1 A Lobbying Plan to Implement an Educational Ombudsperson in the Province of Ontario

A Lobbying Plan to Implement an Educational Ombudsperson in the Province of Ontario

Report Prepared By: Brooke Horrobin, Aghil Aji.

Tom Hutchins, and Jesse Hammond

December 2014

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Executive Summary

Ontario’s education system is missing a

key element in educating our youth. This

report believes that a role need to be made

to aid children for their continued

education and to maintain Ontario’s

excellence in education. The report

proposes the initiation of the Role of the

Office of Educational Ombusperson in the

Province of Ontario. This report is the proposal of the office and the plan on how to

implement the office. The writing will assess the condition of education in Ontario,

provide a definition and role or the proposed office and explain how the office will

help Ontario. The report will give a overview of the proposed plan to implement the

Office of Educational Ombudsperson. The proposed plan involves a grassroots

movement to encourage petitions for the Ontario Parliament. Lastly, it includes

information on creating a social media campaign and how to promote the campaign.

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Contents Executive Summary ........................................................ 2

Contents ......................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................... 4

Issues in Education ......................................................... 6

Definition and Role of the Ombudsperson..................... 7

The Need for an Ombudsperson .................................... 9

How Will The Ombudsperson Help? .............................. 9

Lobbying Plan of Action ................................................ 10

Social Media Campaign ................................................ 12

Community Partners .................................................... 13

Primary Level Community Partners .............................. 16

Secondary Level Community Partners ......................... 17

Teachers, Administration and Trustees ........................ 18

Appendix A: Community Partner Contact .................... 19

Appvendix B: Community Partners by School District . 23

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Introduction

Over the past few months we – students at the University of Western Ontario – have

been working alongside the London Anti-Bullying Coalition in an effort to eliminate

the current issues within the Ontario school system.

Through the combined initiatives of the LABC and Community Engagement Learning

(CEL) at Western University, there has been a realization that the current Ontario

schooling system has a lack of accountability. What the province needs is a third party

body to be a source of contact for children, parents, and teachers.

There is currently no one of any authority, power, or influence who can listen to the

deficits from within the school system.

Through rigorous research that has

included meetings with boards of

directors, focus groups with teachers,

and by looking at numerous issues that

are prevalent within the system; we have

come to the conclusion that Ontario

needs an educational ombudsperson.

In this report, we will be discussing the several ways in which we approached this

project, and the steps we took along the way. We will begin by defining the

educational ombudsman – and the roles and responsibilities we feel it would require

in order to fulfil its potential. Next the lobbying plan for action that for how we plan

to lobby the government to create the position of educational ombudsperson will be

outlined. The role of this ombudsperson will be justified and it will be explained why

it is an essential part of the public educational system. We will outline why it is

necessary that we have this role in Ontario. We will then talk about how we will

incorporate LABC, and many other community partners into social media to promote

it and raise awareness.

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Our research has shown that collective action and grassroots movement is the most

effective way to institute our aim for an educational ombudsperson. The more people

that can get involved in the movement, the more chance we have of those who are

victims of the broken school system receiving the support they need. This report aims

to show how we believe the implementation of an ombudsperson can benefit the

children, parents, teachers, and more ultimately, the future of Ontario

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Issues in Education

Issues such as bullying, mental illness and cyber-bullying have increased and drastic

measures need to be taken in order to reduce the harmful effects they have on both

children and parents. The following list outlines some of the concerns that occur

under the education system:

Any participation in bullying increases risk of suicidal ideas in

youth

71 per cent of teachers say they usually intervene with bullying

problems

But only 25 per cent of students say that teachers intervene

47% of Canadian parents report having a child victim of bullying

Over half of bullied children do not report being bullied to a

teacher

Canadian teachers ranked cyber-bullying as their issue of highest

concern out of six listed options—89 per cent said

bullying and violence are serious problems in our public schools

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Definition and Role of the

Ombudsperson

In order to deal with issues in

schools in a direct and more

progressive manner, the government

should be implementing the role of an

educational ombudsperson into the

Ontario school system. The current

Ombudsman Act for Ontario states that

the current ombudsperson has no

involvement in the ‘MUSH’ sector of

society (i.e. municipalities, school

boards, universities, hospitals, long-

term care facilities, police, and

children’s aid societies) (Ombudsman

Ontario, 2014). There needs to be an

office that can devote itself to this

role. There is no one that is currently

looking after the issues of these parts

of society, and someone is very much

needed to fill that gap.

