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Board Meeting Monday, February 25, 2019 Trustee Board Room HamiltonWentworth District School Board 20 Education Court, P.O. Box 2558 Hamilton, ON L8N 3L1 AGENDA: 6:00 pm 1. Call to Order 2. O Canada 3. Profiling Excellence Staff: Chrissy Mccomb, Eric Purcell, Mark Hamill and Joe Biro – EcoSchools – Silver 1 st time certification, Sir Allan MacNab Robert Bell – Published Book – Dundas Central Debbie Connon 2018 Ontario President's Award Council for Exceptional Children OPHEA Healthy Schools Award: Nancy Holmes/Lynn Cope Gold Certification Westmount Michelle ConnonZdero Silver Certification C. B. Stirling Rosie Kott Gold Certification Sir William Osler Jeff Grant/Diane Hofer Gold Certification Lawfield 4. Approval of the Agenda 5. Declarations of Conflict of Interest 6. Confirmation of the Minutes: February 11, 2019 Reports from Trustee Special Committees: 7. Program Committee – February 4, 2019 Reports from Legislated Committees: 8. Special Education Advisory Committee – January 30, 2019 Reports from Staff: 9. Temporary Accommodation - Bellmoore 10. Written Notices of Motion: A. Trustee Paikin Miller re: Class Sizes B. Trustee Galindo and Student Trustee Prosic: Ontario PostSecondary Funding Support Cuts

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Board MeetingMonday, February 25, 2019

Trustee Board Room

Hamilton‐Wentworth District School Board20 Education Court, P.O. Box 2558

Hamilton, ON  L8N 3L1

 

 

AGENDA: 6:00 pm  1. Call to Order  

2. O Canada  

3. Profiling Excellence  

Staff: 

Chrissy Mccomb, Eric Purcell, Mark Hamill and Joe Biro – EcoSchools – Silver 1st time certification, Sir Allan 

MacNab 

Robert Bell – Published Book – Dundas Central 

Debbie Connon ‐ 2018 Ontario President's Award ‐ Council for Exceptional Children 

 

OPHEA Healthy Schools Award: 

Nancy Holmes/Lynn Cope ‐ Gold Certification ‐ Westmount 

Michelle Connon‐Zdero ‐ Silver Certification ‐ C. B. Stirling 

Rosie Kott ‐ Gold Certification ‐ Sir William Osler 

Jeff Grant/Diane Hofer ‐ Gold Certification ‐ Lawfield 

 

4. Approval of the Agenda 

5. Declarations of Conflict of Interest 

6. Confirmation of the Minutes: February 11, 2019 

Reports from Trustee Special Committees: 7. Program Committee – February 4, 2019 

Reports from Legislated Committees: 8. Special Education Advisory Committee – January 30, 2019 

 

Reports from Staff: 

9. Temporary Accommodation - Bellmoore 

 

10. Written Notices of Motion: 

A. Trustee Paikin Miller re: Class Sizes 

B. Trustee Galindo and Student Trustee Prosic: Ontario Post‐Secondary Funding Support Cuts  

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11. Oral Reports from: 

A. Student Trustees’ Report – Local Activities & Ontario Student Trustees’ Association (OSTA) Report 

B. Director’s Report 

C. Chair’s Report 

 

12.  Adjournment 

         

Meeting times and locations are subject to change.  Please refer to our website for the latest information.  http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/trustees/meetings/ 

 

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Board MinutesFebruary 11, 2019

Hamilton‐Wentworth District School Board20 Education Court, P.O. Box 2558

Hamilton, ON  L8N 3L1

 

 

Trustees:   Kathy Archer, Becky Buck, Christine Bingham, Penny Deathe, Cam Galindo, Alex Johnstone, Ray Mulholland, Carole Paikin Miller and Paul Tut.  Student Trustees Cameron Prosic and Tara Rezvan.  Regrets: Trustees Dawn Danko and Chris Parkinson, 

