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one in welcome to the special planning and priorities committee

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meeting for may seventh twenty twenty wanted to try a

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district school board I'd like to call the meeting to

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order and ag ... service oriented knowledge and with knowledge

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that we are hosted on the land on the lands

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of the Mississaugas of the Anniston Ave the holding a

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Sony confederacy and when that we also recognize the enduring

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presence of all First Nations may eighteenth and injuring two

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people regrets

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item two on our agenda today is declarations of possible

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conflict of interest ... I don't know if there were

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any before I don't suspect there are but if there

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are keys to clear them

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okay not seeing any or hearing any art will move

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on to item three witches delegations we don't have any

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delegations for today and I don't support is the ...

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important item that we have today September guidance and funding

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announcements from the ministry our

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is he says well no these are the information was

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released earlier this week so I won't waste any more

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time in the world interested in finding out what's going

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to happen and I'll pass it over to our

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2 director software

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thank you so much Jerry Brown ... through the chair

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staff is pleased ... and I'm very proud of the

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work that's been put in since Tuesday ... in order

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to bring you know this information as accurately as possible

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status been engaged in meetings with the ministry and with

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each other for the last three days in order to

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bring me was detailed information as possible bearing in mind

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further details will be comes forth in the upcoming weeks

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on the agenda that you see before you I covers

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the memos that were put out in order to address

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each of these areas and staff is pleased to be

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able to give a high level directions and highlights we

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will be continuing to offer remote learning options consistent with

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our requirements for remote learning school boards have been asked

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to delay the deadline for parents to indicate their interest

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until June first at the earliest and so we've made

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provisions to give parents up until June first students will

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continue to be supplied with devices to access remote learning

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in order for us to address equity and local school

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boards and public health guidance is to be followed it

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should also be noted that Todd T. S. B. is

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in conversation with T. P. H. trump public health board

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are regarding vaccinations for children since the recent time release

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of information and while we don't have further details at

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this time we are expecting to be provided with further

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details in the upcoming week or two according to journal

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public health

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I ask assistant director anis to take you through elementary

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thank you director Faulkner so the ministry of education has

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given us the opportunity for courting off classes to continue

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we're gonna have specialized teachers such as French our teachers

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will be allowed to support multiple classrooms to provide educational

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programming to students

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students will also maybe pulled into smaller groups for support

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and all programs based on the local health advice so

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this is something we will have to pay close attention

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to listening to what the PH is advising us

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a good afternoon everybody in the secondary panel we've received

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guidance that courting of students has to continue to limit

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the number of student to student interactions we will need

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to limit to two classes at a time or per

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day when possible and are planning will needs to still

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account for possibly having to fully remote I should circumstances

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require that associate director and this will continue

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sorry off me to be good we're happy to have

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an equity focus we have a six point four five

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million dollars that is being issued province wide to support

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equity initiative and the TDSB our portion of that allocation

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is yet to be confirmed are there is a commitment

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to support equity initiatives focused on black indigenous racialized students

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and underserved communities which supports our mandate within the multi

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year strategic plan there's a continued focus on ensuring equitable

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distribution of staff and financial resources to support our most

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marginalized learners and communities

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we're also going to continue engagement with indigenous education partners

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to improve access to equitable culturally appropriate and culturally safe

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education for all indigenous students

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at this time we do not receive specifics around health

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and safety but we've been advised that guidance will be

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released during the summer on areas including masking coal hoarding

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for clubs and extra curricular is daily health screening screening

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and a timeline for returning to full classes in the

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secondary panel where all students can attend at the same

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thank you Andrew I'll take you through the GS seven

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Stafford components that were denounced in the twenty one twenty

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two as you can see on the list I'll go

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through each of those grants doubled in detail and I

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just like three by trustees that I may twelfth at

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back we'll be going through the full analysis of the

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grants with you today you will be away talking to

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those that relate to cope with nineteen credit debit funding

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other our other grants such as the mass strategy that

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will will discuss that aspect as well as our intention

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of affect as we work through the weekend is to

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give you our of projected financial position based on the

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grants that were announced today next slide please

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... so the first thing that we were fortunately the

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... grants that were announced over the week where around

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the steep grass I go talk to there are only

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half of the retreat budget for as school boards we've

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formed in the fall of the balance of the allocations

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are based on the status of the pandemic as well

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as public health advice and the the role of the

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vaccines so the first record we're told about our funding

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was around staffing and our total allocation for the year

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is thirty one point five million however we're only to

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budget plan for fifteen point seven five million of that

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and this funding is to support the areas of teaching

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and classroom supports here taking in school administration particularly the

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virtual school

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the next grand again the clocks fall the same classification

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is school operations scrubbing additional funding and for DSP that's

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three point seven to William and the budget for the

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first half of the year would be for one point

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eight six and this will be the cover increase utility

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costs for bring the ventilation systems longer as well street

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in transportation similarly the funding is three point nine five

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million of which a half years one point nine eight

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billion and this is the support behance cleaning PP and

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staff costs whether it be for overtime for drivers or

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additional drivers because we've added routes

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in this area special education our funding in announcement for

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us was one point zero nine billion and for half

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a year that's the five hundred fifty thousand this is

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support divisional staff learning resources of professional help in the

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kid up one point two three million or spot six

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hundred and twenty thousand for the first part of the

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year S. support distal staffing training and resources in that

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area if I have my sights the following grants are

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gonna vals del have been announced to be used for

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the whole year to be budgeted for the full year

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stills and reading assessment supports the funding for the full

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year is two point two one billion and this is

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the support the customization of learning plans including Ste first

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and those of her be disproportionately impacted by the pandemic

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in the end technology they've amassed a increase of one

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point seven billion and this is a permanent increase the

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GSM even after the pandemic yeah so that's the only

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one that we've been asked to be a permanent change

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and this is the support replacement and purchase the devices

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for our students

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that we were supposed to have been rolled out to

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in ESL newcomer supplement TSB is gonna get twenty five

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million dollars the attention of this funding is to maintain

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the support levels that were for ESL students in the

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nineteen twenty school year and as a result of declining

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enrollments of new covers ... they are giving this funding

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to the school boards to support that

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what are the changes that I'd like to bring to

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your attention with the grants for student means Israel secondary

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teacher staffing

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and because the rollout of online learning and as you

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are aware that these are the Mister direction students that

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were in grade nine and twenty twenty one are required

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to ... to credits online by the let friends graduation

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requirements as a result the ministry's upping the funding model

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starting next year and beginning with next year they will

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be assuming eight percent of the secondary students we take

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online courses and this percentage will increase to sixty percent

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and twenty two twenty three and twenty six percent in

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the impact of the change of the eight percent of

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state secondary students are being assumed by the ministry of

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education for online learning will result in an impact of

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approximately two point nine million reduction in our secondary teacher

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staffing or possibly twenty six teachers for twenty two

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add to Gary's Sir sure some information around the pandemic

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we're sharing two maps that provide a current snapshot of

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where we stand with Kohli cases this first map shows

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counts of cases by neighborhoods the dark blue shaded areas

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are the neighborhoods that are reporting the most coli cases

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western part of North York in the northern part of

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the topical this data comes from the city of Toronto's

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website next slide please

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this map shows covert cases by school and these are

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cumulative cases accounted from November to April of twenty three

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the larger the dot the more the cases that have

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the distribution of the dots ... all parts of the

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city are impacted by the covert cases this data comes

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from our own coveted five trees website I'm passing it

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over to Curtis now thank you

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the one of the major concern that most of us

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have or all of us for that matter is really

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mental health well being and re engagement and so the

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mental health support funding is similar to the twenty twenty

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one at one point two million and then twenty twenty

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one we received up point eight three million related to

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reading intervention no funding was provided for re engagement during

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this particular school year but for the twenty one twenty

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two school year we're projected to receive two point two

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million for both re engagement and reading assessment support

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we will spend time to develop and strengthen relationships and

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connections and communities are we'll take a whole school approach

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to student engagement through activities we will outreach to students

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and families targeting those who have had limited participation this

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year and we will engage our professional support services staff

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to support mental health wellness offer the twenty one twenty

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we also need to continue to focus on understanding the

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well being and mental health of our students through their

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we're gonna ease them into the school routines create flexibility

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with time to support students in practice and skills to

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manage your emotions utilize our PSS staff to strengthen their

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mental health literacy throughout the year we're also going to

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learn about young people's our younger students emotions and their

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feelings about being back in school their fears and their

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apprehensions we're gonna take an asset based based approach in

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providing ... supports to students we're going to support and

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encourage mindfulness activities as we anticipate students may feel fatigued

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... through teaching and learning we're going to reestablish routines

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reiterate routines and expectations often are we going to provide

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and reassure students and caregivers off any concerns they might

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have with learning gaps and with schooling we're gonna partner

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with some support staff and community we're going to collaborate

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with our professional support services staff and community partners to

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continue providing well being supports in classroom and in our

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looking at our learning recovery and renewal the early development

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inst instrument E. D. I. in twenty twenty one twenty

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two E. D. I. implementation will resume

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R. E. D. I. of course is a short questionnaire

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which is completed by kindergarten teachers across Canada and internationally

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which measures our children's ability to be age appropriate developmental

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expectations the E. R. has been collected across the province

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in in three year cycles in the previous school year

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and then the twenty one twenty two school year the

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E. D. I. will be implemented in the winter of

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twenty twenty two in all our kindergarten classes across the

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I thank you continuing with learning recovery and renewal in

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the next school year regular EQAO assessments will resume with

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the following adaptations are great three and six students attending

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reading and writing assessment our grade nine math students attending

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learning in person will write the grade nine math assessment

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and as was the case prior to the pandemic that

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assessment may be counted for up to ten percent of

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the students mark next slide

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in terms of the literacies test students who are graduating

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in the twenty one twenty two school year will be

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exempted from this as a graduation requirement the literacy test

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that was the case this year the literacy graduation requirement

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will be restored it for students graduating in twenty twenty

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to twenty twenty three students in grades ten and eleven

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... including those who are learning virtually you will be

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required to work towards this literacy graduation requirement and E.

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Q. L. would be eight ... planning for two administrations

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of the literacy test one in the fall and one

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next spring next slide

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in terms of the online graduation requirements associate director Snyder

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already talked about the introduction of this is that a

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requirement for graduation we are under the understanding that further

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information will be provided regarding ... the opt out process

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that is part of that requirement which was always going

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to be part of it as well as information about

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how virtual learning during the pandemic may be counted towards

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the online learning graduation requirement more information to come on

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that

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next slide

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in terms of the community involvement graduation requirements for students

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who are graduating in twenty one twenty two the required

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number of community ours will be a minimum of twenty

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instead of forty this is consistent with changes that were

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made for this year's graduating students at the community graduation

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requirement of forty hours will be restored in the twenty

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twenty to twenty three school year and there's been flexibility

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given to the types of activities that qualify for meeting

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this requirement given the pandemic next slide

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in terms of assessment evaluation and reporting are growing success

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for secondary school courses requires that thirty percent of the

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final grade in these courses is based on a final

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evaluation for next school year as was the case this

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school year we will have flexibility to to determine how

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the final evaluation will be weighted and how it will

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be run and as was the case this year lots

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of different opportunities rather than examinations are some additives will

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be allowed under that policy

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next slide just wanna talk a little bit about ...

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finding that we're receiving for numeracy assessment support the mass

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strategy funding for the next school year has been released

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to support student performance in mathematics and we will be

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providing support to educators in implementing the new grade one

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to eight math curriculum and begin our continue our work

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in our board around the great ninety streamed math course

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that's been now introduced through the ministry our plans will

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support curriculum implementation training and coaching as well as educator

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professional learning professional activity days next year will include mathematics

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and numeracy as as topics for those days next slide

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in terms of support for students with special education needs

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are just too high level comments for this evening as

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there is continued funding for our after school skill development

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programs and that funding on top of for staffing can

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be used for purchase of resources are evidence based programs

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or interventions to support learning for students with special education

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needs and we may also use that funding for summer

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twenty twenty one program makes there is also funding available

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in twenty one twenty two to support school boards in

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assisting students with special education learning needs in terms of

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additional staffing resources learning resources including assistive technology interventions that

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can be used to address with learning gaps or professional

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assessments based on local needs next slide

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and then in terms of supports for students and yes

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L. E. L. D. programs associate director Snyder already talked

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about the continuation of funding for staffing despite the decline

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in population and we will also be looking at summer

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programming to support English language learners in terms of tutoring

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programs a clear focus on supporting engagement well being literacy

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and numeracy development I'll turn it over to assistant superintendent

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thank you Andrew ... and in terms of our next

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steps we're going to be looking to engage parents in

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the use of the selection form for in person and

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virtual earning for the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two

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school year and ... there's a series of steps in

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terms of planning that's been under way just to sort

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of get ready to that stage and in our elementary

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plan three particular sets of dates that we have out

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there in this past February and March we've engaged in

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the transfer of grade students for virtual school to their

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secondary school in the pre registration window so that's the

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school that they should be going to for next year

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we have also engaged in the may search information third

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to seventh which is this week we have re engaged

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a hundred and three classes connecting them back to their

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in person school so these are students that are in

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the cater for division and the students need these classes

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or students that all our students from the same school

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and so we're re engaging them with their local home

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school as a natural transition point where all students in

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the class are at the local home school reconnecting them

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with the principle of the home school so they can

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engage in activities in transition through the rest of this

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school year

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and in may and early June

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we're gonna be engaging in the process of transitioning students

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back to bricks and mortars four this is all the

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virtual school students they they will continue obviously to work

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in the advert in the virtual environment at this point

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but in terms of preparation for September we're going to

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be set up communications to the local schools and lists

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of students in elementary virtual school from kindergarten right through

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to grade eight have gone back to the local school

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principals for them to just verify the information that that's

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happening in the next week for them to verify information

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in terms of the students going coming back to their

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school and the appropriate places they'll be going to and

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then gathering that information and using that information to actually

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engage in the transfer process which will be that trillium

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transfer back to the appropriate receiving school for September

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one of the other things that we're trying to do

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as well to support our our our principles and bricks

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mortar is ... to identify students who have never been

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in school in person or who may have only attended

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for a limited number of days during the twenty twenty

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one school year before transferring to virtual school from the

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receiving schools so these would be students mostly core JK

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and escape but there may be some students in other

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grades that are coming from other other boards or other

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provinces that have not been in bricks and mortar school

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for greater than fifteen days or at all this year

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and we're not registered in our schools last year in

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June

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in terms of our secondary plan

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... it during February March we've transferred all the students

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for virtual school to local school for September twenty twenty

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one including course selection so that they're in the registration

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window to go forward for next year

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and in terms of what the year structure and secondary

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will look like the current plan is that we will

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have a quad one quad to quad three quad for

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plant and the other possibility is if there is a

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if the pandemic circumstances improve we may end up with

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a quad one quad two semester approach but for this

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point in time based on limited information we have at

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this point it will be quite long what's your what's

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required for expired please

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and so what we're giving here is just the actual

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selection form for in person virtual learning and what the

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time lines will look like in terms of our communication

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so may seventeenth we're gonna communicate to parents and guardians

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and caregivers that a selection form is coming supported by

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translations

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may twenty fifth the selling the selection form will then

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be sent out with the notion that on June first

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the actual selection form close by midnight June first that's

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our timeline for this Diana will be speaking to the

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actual selection form and the information that goes with it

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thank you system superintendent Alison so our selection form and

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that will be going into family shortly will ask parents

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for work and guardians for their plans for the fall

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whether or not they're choosing virtual learning or in person

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learning that will be offered through their home school and

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or through a group of schools we are asking that

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... it is a commitment for next year next slide

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please

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there will be one opportunity to request to switch between

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in person learning in virtual learning for elementary students this

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which will take place for the term two in February

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twenty twenty two along with secondary students for us which

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will be available to them for quite three also in

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February twenty twenty two as part of the as election

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form we are reminding parents that movement of students between

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in person and virtual learning can create disruption for students

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that have chosen to make a move but also for

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all students in the classroom recognizing that

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it may actually mean a change of teacher and your

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classmates depending on the situation we're asking parents to fellow

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parents guardians to fill out one form per child and

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to let them know also that if their form is

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not received by the June first deadline there will be

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a spot for each of their children in person learning

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at their home school next slide please

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the selection form will have a series of questions including

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their decision a parent guardian decision as well as contact

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information student information as you can see on the screen

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and also parents and guardians will indicate if there is

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a need for a device

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I'm not going to turn it over to

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you're saying

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consecutive ... taking us through the slides good evening trustees

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we are canceling a planned to retrieve the lone doctor

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vices ... or since the March last year we actually

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loaned out seventy five thousand plus devices centrally and this

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number does not include what schools have shipped locally also

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part of the plan is that we need you to

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bring these devices back and get to our school system

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ready for twenty one twenty two school year and ...