During our research, we spoke to a

number of individuals involved in the

education system. We consulted with

the Director of Education for the

London Catholic District School Board,

a grade school principal and four grade

school teachers. From speaking with

these professionals, particularly the

Director of Education, we were able to

grasp a sense of how the current

system operates, and how it would be

able to improve under the

implementation of this new

educational ombudsperson role. From

the meetings with the principal and

teachers, we have also understood how

those who are responsible for

overseeing the children affected would

benefit from a facilitator-type role that

an ombudsperson would provide.

We have deduced from our

research that the educational

ombudsperson should be:

We recommend that this position

would work best if implemented from

a top-down approach, through the

Ministry of Education. This way we

believe that the ombudsperson would

“A person who acts as a

spokesperson for parents,

teachers and students and others

within the educational

system. They can investigate

complaints made by these

persons, and will have the

authority to put forward bills and

implement solutions to issues

brought forward to them.”

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have the suitable tools, infrastructure

and resources necessary to carry out

their job in the most effective manner.

The ombudsperson has the

responsibility to oversee a variety of

issues: bullying, mental health, special

education and cyberbullying.

Organizations such as the LABC are

outlets for enhancing the awareness of

anti-bullying. The educational

ombudsperson would seek to

investigate complaints made by people

within the school system. They would

make sure that schools are dealing

with concerns in accordance with the

provincial law, as well as providing

efficient and adequate solutions

through their ability to put forward

legislation and amendments to current

schooling policies if need be. They

would be the ‘go-to’ person.

In essence, the educational

ombudsperson needs to have the

capacity to investigate what they see as

important issues within the

educational system. The main

responsibility they hold would involve

being the voice for those with issues in

Ontario schools. This would provide a

stream for a more effective form of

communication to take place between

parents, teachers, students, and

governmental bodies such as the

Ministry of Education. Communication

between different levels of authority is

currently a key fault within Ontario

schools. It must be stressed that while

listening is an important part of the

ombudsperson’s role, they must also

then hold the power to actually do

something about the problems they

hear.

“THE VOICE

FOR CHILDREN”

Slogan of the Education Ombudsperson

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The Need for an Ombudsperson

This issues outlined above reminds the public about the need for an Ontario

Educational Ombudsperson or “watchdog” that can effectively handle these situations and

communicate the issues to the general public along with parents, teachers and students. The

question we must ultimately ask is why hasn’t the education sector had an ombudsperson?

Below is a list of sectors that have their own ombudsperson office. This does not include

the provincial ombudsperson offices.

• Department of National Defense and the Canadian Forces

• Office of the Procurement Ombudsman

• Office for the Ombudsman for the Victims of Crimes

• Office of the Veterans Ombudsman

If many of the other sectors of government can have an ombudsperson, why can’t

education? If we want to improve our education standards and test scores, while at the same

time decrease the issues regarding bullying and mental health, there needs to be an

ombudsperson that should be accountable to the public. The earlier this is implemented,

the greater chance it has of helping students move forward in the right direction.

How Will The Ombudsperson Help?