1. Call to Order Alex Johnstone, Chair of the Board, called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.   2. Delegation: Kendra Beaudoin and Rebecca Pallister re: FI Program Placement Kendra Beaudoin and Rebecca Pallister spoke of the French Immersion Program Placement. They highlighted that 400 families across Hamilton are affected by the FI placement. On December 14, 2018 they received notification that they were part of the placement lottery and have connected with a number of families not only in Dundas but across Hamilton. They shared their concerns that all children do not have the opportunity to be a part of the French Immersion program and the personal impact on families. Rebecca currently lives across the street from Dundana and now has to choose whether to send her children to Bennetto and pay for before and after school care which also has a long wait list. She shared that this not only affects families financially but also affects employment considerations. They have put together a proposal and a petition speaking to their main concerns of lack of access and unbalanced allocations of resources. They feel there should be equal access across Hamilton and all children should have the opportunity of a French education.  The Chair thanked the delegates for attending the meeting and speaking to Trustees.  3. Approval of the Agenda RESOLUTION #19‐16: Trustee Deathe, seconded by Trustee Galindo, moved:  That the agenda be approved.  

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Students Trustee Prosic and Rezvan voted in favour 

 4. Declarations of Conflict of Interest None.  5. Confirmation of the Minutes – January 30, 2019 The minutes of January 30, 2019 were confirmed.  Reports from Trustee Special Committees 6. Governance Committee – January 21, 2019  RESOLUTION #19‐17:  Trustee Deathe, seconded by Trustee Buck, moved: That the Governance Committee report – January 21, 2019 be received, including: 

Report Structure: Naming a School – in Whole or Part 

Strategic Direction Reports to Trustee Special Committees 

Recording of Committee Meetings (Audio)  

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Student Trustees Prosic and Rezvan voted in favour 

    

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Reports from Community Advisory Committees 7. French as a Second Language Advisory Committee – January 30, 2019  RESOLUTION #19‐18:  Trustee Galindo, seconded by Trustee Bingham, moved: That the French as a Second Language Advisory Committee – January 30, 2019 be received including: 

Student Representation 

Program Presentations 

Grade One French Immersion Application Process CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

Student Trustee Prosic voted in favour  

8. Human Rights & Equity Community Advisory Committee – January 22, 2019 RESOLUTION #19‐19:  Trustee Galindo, seconded by Trustee Paikin Miller, moved: That the Human Rights & Equity Community Advisory Committee – January 22, 2019 be received including: 

Election of Chair/Co‐Chair 

Review of Terms of Reference 

Equity and Inclusive Education Policy and Procedures 

Overview of HWDSB Equity Strategies 

Idea Sharing/Brainstorming on HWDSB Equity Priority Area  9. Resolution Into Committee of the Whole (Private Session) RESOLUTION #19‐20:  Trustee Tut, seconded by Trustee Bingham, moved:  That the Board move into Committee of the Whole (Private), this being done at 6:23 p.m. 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Student Trustees Prosic and Rezvan voted in favour 

The open session resumed at 6:34 p.m.  

10. Committee of the Whole (Private) – February 11, 2019 RESOLUTION #19‐21:  Trustee Bingham, seconded by Trustee Paikin Miller, moved: That the report of the Committee of the Whole (private) – February 11, 2019 be approved including the Governance Report from January 21, 2019. 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Student Trustees Prosic and Rezvan voted in favour 

 11. Oral Reports from Liaison Committees: A. City/School Board Liaison Committee The City/School Board Liaison Committee will be meeting in March 2019.   B. Hamilton‐Wentworth Home & School Association Trustee Danko forwarded correspondence from the Hamilton‐Wentworth Home and School Association outlining some upcoming events including: 

The annual conference for the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations, will be held April 5th and 6th at the Hamilton‐Wentworth District School Board. This year they have waived the registration fee for non‐members and extend an invitation to all. Registrations are currently available online at the OFHSA website under the “for members” tab. 