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the needs we have for the programming at the school

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level local

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... distribution models can be established later on to support

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the needs in the fall if we decide if the

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board decides thought

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we would like to keep that hold onto these devices

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I just wanted to share the number that we put

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together that will cost off these Chromebooks and iPads we

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shipped is close to twenty seven point five million dollars

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requested centrally do you support the support learning models

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the students who are going to be attending summer school

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they will keep their devices and we will be very

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fine dot true over it back and you read system

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to to make sure which students are enrolled at their

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devices will continue to work during the summer months

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the next piece is that these that we're expecting that

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all these devices will be returned by first week of

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July and then the process starts to bring them into

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a central location we will clean them to technical inspection

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off these devices perform necessary repairs and if there is

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any data sitting on these devices or for example a

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it could might have decided to take pictures at home

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over there I Pat wanted to make sure all those

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things are wiped off their clean and then they will

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be ready to be distributed to the school and send

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it back to the schools we originally borrowed these devices

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from this work will be done over the summer months

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by IT staff and we will be also tapping into

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focus on youth program and we will be hiring students

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as part of that program

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next slide please ... device return dates are at a

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very high level we will start accepting returns of these

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devices in the middle of June that does not mean

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that everyone needs to just drop them off by then

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we hope the students will hold onto these devices until

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they need them to wrap up their school year the

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summer school kids can return their devices in the tail

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end of August twenty third when the staff will be

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back in the schools and if there's any outstanding lingering

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pieces will continue to accept those in early September

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and all these devices which will be coming to central

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cleaned up data wiped they will be ready to go

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back to the schools beginning August thirtieth and our intent

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is to wrap up the returns at the school level

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when the administrative staff is at the school in elementary

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panel it's still July second and after a second the

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panel they will be there till July the ninth we

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will be communicating all these pieces of information that starting

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next week first communicating with principal vice principal and always

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informing them this is our plan and this is a

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message that's going to be going out to the page

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soon too and ... we will send ... star to

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send a bi weekly messages to the system and also

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to the pains to remind those these are the dates

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when there should be actually dropping these devices off at

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any of our schools nearby schools they don't have to

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go to the home schools they can just go by

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the nearby TDSB school and we will just ... bring

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them back to central location to trigger the next stops

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thank you

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thank you so much team my goodness that was a

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lot of hours okay information and analysis that looked deceptively

514
00:30:05,450 --> 00:30:09,810
simple actually are we wanted to give trustees an opportunity

515
00:30:09,810 --> 00:30:12,440
to ask as many questions as they needed to to

516
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:16,210
get a fuller understanding and that's where our focus is

517
00:30:16,210 --> 00:30:18,260
on the question here yet but I do want to

518
00:30:18,260 --> 00:30:22,330
say from the very beginning we're really pleased that the

519
00:30:22,330 --> 00:30:29,040
advocacy from our communities from staff from partners and very

520
00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:35,020
importantly for you trustees that funding was required to knowledge

521
00:30:35,020 --> 00:30:39,540
that depth and gravity of the impact of this pandemic

522
00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:45,510
on our city was successful that's a lot of what

523
00:30:45,540 --> 00:30:49,440
we asked for was provided in the funding we would

524
00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,650
require deeper analysis you know with his analysis to know

525
00:30:52,650 --> 00:30:57,020
if it's all there but there is much acknowledgement directors

526
00:30:57,020 --> 00:31:01,110
are agreed as to the impact of the pandemic and

527
00:31:01,110 --> 00:31:03,410
this is why you see some of the funding in

528
00:31:03,410 --> 00:31:07,200
half year pieces so we will not know what for

529
00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,890
the breadth of the year but we certainly know that

530
00:31:09,890 --> 00:31:14,430
until ... the January mark there's been an acknowledgment that

531
00:31:14,430 --> 00:31:20,180
boards should not be expected to disproportionately older sponsor ability

532
00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:23,900
for what is affecting our community so deeply so with

533
00:31:23,900 --> 00:31:26,800
that we remind you that aspect on may twelfth is

534
00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,690
when we will have the ability to speak on this

535
00:31:29,690 --> 00:31:34,260
in more detail ... aspects with regards to funding and

536
00:31:34,260 --> 00:31:37,710
then of course it would be a approved at regular

537
00:31:37,710 --> 00:31:41,330
board on may twenty six and with that Jerry Brown

538
00:31:41,670 --> 00:31:44,930
we turn it back over to you ... you had

539
00:31:44,930 --> 00:31:48,540
to ask questions okay well thank you very much for

540
00:31:48,540 --> 00:31:50,960
the presentation it was a lot of information to absorb

541
00:31:51,450 --> 00:31:53,040
... but that's okay

542
00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,200
well to do some questions now have nine people on

543
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:58,870
the list so we'll start with Chesterfield to go ahead

544
00:31:59,380 --> 00:32:02,700
thank you very much chair brown three use his staff

545
00:32:02,700 --> 00:32:05,990
I have several questions ... and would like to make

546
00:32:05,990 --> 00:32:07,700
a couple comments first of all thank you for all

547
00:32:07,700 --> 00:32:09,840
this work I mean you haven't had this information very

548
00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,170
long and I'm sure there were many questions and discussions

549
00:32:13,010 --> 00:32:15,360
when I look at the description of the elementary and

550
00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,670
secondary basically it sounds like it's the same as we

551
00:32:17,670 --> 00:32:19,660
were doing this year some people get to go to

552
00:32:19,660 --> 00:32:22,510
virtual some people or a person we're doing quite masters

553
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,320
we're going to cope part so there is no significant

554
00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:27,150
change

555
00:32:27,150 --> 00:32:30,690
basically from what next this year except as I understand

556
00:32:30,690 --> 00:32:34,020
we will no longer have a virtual school everybody is

557
00:32:34,020 --> 00:32:37,360
attached to their home school is that correct

558
00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:40,450
here is the intent is not to have virtual school

559
00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:44,610
we are staffing only the local schools however we are

560
00:32:44,610 --> 00:32:50,190
cognisant that in order to assure families and students because

561
00:32:50,250 --> 00:32:53,100
in some cases students will be filling out the questionnaire

562
00:32:53,100 --> 00:32:56,680
form does the selection for those who are old enough

563
00:32:57,100 --> 00:33:00,570
we need to assure them of course choices of courses

564
00:33:00,750 --> 00:33:04,420
even when they're opting for remote learning so the virtual

565
00:33:04,420 --> 00:33:07,980
school will be staffed based on choices of schools that

566
00:33:08,550 --> 00:33:10,880
choices of course is that schools will not be able

567
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:15,570
to staff about significant impact to the locals so you're

568
00:33:15,570 --> 00:33:21,100
talking about secondary correct okay thank you ... with the

569
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:24,180
decision ... could I just comment that on page twenty

570
00:33:24,180 --> 00:33:27,550
nine where you have the selection I think I I

571
00:33:27,550 --> 00:33:29,580
I'm assuming this is kind of the draft wording of

572
00:33:29,580 --> 00:33:32,340
what is going out to parents is that correct through

573
00:33:32,340 --> 00:33:35,320
the jury yes my suggestion to you would be to

574
00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:38,900
be much clearer that the virtual school as it looked

575
00:33:38,930 --> 00:33:41,780
this year will not exist

576
00:33:41,780 --> 00:33:43,900
because when I read this I'm a parent I don't

577
00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:46,010
think I'll just do the same virtual school like it

578
00:33:46,010 --> 00:33:47,320
this year

579
00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,580
so even though you said it will be offered through

580
00:33:49,580 --> 00:33:51,760
home school I think you just need to be clear

581
00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:55,530
that the way it exists now is is not what

582
00:33:55,530 --> 00:33:57,690
we're doing next year because I don't think that's clear

583
00:33:57,690 --> 00:33:59,130
from here

584
00:33:59,130 --> 00:34:01,530
... and the other thing is last year we we

585
00:34:01,530 --> 00:34:05,120
put down some fixed dates and then we caved forty

586
00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:08,020
seven thousand times and we made our lives way more

587
00:34:08,020 --> 00:34:13,800
miserable that we probably made some families happier ...

588
00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,930
I think that if we are not planning to K.

589
00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:18,420
then we need to be much more clear that this

590
00:34:18,420 --> 00:34:20,860
is the choice you have made a decision and we

591
00:34:20,860 --> 00:34:24,540
are not doing it on September the night

592
00:34:24,540 --> 00:34:28,140
because that I know cost many many problems for staff

593
00:34:28,140 --> 00:34:30,990
and for students frankly I and we need to be

594
00:34:30,990 --> 00:34:33,980
much more clear I think and definitive that this is

595
00:34:33,980 --> 00:34:37,530
your moment and we aren't having another moment

596
00:34:37,530 --> 00:34:40,490
... because I think that that is not fair to

597
00:34:40,490 --> 00:34:42,520
students and that's not fair to stop and it's not

598
00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,370
fair to those people who make a decision and now

599
00:34:45,370 --> 00:34:47,730
in two minutes and those who decide on the twenty

600
00:34:47,730 --> 00:34:49,940
ninth of August that they'd like to do something else

601
00:34:50,460 --> 00:34:55,000
so I understand the pandemic ... for some changes last

602
00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,100
year but I think that if we want this to

603
00:34:57,100 --> 00:35:01,200
work we have to be a little bit more

604
00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,820
serious about the deadline

605
00:35:03,820 --> 00:35:09,650
so I would just add that for a comment

606
00:35:09,650 --> 00:35:12,190
the other thing ... I love that the focus on

607
00:35:12,190 --> 00:35:14,200
you the students were focused on you will be helping

608
00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,520
with I. T. so Mr saying I think that is

609
00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:20,950
fantastic and and a great opportunity here ... good use

610
00:35:20,950 --> 00:35:23,820
of people still I'm so I do love that ...

611
00:35:24,370 --> 00:35:27,560
my question is so that the computers come back to

612
00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:30,400
the schools are going to be cleaned up and sent

613
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:32,770
back to the schools the schools will then distribute out

614
00:35:32,770 --> 00:35:37,140
to re distribute out to eat at the plant

615
00:35:37,140 --> 00:35:39,340
that is correct

616
00:35:39,340 --> 00:35:42,200
actually set here but ... so you may want to

617
00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:45,140
articulate got a little clear that the distribution will then

618
00:35:45,140 --> 00:35:47,750
be done by the local sixty once you've handed it

619
00:35:47,750 --> 00:35:50,130
in doesn't mean you'll never get it back or get

620
00:35:50,130 --> 00:35:52,150
one back so I don't I don't think that's not

621
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:55,890
clear right now so you may want to elaborate on

622
00:35:55,890 --> 00:35:57,350
that a little bit so that would be one of

623
00:35:57,350 --> 00:36:00,440
my other comments ...

624
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,730
but overall thank you very much I think this is

625
00:36:02,730 --> 00:36:05,270
fantastic I think it will raise lots of questions but

626
00:36:05,270 --> 00:36:07,820
I cannot stress enough that once we make this decision

627
00:36:07,820 --> 00:36:09,680
and ask her to make this decision we need to

628
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:13,700
commit to that because I don't think that was ...

629
00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:15,580
I understand why we had to do it in the

630
00:36:15,580 --> 00:36:17,780
end because of the change the pandemic but I can

631
00:36:17,810 --> 00:36:20,780
I am concerned with that added so much more stress

632
00:36:20,780 --> 00:36:24,500
to the system and confusion both the teachers are to

633
00:36:24,500 --> 00:36:27,440
our staff your art that staff who are on the

634
00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:30,630
phone right on the call right now

635
00:36:30,630 --> 00:36:33,240
students so I would just add that in here thank

636
00:36:33,240 --> 00:36:34,860
you very much it was

637
00:36:34,860 --> 00:36:36,830
reshape the prestige

638
00:36:36,830 --> 00:36:39,580
thank you so much through the cherub I can comment

639
00:36:39,580 --> 00:36:43,220
appreciate the feedback on the questionnaire ... will definitely take

640
00:36:43,220 --> 00:36:46,510
that feedback as far as the switch data is concerned

641
00:36:46,510 --> 00:36:49,900
what's relevant to trustees in fact the ministry gave no

642
00:36:49,900 --> 00:36:53,680
indication of the switch date at all they were deliberately

643
00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:58,410
vague ... and reader ranges that about any switch at

644
00:36:58,410 --> 00:37:01,090
all during the year staff did not feel that that

645
00:37:01,090 --> 00:37:04,170
was reasonable given the pressures on our communities and so

646
00:37:04,170 --> 00:37:07,740
by forty one option we are also admitting there may

647
00:37:07,740 --> 00:37:14,440
be significant staff reorganization that happens with that February switch

648
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:18,180
change but not acknowledging the need for our communities that

649
00:37:18,180 --> 00:37:21,230
have been so hard hat do you have an option

650
00:37:21,230 --> 00:37:24,870
for us which was not something we felt I was

651
00:37:24,870 --> 00:37:28,360
consistent with our focus on equity in the multi year

652
00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:32,740
strategic plans so yes we will make that clearer and

653
00:37:32,740 --> 00:37:36,230
... we appreciate the feedback so just to clarify if

654
00:37:36,230 --> 00:37:39,030
it's okay Mister chair I I'm not I don't have

655
00:37:39,030 --> 00:37:41,000
any problem with the battery switch I think that that's

656
00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:44,220
a good compromise my concern is that we continue to

657
00:37:44,220 --> 00:37:48,030
let people switch for weeks before you know even though

658
00:37:48,030 --> 00:37:50,240
we cut it off in August we continue to lead

659
00:37:50,240 --> 00:37:52,310
people to switch right up to the very last minute

660
00:37:52,310 --> 00:37:54,900
and that created working fusion and delays and I I

661
00:37:54,900 --> 00:37:57,920
just would suggest that once people have filled out this

662
00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:00,800
letter and committed that's it they're going to school on

663
00:38:00,900 --> 00:38:03,500
September the night

664
00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:05,710
so that's my only because it would be nice if

665
00:38:05,710 --> 00:38:08,190
the beginning of school was that last year as I'm

666
00:38:08,190 --> 00:38:11,390
sure everybody on this call would be great

667
00:38:11,390 --> 00:38:15,410
to the chair all of us

668
00:38:15,410 --> 00:38:20,340
thank you very much trusting your thank you and ...

669
00:38:20,550 --> 00:38:22,440
just to complete covered some of what I wanted to

670
00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,930
say about the clarity I think we need when we

671
00:38:25,260 --> 00:38:27,960
survey the parents because that there was a precedent set

672
00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:31,330
last year that people signed up for one model but

673
00:38:31,330 --> 00:38:34,320
then as things change they could they could go in

674
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:37,340
even like when school began and go to the principal

675
00:38:37,340 --> 00:38:39,970
asked to switch so because we did that last year

676
00:38:39,970 --> 00:38:42,680
and this were very clear about whether or not that's

677
00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,810
happening this year I think there's gonna be some expectation

678
00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,850
that they'll be able to to move around ... up

679
00:38:48,850 --> 00:38:53,900
until school actually begins the other questions we had last

680
00:38:53,900 --> 00:38:55,500
year that

681
00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:59,010
winds will ... likely bring up again before they make

682
00:38:59,010 --> 00:39:02,510
that choice ... one of the questions that's coming up

683
00:39:02,510 --> 00:39:04,880
because that one of the school board I think it's

684
00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:09,240
feel as though that they are doing be simultaneous learning

685
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:12,870
in elementary where teachers teach to both the virtual and

686
00:39:12,870 --> 00:39:15,630
be in person student at the same time so parents

687
00:39:15,630 --> 00:39:18,170
are wondering if it is that what we are going

688
00:39:18,170 --> 00:39:20,500
to be having in our elementary schools to start with

689
00:39:20,930 --> 00:39:23,540
with the signing up for that or

690
00:39:23,540 --> 00:39:27,810
with virtual and in person be separate

691
00:39:27,810 --> 00:39:30,740
share we're not making a commitment in that way we

692
00:39:30,740 --> 00:39:34,400
believe the secondary model will operate very similarly to what

693
00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:37,830
is being offered now at this time I as far

694
00:39:37,830 --> 00:39:41,370
as any other simultaneous learning or as it's called in

695
00:39:41,370 --> 00:39:44,620
other parts of the province hybrid learning we are not

696
00:39:44,620 --> 00:39:47,130
making a comment on that once we get the selection

697
00:39:47,130 --> 00:39:49,390
forms it will be in a better position to speak

698
00:39:49,390 --> 00:39:52,740
to how we're planning to deliver instruction okay so just

699
00:39:52,740 --> 00:39:54,470
to be clear when parents sign up they're not going

700
00:39:54,470 --> 00:39:55,970
to know which

701
00:39:55,970 --> 00:39:59,120
what what exactly they'll be signing up for if they

702
00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:01,670
sign up for our virtual learning

703
00:40:01,670 --> 00:40:05,600
you're the chair that's correct because numbers will dictate and

704
00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:09,780
which program offerings we have will dictate some of those

705
00:40:09,780 --> 00:40:11,430
choices

706
00:40:11,430 --> 00:40:15,150
okay I'm and the other question that I had from

707
00:40:15,150 --> 00:40:17,250
parents a lot last year in an already getting this

708
00:40:17,250 --> 00:40:21,840
year has to do with a special programming so ...

709
00:40:21,870 --> 00:40:25,490
again they'll be asking will special programming be offered if

710
00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:29,060
they choose the virtual option

711
00:40:29,060 --> 00:40:33,080
so through the chair that is our

712
00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:36,100
it is a difficult one because again it depends on

713
00:40:36,130 --> 00:40:39,670
the choices that are made so we can't guarantee any

714
00:40:39,670 --> 00:40:42,980
outcome until we actually receive them back and that is

715
00:40:42,980 --> 00:40:47,110
tough for parents because they'll be making a selection and

716
00:40:47,110 --> 00:40:50,140
then principles will be contacting them to let them know

717
00:40:50,140 --> 00:40:53,500
what it looks like okay yeah I I get that

718
00:40:53,530 --> 00:40:57,960
there's a huge chicken and egg problem and its existing

719
00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:02,440
again this year Hey I totally get that ... the

720
00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:06,040
other question will be if they don't get their specialized

721
00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:08,630
program they'll ask if they'll be able to return to

722
00:41:08,630 --> 00:41:11,800
it after the endemic

723
00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:16,710
our intention as associate director and S. and gold made

724
00:41:16,710 --> 00:41:18,850
clear was the focus is on the students we will

725
00:41:18,850 --> 00:41:22,340
do our level best we were very surprised in serving

726
00:41:22,340 --> 00:41:24,710
the students to find out almost all of the students

727
00:41:24,710 --> 00:41:27,430
who were supposed to be in French programs were actually

728
00:41:27,430 --> 00:41:31,830
infringe programs virtually each and so we've already surveyed to

729
00:41:31,830 --> 00:41:34,610
see if there are students we have to account for

730
00:41:34,610 --> 00:41:37,420
not having been in French returning to a French class

731
00:41:37,610 --> 00:41:40,820
there were many fewer than we thought so our goal

732
00:41:40,850 --> 00:41:43,420
is to ease the transition and that's our focus for

733
00:41:43,420 --> 00:41:47,130
September and October so thanks for that question

734
00:41:47,130 --> 00:41:50,180
thank you I'm M. I. only last comment is given

735
00:41:50,180 --> 00:41:52,960
that and I understand why this is all happening but

736
00:41:53,170 --> 00:41:55,130
we're going to be serving parents and they're not going

737
00:41:55,130 --> 00:41:58,320
to know exactly what they're signing up for and then

738
00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:01,040
as Jessica okay mentioned ...