In addition to the previously mentioned roles defining the ombudsperson, they

will also fulfill and complete other projects in their work. One role is to release an

annual report on bullying, highlighting the issues concerning bullying and the

necessary changes needed to reduce it. The office of the Ombudsperson will be

accessible to students, teachers and parents, helping to raise concerns and influence

policy changes. They will also commission independent studies to increase students’

participation in schools to improve graduation rates in both grade schools and high

schools. The final main role they will have is to provide guidance to parents and

teachers on other issues including mental health, and providing necessary avenues

for assistance. By taking these necessary actions, it allows the ombudsperson to be

accountable to the public and raise awareness about the issues that cause concern for

my parents and students

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Lobbying Plan of Action

We will begin discussing the lobbying

plan we have come up with by simply

defining the word lobbying. Lobbying is a

means of communicating with officials to

encourage the adoption, defeat or

modification of a law or policy at the local,

national or international level. This is a

form of relating your own views with

those of decision-makers in order to

influence them to create change, and by

challenging the arguments of those who

hold an opposing view. In order to lobby,

you need to take three types of action:

explain what issue/bill/policy you are

trying to change or get made; state what

action you want the decision-maker to

take; and give evidence and justification

for why this change should be

made. Some ways you can lobby include:

calling or visiting a decision-maker;

writing letters or sending emails; and

testifying at public hearings (Center for

People in Need, 2014). The main goal of

lobbying is to get the issue on the

government’s agenda.

In order to make an effective case,

there are several factors that must be

considered when analyzing what is being

lobbied for. One important thing that

needs to be kept in mind when lobbying is

that the issue or bill should help the

government in some way. It needs to

show that it is for the greater good and

governance of the community. Another

factor is to remember that you are not

alone, and you have others on your

side. In the case of the LABC, they have

teachers, parents, students and principals

that are supporting them. Although they

are a small organization, there are many

other organizations trying to achieve the

same goal. With collaboration, progress

can realistically be made. Promotion is

also important for the face of the

organization, so that people will become

aware of what they are trying to

achieve. Make sure you have background

information on what you are trying to

lobby for, with real facts.

When preparing for making your case,

you need to make sure you have spent

months on preparation, and that your case

is convincing. Be selective with your

arguments, a few strong ones are more

effective than a lot of weak ones. You

must make the problem clear to the

government. If the problem is unclear,

there is a far less likelihood that they will

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take initiative to place it on the policy

agenda. It is also a good idea to ask for

feedback on the proposed plan of action

so that you can make changes

accordingly. The feedback should come

from other education/anti-bullying

professionals and

organizations. Collectively gathering

ideas from multiple organizations is much

more likely to get the government’s

attention than merely the ideas of one

organization because there is strength in

numbers.

There are some alternative actions

that can be taken to engage with and

influence the government if the latter

either do not work or are not fitted to your

ideas. Sending invitations to government

officials for events put on by the

organization is a good way to get the

message across that these issues are

important. Sending out a press release or

writing an article that explains the

situation can also be of help by reaching

the audience of television viewers and

readers. Whenever you decide to act on

these issues, make sure you review your

plans several times to ensure that you are

not breaking any laws in the process.

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Figure 1

This is an example of a 2-year lobbying plan broken down into 4 phases. This could be used for

the LABC.

Phase 1 (0-6 months)

•Connect with Primary level groups

•Planning stage

•Assign Necessary roles

•Form a Budget

•Organize Volunteers

Phase 2 (7-12 months)

•Connect with Secondary Level Partners

•Primary level partners will meet with groups

•Gain support from parents

•Initiate social media campaign

Lauch Lobbying Campaign

•Connect with MPPs

•Encourage Petitions through community partners

•Connect with teachers, administrations and trustees

Phase (19-24 months)

•Work with Parliament

•Focus on

•Continued support fom community

•Logistics of putting plan into law

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Social Media Campaign

A social media campaign is critical

for the promotion and representation

of the action plan. There are many

forms of social media that are used by

companies and organizations to raise

awareness about issues and things that

need to change. Facebook is one form

of social media that is savvy with

organizations. The LABC already has a

Facebook page, however, this lobbying

campaign will need its own Facebook

page because it is a separate initiative

taken by the LABC. When someone

likes a Facebook page, it automatically

pops up on their newsfeed when posts

are made on the page. This alone will

already raise awareness to whomever

likes the page because they will stay up

to date with what is going on in the

campaign and have the ability to

provide their own feedback and

input. Some ideas that the lobbying

page for the educational

ombudsperson role can use include:

Twitter is another form of social media

that can be used for

organizations. This is a unique form of

social media because a simple hashtag

can raise so much awareness if it is

spread across Twitter. You can use

other forms of social media (such as

the Facebook page) to promote the

twitter page and gain

followers. Getting community

partners to follow the account is also

very important because it shows that

they support the lobbying campaign,

and are there to back them up if

needed. LABC currently has a twitter

page as well, that has just recently

began to run again. Once again, the

lobbying campaign needs their own

page, and a hashtag that can be spread

across twitter to promote the

campaign. This hashtag could be

something as simple as such as

#voiceON

Listing serious statistics of issues

that have taken place due to bullying

Sharing updates on how the campaign is

going

Sharing a petition to end bullying so that

people can electronically sign it

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The most crucial portion of the

social media campaign is the official

website of the lobbying plan for an

educational ombudsperson in

Ontario. This website will include a

PowerPoint with all of the information

in this report in a summarized version,

along with a video and slogan that is

eye-catching for the audience that will

watch it. The website will also include

the Twitter handle and Facebook link

of the lobbying campaign’s social

media. This website is necessary

because it is a separate initiative from

the LABC, however, the social media

and website for the campaign can be

promoted on the LABC website and

social media as well. The logo

developed below was developed as a

proposed logo for the campaign to be

used alongside social media.

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Community Partners

We will need the support of every school board in the province to show

interest in this project. Gaining this support will get the trustees of the school

boards on our side. Our goal is to create community support so that the individuals

in the community will petition their members of provincial parliament for change.

The product of our work is the petitions by the community and the members of

parliament showing that the community desires change. The plan for community

engagement is as follows.

Encourage petitions

With the support from the parents, teachers and trustees, focus on encouraging writing to their MPPs

A petition is the best way to garner support from the MPPs and show that there is valid cause for change

Connect with the trustees

After maintaining the support of the teachers and parents

Using the support from the teachers, communicate with the trustees in each school

board in Ontario to support the project

This is best done through the primary level groups in their assigned districts.

Connect with teachers and support staff at the schools

Work with the parents to convince the teachers that this is in their best interest as well.

Connect with the Ontario Teachers Unions

Connect with secondary level community partners through primary level

Working with the primary level connect with groups in their respective regions

These groups include, parent teacher organizations, student groups and extracurricular

programs

Focus on getting support from parents so that they sign the petition

Connect with primary community members

These include groups such as anti-bullying coalitions, parent organizations and education

groups

The purpose of primary level community members is to have a group in every region that

supports the ombudsperson

Focus on support from the parents and for the students

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The goal of the community partners and the lobbying plan in general is to

establish awareness, to complete the fifth step. Petitions are the most efficient way to

communicate with the Members of Parliament. By encouraging petitions the MPPs

will become aware and thus act on the bill. The best way we believe to accomplish

this is to appeal to the parents and how the Education Ombudsperson would protect

their child’s interest and aid in their child’s education. We have created the hierarchy

seen in the figure and the chart above to spread out responsibility to encourage

petitions from the local and most specific groups. Furthermore, by creating the bill

through a grassroots movement we avoid the difficulty seen in past programs where

the program remained unknown. If parents choose to aid in the enacting of the policy

then they will most likely use the services that the Ombudsperson provides.

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Primary Level Community Partners

To organize and establish an

orderly system for the lobbying plan we

have split the community partners into

several groups. Primary level

community partners are the

community members that the LABC

will be dealing with during the lobbying

process.

Our Primary Level Community

Partners are members of the local

communities that have influence in

education, communication with

parents, and motivation for an

education ombudsperson. The groups

are focused on children’s issues, but are

not necessarily limited to anti-bullying

groups. These groups are engaged in

the community and have been

established long enough so that

reliability should not be an issue.

Primary Level Community Partners are

meant to be supervisors for their

respective regions. Their goal is to

establish connections with the local

parent community through groups

such as: parent teacher organizations,

parent involvement committees and in

the case of the Catholic boards, in the

churches. The groups mentioned would

make up the Secondary Level

Community Partners, whom will be

mentioned in the following section.