April 5th beginning at 4 pm through to 9 pm will be a marketplace of vendors ranging from fundraising companies to organizations sharing information.  

April 6th is a full day beginning with keynote speaker Ann Douglas, followed by six workshop options focused on the topics of educate, advocate, communicate, followed by the Federation’s annual meeting. 

The conference schedule can be found online at the OFHSA website as well. 

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HW Council is also excited to have the opportunity to be conducting information sessions on the evenings of April 29th, May 28th, and June 17th. 

 C. Hamilton Foundation for Student Success Trustee Paikin‐Miller shared that the next meeting was rescheduled to February 19, 2019 due to weather conditions.   D. Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) Trustee Johnstone shared the following updates: 

Public Education Symposium was held on January 24 – 26, 2019 

Legislative Update – the Province has issued a new requirement regarding conflict on interest for Trustees. Moving forward Trustees must put their conflict of interest in writing not just as a verbal notification. 

If a Trustee has an absence of more than 20 days per year due to pregnancy or pre‐natal leave it will not affect their position on the Board. 

OPSBA is working with the HR teams sharing input with the Ministry regarding class size.    The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m. 

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COMMITTEE REPORT

Presented to: Board Date of Meeting: February 25, 2019 From: Program Committee Date of Meeting: February 4 2019 The committee held a meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 8:37 p.m. on February 4 2019 at 20 Education Court, Hamilton, ON, in Meeting Room 340D with Trustee Penny Deathe presiding.

Members present were: Trustee Penny Deathe (Chair), Dawn Danko, Becky Buck, Kathy Archer, Cam Galindo. Also in Attendance: Chair Alex Johnstone and Student Trustees Tara Rezvan and Cameron Prosic

************************************** DELEGATION: Jason Allen made a presentation addressing Transforming Learning Everywhere. ACTION ITEMS: A. Transforming Learning Everywhere Report Staff provided the TLE Report in support of the two Recommendations put forward. The presentation highlighted the Vision, Context, Future Directions, Rationale and Next Steps based on the 21st Century Learning and Technology Policy. Discussion focused on the competencies and learning tools that the Recommendations support. The update included:

Appendix A: TLE iPad Survey Analysis Appendix B: Current Five Year Devise Implementation Plan Appendix C: TLE Budget Estimates June 2018

Staff committed to developing an Action Plan and providing an update at the April 2019 Program Committee meeting. On the motion of Dawn Danko, The Program Committee Recommends: Developing a new “21st Century Learning” strategy focused on developing competencies that prepare HWDSB graduates to “Learn to grow to their full potential in a diverse world”.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY On the motion of Dawn Danko, The Program Committee Recommends: Finalizing the integration of Transforming Learning Everywhere (TLE) into the current Strategic Directions and Annual Plan goals by supporting Student achievement and well-being through access to digital technology through provisioning devices in all secondary schools and device kits from grades four to eight. The motion was CARRIED on the following division of votes: IN FAVOUR (4): Trustees Deathe, Danko, Buck, and Galindo OPPOSED (1) : Trustee Archer MONITORING ITEMS: B. Positive Culture and Well-Being Report- Safe Schools Monitoring Report Staff presented the Positive Culture and Well-Being-Safe Schools Monitoring Report to Program Committee for the first time and identified that the November 2018 Positive Culture and Well-Being report, which was presented to the Human Resources Advisory Committee, details the strategies being implemented to support students in feeling safe, supported and accepted. Noting that the data is based on the Ministry report, OnSIS October 31 Report, the presentation provided an update on suspensions and expulsions for the 2017-18 school year and provided data from the 2015-16 and 2016-17 years as comparatives. Staff committed to providing data for future reports that differentiates Elementary data from Secondary data and providing clarification as to whether a student can be suspended for more than one reason in the same incident. C. International Education Overview Staff presented an Overview of International Education at HWDSB and a link to the Ontario Strategy for K-12 International Education. Indicating that the Board approved a recommendation to establish recruitment procedures in November 2005, staff identified a yearly increase in the number of international students. Activities which attract international students to HWDSB were highlighted and staff identified a number of benefits for HWDSB as the result of engaging International Students. The application