739
00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:02,530
we may end up with a lot of the wanting

740
00:42:02,530 --> 00:42:07,230
to change after they've already decided so again ... just

741
00:42:07,230 --> 00:42:09,130
but that I think we need to be really clear

742
00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:12,050
with parents exactly what they're signing up or in their

743
00:42:12,050 --> 00:42:15,680
ability to make changes

744
00:42:15,680 --> 00:42:20,940
through that sure that's our intent yeah

745
00:42:20,940 --> 00:42:26,580
thank you thank you just a trustee channels like

746
00:42:26,580 --> 00:42:28,510
thank you through the chair I have a couple of

747
00:42:28,510 --> 00:42:32,750
questions I'm is this was a lot of information to

748
00:42:32,750 --> 00:42:35,300
absorb really quickly and I'm not sure I I may

749
00:42:35,300 --> 00:42:38,590
have some questions afterwards but I'll send by email

750
00:42:38,590 --> 00:42:39,810
I'm

751
00:42:39,810 --> 00:42:43,020
he the limit of two classes per day when possible

752
00:42:43,020 --> 00:42:47,280
for secondary I'm does that mean we would be like

753
00:42:47,930 --> 00:42:50,130
do we know if we're in hybrid or if we're

754
00:42:50,130 --> 00:42:51,580
in

755
00:42:51,580 --> 00:42:56,300
I like back to regular classes and if if for

756
00:42:56,300 --> 00:43:00,150
in Highbridge or if we're back to regular classes does

757
00:43:00,150 --> 00:43:02,060
that work

758
00:43:02,060 --> 00:43:04,470
what are we looking at a different model as opposed

759
00:43:04,470 --> 00:43:07,160
to like the sort of you know for our ...

760
00:43:07,250 --> 00:43:10,570
chunk and then half an hour there and then and

761
00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:14,380
then the session online in the afternoon what's that I

762
00:43:14,380 --> 00:43:15,870
I need a little bit more and I've been getting

763
00:43:15,870 --> 00:43:18,890
a lot of questions from parents about high school for

764
00:43:18,890 --> 00:43:21,180
next year so I just wonder if stock elaborate on

765
00:43:21,180 --> 00:43:22,300
that

766
00:43:22,300 --> 00:43:26,040
through the chair do you associate director gold I thank

767
00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:29,540
you so at this point this the case is the

768
00:43:29,540 --> 00:43:32,240
ministry's been firm on is that they want students in

769
00:43:32,240 --> 00:43:35,400
only two cohorts at a time which is why we're

770
00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:38,810
late going with a quite mastered model what we won't

771
00:43:38,810 --> 00:43:42,360
receive guidance on until the summer is whether we are

772
00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:46,110
adaptive and how that will work so at the current

773
00:43:46,110 --> 00:43:48,300
time we are going to plan as though we were

774
00:43:48,300 --> 00:43:50,990
in it we are in an adaptive model but in

775
00:43:50,990 --> 00:43:52,710
a way where if it turns out we can do

776
00:43:52,710 --> 00:43:57,230
something else we can change to meet other parameters we

777
00:43:57,230 --> 00:43:58,400
are

778
00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:01,480
now that that has been set we are starting to

779
00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:04,450
look at whether there is flexibility and we have questions

780
00:44:04,450 --> 00:44:07,650
about the structure of the school day I'll call them

781
00:44:07,650 --> 00:44:09,810
the bell times and how many days there are in

782
00:44:09,810 --> 00:44:12,910
a rotation and as we get clarity on those pieces

783
00:44:12,910 --> 00:44:15,890
will be sharing that information so again at the current

784
00:44:15,890 --> 00:44:18,950
time we know that we're quite mastered system the school

785
00:44:18,950 --> 00:44:21,020
day will still be ironed out in the days to

786
00:44:21,020 --> 00:44:24,110
come

787
00:44:24,110 --> 00:44:26,260
if I was to make a patch it would be

788
00:44:26,260 --> 00:44:28,580
that I am hoping that we might be able to

789
00:44:28,580 --> 00:44:31,440
re examine the structure of our day so that students

790
00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:33,820
may be able to be in school for longer have

791
00:44:33,820 --> 00:44:37,280
two different classes on Wednesday ... just so that there

792
00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:40,520
was more like instead of having one long block it's

793
00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:44,070
works ... but I just wonder if there isn't you

794
00:44:44,070 --> 00:44:46,910
know space for improvement so that kids might be able

795
00:44:46,910 --> 00:44:50,030
to be in the building every day attending class somehow

796
00:44:50,430 --> 00:44:52,960
so I and that that's one thing just to put

797
00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:56,200
in a note on there I'm

798
00:44:56,200 --> 00:44:59,150
another question that I have is

799
00:44:59,150 --> 00:45:02,030
I'm clear on what it means when we have funding

800
00:45:02,030 --> 00:45:04,380
for half a year that relates to some of it

801
00:45:04,380 --> 00:45:07,480
seem to relate to potentially the staffing

802
00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:10,330
and so

803
00:45:10,330 --> 00:45:12,700
what is it what does that mean like does that

804
00:45:12,700 --> 00:45:15,850
mean that we we could do smaller classes for half

805
00:45:15,850 --> 00:45:19,530
the year and then we might have to change

806
00:45:19,530 --> 00:45:22,390
the associate director of

807
00:45:22,390 --> 00:45:24,450
your apple cider

808
00:45:24,450 --> 00:45:27,710
thank you for you Mister chair the what we're anticipate

809
00:45:27,710 --> 00:45:29,970
we were still asking those questions the mission I thought

810
00:45:29,970 --> 00:45:31,770
I was gonna call this after the ministry to kind

811
00:45:31,770 --> 00:45:33,760
of give them some had sucked in what I was

812
00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:35,550
thinking we were so we still need to get some

813
00:45:35,830 --> 00:45:38,790
clarification with the ministry but what they're saying to us

814
00:45:38,790 --> 00:45:42,610
right now is that for staffing anticipate only giving half

815
00:45:42,610 --> 00:45:46,020
the grip and spending half a gram because I think

816
00:45:46,350 --> 00:45:49,940
if there by their hope with the pandemic ida vaccinations

817
00:45:49,940 --> 00:45:52,640
give them more options in the second half the year

818
00:45:52,890 --> 00:45:55,330
so where we spent the body this year we are

819
00:45:55,330 --> 00:45:57,280
about thirty two billion dollars this year so it's very

820
00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:00,510
close to the M. in funding from the different levels

821
00:46:00,510 --> 00:46:03,180
of government so it's very close to what we got

822
00:46:03,180 --> 00:46:06,660
last year so we spent a large portion of your

823
00:46:06,660 --> 00:46:09,150
ticket will still teach you that less is a large

824
00:46:09,150 --> 00:46:12,190
grocery store about five million dollars our care taking of

825
00:46:12,190 --> 00:46:15,120
that was to extend the hours and pay for overtime

826
00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:17,580
this will still plan to do that this next year

827
00:46:18,050 --> 00:46:21,280
and then the teaching and the virtual school administration where

828
00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:23,920
there are two big places where we spend money so

829
00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:26,920
staff are working through that now and as I think

830
00:46:26,920 --> 00:46:31,070
both the director and Andrew Coles said the ... depending

831
00:46:31,070 --> 00:46:34,180
on the selection forms that return from Paris to help

832
00:46:34,180 --> 00:46:37,720
us understand better what are staffing requirements are ... in

833
00:46:37,720 --> 00:46:41,480
September so we'll bring more information as we understand that

834
00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:43,810
so we won't actually know the answer to that question

835
00:46:43,810 --> 00:46:46,150
then really until quite a bit later because we have

836
00:46:46,150 --> 00:46:49,850
we're waiting for after those forms are down yeah well

837
00:46:49,850 --> 00:46:53,050
hot water stands for you Mister chair what the stand

838
00:46:53,270 --> 00:46:56,780
by the return of the forms for our parents would

839
00:46:56,780 --> 00:47:01,390
like our students would like will understand what our staffing

840
00:47:01,390 --> 00:47:04,510
requirements are the question mark will be the ministry said

841
00:47:04,510 --> 00:47:06,660
that in the fall the old farms school wars if

842
00:47:06,660 --> 00:47:09,160
these funds the other half the funds are available about

843
00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:11,670
how they haven't said whether the fall the gist of

844
00:47:11,670 --> 00:47:13,940
the fall so we

845
00:47:13,940 --> 00:47:16,040
what does it look the source of funding for some

846
00:47:16,040 --> 00:47:22,850
of our resources until the fall

847
00:47:22,850 --> 00:47:26,640
okay I'm a comment on the form I wonder if

848
00:47:26,640 --> 00:47:30,230
we need to add also a ...

849
00:47:30,230 --> 00:47:33,400
something about what your home school is because sometimes people

850
00:47:33,430 --> 00:47:38,060
aren't necessarily at their official home school but they're at

851
00:47:38,060 --> 00:47:40,980
a rate through optional attendance thirty different school but that

852
00:47:40,980 --> 00:47:43,430
would be their home school almost for the purposes of

853
00:47:43,430 --> 00:47:45,820
this like that would be the school they're associated with

854
00:47:46,150 --> 00:47:49,880
as opposed to their neighborhood school let's say so I

855
00:47:49,880 --> 00:47:52,420
just we ought we ought we had questions about that

856
00:47:52,420 --> 00:47:55,800
last year too so I just would ask that we

857
00:47:55,800 --> 00:47:59,710
take that into consideration that it somehow clear

858
00:47:59,710 --> 00:48:02,320
that is done on the form we just didn't Josh

859
00:48:02,320 --> 00:48:04,280
on the whole form but yes we are intending to

860
00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:08,350
do that ... that's terrific thank you I'm I have

861
00:48:08,350 --> 00:48:11,750
a thought which is just that like and I know

862
00:48:11,750 --> 00:48:13,650
we ran into this last year that it's hard for

863
00:48:13,650 --> 00:48:16,180
parents to make decisions about what to do next year

864
00:48:16,180 --> 00:48:19,330
when there isn't really certainty about what September will look

865
00:48:19,330 --> 00:48:21,980
like but we have had a lot of news today

866
00:48:21,980 --> 00:48:26,100
even ... in terms of and yesterday in terms of

867
00:48:26,480 --> 00:48:30,260
... vaccines for twelve an app ... and the availability

868
00:48:30,260 --> 00:48:33,170
of that you know it seems like Canada is expecting

869
00:48:33,170 --> 00:48:35,360
that all twelve year olds will have access to that

870
00:48:35,360 --> 00:48:39,320
before candidate so that could that change that's changing things

871
00:48:39,320 --> 00:48:41,700
a little bit right into really he's a really positive

872
00:48:41,700 --> 00:48:45,190
wonderful things I'm but I wonder if anyone has given

873
00:48:45,190 --> 00:48:50,220
any thought to having T. PH ARMM

874
00:48:50,220 --> 00:48:53,560
it ten T. P. H. given that I don't know

875
00:48:53,560 --> 00:48:56,040
what weapon are or come to a meeting or something

876
00:48:56,040 --> 00:48:59,690
like that that parents could listen to or ask questions

877
00:48:59,690 --> 00:49:02,360
that prior to having to make a decision I know

878
00:49:02,360 --> 00:49:05,170
we won't have all the information but I wonder if

879
00:49:05,170 --> 00:49:09,490
we need to do some some ... some outreach to

880
00:49:09,490 --> 00:49:12,650
just make sure that families are informed when there yes

881
00:49:12,650 --> 00:49:15,640
best as possible when making decisions so that they feel

882
00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:18,660
someone able to make them

883
00:49:18,660 --> 00:49:21,370
we agree with you through the chair and ... we

884
00:49:21,370 --> 00:49:24,640
are doing our best to hide teepee agents for parents

885
00:49:24,930 --> 00:49:28,720
as soon as the information on children's vaccines if people

886
00:49:28,720 --> 00:49:32,220
choose to do that and the vaccination rates across the

887
00:49:32,220 --> 00:49:35,350
city so yes we are planning to do that that's

888
00:49:35,350 --> 00:49:38,590
close to June first as possible T. PH is very

889
00:49:38,590 --> 00:49:41,020
willing

890
00:49:41,020 --> 00:49:43,660
okay and I'm

891
00:49:43,660 --> 00:49:46,730
right I think you like it would be

892
00:49:46,730 --> 00:49:48,560
I feel like it would be helpful for us to

893
00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:51,640
to possibly have T. PH N. at some point so

894
00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:54,790
that we could ask questions M. T. T. P. H.

895
00:49:54,790 --> 00:49:56,950
so that's a request that I would just put it

896
00:49:56,950 --> 00:50:00,000
there and because it

897
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:02,270
questions we have this year for next year may be

898
00:50:02,270 --> 00:50:05,030
different than the questions we've had this year like just

899
00:50:05,030 --> 00:50:09,560
in terms of vaccines in terms of ... you know

900
00:50:09,560 --> 00:50:12,480
what next year guidance for next year but especially with

901
00:50:12,480 --> 00:50:15,000
respective axioms that we haven't really had a chance to

902
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,120
do that

903
00:50:17,120 --> 00:50:18,950
those are my questions for now I know I have

904
00:50:18,950 --> 00:50:20,400
more bringing

905
00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:22,030
what

906
00:50:22,030 --> 00:50:24,080
to make the room we're happy to make the request

907
00:50:24,080 --> 00:50:27,470
to deviate okay and I know like I say this

908
00:50:27,470 --> 00:50:31,130
knowing how busy everybody everybody within TST is but also

909
00:50:31,130 --> 00:50:33,850
with internal public health because there is a massive crisis

910
00:50:33,850 --> 00:50:36,200
on site I see that like I I get it

911
00:50:36,200 --> 00:50:39,280
but I just think with that June first deadline it's

912
00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:41,850
a bit so my other thing is just whether we

913
00:50:41,850 --> 00:50:46,050
might consider doing some webinars or even videos that parents

914
00:50:46,050 --> 00:50:49,840
can watch to explain about that choosing that date and

915
00:50:49,890 --> 00:50:53,190
and it's just so that we make sure that parents

916
00:50:53,190 --> 00:50:56,320
really understand what their what their site you know deciding

917
00:50:56,320 --> 00:50:58,270
and all that kind of stuff

918
00:50:58,270 --> 00:51:00,740
thanks thank you

919
00:51:00,740 --> 00:51:04,660
thank you Jesse Johnson just kind of

920
00:51:04,660 --> 00:51:07,370
all right thank you Mister chair do you think you're

921
00:51:07,370 --> 00:51:11,430
correct all current staff for the presentation much appreciated

922
00:51:11,430 --> 00:51:15,990
my question questions connected to

923
00:51:15,990 --> 00:51:19,810
virtual learning at the elementary level ... and you know

924
00:51:19,810 --> 00:51:21,850
what I took from the presentation is that there are

925
00:51:21,850 --> 00:51:27,020
a lot of unknowns uncertainties around stride based primarily on

926
00:51:27,020 --> 00:51:31,210
right selection a registration whatever we're calling it

927
00:51:31,210 --> 00:51:35,440
will we be in a situation are because I think

928
00:51:35,440 --> 00:51:39,230
it's very important we address this concern as to how

929
00:51:39,230 --> 00:51:41,910
we're tool learning you look like you if it's done

930
00:51:41,910 --> 00:51:45,820
at the local level would be innocent area where kids

931
00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:48,850
connected to their local to say there's a great work

932
00:51:48,850 --> 00:51:53,490
student are registered your local school for virtual learning and

933
00:51:53,520 --> 00:51:57,700
if we're not using the simultaneous ... hybrid model then

934
00:51:57,700 --> 00:52:01,200
the child is only burning or exposed to learning or

935
00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:08,470
teaching rather through Google classroom right ASIC whatever's in there

936
00:52:08,470 --> 00:52:11,800
so through the chair we because we want to keep

937
00:52:11,800 --> 00:52:15,260
the kids is connected to their local schools as possible

938
00:52:15,480 --> 00:52:18,350
we will not be able to fully answer that question

939
00:52:18,350 --> 00:52:21,700
until we have a sense of numbers we will try

940
00:52:21,700 --> 00:52:24,960
very hard to cluster kids as close to their schools

941
00:52:24,960 --> 00:52:28,690
where there isn't a critical mass in the school ...