Primary Level Community Partners

interact with the local community and

with the Secondary Level Community

Partners so that the London Anti

Bullying Coalition does not need to. We

also believe that a local group

encourages community and is able to

interact with members of the local

community on a more personal level.

The London Anti Bullying Coalition is

the Primary Level Community Partner

for the London community, including

the Thames Valley District School

Board and the London District Catholic

School Board.

Included in this report is an

Excel document with a list of all seventy

six school boards in Ontario and the

four children treatment centers. The

document gives, for each school

district, our recommended Primary

Level Community Partner for the

region. We have tried to equally divide

the number of schools in each district

to an equitable number of community

partners. However, in the Greater

Toronto Area with the high population

density we have recommended two

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large organizations for larger school

districts. It may be the case for the

Toronto District School Board a third

community partner would be needed,

we believe that this does not need to be

addressed until communications with

the current partners have been

established. A special interest is

required for the greater Toronto area

because the majority of the population

is in this region. The Toronto and

surrounding regions have the majority

of Members of Provincial Parliament.

Additionally the region does tend to

agree with educational policies. We

believe that strong communications

between the LABC and the primary

level community partners of the region

is requisite for success.

For each of the Primary Level

Community Partners we have included

contact information. In context to the

lobbying plan communication with the

Primary Level Community Partners is

part of stage one. We hope to establish

a rapport with the groups and strong

communication with them. In stage two

of the lobbying plan, Primary Level

Community Partners will reach out to

the local community and connect with

secondary level partners. They should

focus on educating the community

about the policy how it will benefit the

children. In stage three Primary Level

Community Partners will focus on

encouraging parents in the community

to petition their members of provincial

parliament to demonstrate the desire

for change. In stage four of the Primary

Level Community Partners should

continue to work with the parents,

show support for legislation and keep

the community updated on the

progress of the legislation.

Secondary Level Community

Partners

Secondary level community

partners are the second group in the

community partners and lobbying plan.

These groups are organized through

the primary level partners in the

respective regions. Secondary level

partners are groups whose interests

align with ours, are of a special interest

group or would garner support from

parents. These groups have the goal of

talking to parents and encouraging the

petition from parents. For example, in

London a secondary level community

partner could be the parent

organization of the Robarts School for

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the Deaf. In this case the group is

specific to the community of deaf

students whom the Ombudsperson

would be able to help.

Parent teacher organizations are a

large part of the secondary level

community partners. Schools in

Ontario have a Safe Schools team in

place which brings educators, parents

and students together. Also secondary

level community partners would

involve themselves in the community

with the goal of encouraging petitions.

Teachers, Administration and

Trustees

In many cases we believe that the

teachers, administrators, support staff

and trustees would benefit from the

implementation of an education

ombudsperson. The ombudsperson

would be able to respond to feedback

and encourage active communication

between agencies of the government.

To garner the petitions from these

groups we believe it necessary to use

provincial level partners. These are

groups that represent the

interest of the teachers and are

listed in the appendices. Also

we have included the teachers’

unions because of their

influence in the province. We

believe that it should not be

difficult to garner the support

from teachers, administrators

and trustees. These groups

know the problems and care

about the children, both of

which the Ombudsperson will

help.

Refer to appendix c for further

information on teachers,

administrators and trustees.

London Anti Bullying Coalition

Primary Level Community

Partners

Secondary Level Community

Partners

Parent Teacher Organizations

Provincial Level Partners

Special interest Groups

Focus on Provincial Wide

Support

Teachers and Administration

Focus on staff support

Teachers Unions and Teacher

organizations

Figure 2: The proposed community partner’s hierarchy

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Appendix A: Community Partner Contact

Organization

Contact

1

Central Toronto Youth Services 65 Wellesley Street East,

Suite 300, Toronto, ON M4Y 1G7

416.924.2100

2

Toronto Children's Aid Society 30 Isabella St.,

Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1N1

416.924.4640 ext.1-2104

3

Peel Children's Center 85A Aventura Court

Mississauga, ON L5T 2Y6

905.79.3500

4 York Region Anti Bullying Coalition 289.803.2842

5

Toronto Association for Parents In

Catholic Education

80 Sheppard Ave. East

Toronto ON, M2N 6E8

416.760.7784

6

Catholic Family Services – Toronto 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 200,

Toronto, ON M4T 1W1

416.921.1163

7

Catholic Family Services – Peel

Defferin

10 Kingsbridge Garden Circle, Unit 400

Mississauga, ON L5R 3K6

905.897.1644

8

Durham Children's Aid Society 1320 Airport Blvd.

