you will find a variety of tools to assist you to make you voice heard about the proposed changes to our education system.
Please feel free to adapt documents to your own personal situation. These are simply a guideline to get you going.
Letter from Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation to parents of LPCI
INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS DOCUMENTS
People for Education
Overview of size of cuts
https://peopleforeducation.ca/our-work/changes-to-ontario-education-funding-and-policy-will-have-a-long-term-impact/
Annual Report on Education (summary of emerging issues at end of 2018 in the Introduction)
https://peopleforeducation.ca/report/2018-annual-report-on-schools-the-new-basics-for-public-education/
West End Parents for Public Education
Action Toolkit
https://ontarioforpubliceducationhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/weppe-action-toolkit-final.pdf
Progress Toronto (Non-Profit Organization)
https://www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-stop-ford-cut-to-schools
OPSEU
ETFO “Building Better Schools”
https://www.buildingbetterschools.ca/funding_call
https://www.buildingbetterschools.ca/take_action
TDSB DOCUMENTS
Class size
https://www.tdsb.on.ca/About-Us/Business-Services/Budgets-and-Financial-Statements/2019-20-Budget
April 2nd letter from Robin Pilkey (Trustee chair) to Minister Thompson https://www.tdsb.on.ca/portals/0/EasyDNNNewsDocuments/1294/Chair’s%20Letter%20to%20Minister%20re%20Funding%20Teacher%20Reductions.pdf
MINISTRY DOCUMENTS
General Summary of Changes:https://www.ontario.ca/page/education-works
Details of changes: https://news.ontario.ca/edu/en/2019/03/education-that-works-for-you-2.html
Class size Consultation Guide and questions (see page 6) survey open until May 31, 2019 – :
https://efis.fma.csc.gov.on.ca/faab/Memos/B2019/B09_attach1_EN.pdf
Hiring practices:
https://efis.fma.csc.gov.on.ca/faab/Memos/B2019/B09_attach2_EN.pdf
CONTACTS
Hon Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building
Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON
M7A 1A1
doug.ford@pc.ola.ord
@fordnation
416-325-1941
Hon. Lisa M. Thompson
Minister of Education
Mowat Block, 22nd Floor
900 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 1L2
lisa.thompsonco@pc.ola.org
@lisathompsonmpp
Robin Martin, MPP
2882 Dufferin Street
Toronto, ON M6B 3S6
Tel: 416-781-2395
Fax: 416-781-4116
Robin.martin@pc.ola.org
@robinmartinPC
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Shelley Laskin
Ward 8 Trustee
Tel: 416-395-8787
shelley.laskin@tdsb.on.ca
@shelleylaskin
Diana Panagiotopoulos
Superintendent
Tel:416 397-3000
diana.panagiotopoulos@tdsb.on.ca
@tdsbMsP