942
00:52:28,690 --> 00:52:31,640
the option for hybrid learning has not been discussed at

943
00:52:31,640 --> 00:52:34,400
the elementary level as of now

944
00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:37,450
your name Preciado what really really want to get lever

945
00:52:37,450 --> 00:52:43,320
game leave with confidence is that our virtual children will

946
00:52:43,320 --> 00:52:47,980
have a teacher will be teaching them

947
00:52:47,980 --> 00:52:53,790
virtual meeting some capacity records interaction and exposure to teaching

948
00:52:54,160 --> 00:52:56,290
real time

949
00:52:56,290 --> 00:52:59,420
through the chair we are absolutely committed to that we

950
00:52:59,420 --> 00:53:04,330
want the kids is connected and has ... taken care

951
00:53:04,330 --> 00:53:07,030
of as possible so the relationship with the teacher and

952
00:53:07,030 --> 00:53:11,010
her classmates is fundamental for us

953
00:53:11,010 --> 00:53:14,590
okay because that is I think fundamental and and not

954
00:53:14,590 --> 00:53:19,920
only that legislative and constitutional matters children have teachers who

955
00:53:19,920 --> 00:53:23,890
are teaching so connected to bot I'd like to understand

956
00:53:23,890 --> 00:53:28,770
staffs thank you arguement to not proceed with the virtual

957
00:53:28,770 --> 00:53:32,590
school and why the local church

958
00:53:32,590 --> 00:53:36,410
so through the chair we are deeply connected and transmitted

959
00:53:36,410 --> 00:53:41,340
to to re connecting students to their local principals their

960
00:53:41,340 --> 00:53:45,760
local teachers local support starts service says and we made

961
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:50,180
that affirmation some months ago we think this will facilitate

962
00:53:50,430 --> 00:53:54,530
moving out of the pandemic Iraq public education systems and

963
00:53:54,530 --> 00:53:58,610
we've had this year we're deeply concerned about the well

964
00:53:58,610 --> 00:54:01,090
being and the mental health of our kids and we

965
00:54:01,090 --> 00:54:03,860
think the way to do that is for families to

966
00:54:03,860 --> 00:54:08,310
get reconnected through their local school and through their local

967
00:54:08,310 --> 00:54:13,480
principles so our our basis for decision making around the

968
00:54:13,480 --> 00:54:16,990
virtual school versus the local school is the strength of

969
00:54:16,990 --> 00:54:20,370
our systems the connection families have made to their principals

970
00:54:20,370 --> 00:54:23,060
and teachers and would like to get back to that

971
00:54:23,480 --> 00:54:29,590
N. as concrete away as possible as quickly as possible

972
00:54:29,590 --> 00:54:34,170
all right thank you and ... to to better understand

973
00:54:34,820 --> 00:54:40,680
the uncertainty at this point what is the correlation between

974
00:54:40,750 --> 00:54:45,990
the uncertainty now and the selection numbers come September why

975
00:54:45,990 --> 00:54:49,220
can we not commit to a plan

976
00:54:49,220 --> 00:54:52,260
for more definitive click

977
00:54:52,260 --> 00:54:55,340
through the chair because it will really go school by

978
00:54:55,340 --> 00:54:59,890
school learning center by learning center our intent is to

979
00:54:59,890 --> 00:55:03,300
keep the virtual learning model as close to the school

980
00:55:03,300 --> 00:55:07,940
as possible so even where helps may exist they will

981
00:55:07,940 --> 00:55:12,940
exist within four principals schools so that the four principles

982
00:55:12,940 --> 00:55:15,800
can be in touch with the chatter about their own

983
00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:18,870
individual families in that way what we're hoping to do

984
00:55:19,130 --> 00:55:24,230
is re integrate students into their local community advance

985
00:55:24,230 --> 00:55:28,630
classes extracurricular options and all the rest of the pieces

986
00:55:28,630 --> 00:55:31,580
that have kept kids separated from each other and have

987
00:55:31,580 --> 00:55:35,680
given us cause for well being concerns

988
00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:40,120
thank you to rex Procter and politifact ... why we've

989
00:55:40,180 --> 00:55:44,520
invested a lot of time energy resources people power in

990
00:55:44,520 --> 00:55:48,880
just setting up the infrastructure of the virtual school why

991
00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:52,560
would we abandon back to now in the fall look

992
00:55:52,590 --> 00:55:55,390
at our regional or how the approach of up to

993
00:55:55,390 --> 00:56:02,100
four schools which would require resources people power time effort

994
00:56:02,100 --> 00:56:04,940
center so through the chair of the schools are already

995
00:56:04,940 --> 00:56:09,540
staffed virtual school was never staffed at the level at

996
00:56:09,590 --> 00:56:12,980
which it needed to provide the services in the same

997
00:56:12,980 --> 00:56:16,610
way to our students and families so when I price

998
00:56:16,610 --> 00:56:20,690
principals had for instance one thousand one thousand five hundred

999
00:56:20,690 --> 00:56:25,380
families that is very different from the relationships families get

1000
00:56:25,380 --> 00:56:29,260
to hop with their vice principals and principals and while

1001
00:56:29,260 --> 00:56:33,630
we said for schools in areas where very few children

1002
00:56:34,320 --> 00:56:38,010
not elect to go remote it could be six schools

1003
00:56:38,140 --> 00:56:40,550
but it could be and we hope it's one to

1004
00:56:40,550 --> 00:56:45,700
school so we are really hopeful that not as many

1005
00:56:46,270 --> 00:56:49,190
because we ended up in the situation we ended up

1006
00:56:49,190 --> 00:56:52,630
with with an infrastructure that had to be stopped month

1007
00:56:52,630 --> 00:56:54,200
by month

1008
00:56:54,200 --> 00:56:57,970
because we didn't expect the numbers by keeping it to

1009
00:56:57,970 --> 00:57:02,510
the local level principals have been so effective in reaching

1010
00:57:02,510 --> 00:57:05,890
our teachers have been so effective it staying in touch

1011
00:57:05,890 --> 00:57:09,040
with their students more local we make it a more

1012
00:57:09,040 --> 00:57:13,440
assured we are we're actually taking care of our own

1013
00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:17,150
students

1014
00:57:17,150 --> 00:57:19,750
thank you and you know

1015
00:57:19,750 --> 00:57:25,690
a greater reiterated that fundamental desires parents ... to see

1016
00:57:25,690 --> 00:57:28,580
that a limited owns

1017
00:57:28,580 --> 00:57:32,500
connection certainly and teaching from

1018
00:57:32,500 --> 00:57:37,000
there if you choose dot Burchell approach I'm sorry one

1019
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:39,220
it you know it's something that's been done has been

1020
00:57:39,220 --> 00:57:44,110
chosen by a variety of on our boards in jurisdictions

1021
00:57:44,110 --> 00:57:49,530
across you know North America and in Canada and ...

1022
00:57:49,530 --> 00:57:52,210
I'm looking forward to it to greater clarity and how

1023
00:57:52,210 --> 00:57:56,740
to look like ... is there any

1024
00:57:56,740 --> 00:58:00,170
information from T. P. H. to give us a sense

1025
00:58:00,590 --> 00:58:04,490
of whether our families and parents in particular are going

1026
00:58:04,490 --> 00:58:08,300
to be double toaster boxing needed by September has that

1027
00:58:08,300 --> 00:58:12,650
come up with G. P. H. critical in our hearts

1028
00:58:12,650 --> 00:58:16,730
thank you over to associate director Snyder

1029
00:58:16,730 --> 00:58:20,240
sure you Mister chair no we have no ... understanding

1030
00:58:20,240 --> 00:58:24,190
yet with the recent Elsa's and with our our our

1031
00:58:24,190 --> 00:58:27,040
colleagues from T. PH around what the role of will

1032
00:58:27,040 --> 00:58:29,010
look like and how much of the population to be

1033
00:58:29,010 --> 00:58:33,240
vaccinated by September first we're we're still working with them

1034
00:58:33,240 --> 00:58:36,170
and will will keep we keep having these weekly I

1035
00:58:36,170 --> 00:58:38,890
wanted to ask a question about the vaccination rollout so

1036
00:58:38,890 --> 00:58:41,310
as we know more we'll bring it to you

1037
00:58:41,310 --> 00:58:46,000
thank you I would imagine on their conversations with parents

1038
00:58:46,000 --> 00:58:48,470
who are in our system in hot spots that is

1039
00:58:48,470 --> 00:58:53,040
the number one writing consideration is will their family double

1040
00:58:53,040 --> 00:58:56,170
dose toxin by start of September so this is very

1041
00:58:56,330 --> 00:58:59,110
tightly connected to a June first deadline one is not

1042
00:58:59,110 --> 00:59:03,970
certain I'd like to put on your radar and finally

1043
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:08,770
the the announcement or funding for two point two million

1044
00:59:08,890 --> 00:59:12,050
... for reading area

1045
00:59:12,050 --> 00:59:16,580
there was ... language about limited participation in the senior

1046
00:59:16,580 --> 00:59:19,830
center those are virtual students working if it's possible to

1047
00:59:19,830 --> 00:59:22,980
get more information on what that would look like how

1048
00:59:22,980 --> 00:59:25,460
would the students be identified ... at least the purpose

1049
00:59:25,460 --> 00:59:28,320
behind

1050
00:59:28,320 --> 00:59:32,840
through the chair to associate director M. S.

1051
00:59:32,840 --> 00:59:35,430
thanks for the question through the chair I chose the

1052
00:59:35,430 --> 00:59:38,640
cannibal we recognize that there are a number of students

1053
00:59:38,640 --> 00:59:42,850
and families who have had limited participation in schooling and

1054
00:59:42,850 --> 00:59:45,500
learning this year and so part of what we are

1055
00:59:45,500 --> 00:59:48,480
identified in terms of the re engagement of students is

1056
00:59:48,480 --> 00:59:51,260
to find out where those students are and make sure

1057
00:59:51,260 --> 00:59:54,840
that through a personal care and touch through their local

1058
00:59:54,840 --> 00:59:58,430
school and the student teachers and staff would know those

1059
00:59:58,430 --> 01:00:00,650
students and families are going to be reaching out to

1060
01:00:00,650 --> 01:00:02,470
them so that we can try to re engage them

1061
01:00:02,470 --> 01:00:05,690
back into the learning space I saw quickly and effectively

1062
01:00:05,690 --> 01:00:15,790
as possible

1063
01:00:18,630 --> 01:00:20,780
are you okay

1064
01:00:20,780 --> 01:00:24,230
sorry one last final question

1065
01:00:24,230 --> 01:00:28,220
three you Mister chair it was language about transition ritual

1066
01:00:28,220 --> 01:00:31,950
school to bricks and mortar ... what does that look

1067
01:00:31,950 --> 01:00:34,320
like I think it was an executive it was a

1068
01:00:34,460 --> 01:00:38,570
sorry was superintendent Alison speaking to that ... I got

1069
01:00:38,570 --> 01:00:41,510
curious about because I believe that those are being virtual

1070
01:00:41,740 --> 01:00:45,130
for maybe sixteen months this will be a important piece

1071
01:00:45,130 --> 01:00:46,580
for those

1072
01:00:46,580 --> 01:00:51,680
systems are printed in Elson

1073
01:00:51,680 --> 01:00:54,890
thank you director for Kerr and it through the chair

1074
01:00:55,060 --> 01:00:59,620
just clarification on the question transition in terms of

1075
01:00:59,620 --> 01:01:04,760
what specifically that you're referring to are you referred to

1076
01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:08,410
I'm on

1077
01:01:08,410 --> 01:01:10,670
I think it was to do with the greet each

1078
01:01:10,670 --> 01:01:14,840
to secondary virtual transition

1079
01:01:14,840 --> 01:01:17,260
yes thank you right through the chair of the the

1080
01:01:17,260 --> 01:01:20,490
great eight to nine transitions

1081
01:01:20,490 --> 01:01:23,460
so that is the war where students are going from

1082
01:01:23,460 --> 01:01:27,050
grade eight to grade nine each year we engage in

1083
01:01:27,080 --> 01:01:31,610
a transition process where we are pre register students and

1084
01:01:31,610 --> 01:01:34,410
they start to take the course selection

1085
01:01:34,410 --> 01:01:37,130
we the students will go to a number of different

1086
01:01:37,130 --> 01:01:40,000
schools part of the work that we did after optional

1087
01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:43,170
tenets was completed was to determine where students were going

1088
01:01:43,170 --> 01:01:46,910
to be going and for us to replace those students

1089
01:01:46,910 --> 01:01:50,510
into the pre registration window although secondary schools with the

1090
01:01:50,510 --> 01:01:53,180
course selections that they've made so they're ready to be

1091
01:01:53,590 --> 01:01:56,240
at the rate that so that the the secondary schools

1092
01:01:56,410 --> 01:01:59,040
are aware of the courses that they're interested in and

1093
01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:03,740
so that their pre registered for the following year

1094
01:02:03,740 --> 01:02:07,380
just below that point to see me third to seven

1095
01:02:07,470 --> 01:02:11,490
hundred and three classes connecting to each person cater for

1096
01:02:11,490 --> 01:02:14,320
what does that mean hundreds

1097
01:02:14,320 --> 01:02:17,230
thank you for the question through the chair the hunt

1098
01:02:17,230 --> 01:02:20,370
there are a hundred and three classes in elementary virtual

1099
01:02:20,370 --> 01:02:23,910
school that our kindergarten through grade four where every single

1100
01:02:23,910 --> 01:02:26,990
student in those classes happened to be from this from

1101
01:02:26,990 --> 01:02:29,780
the from the same school so as an example gateway

1102
01:02:29,780 --> 01:02:34,500
public school might have twenty three students who were in

1103
01:02:34,500 --> 01:02:38,340
grade one all from gateway in the same class and

1104
01:02:38,340 --> 01:02:40,650
so that classes been together as a group of gateway

1105
01:02:40,650 --> 01:02:43,550
students in the virtual school because at the beginning of

1106
01:02:43,550 --> 01:02:45,420
the year we did it we made efforts to try

1107
01:02:45,420 --> 01:02:49,290
to keep primary classes together wherever possible as whole classes

1108
01:02:49,350 --> 01:02:52,430
when we had large groups from some schools and so

1109
01:02:52,710 --> 01:02:54,920
in in doing so that that group of students have

1110
01:02:54,920 --> 01:02:57,720
remained together for the entire year so now what we're

1111
01:02:57,720 --> 01:03:00,200
trying to do is to reconnect them over the last

1112
01:03:00,200 --> 01:03:03,110
couple of months back with the school as a whole

1113
01:03:03,110 --> 01:03:06,350
class as opposed to some other classes that might have

1114
01:03:06,390 --> 01:03:09,380
you know three students from this school five students from

1115
01:03:09,380 --> 01:03:12,580
other schools eight students for another school and so that

1116
01:03:12,580 --> 01:03:15,580
class being reconnected with the principal and with the school

1117
01:03:15,610 --> 01:03:17,290
there may be a number of different things that they

1118
01:03:17,290 --> 01:03:19,980
might be doing it might be assemblies there might be

1119
01:03:20,150 --> 01:03:24,660
opportunities for them to connect with other classes exchanges partnerships

1120
01:03:24,690 --> 01:03:29,170
and culture a number of things that schools can do

1121
01:03:29,170 --> 01:03:32,510
okay thank you that's it for me

1122
01:03:32,510 --> 01:03:36,730
thank you Mr stern ramp structure okay

1123
01:03:36,730 --> 01:03:40,200
so thank you just ridge couldn't

1124
01:03:40,200 --> 01:03:42,980
thank you the chair I feel like deja vu because

1125
01:03:42,980 --> 01:03:45,720
like just last year we were having these conversations and

1126
01:03:45,720 --> 01:03:48,290
and here we are back again and it really makes

1127
01:03:48,290 --> 01:03:51,070
you reflect on the past year of pandemic learning and

1128
01:03:51,370 --> 01:03:52,840
and all the things that we went through as a

1129
01:03:52,840 --> 01:03:55,050
system

1130
01:03:55,050 --> 01:03:57,610
... at my first question is when it comes once

1131
01:03:57,610 --> 01:04:01,850
we have the numbers back from our survey ... and

1132
01:04:01,850 --> 01:04:04,650
we start to formalize our plan do we need our

1133
01:04:04,700 --> 01:04:08,130
ministry approval on our plants

1134
01:04:08,130 --> 01:04:10,560
through the chair no we do not and it's not

1135
01:04:10,560 --> 01:04:13,480
a survey it's a selection form we're trying to be

1136
01:04:13,480 --> 01:04:17,050
really with family they're aware that when they sign up

1137
01:04:17,330 --> 01:04:20,180
this is the choice that they're making for September so

1138
01:04:20,180 --> 01:04:24,460
now the ... ministry is giving us full freedom ...

1139
01:04:24,460 --> 01:04:27,670
there appreciate how complicated this is

1140
01:04:27,670 --> 01:04:31,240
that's great to hear and ... have has tried to

1141
01:04:31,240 --> 01:04:35,200
public health give any feedback on ... any advice on

1142
01:04:35,200 --> 01:04:38,550
what they want to see done for our return to

1143
01:04:38,550 --> 01:04:40,280
school plans

1144
01:04:40,280 --> 01:04:44,360
associate director Snyder three three you Mister chair not at

1145
01:04:44,360 --> 01:04:47,810
this time we know that we've talked to the vast

1146
01:04:47,850 --> 01:04:50,320
school boards but some of the some questions of us

1147
01:04:50,660 --> 01:04:52,710
but I don't think that it's a little too early

1148
01:04:52,710 --> 01:04:54,560
for them to make ... I took down spent the

1149
01:04:54,560 --> 01:04:56,370
spring time

1150
01:04:56,370 --> 01:04:58,590
thank you do that you're the reason I ask is

1151
01:04:58,590 --> 01:05:01,600
I felt like last year ... as we were preparing

1152
01:05:01,600 --> 01:05:04,300
for return to school we were doing the survey and

1153
01:05:04,300 --> 01:05:07,520
once the ministry had announced what classroom size we're going

1154
01:05:07,520 --> 01:05:09,460
to look like then we saw a big jump in

1155
01:05:09,460 --> 01:05:12,820
numbers of parents wanting to go into virtual learning and

1156
01:05:12,820 --> 01:05:15,960
I think that I have been a tremendous stress on

1157
01:05:15,960 --> 01:05:19,470
our system especially for virtual learning or virtual schools and

1158
01:05:19,470 --> 01:05:22,020
I I really hope that this year once we get

1159
01:05:22,020 --> 01:05:25,570
the selection form done and we're preparing for our models

1160
01:05:25,570 --> 01:05:29,610
that we put that focus on virtual learning ... I

1161
01:05:29,610 --> 01:05:31,880
feel like last year

1162
01:05:31,880 --> 01:05:34,770
there are so many students in virtual schools that only

1163
01:05:34,770 --> 01:05:38,090
started getting teachers in October right and I hope that

1164
01:05:38,470 --> 01:05:41,800
we prepare ... this year to make sure all kids

1165
01:05:41,800 --> 01:05:44,670
are learning at the same time

1166
01:05:44,670 --> 01:05:47,050
through the chair that's our intent

1167
01:05:47,050 --> 01:05:50,000
perfect ... and my next question is on the two

1168
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:53,160
point two million for re engagement and reading assessment support

1169
01:05:53,160 --> 01:05:57,290
support Seoul previously we were getting zero twenty three million

1170
01:05:57,290 --> 01:06:00,940
for just reading assessment nothing for re engagement here heading

1171
01:06:00,940 --> 01:06:05,220
back into a school year hoping to re engage your

1172
01:06:05,220 --> 01:06:07,910
students were well aware of all the neck with these

1173
01:06:08,160 --> 01:06:10,940
days like this it's a really critical year I never

1174
01:06:10,940 --> 01:06:14,080
saw ally saying ... the funding are receiving but two

1175
01:06:14,080 --> 01:06:17,650
point two million for the full year ...