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process, as well as the supports which exist for both students and staff, were discussed and the Professional Learning that staff have participated was detailed. Staff shared that HWDSB teachers have taught abroad in China during the Summers of 2012 and 2017 in conjunction with HWDSB International Education and that HWDSB is one of 42 school boards in Ontario which belong to the Canadian Association of Public Schools International ( CAPS-I). Discussion focused on fiscal implications and staff clarified that International Education is intended to be a break even initiative, which provides an enriching experience for all students, with the Ministry of Education providing guidelines as to the amount that can be charged by school boards for student tuition. D. Summer Learning Program 2018-19 Report Staff presented a Report for Camp Power, the HWDSB Summer Learning Program, which provides literacy learning activities while mitigating the impact of being out of school for the summer months. Funding from Council of Ontario Directors of Education (Code), and Community and Parent partnerships, supported Camp Power in running 10 day Programs at 3 High Priority Schools (Hillcrest, Queen Mary and Queen Victoria Elementary) during the summer of the 2017- 2018 school year. The ten day programs engaged:

220 Kindergarten and primary aged students 9 Educational Assistants 20 teachers 3 site leads 18 classes 3 locations

Camp Power will run in the summer of 2019 dependent on CODE funding. Discussion focused on the questions of expanding to the Mountain area and whether there was any potential for HWDSB student involvement in supporting roles. Staff committed to sharing the cost associated with running the Summer Learning Plan and taking the suggestions of expanding to the Mountain location and reviewing potential opportunities for HWDSB students to participate in the Program to the Planning Team for review.

Respectfully submitted,

Penny Deathe, Chair of the Committee

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Committee Report  

Presented to: Board Meeting Date: February 25, 2019 From: Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) Meeting date: January 30, 2019

The committee held a meeting on Wednesday, January 30 from 5:59 pm to 7:23 pm at the Education Centre (Room 181 A/B) at 20 Education Court in Hamilton, ON with SEAC Chair Judy Colantino presiding

Members present were: Judy Colantino, Down Syndrome Association of Hamilton, SEAC Chair, Susi Owen, CNIB Hamilton and Niagara, Cecile Santos-Ayrault, Association for Bright Children of Ontario, Mark Courtepatte, FASD Parent & Caregiver Support Group, Alyson Kowalchyk, P.A.L.S. Parent Advocacy Learning Support, Tracy Sherriff, Community Living Hamilton, Michelle Campbell, Autism Ontario (H-W Chapter), Lynn Vanderbrug, Lynwood Charlton Centre

Regrets: Jenny McEwen Hill, McMaster Children’s Hospital Developmental Pediatrics & Rehabilitation Program, Lorraine Sayles, The Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton, Lita Barrie, VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children/Vice Chair, Alex Johnstone, Chair of the Board

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INFORMATION ITEMS: A. Election of Chair and Vice Chair The Committee approved the appointment of Judy Colantino as Chair and Mark Courtepatte as Vice Chair. B. Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) Overview Brian Mason, Board Certified Behaviour Analyst Team Lead with Autism and Neurodevelopmental Services Department, provided an overview of this support Schools that currently have BCBA staff are: Prince of Wales, Hillcrest, Queen Victoria and WH Ballard Board Certified Behaviours Analysts use a functional approach to behaviour with data based decisions BCBA-STRIVE Program is an opportunity for success for those students who have had frequent difficulty in their

regular classroom setting because of significant social, emotional or behavioural issues The goal of the program is to have students in their regular classroom, following school expectations and