Oshawa, ON, L1H 7K4

905.433.1551

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Organization

Contact

9

Family and Children Services of the

Waterloo Region

200 Ardelt Ave.

Kitchener, ON, N2C 2L9

519.576.0540

10 Mend The Mind 905.384.9551, ext. 231

11

Children's Aid Society of Hamilton 1170, Depot 1

Hamilton ON L8N 4B9

905-522-1121

12

Contact Hamilton 140 King Street East, Suite 4

Hamilton, ON, L8N 1B2

905.570.8888

13

Simcoe Children's Aid Society 60 Bell Farm Rd., Unit 7

Barrie, ON, L4M 5G6

705.726.6587

14

Halton Children's Aid 1445 Norjohn Court

Burlington, ON L7L 0E6

905.333.4441

15

Kawartha-Halliburton Children's

Aid Society

1100 Chemong Road

Peterborough, ON K9H 7S2

705.743.9751

16

Ottawa Catholic School Parents’

Association

570 West Hunt Club Road

Nepean, Ontario K2G 3R4

613.224.2222

17

Parent Lifelines of Eastern Ontario 1755 Courtwood Crescent,

Ottawa, K2C 3J2

613.321.3211

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Organization

Contact

18

Family and Children Services of

Wellington and Guelph Counties

275 Eramosa Road

Guelph, ON N1H 6N3

519.824.2410

19

Brant Family and Children Services 70 Chatham Street

Brantford, ON, N3T 5R7.

519.753.8681

20

Windsor-Essex Children Aid Society 1671 Riverside Dr. E.

Windsor, Ontario, N8Y 5B5

519.252.1171

21

Sarnia-Lambton Children Aid

Society

161 Kendall St

Point Edward, ON

519.336.0623

22

Catholic Children's Aid Society of

Hamilton

735 King Street East

Hamilton, ON L8M 1A1

905.525.2012

23

Family Youth Children services of

Muskoka

49 Pine St,

Bracebridge, ON P1L 1N5,

705.645.4426

24 Catholic Parent Involvement

Committee Burlington

Email: cpic@hcdsb.org

25

Keystone Bruce-Grey 845 2nd Ave. E,

Owen Sound, ON, N4K 2H2

519.371.4773

26 Canadian Parents for French 2055 Dundas St. East. Suite 103Mississauga, Ontario. L4X 1M2

905.366.1012

27 Sudbury Family Network Email: sudburyfamilynetwork@gmail.com

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Organization

Contact

28

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

707 Ross Avenue East

Timmins, ON P4N 8R1

705.360.7100

29

Catholic District School Board of

Eastern Ontario - Parent

Involvement Committee

2755 Highway 43

Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0

613.258.7757

30

Communities Together for Children 425 Edward Street North

Northwood Park Plaza

Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 4P7

807.624.5290

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Appendix B: Community Partners by School District

School Board Type Region Served Community Partners

Algoma District School Board Public Algoma Sudbury Family Network

Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic

District School Board Catholic

Frontenac, Hastings,

Lennox/Addington

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Avon Maitland District School