1176
01:06:17,650 --> 01:06:20,370
any initial thoughts from stuff on

1177
01:06:20,370 --> 01:06:23,400
is this enough it sounds very small for for tremendous

1178
01:06:23,400 --> 01:06:24,920
work at

1179
01:06:24,920 --> 01:06:27,120
so the director is not in

1180
01:06:27,120 --> 01:06:30,000
US 3 Mister chair

1181
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:32,960
I would really actually deferred to a solicitor in this

1182
01:06:32,960 --> 01:06:36,360
or and gold I would agree that first quarter size

1183
01:06:36,360 --> 01:06:39,220
two point two cells are look small and the other

1184
01:06:39,220 --> 01:06:40,780
thing that I don't bill for many of the members

1185
01:06:40,780 --> 01:06:43,200
I've read yet there were ten memos issued this week

1186
01:06:43,750 --> 01:06:46,760
I don't know what their intentions are on any kind

1187
01:06:46,760 --> 01:06:49,510
of split a reporting between what is for reading and

1188
01:06:49,510 --> 01:06:52,150
what is for re engagement so I would agree with

1189
01:06:52,150 --> 01:06:55,660
the trustee that seems to be a small about

1190
01:06:55,660 --> 01:06:58,070
so the only reason not through that sure that I'd

1191
01:06:58,070 --> 01:07:01,880
asked assistant director Snyder was because I was hoping he

1192
01:07:01,880 --> 01:07:05,580
would say there's another pocket we might use at this

1193
01:07:05,580 --> 01:07:08,020
time based on the analysis we have that's what we

1194
01:07:08,020 --> 01:07:10,590
can commit to but you know now is a board

1195
01:07:10,590 --> 01:07:15,040
we're going to be working with other figures to adjust

1196
01:07:15,040 --> 01:07:17,570
and be able to address the issue of re engagement

1197
01:07:17,570 --> 01:07:20,040
in reading we just couldn't give you the exact number

1198
01:07:20,040 --> 01:07:22,540
of this short time

1199
01:07:22,540 --> 01:07:25,730
thank you the chair and finally ... assisted her and

1200
01:07:25,730 --> 01:07:28,630
as mentioned a greenish it is continuing just want to

1201
01:07:28,630 --> 01:07:31,570
hear more and some initial thoughts on what priorities would

1202
01:07:31,570 --> 01:07:34,250
be ... heading back into the school year

1203
01:07:34,250 --> 01:07:36,400
so the director

1204
01:07:36,400 --> 01:07:38,420
I thank you for the question that interests the radical

1205
01:07:38,420 --> 01:07:41,830
saying ... I see you know equity the work on

1206
01:07:41,830 --> 01:07:45,400
anti black racism anti racism discrimination hate continues to be

1207
01:07:45,400 --> 01:07:47,640
a focus for the Toronto district school board and our

1208
01:07:47,640 --> 01:07:52,500
multi year strategic plan and as associate director Snyder mentioned

1209
01:07:52,500 --> 01:07:55,000
there was six point four million dollars for equity initiatives

1210
01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:59,570
across the province clearly I think that your commentary earlier

1211
01:07:59,600 --> 01:08:03,130
withdrew with respect to re engagement would also apply to

1212
01:08:03,130 --> 01:08:06,280
these up I'm out because our amount of for the

1213
01:08:06,280 --> 01:08:09,850
Toronto district school board has not been determined as yet

1214
01:08:09,850 --> 01:08:11,940
but you also need to keep in mind that I

1215
01:08:11,940 --> 01:08:15,790
would offer that the work around equity is also embedded

1216
01:08:15,790 --> 01:08:17,530
in the work that we're going to be doing in

1217
01:08:17,530 --> 01:08:19,960
mental health the work we're going to be doing for

1218
01:08:19,960 --> 01:08:23,830
technology and for ESL and our re engagement all of

1219
01:08:23,830 --> 01:08:27,920
the those pots of funds will have work in them

1220
01:08:27,950 --> 01:08:30,800
and ... funding in them that will also support our

1221
01:08:30,800 --> 01:08:34,770
objectives towards equity and anti oppression and so I would

1222
01:08:34,770 --> 01:08:37,870
... agree with it with you around you know perhaps

1223
01:08:37,870 --> 01:08:42,140
have been further funding especially are specially designed for that

1224
01:08:42,300 --> 01:08:44,350
but it's also a wholesome picture that we need to

1225
01:08:44,350 --> 01:08:47,130
take

1226
01:08:47,130 --> 01:08:48,750
thank you so much and and again thank you so

1227
01:08:48,750 --> 01:08:50,650
much all our staff are getting this info to us

1228
01:08:50,650 --> 01:08:56,080
and looking forward to many more conversations to come

1229
01:08:56,080 --> 01:09:00,150
okay thank you just recognizing them are still asking just

1230
01:09:00,150 --> 01:09:02,280
to know what we have about four minutes before I

1231
01:09:02,280 --> 01:09:04,960
timed items so we'll just go and make it over

1232
01:09:04,960 --> 01:09:06,840
the time died in case you use up the whole

1233
01:09:06,840 --> 01:09:13,080
five so that we can finish up

1234
01:09:13,080 --> 01:09:15,920
we see that you can take the floor

1235
01:09:15,920 --> 01:09:17,660
you so much Mister chair I was already going to

1236
01:09:17,660 --> 01:09:19,060
be asking

1237
01:09:19,060 --> 01:09:21,290
on the list because I have so many questions but

1238
01:09:21,520 --> 01:09:26,890
obviously the wait for another meeting ... okay first question

1239
01:09:26,890 --> 01:09:29,870
for you Mister chair if we don't need ministry approval

1240
01:09:30,220 --> 01:09:34,010
can we think about going back to the elementary model

1241
01:09:34,010 --> 01:09:36,010
that we had developed with crap at the end of

1242
01:09:36,040 --> 01:09:39,660
the day to keep classes small

1243
01:09:39,660 --> 01:09:45,700
first message through the chair to associate director gold

1244
01:09:45,700 --> 01:09:48,410
I'm I think in the coming days we're going to

1245
01:09:48,410 --> 01:09:50,800
be looking at what I'll call the bell schedules the

1246
01:09:50,800 --> 01:09:54,580
times of day that carries exists in both panels ...

1247
01:09:54,830 --> 01:09:58,110
as well as how many day cycles there are at

1248
01:09:58,110 --> 01:10:01,600
this stage there appears to be no central provincial direction

1249
01:10:01,600 --> 01:10:03,540
on that and so we are hoping to use that

1250
01:10:03,540 --> 01:10:07,050
as an opportunity to look at models that are similar

1251
01:10:07,050 --> 01:10:09,530
to things we wanted to consider last year and couldn't

1252
01:10:09,910 --> 01:10:11,920
... but we also want to get clarity on whether

1253
01:10:11,920 --> 01:10:13,970
we have that freedom

1254
01:10:13,970 --> 01:10:17,270
M. excellent M. I hope they mean it when they

1255
01:10:17,270 --> 01:10:20,240
say we have flexibility and and don't change their mind

1256
01:10:20,240 --> 01:10:25,180
because if we could reassure families that we have the

1257
01:10:25,180 --> 01:10:29,580
ability to keep class sizes small at their local school

1258
01:10:29,610 --> 01:10:33,060
it might really give them a lot more confidence to

1259
01:10:33,060 --> 01:10:37,410
not have to choose a virtual learning so I think

1260
01:10:37,410 --> 01:10:39,960
the two might go together and I'm and I'm really

1261
01:10:39,960 --> 01:10:44,450
wondering how we can communicate S. ... in order to

1262
01:10:44,450 --> 01:10:47,970
give parents as much confidence as possible that's number one

1263
01:10:48,110 --> 01:10:53,920
number two if we capped ... is an aspect discussion

1264
01:10:53,920 --> 01:10:59,170
going to be about differentiating staffing resources to keep class

1265
01:10:59,170 --> 01:11:03,100
is still small and hot spot areas

1266
01:11:03,100 --> 01:11:06,390
associate director Snyder

1267
01:11:06,390 --> 01:11:09,400
three Mister chair I think we'll still need to see

1268
01:11:09,400 --> 01:11:12,720
the selection forms and then decide with the available funding

1269
01:11:12,720 --> 01:11:15,970
that we have right now what are what our capacity

1270
01:11:15,970 --> 01:11:19,050
is to re keep class sizes small and what the

1271
01:11:19,050 --> 01:11:23,330
best delivery model is for students okay I I am

1272
01:11:23,930 --> 01:11:28,290
I am hoping that we take simultaneous elementary learning off

1273
01:11:28,290 --> 01:11:32,790
the table and would be prepared for a pre preemptive

1274
01:11:32,790 --> 01:11:40,000
conversation about more staffing that allows for that because I

1275
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:43,460
am and I'm also if everybody seems to be putting

1276
01:11:43,460 --> 01:11:46,800
their pictures out there I'm really wondering what our pro

1277
01:11:46,830 --> 01:11:51,800
active plans are to minimize or even eliminate the simultaneous

1278
01:11:51,800 --> 01:11:57,100
that secondary as well so so ... so in any

1279
01:11:57,100 --> 01:11:59,450
way I don't expect you that to the answer as

1280
01:11:59,450 --> 01:12:01,090
I expect the answer to be we're gonna have to

1281
01:12:01,090 --> 01:12:04,810
wait for the numbers except for but ... we ...

1282
01:12:05,460 --> 01:12:08,620
last last time when we were planning I know staff

1283
01:12:08,620 --> 01:12:13,350
were very ... very clear at inviting partners to the

1284
01:12:13,350 --> 01:12:17,690
table so that we have the ability and diverse voices

1285
01:12:17,800 --> 01:12:21,290
that we have the ability to each year ... a

1286
01:12:21,290 --> 01:12:26,730
lot of opinions before to test out some planning ...

1287
01:12:26,770 --> 01:12:31,140
will that happen again this year three you Mister chair

1288
01:12:31,140 --> 01:12:35,670
through you Mister chair our time lines are very tight

1289
01:12:36,160 --> 01:12:42,170
... executive superintendent salmon ... hi it will be engaging

1290
01:12:42,170 --> 01:12:48,520
partners but teachers are entitled to receive their timetables by

1291
01:12:48,520 --> 01:12:51,930
a certain date ... than the elementary and secondary levels

1292
01:12:52,200 --> 01:12:54,490
so we will be working with our partners but we

1293
01:12:54,490 --> 01:12:58,850
will also be working to ... meet our collective agreement

1294
01:12:58,850 --> 01:13:03,590
obligations that may not allow for the kind of consultation

1295
01:13:04,020 --> 01:13:07,190
... that would be the case if we were in

1296
01:13:07,190 --> 01:13:10,250
the month of March

1297
01:13:10,250 --> 01:13:14,700
I do understand that but I don't understand and how

1298
01:13:14,700 --> 01:13:18,470
teachers can get their timetables before we clearly understand if

1299
01:13:18,470 --> 01:13:22,130
they're teaching in person ... will be part of

1300
01:13:22,130 --> 01:13:26,780
Montel it's chicken and egg are we are we estimating

1301
01:13:26,840 --> 01:13:30,680
are we are we then going to give teachers time

1302
01:13:30,680 --> 01:13:34,610
tables and dip into our deficit in order to fund

1303
01:13:34,640 --> 01:13:39,870
additional teachers we may need to change ... local remote

1304
01:13:40,320 --> 01:13:43,180
like kite I am I I'm not quite sure how

1305
01:13:43,330 --> 01:13:47,150
to come together ... and I know that's why they

1306
01:13:47,150 --> 01:13:50,880
pay you the big box from an operational perspective but

1307
01:13:51,080 --> 01:13:54,540
but it it's really challenging because we're going to have

1308
01:13:54,540 --> 01:13:59,780
to explain this and sometimes explaining that we won't know

1309
01:13:59,780 --> 01:14:04,330
yet ... it's not going to be the answer what

1310
01:14:04,360 --> 01:14:09,180
what would be much more helpful is different scenarios at

1311
01:14:09,180 --> 01:14:11,690
least in my opinion would be met what would be

1312
01:14:11,690 --> 01:14:16,230
much more helpful would be possible different scenarios wherein you

1313
01:14:16,230 --> 01:14:20,240
choose yes it may mean acts or it may mean

1314
01:14:20,240 --> 01:14:23,460
why depending on the number that have done that but

1315
01:14:23,460 --> 01:14:26,070
going back to my other colleagues questions I think if

1316
01:14:26,070 --> 01:14:28,910
we can get clarity from trying to public health in

1317
01:14:28,910 --> 01:14:33,500
terms of vaccine I'm again sorry three Mister chair if

1318
01:14:33,500 --> 01:14:36,300
we can get clarity from trying to public health in

1319
01:14:36,300 --> 01:14:40,260
terms of vaccine rollout not only just for

1320
01:14:40,260 --> 01:14:43,770
it's that haven't gotten one yet but for our staff

1321
01:14:44,120 --> 01:14:47,940
to ensure because many staff are don't have appointments yet

1322
01:14:47,970 --> 01:14:50,000
they won't have a point is still June so to

1323
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:54,140
ensure they will all be fully vaccinated by September that

1324
01:14:54,170 --> 01:14:58,520
all families and kids and care givers and hot spots

1325
01:14:58,520 --> 01:15:03,490
will be vaccinated by September the rest of us hopefully

1326
01:15:03,490 --> 01:15:08,230
won't be that far behind I'm so so maybe we

1327
01:15:08,230 --> 01:15:12,730
need a transition plan for September and then after thanksgiving

1328
01:15:13,100 --> 01:15:16,680
assuming everybody's been vaccinated this is what's going to happen

1329
01:15:17,020 --> 01:15:20,690
and and I'm wondering if stuff for thinking about that

1330
01:15:20,690 --> 01:15:24,370
so through the chair no we're not we don't think

1331
01:15:24,370 --> 01:15:28,870
the transition at thanksgiving is a realistic goal given the

1332
01:15:28,870 --> 01:15:32,630
stability kids need coming out of the pandemic we're ever

1333
01:15:32,630 --> 01:15:36,460
hopeful the T. PH will have updates for families that

1334
01:15:36,460 --> 01:15:40,030
will allow them to make more informed choices but this

1335
01:15:40,030 --> 01:15:44,550
selection form will be asking for choices up until February

1336
01:15:44,860 --> 01:15:48,290
again I'm going to go through the chair that I

1337
01:15:48,360 --> 01:15:51,520
there was no obligation to have any switch time but

1338
01:15:51,520 --> 01:15:54,940
we couldn't as a staff level with that all teachers

1339
01:15:54,940 --> 01:15:58,800
will receive a tentative time table at the appointed time

1340
01:15:59,190 --> 01:16:00,990
I do want to point out to the chair of

1341
01:16:00,990 --> 01:16:04,040
that ... we have received agreement to put the private

1342
01:16:04,040 --> 01:16:06,770
legal matter to six o'clock so the trustees can get

1343
01:16:06,770 --> 01:16:10,940
their questions answered just stature brown ... is that all

1344
01:16:10,940 --> 01:16:14,080
right so that we can confirm

1345
01:16:14,080 --> 01:16:16,490
so what about sorry could you just repeat that that

1346
01:16:16,490 --> 01:16:18,170
was that

1347
01:16:18,170 --> 01:16:21,930
we have confirmation that we can ... delayed the private

1348
01:16:21,930 --> 01:16:25,790
legal matter until six o'clock six oh sure sure we

1349
01:16:25,790 --> 01:16:30,320
can we can prioritize trustees questions so ... back to

1350
01:16:30,320 --> 01:16:32,830
the question our intention is to get a tentative time

1351
01:16:32,830 --> 01:16:36,670
tables our intention is not to allow for thanksgiving switch

1352
01:16:36,870 --> 01:16:39,920
we're going for stability and we're looking at after the

1353
01:16:39,920 --> 01:16:43,980
first reporting period at the end of January students in

1354
01:16:43,980 --> 01:16:47,280
elementary will be given an opportunity for a switch I'm

1355
01:16:47,280 --> 01:16:50,250
going to quote three students will be given an opportunity

1356
01:16:50,250 --> 01:16:53,420
to switch so the selection form asks families to choose

1357
01:16:53,710 --> 01:16:56,550
until that date because we think it's too much of

1358
01:16:56,550 --> 01:16:59,090
a not people for the system and for our students

1359
01:16:59,340 --> 01:17:02,730
and and and I appreciate that at one hundred percent

1360
01:17:02,990 --> 01:17:06,050
so what what needs to happen in my opinion is

1361
01:17:06,050 --> 01:17:08,970
that we have to give parents and caregivers the confidence

1362
01:17:08,970 --> 01:17:12,550
that in person schooling will be safe for September so

1363
01:17:12,580 --> 01:17:16,110
everything we can do about that whether that means lowering

1364
01:17:16,110 --> 01:17:20,490
class sizes whether that means you know vaccinations to be

1365
01:17:20,490 --> 01:17:25,230
done what ever that package might look like that's what

1366
01:17:25,230 --> 01:17:27,640
we have to do before we send out a selection

1367
01:17:27,640 --> 01:17:30,710
form and I will stop there and that in the

1368
01:17:30,710 --> 01:17:34,140
hopes that there might be up until six o'clock obviously

1369
01:17:34,140 --> 01:17:36,410
my other colleagues need to ask the questions please put

1370
01:17:36,410 --> 01:17:39,000
me back on the list thank you thank you thank

1371
01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:42,030
you to rex Tillerson I am now on the list

1372
01:17:42,030 --> 01:17:45,650
and I I think trustee advice sure ... I believe

1373
01:17:45,650 --> 01:17:48,040
you had to leave the meeting so I'm I'm gonna

1374
01:17:48,040 --> 01:17:50,880
ask if trustee radicalism would like you to put the

1375
01:17:50,880 --> 01:17:54,260
chair of the meeting well I ask my questions just

1376
01:17:54,260 --> 01:17:57,670
handing it out if you'd like to

1377
01:17:57,670 --> 01:17:59,200
I had here

1378
01:17:59,200 --> 01:18:02,880
thank you so I had a couple of questions I

1379
01:18:02,880 --> 01:18:07,110
wanted to go back to the equity the equity issues

1380
01:18:07,110 --> 01:18:09,560
funding which I think was six around six million dollars

1381
01:18:09,980 --> 01:18:11,650
I'm

1382
01:18:11,650 --> 01:18:13,790
I'm more into I'm kind of interested in what we

1383
01:18:13,790 --> 01:18:16,750
think will get and how much

1384
01:18:16,750 --> 01:18:20,510
how effective the amount would be I'm not sure this

1385
01:18:20,510 --> 01:18:22,930
question goes to what I'm assuming we get around twelve

1386
01:18:22,930 --> 01:18:25,410
percent if we have twelve percent of the students which

1387
01:18:25,410 --> 01:18:28,510
is about seven hundred twenty thousand and I'm just wondering

1388
01:18:28,510 --> 01:18:31,420
if that would be accurate or at if we are

1389
01:18:31,420 --> 01:18:33,990
completely in the dark on that

1390
01:18:33,990 --> 01:18:37,920
associate director Snyder for you Mister chair I know we

1391
01:18:38,020 --> 01:18:41,690
I have no information to will have a better opinion

1392
01:18:42,130 --> 01:18:44,570
of what the allocation will be and what will be

1393
01:18:44,570 --> 01:18:50,150
based on or waddle it'll be ... tended to support

1394
01:18:50,150 --> 01:18:52,050
okay this is just a follow up if it were

1395
01:18:52,050 --> 01:18:55,130
twelve percent which is I guess let's six point four

1396
01:18:55,130 --> 01:18:58,530
five around eight hundred and something thousand

1397
01:18:58,530 --> 01:19:00,990
what would we eat well what would we be doing

1398
01:19:00,990 --> 01:19:02,600
with that and

1399
01:19:02,600 --> 01:19:07,580
it it in a broad sense not necessarily the specifics

1400
01:19:07,580 --> 01:19:11,210
this is just for it through the through the chair

1401
01:19:11,470 --> 01:19:15,120
that question we could not specifically answer today ... as

1402
01:19:15,120 --> 01:19:18,470
we said job when we're looking at a the amount

1403
01:19:18,500 --> 01:19:20,280
and to be

1404
01:19:20,280 --> 01:19:23,270
as associate director and I said

1405
01:19:23,270 --> 01:19:26,180
equities falls into all of our work so all of

1406
01:19:26,180 --> 01:19:31,490
those allegations include equity commitments catch to them so we'll

1407
01:19:31,490 --> 01:19:35,140
have a better understanding of what the specific actions I

1408
01:19:35,140 --> 01:19:38,180
in the upcoming weeks

1409
01:19:38,180 --> 01:19:41,330
okay that's fine thank you ... so the other thing

1410
01:19:41,330 --> 01:19:43,240
I wanted to serve as a comment about the technology

1411
01:19:43,240 --> 01:19:45,590
on their own I'll be coming a permanent addition I

1412
01:19:45,590 --> 01:19:48,210
think that's great because it's an acknowledgement that it's needed

1413
01:19:48,700 --> 01:19:51,170
I just I was a little interesting that it's happening

1414
01:19:51,410 --> 01:19:54,290
in relation with gene you know that the two credits

1415
01:19:54,480 --> 01:19:58,830
in secondary that are required ... I'm just wondering ...