demonstrating socially acceptable prosocial behaviour that support academic success Kelly Sweeting, Principal from Queen Victoria School – provided an overview of the program from a school perspective C. Lynwood Charlton Centre Update Lynn Vanderbrug, provided an overview of various programs and services offered at the Lynwood Charlton Centre Lynwood Charlton Centre is a publicly funded organization in the City of Hamilton that provides a spectrum of

innovative and evidence-informed, mental health services These include residential, day treatment, school, home, and community-based services for children, youth and their

families The Centre is funded and licensed by the Ministry for Children and Youth Services and accredited by the Canadian

Centre for Accreditation Lynwood Charlton Centre is the Lead Agency for the Hamilton service area for Moving on Mental Health This is a Ministry initiated plan to transform the experiences of children, youth and families dealing with mental health

issues, and strengthen the community-based system for delivering mental health services to them. Through the Lead Agency role, Lynwood Charlton Centre is responsible for leading and facilitating system reform in Hamilton

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D. Members’ Update Mark Courtepatte provided details of an upcoming FASD conference on Friday, March 22nd http://www.hamiltonfasdsupport.ca/?page_id=33 Michele Campbell provided an overview of the upcoming World Autism Awareness Day Family Carnival on Saturday,

March 30th at the HWDSB Education Centre location (20 Education Court) Lindsay Bray noted that their Cheer Squad will cheer at the Carnival on March 30th World Autism Awareness Day E. Superintendent’s Update Nancy Herrell accepted the position of Manager of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Services, that was left vacant due

to Anna DiFazio’s retirement – congratulations were sent from SEAC We have confirmed that Dr. Jean Clinton will be speaking at our Educational Assistant Professional Activity Day on Friday,

March 1st for both elementary and secondary educational assistants With the closure of Delta and Sir John A. MacDonald Secondary Schools in June of this year, staff presented to the Near

North Transition Group about transition planning for young people in special classes moving to new schools in September  

Respectfully submitted, Judy Colantino

Chair

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EXECUTIVE REPORT TO BOARD

 

  

TO: BOARD

FROM: Manny Figueiredo, Director of Education DATE: February 25, 2019 PREPARED BY: Paul Denomme, Superintendent of Student Achievement

RE: Temporary Accommodation - Bellmoore

Action X Monitoring �

Recommended Action:

That the following decision of November 26, 2018 be rescinded:

a. That Bellmoore School be temporarily changed to a K-6 school until a permanent solution can be found to solve the accommodation pressures.

AND if Part (a) is adopted then:

b. That any new families within the south boundary be redirected to the new school on the Summit Park Site until a permanent solution can be found to solve the accommodation pressures at Bellmoore.

Rational/Benefits/Considerations:

After community consultation using the Boundary Review process, staff recommend the redirection of new students within the southern boundary to the new school on the Summit Park site (see Appendix A). The recommendation considers the following:

long term this option balances enrolment at Bellmoore; utilizes current facility investments; less impact on transportation (compared to the previous redirection of grade 7 & 8 students); boundary captures Binbrook’s urban area south of Binbrook Rd; all existing students attend Bellmoore; incoming JK students with older siblings at Bellmoore may attend Bellmoore (sibling rule); and all new students are redirected to the new school on the Summit Park site (this includes all housing resale).

It should be noted that enrolment projections with this recommendation are not as predictable as the original motion – they are based on projections by applying the JK enrolment 3-year average and grade to grade retention averages of Bellmoore to the north and south boundaries. If the averages or retention rates vary in the north or south areas, this will likely impact enrolment for the next school year.

Currently there are 10 Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) classes, 37 grade 1-8 classes and 1 Special Education class at Bellmoore for a total of 48 homeroom classes. There is no additional space to expand – if enrolment does

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vary for the 2019-2020 school year, staff may not be able to maintain the sibling rule for new JK students to accommodate for this variance.