Board Public Huron, Perth

Keystone Bruce-Grey

Bluewater District School Board Public Bruce, Grey Keystone Bruce-Grey

Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic

District School Board Catholic

Brant, Haldimand,

Norfolk

Brant Family and Children Services

Bruce-Grey Catholic District

School Board Catholic Bruce, Grey

Keystone Bruce-Grey

Catholic District School Board of

Eastern Ontario Catholic Eastern Ontario

Catholic District School Board of

Eastern Ontario - Parent

Involvement Committee

Conseil des écoles catholiques du

Centre-Est Catholic Eastern Ontario

Canadian Parents for French

Conseil des écoles publiques de

l'Est de l'Ontario Public Eastern Ontario

Canadian Parents for French

Conseil scolaire catholique

Providence Catholic

Chatham-Kent, Essex,

Grey, Lambton,

Middlesex, Oxford

Windsor-Essex Children Aid Society

Conseil scolaire de district

catholique Centre-Sud Catholic Greater Toronto Area

Toronto Association for Parents In

Catholic Education & Greater

Toronto Catholic Parent network

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Conseil scolaire de district

catholique de l'Est ontarien Catholic

Prescott/Russell,

Stormont/Dundas/Glen

garry

Canadian Parents for French

Conseil scolaire de district

catholique des Aurores boréales Catholic Kenora, Thunder Bay

Communities together for Children

Conseil scolaire de district

catholique des Grandes Rivières Catholic Cochrane, Timiskaming

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Conseil scolaire de district

catholique du Nouvel-Ontario Catholic

Algoma, Manitoulin,

Sudbury

Sudbury Family Network

Conseil scolaire de district

catholique Franco-Nord Catholic Nipissing

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Conseil scolaire de district du

Grand Nord de l'Ontario Public

Algoma, Sudbury,

Thunder Bay

Sudbury Family Network

Conseil scolaire de district du

Nord-Est de l'Ontario Public

Cochrane, Nipissing,

Timiskaming

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Conseil scolaire Viamonde Public Greater Toronto Region Canadian Parents for French

District School Board of Niagara Public Niagara Mend The Mind

District School Board Ontario

North East Public Cochrane, Timiskaming

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District

School Board Catholic Peel, Dufferin

Catholic Family Services - Peel

Dufferin

Durham Catholic District School

Board Catholic Durham

Durham Children's Aid Society

Durham District School Board Public Durham Durham Children's Aid Society

Grand Erie District School Board Public Brant, Haldimand,

Norfolk

Brant Family and Children Services

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Greater Essex County District

School Board Public Essex

Windsor-Essex Children Aid Society

Halton Catholic District School

Board Catholic Halton

Catholic Parent Involvement

Committee Burlington

Halton District School Board Public Halton Halton Children's Aid

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic

District School Board Catholic Hamilton

Catholic Children's Aid Society of

Hamilton

Hamilton-Wentworth District

School Board Public Hamilton

Children's Aid Society of Hamilton &

Contact Hamilton

Hastings & Prince Edward District

School Board Public

Hastings, Prince

Edward

Parent Lifelines of Eastern Ontario

Huron Perth Catholic District

School Board Catholic Huron, Perth

Keystone Bruce-Grey

Huron-Superior Catholic District

School Board Catholic Algoma

Sudbury Family Network

James Bay Lowlands Secondary

School Board Public Town of Moosonee

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Kawartha Pine Ridge District

School Board Public

Northumberland,

Peterborough, Durham

Kawartha-Halliburton Children's Aid

Society

Keewatin-Patricia District School

Board Public Kenora

Communities together for Children

Kenora Catholic District School

Board Catholic Kenora

Communities together for Children

Lakehead District School Board Public Thunder Bay Communities together for Children

Lambton Kent District School

Board Public

Chatham-Kent,

Lambton

Sarnia-Chatham-Kent, Lambton

Children Aid Society

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Limestone District School Board Public Frontenac,

Lennox/Addington

Parent Lifelines of Eastern Ontario

London District Catholic School

Board Catholic Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford

London Anti Bullying Coalition

Moose Factory Island District

School Area Board Public Town of Moose Factory

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Moosonee District School Area

Board Public Town of Moosonee

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Near North District School Board Public Nipissing, Parry Sound,

Muskoka

Family Youth Children services of

Muskoka

Niagara Catholic District School

Board Catholic Niagara

Mend The Mind

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic

District School Board Catholic Nipissing, Parry Sound

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Northeastern Catholic District

School Board Catholic Cochrane, Timiskaming

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Northwest Catholic District School