1416
01:19:58,830 --> 01:20:02,240
so I'm not sure there was slide twelve that information

1417
01:20:02,240 --> 01:20:05,400
is on it with an eight percent

1418
01:20:05,400 --> 01:20:08,520
an eight percent but was in a percent drop I

1419
01:20:08,520 --> 01:20:11,320
can remember the word that was used

1420
01:20:11,320 --> 01:20:14,030
yeah a person is secondary students taking at a draw

1421
01:20:14,060 --> 01:20:19,240
... a decrease in about about twenty two point nine

1422
01:20:19,240 --> 01:20:21,340
million in twenty six teachers

1423
01:20:21,340 --> 01:20:23,720
by twenty three twenty four how many teachers would that

1424
01:20:23,720 --> 01:20:25,300
be I did some math but I don't know if

1425
01:20:25,300 --> 01:20:27,360
that's accurate I had some

1426
01:20:27,360 --> 01:20:30,510
I'm is this going to be quite a few isn't

1427
01:20:30,510 --> 01:20:33,530
three I'm sure I would suggest that that would be

1428
01:20:33,530 --> 01:20:35,540
it would it was six it's eight percent now it's

1429
01:20:35,540 --> 01:20:38,380
sixty percent of twenty two twenty three would be double

1430
01:20:38,380 --> 01:20:42,820
the amount or five point eight billion and approximately fifty

1431
01:20:42,820 --> 01:20:46,400
two teachers will be my estimate not knowing

1432
01:20:46,400 --> 01:20:49,860
and working with the the technical documents and then another

1433
01:20:50,050 --> 01:20:52,640
ten percent jump in twenty two twenty four so another

1434
01:20:52,820 --> 01:20:56,490
quite another chunk of teachers okay I'm

1435
01:20:56,490 --> 01:21:00,950
by we do when we are sharing this information with

1436
01:21:00,950 --> 01:21:03,770
students I know that they can opt out I will

1437
01:21:03,800 --> 01:21:05,790
I hope that we make it very clear so that

1438
01:21:05,790 --> 01:21:08,250
it isn't something that's just written in the fine print

1439
01:21:08,440 --> 01:21:10,680
that they understand that they can because there may be

1440
01:21:10,680 --> 01:21:12,570
a lot of kids who are stressed out about having

1441
01:21:12,570 --> 01:21:14,770
to do this and if they don't have to do

1442
01:21:14,770 --> 01:21:17,460
it they might not want to do it ... after

1443
01:21:17,460 --> 01:21:19,540
specially coming out of code so just to make sure

1444
01:21:19,540 --> 01:21:24,100
that that option of opting out is very clearly ...

1445
01:21:24,130 --> 01:21:26,710
available to them

1446
01:21:26,710 --> 01:21:29,370
thank you we can undertake that the PPM is being

1447
01:21:29,370 --> 01:21:31,820
worked on right now and we will undertake to do

1448
01:21:31,820 --> 01:21:35,190
that very clearly for students and then the other our

1449
01:21:35,190 --> 01:21:37,170
next question I have is on the system tech our

1450
01:21:37,170 --> 01:21:39,270
story on the ...

1451
01:21:39,270 --> 01:21:40,620
city

1452
01:21:40,620 --> 01:21:43,190
and the the amount for

1453
01:21:43,190 --> 01:21:47,250
for special education and I heard ... assistive technology and

1454
01:21:47,250 --> 01:21:50,310
I'm wondering if ... somebody could just tell me exactly

1455
01:21:50,310 --> 01:21:55,160
what examples of assistive technology we're we're we're dealing with

1456
01:21:55,160 --> 01:21:59,210
associate director on gold street that I'm sure ... through

1457
01:21:59,210 --> 01:22:01,760
the channel just give a couple of examples whether it's

1458
01:22:01,810 --> 01:22:06,800
reading right gold's speech to text text to text to

1459
01:22:06,840 --> 01:22:12,040
voice ... laptops for students with more complex needs that

1460
01:22:12,040 --> 01:22:16,630
type of equipment and and software availability

1461
01:22:16,630 --> 01:22:20,080
thank you that's helpful so normally that kind of equipment

1462
01:22:20,080 --> 01:22:22,450
for students comes to receive funding is it not I

1463
01:22:22,450 --> 01:22:27,140
see a funding

1464
01:22:27,140 --> 01:22:29,680
three men I'm sure yes for the students that are

1465
01:22:29,680 --> 01:22:34,130
identified that funding comes with that ... methodologies well okay

1466
01:22:34,130 --> 01:22:36,240
so is this funding tied to that or is it

1467
01:22:36,240 --> 01:22:38,300
a separate thing that's what really what I'm trying to

1468
01:22:38,300 --> 01:22:41,340
get at

1469
01:22:41,340 --> 01:22:44,250
through you madam chair at this point I'd have to

1470
01:22:44,250 --> 01:22:46,480
double check the the work but I believe it is

1471
01:22:46,510 --> 01:22:48,950
separate from the C. about it so different about this

1472
01:22:48,950 --> 01:22:53,110
difference so light so so to speak okay so that's

1473
01:22:53,110 --> 01:22:55,320
good that you can check that and then ... I

1474
01:22:55,320 --> 01:22:59,550
would ask my question while you're checking as well or

1475
01:22:59,550 --> 01:23:01,760
maybe what we think about is will there be a

1476
01:23:01,760 --> 01:23:05,560
different process for it then or ... would be follow

1477
01:23:05,560 --> 01:23:08,690
something similar to the C. funding but ... I'll leave

1478
01:23:08,690 --> 01:23:11,580
that for now thanks ... I had I think that

1479
01:23:11,580 --> 01:23:14,710
was it I mean we have one more question

1480
01:23:14,710 --> 01:23:20,320


1481
01:23:20,320 --> 01:23:23,370
no that's it thank you so I'll

1482
01:23:23,370 --> 01:23:30,190
I can resume the churning thank you research causing

1483
01:23:30,190 --> 01:23:34,320
also just simply

1484
01:23:34,320 --> 01:23:36,500
thank you throughout your

1485
01:23:36,500 --> 01:23:38,460
I'm for the first time in a long time I'm

1486
01:23:38,460 --> 01:23:42,970
really glad that I'm at home you know isn't meeting

1487
01:23:42,970 --> 01:23:46,100
because I think I'm about to become really unpopular so

1488
01:23:46,100 --> 01:23:48,160
the fact that I'm not close enough to people or

1489
01:23:48,160 --> 01:23:50,380
things happening I think I might be able to take

1490
01:23:50,450 --> 01:23:53,300
corporate

1491
01:23:53,300 --> 01:23:59,950
I'm really disappointed

1492
01:23:59,950 --> 01:24:02,470
we are

1493
01:24:02,470 --> 01:24:05,700
we're going to be asking parents and families to make

1494
01:24:05,700 --> 01:24:08,070
choices

1495
01:24:08,070 --> 01:24:11,020
90 days in jail to school starting

1496
01:24:11,020 --> 01:24:13,240
and we know that

1497
01:24:13,240 --> 01:24:15,960
things turned on a dime when we asked them to

1498
01:24:15,960 --> 01:24:22,080
make choices four weeks before school starting last summer

1499
01:24:22,080 --> 01:24:24,670
I happen to think that is going to be and

1500
01:24:24,670 --> 01:24:28,880
maybe my classes inappropriately how full but I think this

1501
01:24:28,880 --> 01:24:32,390
is going to be important ninety days I'm hoping that

1502
01:24:32,850 --> 01:24:35,900
given the projections were vaccines

1503
01:24:35,900 --> 01:24:40,870
September 30 horizon

1504
01:24:40,870 --> 01:24:42,640
you know starts to look like a light at the

1505
01:24:42,640 --> 01:24:45,600
end of the tunnel that we've all been desperately searching

1506
01:24:45,600 --> 01:24:49,260
for for an extended period of time

1507
01:24:49,260 --> 01:24:52,270
and we're not always sure third of our students are

1508
01:24:52,270 --> 01:24:54,880
virtually or in virtual schools

1509
01:24:54,880 --> 01:24:56,960
and

1510
01:24:56,960 --> 01:24:59,680
even knows they're excited about that are going to know

1511
01:25:00,130 --> 01:25:04,320
when he's back in June they're they're picking virtual

1512
01:25:04,320 --> 01:25:10,280
what virtual it's because we're changing with virtual school

1513
01:25:10,280 --> 01:25:13,950
I also I'm concerned that these water for me I

1514
01:25:13,950 --> 01:25:19,700
guess instead of stopping my rattle ask a question ...

1515
01:25:19,700 --> 01:25:23,810
are we not concerned that these

1516
01:25:23,810 --> 01:25:27,320
local

1517
01:25:27,320 --> 01:25:30,780
for smaller groups of schools for was mentioned six was

1518
01:25:30,780 --> 01:25:32,210
mentioned

1519
01:25:32,210 --> 01:25:34,310


1520
01:25:34,310 --> 01:25:36,690
one of the only benefits a virtual schools they were

1521
01:25:36,690 --> 01:25:41,640
all straight classes and are we are concerned that because

1522
01:25:41,640 --> 01:25:46,970
we're now making them were geographically local badge ... they

1523
01:25:46,970 --> 01:25:52,500
will results and are more split classes

1524
01:25:52,500 --> 01:25:56,020
you're the chair we believe they will say will be

1525
01:25:56,020 --> 01:25:59,650
reflective of school staffing models as they've existed in the

1526
01:25:59,650 --> 01:26:05,710
past ... and ... there are many educators and some

1527
01:26:05,710 --> 01:26:10,070
families who are not averse to split grades so we

1528
01:26:10,070 --> 01:26:13,150
don't make the assumption that because it's a split grade

1529
01:26:13,150 --> 01:26:18,000
it's necessarily lessen the quality experience that's an educator answer

1530
01:26:18,400 --> 01:26:21,010
that doesn't mean everyone agrees with that but what I

1531
01:26:21,010 --> 01:26:25,250
would say is people are connected to their schools and

1532
01:26:25,250 --> 01:26:29,310
the connection to the school and a leadership structure that

1533
01:26:29,310 --> 01:26:32,200
supports the mental health and well being of our students

1534
01:26:32,530 --> 01:26:36,740
is fundamental to this process and starting school in a

1535
01:26:36,740 --> 01:26:41,420
way that welcomes people back to school is a huge

1536
01:26:41,420 --> 01:26:46,140
priority for us so waiting until August would mean that

1537
01:26:46,170 --> 01:26:48,200
we would have the same type of school start up

1538
01:26:48,200 --> 01:26:51,150
we have this year which I think everyone was committed

1539
01:26:51,150 --> 01:26:54,290
to not having a car and keen we are hopeful

1540
01:26:54,290 --> 01:26:58,480
that in my multi generational families many more people who

1541
01:26:58,480 --> 01:27:00,720
live in the same household many more people will be

1542
01:27:00,720 --> 01:27:05,740
vaccinated than before grandparents and people who are senior I'm

1543
01:27:05,740 --> 01:27:09,400
a senior age more like mine for instance have already

1544
01:27:09,400 --> 01:27:12,180
received their first dose and are very likely to have

1545
01:27:12,180 --> 01:27:15,870
their second does by August and so what we are

1546
01:27:15,870 --> 01:27:19,740
hoping is that this will prompt parents to have more

1547
01:27:19,740 --> 01:27:24,340
faith in their ability to opt for in school learning

1548
01:27:24,570 --> 01:27:27,970
where it doesn't they have the option for remote learning

1549
01:27:28,240 --> 01:27:29,840
and we are going to try to do that in

1550
01:27:29,840 --> 01:27:33,050
such a way that we can facilitate the next transition

1551
01:27:33,050 --> 01:27:36,660
even more

1552
01:27:36,660 --> 01:27:39,860
thank you and

1553
01:27:39,860 --> 01:27:43,560
my wife's a teacher who's taught us Booker classes in

1554
01:27:43,590 --> 01:27:46,280
and you know to the educators I'm certainly not suggesting

1555
01:27:46,280 --> 01:27:50,290
that Israel is very less than desirable ... you know

1556
01:27:50,290 --> 01:27:52,530
they can't be done effectively and I know for a

1557
01:27:52,530 --> 01:27:55,170
fact that it is and I don't want to present

1558
01:27:55,170 --> 01:27:56,800
that picture but I do think it would be a

1559
01:27:56,800 --> 01:28:00,430
harder thing to do virtually then it would be ...

1560
01:28:00,760 --> 01:28:03,100
when you've got when you're in the class I think

1561
01:28:03,100 --> 01:28:06,500
that adds an extra layer to that which an extra

1562
01:28:06,500 --> 01:28:08,180
challenge

1563
01:28:08,180 --> 01:28:09,910
oh sorry

1564
01:28:09,910 --> 01:28:12,660
I'm

1565
01:28:12,660 --> 01:28:15,100
and I agree that no one wants school starting the

1566
01:28:15,100 --> 01:28:18,120
third week of September and ...

1567
01:28:18,120 --> 01:28:22,520
and I I get all that right

1568
01:28:22,520 --> 01:28:25,530
we've got a third of the people there were comfortable

1569
01:28:25,720 --> 01:28:28,930
when the numbers were at

1570
01:28:28,930 --> 01:28:32,480
when people are changing their minds we were going you

1571
01:28:32,480 --> 01:28:34,890
know the rates were at like two hundred and they

1572
01:28:34,890 --> 01:28:38,060
were going to four hundred and they were like five

1573
01:28:38,060 --> 01:28:40,530
hundred in September or something like it wasn't in the

1574
01:28:40,530 --> 01:28:43,980
thousands it was just going from the low to boost

1575
01:28:44,190 --> 01:28:47,000
it to the middle hundreds and people were changing their

1576
01:28:47,000 --> 01:28:51,820
mind dramatically opting for work or school ... yeah we've

1577
01:28:51,820 --> 01:28:54,030
been over three

1578
01:28:54,030 --> 01:28:57,180
for the last little while and

1579
01:28:57,180 --> 01:28:59,390
what I hope you know I think most people hope

1580
01:28:59,390 --> 01:29:01,590
is that we have a return to bricks and mortar

1581
01:29:01,840 --> 01:29:05,390
and our kids coming back to school and feeling comfortable

1582
01:29:05,390 --> 01:29:09,150
and feeling safe and I think that's cool I think

1583
01:29:09,180 --> 01:29:11,100
that's ...

1584
01:29:11,100 --> 01:29:14,190
a big leap of faith for people who were already

1585
01:29:14,190 --> 01:29:17,510
opted for virtual school that being a third of our

1586
01:29:18,130 --> 01:29:23,000
our student body to make in June in advance of

1587
01:29:23,460 --> 01:29:25,720
... ...

1588
01:29:25,720 --> 01:29:27,250
what I think is going to be a whole wall

1589
01:29:27,250 --> 01:29:29,300
of our

1590
01:29:29,300 --> 01:29:32,540
actually nations and even some for high school kids you

1591
01:29:32,540 --> 01:29:35,130
know to open up ...

1592
01:29:35,130 --> 01:29:37,340
right I think this is going to be the landscape

1593
01:29:37,340 --> 01:29:39,890
is going to be dramatically different and we're going to

1594
01:29:39,890 --> 01:29:44,970
have a number of people ... in early September late

1595
01:29:44,970 --> 01:29:47,650
August reaching out going

1596
01:29:47,650 --> 01:29:49,570
you know

1597
01:29:49,570 --> 01:29:51,550
you know I'm really worried about the mental health and

1598
01:29:51,550 --> 01:29:55,290
well being of my child that virtual school outside and

1599
01:29:55,320 --> 01:29:58,390
out of safety I needed to keep the parent

1600
01:29:58,390 --> 01:30:00,670
so I don't think we're getting is much as we'd

1601
01:30:00,670 --> 01:30:03,210
like to this notion that we asked them if you're

1602
01:30:03,210 --> 01:30:07,550
going and it's a hard thing ...