Bellmoore JK SK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SP-E

Total Util Util with Current Portables

Estimated Additional Portables Required (Total)

2018 131 144 115 114 108 104 107 104 99 89 6 1121 175% 106% -

2019 93 137 116 117 115 106 109 107 103 99 6 1108 173% 103% 0 (19)

2020 94 99 111 118 116 113 110 110 105 102 6 1084 169% 101% -1 (18)

2021 95 100 81 110 115 114 113 108 109 104 6 1056 165% 98% -1 (17)

2022 98 96 84 83 110 114 114 113 107 110 6 1035 162% 96% -1 (16)

2023 99 97 80 84 83 108 114 112 112 107 6 1001 156% 93% -1 (15)

New School Summit Park Site

JK SK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SP-E Total Util

Util with Current Portables

Estimated Additional Portables Required (Total)

2019 97 62 53 39 48 47 42 43 40 44 0 515 82% 68% 0 (6)

2020 100 108 62 62 48 54 58 51 50 45 0 637 102% 83% 0 (6)

2021 101 110 96 66 67 53 57 63 56 54 0 724 116% 95% 0 (6)

2022 106 108 101 102 73 76 60 65 72 63 0 826 132% 108% 2 (8)

2023 111 113 99 106 108 81 83 68 72 79 0 922 147% 121% 4 (12)

Background:

Bellmoore has a capacity for 1,077 students, which includes the use of portables. However, enrolment is expected to reach 1,205 students in the 2019/2020 school year. In response to this continued high enrolment, a holding school strategy to accommodate Bellmoore students beyond the school’s capacity was created. At the November 26, 2018, Board meeting, Trustees approved: that Bellmoore School be temporarily changed to a K-6 school until a permanent solution can be found to solve the accommodation pressures. The report states that the new school on the Summit Park site will be assisting with the accommodation pressures at Bellmoore. Grades 7-8 students from Bellmoore will be attending this new school until a permanent solution is provided for the Binbrook community.

After a community information meeting on December 11, 2018, Trustees motioned and approved: Be it resolved; that staff apply the boundary review policy to the temporary accommodation strategy at Bellmoore Elementary (and to include other potential impacted schools) and report back to trustees no later than March 2019, during the Regular Board Meeting on December 17, 2018. An Advisory Panel was established with members from Bellmoore, Janet Lee and Tapleytown’s School Councils (Janet Lee and Tapleytown members were included within the panel, as these schools represent the future community of the new school on the Summit Park site) . The panel met twice and held one public meeting. There were seven options presented to the community for feedback. These options included: capping, grade re-direction and boundary changes.

Approximately 75 attendees attended the public meeting (based on sign in sheet). A total of 28 Feedback forms, 224 post-it note comments were made on the 7 options and 30 emails were received between Tuesday January 22nd and Tuesday January 29th. Feedback included: comments for and against each of the options, concerns regarding transportation, concerns regarding availability of before and afterschool care for JK/SK at Summit Park location and child minding concerns with the removal of grade 7 and 8’s from Bellmoore for

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younger siblings. Concerns were also brought forward regarding the representation on the Advisory Panel from the Bellmoore community. Specifically, that not all community voices were being represented or heard.

The Advisory Panel met on February 5, 2019 to review the public feedback. At this time the panel reviewed 9 options (two additional options were developed by staff from the feedback from the public meeting). After reviewing the public feedback using a facilitated protocol the Advisory Panel was able to narrow down their recommendation to three options. These options include:

Increasing junior kindergarten cap and redirecting all new students to the new school on the Summit Park Site;

New students within South Boundary redirected to the new school on the Summit Park Site; and South West & North Portion of Bellmoore Catchment and Fletcher Road New Development Attend

New School on the Summit Park Site.

Staff presented all three of the above options at the final Advisory Panel Meeting. All three options were presented with the implications and considerations each option would create. After discussing these implications and considerations many on the Advisory Panel felt the option of redirecting the South West & North Portion of Bellmoore Catchment to the new school on the Summit Park site.