Board Catholic

Rainy River, Kenora

(Western)

Communities together for Children

Ottawa Catholic School Board Catholic Ottawa Ottawa Catholic Schools Parents

Association

Ottawa-Carleton District School

Board Public Ottawa

Parent Life lines of Eastern Ontario

& Walk In My Shoes

Peel District School Board Public Peel Peel Children's Center

Penetanguishene Protestant

Separate School Board Protestant

Town of

Penetanguishene

Family Youth Children services of

Muskoka

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Peterborough Victoria

Northumberland and Clarington

Catholic District School Board

Catholic

Kawartha Lakes,

Northumberland,

Peterborough,

Durham(Clarington)

Kawartha-Halliburton Children's Aid

Society

Rainbow District School Board Public Manitoulin, Sudbury Sudbury Family Network

Rainy River District School Board Public Rainy River Communities together for Children

Renfrew County Catholic District

School Board Catholic Renfrew

Ottawa Catholic Schools Parents

Association

Renfrew County District School

Board Public Renfrew, Nipissing

North Eastern Ontario family and

Children Services

Simcoe County District School

Board Public Simcoe

Simcoe Children's Aid Society

Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District

School Board Catholic Muskoka, Simcoe

Family Youth Children services of

Muskoka

St. Clair Catholic District School

Board Catholic

Chatham-Kent,

Lambton

Windsor-Essex Children Aid Society

Sudbury Catholic District School

Board Catholic Sudbury

Sudbury Family Network

Superior North Catholic District

School Board Catholic

Thunder Bay (Northern

& Eastern)

Communities together for Children

Superior-Greenstone District

School Board Public Thunder Bay (Eastern)

Communities together for Children

Thames Valley District School

Board Public Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford

London Anti Bullying Coalition

Thunder Bay Catholic District

School Board Catholic Thunder Bay

Communities together for Children

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Toronto Catholic District School

Board Catholic Toronto

Toronto Association for Parents In

Catholic Education & Catholic Family

Services of Toronto

Toronto District School Board Public Toronto Central Toronto Youth Services &

Toronto Children's Aid Society

Trillium Lakelands District School

Board Public

Halliburton, Kawartha

Lakes, Muskoka

Family Youth Children services of

Muskoka

Upper Canada District School

Board Public Northern Canad

Parent Lifelines of Eastern Ontario

Upper Grand District School Board Public Dufferin, Wellington Family and Children Services of

Wellington and Guelph Counties

Waterloo Catholic District School

Board Catholic Waterloo

Family and Children Services of the

Waterloo Region

Waterloo Region District School

Board Public Waterloo

Family and Children Services of the

Waterloo Region

Wellington Catholic District School

Board Catholic Wellington

Family and Children Services of

Wellington and Guelph Counties

Windsor-Essex Catholic District

School Board Catholic Essex

Windsor-Essex Children's Aid

Society

York Catholic District School

Board Catholic York

York Region Anti Bullying Coalition

York Region District School Board Public York York Region Anti Bullying Coalition

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Appendix C: Teachers, Administrators and Trustees

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www.cpco.on.ca/ - Catholic Principals’ Council Ontario

www.otpp.com/ - Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan

www.oct.ca/ - Ontario College of Teachers

ONTARIO TEACHERS’ FEDERATION- www.otffeo.on.ca/en

www.aefo.on.ca/fr/english - Association des enseignantes et des enseignants

franco-ontarien

www.etfo.ca/ - Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario

www.oecta.on.ca/wps/portal - Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association

www.osstf.on.ca/en-CA/ - Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation

PROVINCAL

www.abcontario.ca/ - Association for Bright Children of Ontario

www.aeceo.ca/ – Association Early Childhood Educators Ontario

www.ciraontario.com/ - Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario

www.ecoo.org/ - Educational Computing Organization of Ontario

www.eqao.com/ – Education Quality and Accountability Office

www.ldao.ca/ - Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario

www.oacs.org/ - Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools

www.pshsa.ca/ - Public Services Health & Safety Association

www.tyndale.ca/library/education/addlres/organizations - Additional smaller

partners