1603
01:30:07,550 --> 01:30:10,110
the world remember we had been in in the fall

1604
01:30:10,200 --> 01:30:13,880
and in September I think is ... I don't think

1605
01:30:13,880 --> 01:30:17,140
it's going to stop simply because we like it I

1606
01:30:17,140 --> 01:30:20,290
think that I think that that's coming our way against

1607
01:30:20,350 --> 01:30:26,950
my time's up support thank you

1608
01:30:26,950 --> 01:30:30,210
okay thank you Mister McLean

1609
01:30:30,210 --> 01:30:34,770
and the next person on the list is trust delete

1610
01:30:34,770 --> 01:30:39,490
thank you S. thank you Mister chair

1611
01:30:39,490 --> 01:30:42,830
trustee maclean's time is up I will absolutely take on

1612
01:30:42,830 --> 01:30:46,490
his torch and continue this conversation for so I just

1613
01:30:46,490 --> 01:30:50,200
want to applaud stock you have done amazing things of

1614
01:30:50,200 --> 01:30:53,650
this year and this new plan that you have presented

1615
01:30:53,650 --> 01:30:56,790
to us today it's it's very good and it's very

1616
01:30:56,790 --> 01:31:00,200
good it shows team work it shows a willingness to

1617
01:31:00,200 --> 01:31:03,160
work with our communities to listen to our communities I'm

1618
01:31:03,160 --> 01:31:05,860
also glad the provinces came over and came up with

1619
01:31:05,860 --> 01:31:07,450
some funding

1620
01:31:07,450 --> 01:31:09,140
but

1621
01:31:09,140 --> 01:31:13,430
I think in trying to adjust to improve how we

1622
01:31:13,430 --> 01:31:17,950
performed this year we might be going too far in

1623
01:31:17,950 --> 01:31:21,860
compensation towards the other direction with the way that we

1624
01:31:21,860 --> 01:31:26,980
are asking our parents to make a choice right now

1625
01:31:26,980 --> 01:31:30,770
if we recall last August

1626
01:31:30,770 --> 01:31:34,370
when we asked our parents how they felt about virtual

1627
01:31:34,370 --> 01:31:37,660
versus in person during the second time the first time

1628
01:31:37,660 --> 01:31:40,140
we asked in the middle of August the second out

1629
01:31:40,140 --> 01:31:41,790
sorry the first time we asked in the middle of

1630
01:31:41,790 --> 01:31:45,240
August the second time was at the end of August

1631
01:31:45,750 --> 01:31:50,020
seven thousand parents change their minds about seven thousand for

1632
01:31:50,020 --> 01:31:52,610
every two weeks

1633
01:31:52,610 --> 01:31:54,750
the late

1634
01:31:54,750 --> 01:31:57,520
if I were to do a straight line mass and

1635
01:31:57,520 --> 01:32:00,250
extend that two weeks to the ninety day so we're

1636
01:32:00,250 --> 01:32:03,450
asking them to make a decision today

1637
01:32:03,450 --> 01:32:06,830
what would that number be

1638
01:32:06,830 --> 01:32:07,970
at

1639
01:32:07,970 --> 01:32:10,200
if we don't allow them to change their mind the

1640
01:32:10,200 --> 01:32:14,500
September what will that number be in February when we

1641
01:32:14,500 --> 01:32:18,790
do allow them to change and how drastically will these

1642
01:32:19,180 --> 01:32:22,720
changes in the pandemic and changes in the circumstances affect

1643
01:32:22,720 --> 01:32:24,820
our system

1644
01:32:24,820 --> 01:32:28,040
I understand that we need the numbers quickly to start

1645
01:32:28,040 --> 01:32:32,490
making plans I heard our stops the very clear that

1646
01:32:32,540 --> 01:32:36,520
we can design a operating model until you have an

1647
01:32:36,520 --> 01:32:38,300
idea of

1648
01:32:38,300 --> 01:32:41,490
what the parent wants to do

1649
01:32:41,490 --> 01:32:46,440
what is possible for us to ask them again just

1650
01:32:46,440 --> 01:32:50,090
to true up the numbers in the beginning of August

1651
01:32:50,520 --> 01:32:54,450
and I'm doing this map because we asked me last

1652
01:32:54,450 --> 01:32:57,310
year we asked the parents to you know continue to

1653
01:32:57,310 --> 01:33:00,780
make changes until the second week of September and even

1654
01:33:00,780 --> 01:33:02,800
with that we were able to get most of our

1655
01:33:02,800 --> 01:33:05,970
virtual school up by October the second week of October

1656
01:33:06,250 --> 01:33:09,310
so this we asked our parents to tool up their

1657
01:33:09,310 --> 01:33:13,330
responses by the second week of August can we make

1658
01:33:13,600 --> 01:33:17,300
a start date at the second week of September

1659
01:33:17,300 --> 01:33:20,520
and can you do that without impacting the system and

1660
01:33:20,550 --> 01:33:24,080
I'm asking this and I'm asking for staff opinions feedback

1661
01:33:24,080 --> 01:33:28,250
I don't expected today but you know soon

1662
01:33:28,250 --> 01:33:32,100
what challenges will you have to make something like this

1663
01:33:32,100 --> 01:33:36,840
happen and what obstacles can the board help you removed

1664
01:33:37,430 --> 01:33:41,990
so that we can you know delay the final choice

1665
01:33:42,030 --> 01:33:44,460
that our parents are going to make to escalate as

1666
01:33:44,460 --> 01:33:47,600
possible and what's that and what is that latest possible

1667
01:33:47,600 --> 01:33:49,850
date I think these are the questions I would love

1668
01:33:49,850 --> 01:33:53,050
to have staff come back at the meeting up soon

1669
01:33:53,090 --> 01:33:56,220
in the near future to let us know

1670
01:33:56,220 --> 01:33:59,190
once again I just want to reiterate I I fully

1671
01:33:59,190 --> 01:34:01,540
support the fact that if we ask the parents to

1672
01:34:02,090 --> 01:34:04,530
you know make a commitment to next year they make

1673
01:34:04,530 --> 01:34:07,480
that commitment until the first which ended in February I

1674
01:34:07,480 --> 01:34:10,330
think that is a good class I just don't want

1675
01:34:10,330 --> 01:34:13,520
us to over compensate into the other day H. and

1676
01:34:13,630 --> 01:34:16,700
ask the parents to make a choice to worry and

1677
01:34:16,700 --> 01:34:20,340
that choice become non reflective of reality because let's face

1678
01:34:20,340 --> 01:34:23,230
it there are variants of Colin nineteen that's coming out

1679
01:34:23,490 --> 01:34:25,630
we don't know how effective the vaccine is going to

1680
01:34:25,630 --> 01:34:28,260
be and at this point I think if we have

1681
01:34:28,260 --> 01:34:31,600
learned anything from the pandemic is a we have to

1682
01:34:31,600 --> 01:34:35,870
expect the unexpected and we cannot find ourselves into a

1683
01:34:35,870 --> 01:34:38,960
corner where we cannot hear that

1684
01:34:38,960 --> 01:34:42,140
to the drastic changes that we have already seen during

1685
01:34:42,330 --> 01:34:44,450
this period of time so thank you very much staff

1686
01:34:44,680 --> 01:34:46,520
I don't think I need a response now but I

1687
01:34:46,600 --> 01:34:50,270
hope we will continue this conversation actually I do want

1688
01:34:50,270 --> 01:34:52,460
a response I would like to know if staff is

1689
01:34:52,460 --> 01:34:54,850
willing to consider what I've just said thank you very

1690
01:34:54,850 --> 01:34:56,310
much

1691
01:34:56,310 --> 01:35:00,000
thank you through the chair I'm

1692
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:05,640
we are not willing to consider an August

1693
01:35:05,640 --> 01:35:09,680
change in choices at this point this is not the

1694
01:35:09,680 --> 01:35:12,500
same as generous start up as the last one the

1695
01:35:12,500 --> 01:35:16,710
vaccination rollout has been most intentional and while not perfect

1696
01:35:17,120 --> 01:35:20,460
thanks to trustees advocacy we have been able to get

1697
01:35:20,460 --> 01:35:24,950
our staff vaccinated at a speed which was much more

1698
01:35:24,950 --> 01:35:28,170
hopeful in two of the boards in the province which

1699
01:35:28,170 --> 01:35:30,640
had Morris hot spots than any other parts of the

1700
01:35:30,640 --> 01:35:34,220
province we've been able to get them vaccinated faster and

1701
01:35:34,220 --> 01:35:37,460
ministry of health and the ministry of education are committed

1702
01:35:37,460 --> 01:35:41,940
to choose vaccinations before they return to school that doesn't

1703
01:35:41,940 --> 01:35:45,210
mean we're guaranteed at all what we are expected to

1704
01:35:45,210 --> 01:35:49,550
guarantee is a smooth start to September so for families

1705
01:35:49,550 --> 01:35:52,280
who do not feel that vaccinations want to be able

1706
01:35:52,280 --> 01:35:55,550
to take place in their homes or for their children

1707
01:35:55,740 --> 01:36:01,050
they will likely be choosing a virtual learning option for

1708
01:36:01,050 --> 01:36:04,180
those who don't and there were here sure that within

1709
01:36:04,180 --> 01:36:07,080
their own home context it's been addressed they will be

1710
01:36:07,080 --> 01:36:10,030
choosing in person one whatever it is we will be

1711
01:36:10,030 --> 01:36:14,470
prioritizing the connection to the families to understand their choices

1712
01:36:14,510 --> 01:36:17,070
and by keeping the local charter schools were in a

1713
01:36:17,070 --> 01:36:20,110
better position to do so but we will not be

1714
01:36:20,110 --> 01:36:23,090
doing any kind of selection in the month of August

1715
01:36:23,380 --> 01:36:26,800
the stability for the students is too important at this

1716
01:36:26,800 --> 01:36:30,010
point and yes we recognize parents will be making choices

1717
01:36:30,010 --> 01:36:32,570
in June but we don't believe that's the same year

1718
01:36:32,570 --> 01:36:35,710
as last year and we're hopeful it doesn't change to

1719
01:36:35,710 --> 01:36:39,200
that degree but if it does we've we've allowed for

1720
01:36:39,200 --> 01:36:42,290
February which is the extra date which we were not

1721
01:36:42,290 --> 01:36:45,570
required to provide because we are sensitive to the fact

1722
01:36:45,570 --> 01:36:48,850
that parents don't always know but now we will be

1723
01:36:48,850 --> 01:36:52,320
entering into an August election

1724
01:36:52,320 --> 01:36:55,820
that would not that stops recommendation that thank you director

1725
01:36:55,820 --> 01:36:59,230
senior Mister chair I guess my question then is it

1726
01:36:59,260 --> 01:37:02,130
August is not a feasible date is starting to come

1727
01:37:02,130 --> 01:37:04,850
back and tell us if there is a date of

1728
01:37:04,880 --> 01:37:07,100
later generations she would jump for a spot or two

1729
01:37:07,100 --> 01:37:09,930
years in August where we can allow the parents to

1730
01:37:09,930 --> 01:37:13,480
make a true love on their initial decisions

1731
01:37:13,480 --> 01:37:16,150
through the chairs the consensus of all the directors of

1732
01:37:16,150 --> 01:37:19,520
education across the province to Janice already very late in

1733
01:37:19,520 --> 01:37:22,570
order to be able to assure schools of their staffing

1734
01:37:22,570 --> 01:37:26,650
levels because based on what their responses aren't we then

1735
01:37:26,650 --> 01:37:29,090
have to make sure staff is in the right places

1736
01:37:29,390 --> 01:37:32,400
and the right courses of the right programs are available

1737
01:37:32,400 --> 01:37:36,460
for our students so before teachers leave they are entitled

1738
01:37:36,460 --> 01:37:39,560
to get a tentative time table on when they should

1739
01:37:39,560 --> 01:37:41,830
be getting the real time table but will be giving

1740
01:37:41,830 --> 01:37:44,830
them a tentative time table so that we need the

1741
01:37:44,830 --> 01:37:49,480
collective agreement I'm convinced of the house

1742
01:37:49,480 --> 01:37:54,140
sorry sorry first is not really possible sorry sorry Mister

1743
01:37:54,140 --> 01:37:56,800
chair I just want understand are we making this decision

1744
01:37:56,830 --> 01:37:59,790
because it is impossible for us to manage or be

1745
01:37:59,790 --> 01:38:03,990
making this decision because it because give given our current

1746
01:38:04,270 --> 01:38:06,780
set up of collective agreement on how the summer break

1747
01:38:06,780 --> 01:38:10,970
works we want to fit in the time lines

1748
01:38:10,970 --> 01:38:13,070
sorry to hear that sure we're doing it so that

1749
01:38:13,070 --> 01:38:15,850
we can welcome our students back to school whether they

1750
01:38:15,850 --> 01:38:19,520
are in remote or whether they're in in person

1751
01:38:19,520 --> 01:38:23,810
staff is ready to go and register the family's interests

1752
01:38:24,080 --> 01:38:26,880
that's why so sorry I just want to meet the

1753
01:38:26,880 --> 01:38:29,120
three Mister terrific you director I just wanna clarify my

1754
01:38:29,120 --> 01:38:32,170
question once more if we're able to tell the teachers

1755
01:38:32,630 --> 01:38:35,530
at a different set of dates and if if we

1756
01:38:35,530 --> 01:38:38,010
didn't need to let our staff know ... teachers no

1757
01:38:38,200 --> 01:38:41,890
object class set up starting September I'm just curious are

1758
01:38:41,890 --> 01:38:45,490
we able to delay the state

1759
01:38:45,490 --> 01:38:49,050
through the chair no we're not because giving staff their

1760
01:38:49,050 --> 01:38:52,390
timetables means you know which staff we need to teach

1761
01:38:52,390 --> 01:38:55,940
French subjects in which brings so that the fact that

1762
01:38:55,940 --> 01:38:59,350
they're receiving their timetable means that all of the schools

1763
01:38:59,350 --> 01:39:02,770
in your ward well actually know which teachers they have

1764
01:39:03,220 --> 01:39:06,010
and which ones they need to hire as it is

1765
01:39:06,010 --> 01:39:09,060
hiring teachers goes into the month of July even though

1766
01:39:09,060 --> 01:39:12,130
it's not supposed to that's what staff receive more time

1767
01:39:12,130 --> 01:39:15,180
tables of the engine so wanted to share his family's

1768
01:39:15,180 --> 01:39:17,610
novels is that a teacher is in place for their

1769
01:39:17,610 --> 01:39:21,340
child in the month of September delaying it anymore it

1770
01:39:21,340 --> 01:39:23,970
means we can't stop the schools

1771
01:39:23,970 --> 01:39:26,530
thank you aspen three Mister chair I thought we are

1772
01:39:26,530 --> 01:39:29,500
giving all the head constantly

1773
01:39:29,500 --> 01:39:30,830
if you wanna go back on the list you can

1774
01:39:30,830 --> 01:39:32,940
your time is up we do have three other people

1775
01:39:32,940 --> 01:39:35,730
who would like to ask questions thank you ... so

1776
01:39:35,730 --> 01:39:40,120
we'll move on now to trustee Smith go ahead

1777
01:39:40,120 --> 01:39:44,410
thank you Mr chair still fighting technology here to get

1778
01:39:44,410 --> 01:39:47,890
to my point yeah all right the first question I

1779
01:39:47,890 --> 01:39:51,290
have is what support job I'm on an area of

1780
01:39:51,290 --> 01:39:56,160
concern to me what support what specific support S. S.

1781
01:39:56,160 --> 01:39:59,350
B. staff will be putting in place to re engage

1782
01:39:59,350 --> 01:40:00,000
those students

1783
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:05,020
which would be an unaccounted for and disengage in learning

1784
01:40:05,020 --> 01:40:08,220
for for more than a year I like to get

1785
01:40:08,220 --> 01:40:10,620
some answers on that

1786
01:40:10,620 --> 01:40:14,120
thank you very much Sir the chair to associate director

1787
01:40:14,120 --> 01:40:16,500
and

1788
01:40:16,500 --> 01:40:19,390
I thank you for the question trustees met as you

1789
01:40:19,420 --> 01:40:21,660
have rightly pointed out we have a number of students

1790
01:40:21,660 --> 01:40:24,260
who have been reading on not being engaged in the

1791
01:40:24,260 --> 01:40:26,830
learning as much as we'd like them to be over

1792
01:40:26,830 --> 01:40:31,300
the last year and so the PSS staff would have

1793
01:40:31,300 --> 01:40:36,310
the opportunity to make direct phone calls to parents to

1794
01:40:36,310 --> 01:40:38,940
reach out to them to get the information from the

1795
01:40:38,940 --> 01:40:41,980
schools to have school staff also reach out directly to

1796
01:40:41,980 --> 01:40:45,260
parents and the students are depending on their age to

1797
01:40:45,260 --> 01:40:47,800
make sure that we are inviting them back into a

1798
01:40:47,800 --> 01:40:51,910
space we're welcoming them and we're creating the conditions in

1799
01:40:51,910 --> 01:40:56,160
the school that will have them know that we're preparing

1800
01:40:56,160 --> 01:40:59,060
to receive them in a way that will have them

1801
01:40:59,060 --> 01:41:01,260
once again being in gate so it is going to

1802
01:41:01,260 --> 01:41:05,350
be a direct ... type of engagement that is going

1803
01:41:05,350 --> 01:41:07,440
to require some

1804
01:41:07,440 --> 01:41:09,840
... and resources and I think he has to stop

1805
01:41:09,840 --> 01:41:12,020
will be able to help us to do that

1806
01:41:12,020 --> 01:41:13,000
it

1807
01:41:13,000 --> 01:41:16,930
every year in terms of their support Gen resources so

1808
01:41:16,930 --> 01:41:22,070
we put a number or anything like that in place

1809
01:41:22,070 --> 01:41:24,990
as to what we were talking about a large group

1810
01:41:24,990 --> 01:41:27,880
of students here so I just want to insure that

1811
01:41:27,910 --> 01:41:31,990
we are we have a structure ready to go to

1812
01:41:32,020 --> 01:41:33,720
look at this

1813
01:41:33,720 --> 01:41:38,650
I was completely empty insure that we are we are

1814
01:41:38,650 --> 01:41:43,230
I have been doing this

1815
01:41:43,230 --> 01:41:45,390
because I think this is a big area and that's

1816
01:41:45,390 --> 01:41:48,510
of concern to me and I'm hoping that we are

1817
01:41:48,510 --> 01:41:54,690
having everyone set to go on on top

1818
01:41:54,690 --> 01:41:58,320
my next question ... ... I I heard a back

1819
01:41:58,320 --> 01:42:00,780
and forth not too long ago the director said no

1820
01:42:00,780 --> 01:42:05,870
approval associate director said the ministry haven't sent the direction

1821
01:42:05,870 --> 01:42:08,140
yet which is it

1822
01:42:08,140 --> 01:42:10,120
we seem to be

1823
01:42:10,120 --> 01:42:12,270
going back and forth on an answer and I like

1824
01:42:12,270 --> 01:42:14,540
to get clarity on that

1825
01:42:14,540 --> 01:42:18,100
so through the chair it depends on which part of

1826
01:42:18,100 --> 01:42:22,110
the staffing models so what we're looking at secondary

1827
01:42:22,110 --> 01:42:25,570
the way we organize the timetables the ministry is offering

1828
01:42:25,570 --> 01:42:31,170
further directions later in August we will be asked you

1829
01:42:31,410 --> 01:42:34,190
whether they wanted to be a half class size so

1830
01:42:34,190 --> 01:42:40,530
every other day student attendance or ... or full day

1831
01:42:40,690 --> 01:42:44,290
full class size in which case every day students attendance

1832
01:42:44,620 --> 01:42:47,510
so ministry approval

1833
01:42:47,510 --> 01:42:49,750
it is not required in order for us to set

1834
01:42:49,750 --> 01:42:54,920
up our current staffing and scheduling in secondary at this

1835
01:42:54,920 --> 01:42:58,160
time

1836
01:42:58,160 --> 01:43:04,420
does that help through the chair

1837
01:43:04,420 --> 01:43:10,410
this is not

1838
01:43:10,410 --> 01:43:13,210
I was on mute

1839
01:43:13,210 --> 01:43:15,240
you know what happened last year we had a lot

1840
01:43:15,240 --> 01:43:26,410
of delays and ...

