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Volume 51 - July 22, 2022

NEWS

Apply to be a Trustee

The Toronto District School Board is currently looking for a qualified candidate to fill the trustee vacancy in Ward 17 – Scarborough Centre. This individual will serve a term of approximately three months, ending on November 14, 2022.

Application Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2022, at 2 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.tdsb.on.ca/Ward17.

TDSB Trustees Approve 2022-23 Operating Budget

On Wednesday, June 29, Toronto District School Board Trustees approved the 2022-23 operating budget. The $3.4 billion budget includes investments in a number of key areas, including mental health supports, early reading coaches, additional ESL teachers, student safety, resources to combat hate and racism, and technology for students.

For more information, please read the news release.

The Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement Opens its Doors

In June 2022, the Toronto District School Board’s Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement proudly launched its physical space at Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute in Scarborough.

The Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement unveiled the renovated wing within the school designated specifically to operationalize the nine mandates that support the work of the Centre of Excellence. This includes several newly designed rooms, such as a community room and lounge, two classrooms, a main office, and two professional learning rooms.

The Centre is the first of its kind in K-12 public education in Canada. It is one of TDSB’s responses to dismantle anti-Black racism within the school board and improve both experiences and outcomes for Black students.

For more information, please read the news release.

New Student Trustees Introduced at Board Meeting

Jeffrey Osaro from Northview Heights Secondary School and Naomi Musa from Central Toronto Academy were introduced as the newly elected student trustees for the 2022-23 school year at the TDSB’s Regular Board Meeting on Wednesday, June 29.

Jeffrey and Naomi were recently elected as Student Trustees by their peers via an online election on April 28. Jeffrey and Naomi will join Isaiah Shafqat, Indigenous Student Trustee, who attends Kapapamahchakwew - Wandering Spirit School. This will be Isaiah’s third term as an Indigenous Student Trustee, a role that is appointed by the Elders Council.

For more information, please read the web story.

BOARD MEETING NOTES

The following items were approved or received by the Board of Trustees at the Regular Board Meeting in June:

For more information, including a full list of Board decisions, please read the Summary of Decisions.

Upcoming Meetings

The next Regular Board Meeting is on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. For a list of upcoming meetings, please click on the calendar on the main webpage of www.tdsb.on.ca.