Gerri Gershon Community Coffee – Feb 23rd

Feb 162012

Trustee Gerri Gershon’s monthly coffee morning will be held on Thursday, February 23rd at Artisano Bakery on York Mills. For more details please check out the flyer here.

TDSB 2012 Parent Census Survey (JK-Grade 6) – February 10-29, 2012

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Jan 262012

All parents of students from JK-Grade 6 will be invited to complete a Parent Census Survey during February 10-29, 2012. This survey is the second part of a student data collection research project approved by a motion passed by the Board in May, 2009. A Student Census for students in Grades 7-12 was recently completed in November, 2011.

During the week of January 30 2012, individualized Parent Census forms packaged by homeroom will arrive at your school for distribution to each parent of students in JK-Grade 6. Your school administrator will be able to provide more detailed instructions.

To ensure all schools receive reliable and comprehensive information for ongoing improvement as a system, the TDSB is striving for a high a return rate from each school. Should you have any questions, please contact the Research and Information Services office at ac.no.bsdtnull@susnec

Let your voice be heard and ensure that you complete the survey. If you do not receive the survey, please contact your school Principal.

Thanks in advance for your participation.

TDSB Excellence Awards nominations due March 2nd

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Jan 262012

TDSB EXCELLENCE Awards

Do you know a staff person or group achieving amazing results each and every day in the classroom, office or workshop? Are they showing an extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of education in our system? Perhaps they are implementing successful business practices or actively engaging their local community? If so, consider nominating them for a TDSB Excellence Award this year!

We believe in recognizing outstanding teaching, programs and projects that support and contribute to achieving our five strategic directions:

Make every school an effective school;
Build leadership within a culture of adaptability, openness, and resilience;
Form strong and effective relationships and partnerships;
Build environmentally sustainable schools that inspire teaching and learning; and
Identify disadvantage and intervene effectively.

This year, teachers, support staff, administration and programs from within schools and/or departments across the TDSB will receive an Excellence Award. This is the preeminent award in the TDSB given to staff to honour the demonstration of high achievement and excellence.

Nomination Requirements The nomination can be made by staff, students, parents or community members. Nominations can be for a TDSB staff person or group who has demonstrated excellence within the Board. A maximum of 10 individuals may be included as part of a group nomination. It is the nominator’s responsibility to assemble a nomination package which will include the following:

A nomination form
A reference form & letters
Submission for recognition

Deadline Nominations must be completed and submitted by Friday, March 2, 2012 at 4 p.m. Please note the nomination package must be received by the deadline to be considered. Those responsible for submitting the nomination are strongly encouraged to submit well before the deadline.

The online nomination tool will be available soon, so start to think about who you will nominate!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DOWNLOAD THE PROMOTIONAL POSTER (1357K 1/20/2012)

If you have any questions, please contact one of the committee members:
Patricia Sutherland, Principal, Gateway PS – 416-397-2972 Domenic Giorgi, Principal, Cummer Valley MS – 416-395-2264