All information presented throughout the consultation is posted on the Board website: http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/bellmoore/temporary-accommodation

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Appendix A

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Written Notice of Motion ‐ Respecting Class Size  Submitted by Trustee Paikin Miller 

Board ‐ February 25th, 2019  Whereas;   In November of 2018, Ontario’s Education Minister announced in the legislature that the government is considering an end to class‐size caps in kindergarten and primary grades but that no decision has been made…    Whereas;  

Ontario Education Minister, Lisa Thompson said the province is embarking on consultations with a variety of education stakeholders on class size practices which is only in its beginning stages; 

Whereas;  

The Education Minister  invited  ‘constructive  feedback’  to  ‘get  it right’  from all stakeholders, stating “I want to hear from everybody how effective we are in the classroom and if numbers actually impact the LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OR NOT”; 

Whereas;  

Questions in a government document, called Class Size Engagement Guide, which outlines consultations, ask whether hard caps on class sizes in Kindergarten, Grades 1 to 3 should continue, and if not, what an appropriate mechanism would be to set class size; 

Whereas;  

The document says the province’s current fiscal situation requires “an examination of whether changes to class size would allow school boards to deliver better value for government investments”;  

Whereas;  

The current kindergarten class‐size cap is 29 students and the average of class sizes across any board can’t be more than 26 and for the primary grades, the cap is 23 students, but at least 90 per cent of classes in any board must have 20 or fewer students;  

Whereas;  

The  government  claims  the  research on  the benefits of  class  size  is  conflicted:  “there  is  little expert consensus re: class size impacting educational outcomes” but respecting that student outcomes should not be the only criteria and; 

 

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Whereas;  

HWDSB’s Strategic Directions focus on positive culture and well‐being along with student  learning and achievement. 

Therefore, be it resolved:  

That the Chair of the Board send a letter to the Minister of Education as part of the government’s consultation feedback request that clearly states that the HWDSB does not advocate for increased class size.  

 

   

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Written Notice of Motion – Ontario Post‐Secondary Funding Support Cuts 

Submitted by Trustee Galindo and Student Trustee Prosic 

Board – February 25th, 2019 

Whereas; 

The Ontario provincial government recently announced changes to the pre‐existing “Ontario Student 

Assistance Program” which had made post‐secondary education more accessible and affordable for 

students across the province;  

Whereas; 

The aforementioned changes are including, but not limited to changing the OSAP grant to loan ratio to a 

minimum 50 percent, removing the six‐month interest‐free grace period students would receive after 

graduation, and lowering the family income threshold; 

Whereas; 

The aforementioned changes will make it significantly harder for many HWDSB students to achieve their 

post‐secondary goals, including youth living in poverty and;  

Whereas; 

HWDSB is are committed to Student Learning and Achievement through our strategic directions, and 

should support students with their post‐secondary goals. 

Therefore, be it resolved: 

That the Chair of the Board send a letter to the Minister of Education and Minister of Training, 

Universities and Colleges that the Provincial Government that highlights the support for 

a) The provincial government to provision more resources for more non‐repayable grants that 

supports students aspiring to enter post‐secondary education to low‐ and middle‐income 

students to ensure all Ontario students have equitable access to the education their desire, 

b) Devise a post‐secondary education loan system which will support students and allow for 

practical repayment, 

c) Engage all education stakeholders, including students and parents, school boards and trustees’ 

associations in consultation when making decisions regarding funding reforms 

 

That the following stakeholders also receive a copy of this letter 

the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association 

the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association 

Parliamentary Assistants to the Minister of Education and Minister of Training, Colleges and 

Universities 

Members of Provincial Parliament from the City of Hamilton 

Opposition Education Critics 

Chairs and Directors of Ontario Provincial School Boards 

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