1841
01:43:26,980 --> 01:43:32,250
okay that's fine thank you thank you very much

1842
01:43:32,250 --> 01:43:33,420
but

1843
01:43:33,420 --> 01:43:35,910
they finished

1844
01:43:35,910 --> 01:43:37,660
yeah I'm I'm I'm having a little bit of a

1845
01:43:37,660 --> 01:43:40,980
problem I I have some further questions with them and

1846
01:43:41,040 --> 01:43:43,060
I'm I'm I'm

1847
01:43:43,060 --> 01:43:45,700
I'm having a machine is jumping around here on me

1848
01:43:45,700 --> 01:43:49,620
that's creating my own own friction so ... can you

1849
01:43:49,620 --> 01:43:51,010
hear me

1850
01:43:51,010 --> 01:43:52,790
yeah we can hear

1851
01:43:52,790 --> 01:43:55,970
I can hear you anyway

1852
01:43:55,970 --> 01:43:58,350
okay I'm

1853
01:43:58,350 --> 01:44:04,380
I was concerned because last year we had considerable delays

1854
01:44:04,380 --> 01:44:11,840


1855
01:44:11,840 --> 01:44:14,700
no I'm I'm what

1856
01:44:14,700 --> 01:44:18,530
I'm running I'm running in

1857
01:44:18,530 --> 01:44:20,880
just as we can we can come back if you'd

1858
01:44:20,880 --> 01:44:22,760
like okay

1859
01:44:22,760 --> 01:44:25,510
I can see it too ... trustees just kind of

1860
01:44:25,510 --> 01:44:29,570
Roger go ahead

1861
01:44:29,570 --> 01:44:30,810
I

1862
01:44:30,810 --> 01:44:34,460
I hear you Mister chair I'm thinking stop for for

1863
01:44:34,460 --> 01:44:39,210
bringing us this update I just have a comment I

1864
01:44:39,210 --> 01:44:42,670
don't have any questions I just wanted to share and

1865
01:44:43,020 --> 01:44:47,860
you know I I do appreciate the rationale to start

1866
01:44:47,900 --> 01:44:52,410
at the selection forms early ... because at you know

1867
01:44:52,410 --> 01:44:54,380
I think we don't want to run and she what

1868
01:44:54,380 --> 01:44:56,900
we ran into last year and I think you're you're

1869
01:44:56,900 --> 01:45:01,030
all correct that our parents have a better idea ...

1870
01:45:01,480 --> 01:45:03,920
of how the process is going to run out so

1871
01:45:03,920 --> 01:45:06,360
I I do think you know the time lines are

1872
01:45:06,360 --> 01:45:10,940
fine my worry is is the communication piece ... we've

1873
01:45:10,940 --> 01:45:15,300
run into some trouble in that last year so I

1874
01:45:15,530 --> 01:45:16,990
think

1875
01:45:16,990 --> 01:45:22,580
we really need to make clear in our selection forms

1876
01:45:22,580 --> 01:45:25,370
of the fact that parents will not be able to

1877
01:45:25,370 --> 01:45:27,860
switch back and forth like they have I think they're

1878
01:45:27,860 --> 01:45:30,570
going to be parents were going to think

1879
01:45:30,570 --> 01:45:32,560
it's gonna be like last year so we need to

1880
01:45:32,560 --> 01:45:36,050
make it clear and we need to explain clearly why

1881
01:45:36,180 --> 01:45:39,300
right that it's that it's taxing on our resources our

1882
01:45:39,300 --> 01:45:41,970
staff are expanding you know this is also a bar

1883
01:45:41,970 --> 01:45:44,910
staff right that they're spending so many hours doing the

1884
01:45:44,910 --> 01:45:47,950
switches ... where we can utilize them in a better

1885
01:45:47,950 --> 01:45:50,670
way so we need to make it very clear because

1886
01:45:50,830 --> 01:45:54,420
unlike other steps that what I don't want any of

1887
01:45:54,420 --> 01:45:58,590
us want is in September we we have a mailbox

1888
01:45:58,590 --> 01:46:01,420
full of our people

1889
01:46:01,420 --> 01:46:03,950
so we need to make it very clear that there

1890
01:46:03,950 --> 01:46:07,590
will be an opportunity like last year ... except for

1891
01:46:07,590 --> 01:46:09,980
the one state that we have I think we need

1892
01:46:09,980 --> 01:46:12,850
to also be very up front about how virtual school

1893
01:46:12,850 --> 01:46:14,700
is going to look different

1894
01:46:14,700 --> 01:46:18,470
... in terms of you know and right now we

1895
01:46:18,470 --> 01:46:20,310
know we can't

1896
01:46:20,310 --> 01:46:21,740
I think

1897
01:46:21,740 --> 01:46:23,590
we have to be up front and say you know

1898
01:46:23,590 --> 01:46:27,000
there's there could be a possibility of more split like

1899
01:46:27,000 --> 01:46:31,560
that that will ... determine perhaps with what parents decide

1900
01:46:31,920 --> 01:46:35,650
I agree with what the director said that your teachers

1901
01:46:35,650 --> 01:46:38,280
are more than capable of handling four classes that and

1902
01:46:38,280 --> 01:46:42,300
they'll deliver their curriculum while but I know that parents

1903
01:46:42,300 --> 01:46:45,700
at least and I'm sure with wealth ... ... not

1904
01:46:46,070 --> 01:46:48,440
if they don't have to say to worry about that

1905
01:46:48,910 --> 01:46:52,380
... need back end in terms of the other thing

1906
01:46:52,380 --> 01:46:55,290
with the communication we really need to tie in with

1907
01:46:55,290 --> 01:47:00,050
the vaccine rollouts I'm just thinking as sort of a

1908
01:47:00,050 --> 01:47:03,360
lead person who looks at myself in the shoes of

1909
01:47:03,360 --> 01:47:06,030
parents are when I'm looking at how to make these

1910
01:47:06,030 --> 01:47:08,780
decisions it's often based on what the numbers are in

1911
01:47:08,780 --> 01:47:11,270
the pocket strange though when the numbers are really high

1912
01:47:11,270 --> 01:47:13,220
parents want to pull their kids out with the numbers

1913
01:47:13,220 --> 01:47:16,340
a bit lower so what we don't want it's parents

1914
01:47:16,340 --> 01:47:20,110
making those decisions on the numbers because each day ...

1915
01:47:20,160 --> 01:47:23,830
and and then changing it it's much more so I

1916
01:47:23,830 --> 01:47:25,850
think we just need to be very clear I think

1917
01:47:25,850 --> 01:47:30,350
that conversation with a kind of public health ... is

1918
01:47:30,350 --> 01:47:33,520
really important getting parents to clear picture of where we

1919
01:47:33,630 --> 01:47:34,830
think

1920
01:47:34,830 --> 01:47:37,340
are you know and because we don't have the expertise

1921
01:47:37,340 --> 01:47:39,420
that we have to rely on public health to where

1922
01:47:39,420 --> 01:47:41,910
they think the numbers will be what the modeling will

1923
01:47:41,910 --> 01:47:45,460
be come September I think that will be really important

1924
01:47:45,460 --> 01:47:49,970
in our internet ... informing the decision that Karen snake

1925
01:47:50,260 --> 01:47:54,130
arm and telling them that you know there's going to

1926
01:47:54,130 --> 01:47:57,210
be you know because in a lot of communities that

1927
01:47:57,210 --> 01:48:01,950
have yes the vaccinations going smoothly right now but special

1928
01:48:02,070 --> 01:48:05,090
hot spot areas this is not always the case and

1929
01:48:05,090 --> 01:48:08,070
so I think there's always worry from parents that well

1930
01:48:08,100 --> 01:48:10,900
you know what if there's a delay in our second

1931
01:48:10,900 --> 01:48:14,040
doses right we've had many clinics the hot spot being

1932
01:48:14,070 --> 01:48:18,110
being being canceled so I think giving parents I know

1933
01:48:18,110 --> 01:48:20,610
it's outside of our purview of expertise but I think

1934
01:48:20,610 --> 01:48:23,310
we really do need to incorporate into the communication that

1935
01:48:23,310 --> 01:48:26,630
goes out I because I do strongly worried that they're

1936
01:48:26,630 --> 01:48:29,240
going to make decisions on what the numbers are now

1937
01:48:29,410 --> 01:48:32,560
and and then you have numbers we're seeing in other

1938
01:48:32,560 --> 01:48:36,790
parts of the world have drastically changed after vaccination and

1939
01:48:36,790 --> 01:48:38,540
so you know we don't want to be in a

1940
01:48:38,540 --> 01:48:42,060
situation where we're kind of having to reconfigure everything at

1941
01:48:42,060 --> 01:48:44,510
the last minute so I think you medication I just

1942
01:48:44,510 --> 01:48:46,950
want to read it it's so important in this process

1943
01:48:46,950 --> 01:48:49,680
so we don't add extra work for staff and teachers

1944
01:48:49,730 --> 01:48:52,440
yeah because I know teachers are also very anxious of

1945
01:48:52,440 --> 01:48:55,970
getting their timetable aren't you know ahead of time and

1946
01:48:56,000 --> 01:48:58,930
that we weren't necessarily able to do last year and

1947
01:48:58,930 --> 01:49:01,700
they wound up like I said yes so I I

1948
01:49:01,700 --> 01:49:05,150
guess at this point I'm just looking forward to seeing

1949
01:49:05,150 --> 01:49:07,910
what the selection forms bring the N. and again I

1950
01:49:07,910 --> 01:49:10,930
urge you all very strongly asked you to to get

1951
01:49:10,930 --> 01:49:13,650
all that communication in a concise way and then of

1952
01:49:13,650 --> 01:49:17,700
course translations right so we're talking about hot spot ...

1953
01:49:17,860 --> 01:49:20,830
that's going to be a major major piece having webinars

1954
01:49:20,830 --> 01:49:23,090
and all those things are really great ... but they

1955
01:49:23,090 --> 01:49:25,650
are very an accessible to to a lot of parents

1956
01:49:26,020 --> 01:49:27,950
that I figure out how we're gonna we'll let that

1957
01:49:27,950 --> 01:49:31,700
out because June first is very very close I think

1958
01:49:31,700 --> 01:49:33,890
yeah

1959
01:49:33,890 --> 01:49:37,140
thank you and we completely concur on the translations of

1960
01:49:37,140 --> 01:49:41,530
the communications executive officer odd Perry has been working with

1961
01:49:41,530 --> 01:49:45,780
the team and its fans I can tastic in terms

1962
01:49:45,780 --> 01:49:49,030
of planning ahead of time to ensure that what we

1963
01:49:49,030 --> 01:49:53,040
are doing is as accessible to as many families as

1964
01:49:53,040 --> 01:49:56,100
we can so we're very committed to that and appreciate

1965
01:49:56,100 --> 01:49:59,170
the comment

1966
01:49:59,170 --> 01:50:03,350
okay thank you testing should ... that should that should

1967
01:50:03,350 --> 01:50:05,900
come to Russia ... we do it we're almost at

1968
01:50:05,900 --> 01:50:08,420
six but we have more than five minutes and just

1969
01:50:08,420 --> 01:50:10,150
U. Lasko was asked to put back on the list

1970
01:50:10,150 --> 01:50:12,170
so that will be the final speaker before and you

1971
01:50:12,220 --> 01:50:14,220
can you can you know can you not hear me

1972
01:50:14,220 --> 01:50:17,750
like to finish off we're right we're all

1973
01:50:17,750 --> 01:50:21,250
I'm sure I'm just like David finish first thank you

1974
01:50:21,770 --> 01:50:25,040
yes thank you very much I'm sorry I was having

1975
01:50:25,040 --> 01:50:28,230
problems and still continue to have but we need approval

1976
01:50:28,230 --> 01:50:32,530
for ... structure of the daytime table how much should

1977
01:50:32,530 --> 01:50:36,130
parents students spend on the job how much time students

1978
01:50:36,130 --> 01:50:40,770
spend in class versus online ... could anyone help me

1979
01:50:40,770 --> 01:50:43,750
with that how we gonna

1980
01:50:43,750 --> 01:50:47,480
associate director gold through the chair

1981
01:50:47,480 --> 01:50:50,740
so our trusty Smith is right that last summer one

1982
01:50:50,740 --> 01:50:53,470
of the things that kept us ... held up was

1983
01:50:53,510 --> 01:50:56,030
landing that what I I refer to as the bell

1984
01:50:56,030 --> 01:50:59,600
schedule when do they attend school winner they synchronous where

1985
01:50:59,600 --> 01:51:02,340
they is a synchronous

1986
01:51:02,340 --> 01:51:05,580
we have a team working on looking at different models

1987
01:51:05,580 --> 01:51:09,120
will be consulting with different stakeholders and at this point

1988
01:51:09,120 --> 01:51:12,420
our understanding is that we are free to do so

1989
01:51:12,420 --> 01:51:15,710
which is why that work is beginning ... and we

1990
01:51:15,710 --> 01:51:20,100
will report back as that work becomes completed

1991
01:51:20,100 --> 01:51:23,940
when we need approval for that Sir

1992
01:51:23,940 --> 01:51:26,840
in the information we've received to date there has not

1993
01:51:26,840 --> 01:51:30,860
been anything that talks about boards getting approval for the

1994
01:51:30,860 --> 01:51:33,600
dell structure we must adhere to the Education Act where

1995
01:51:33,600 --> 01:51:36,640
students receive a certain number of minutes of instruction a

1996
01:51:36,640 --> 01:51:40,700
day and we will always follow the Education Act the

1997
01:51:40,700 --> 01:51:45,340
circumstances we were in last number are not with us

1998
01:51:45,340 --> 01:51:47,390
at that moment so we are going to proceed on

1999
01:51:47,390 --> 01:51:49,160
that basis

2000
01:51:49,160 --> 01:51:52,360
okay let's be cautious with that because ... I think

2001
01:51:52,360 --> 01:51:56,080
those things would require approval and I was following up

2002
01:51:56,080 --> 01:52:00,190
in that question class sizes ankle hurts ... what what

2003
01:52:00,190 --> 01:52:03,030
are going to be the sizes in these two areas

2004
01:52:03,580 --> 01:52:09,100
for class sizes associate director Snyder threw the chair

2005
01:52:09,100 --> 01:52:12,600
thirty three Belcher lost connection there are mistrial Oscar actually

2006
01:52:12,600 --> 01:52:15,210
reply to south to get all the questions I would

2007
01:52:15,210 --> 01:52:17,970
like to know what the class sizes and co hurt

2008
01:52:17,970 --> 01:52:20,860
sizes will be

2009
01:52:20,860 --> 01:52:24,660
through you Mister chair of we won't know that until

2010
01:52:24,660 --> 01:52:27,630
we see the responses from Paris to though ... how

2011
01:52:27,630 --> 01:52:32,000
many parents choose remote virtual verses in person ... as

2012
01:52:32,000 --> 01:52:35,170
you know this year are you virtual classes were larger

2013
01:52:35,170 --> 01:52:38,670
class size to support smaller classes live in person learning

2014
01:52:38,910 --> 01:52:41,950
so once we have the information on the parents choices

2015
01:52:42,250 --> 01:52:44,980
and the work begins I configure the classes bishop better

2016
01:52:44,980 --> 01:52:48,220
information for you on that so you're telling me at

2017
01:52:48,220 --> 01:52:50,690
this time you don't know how does class sizes will

2018
01:52:50,690 --> 01:52:51,820
be

2019
01:52:51,820 --> 01:52:55,430
not throw the district until we understand what the ratio

2020
01:52:55,430 --> 01:52:59,360
of virtual verses in person will be

2021
01:52:59,360 --> 01:53:02,810
what about the model of the day Sir

2022
01:53:02,810 --> 01:53:05,810
we have a few researcher we haven't created a models

2023
01:53:05,810 --> 01:53:09,400
yet because we don't know with Azerbaijan's state earlier this

2024
01:53:09,400 --> 01:53:13,230
evening with the changes of the pandemic vaccination schedules and

2025
01:53:13,230 --> 01:53:15,820
what we're hearing on vaccinations

2026
01:53:15,820 --> 01:53:18,140
until we see the replies are families it's hard for

2027
01:53:18,140 --> 01:53:21,150
us reject what class sizes will be in person or

2028
01:53:21,490 --> 01:53:23,600
virtual

2029
01:53:23,600 --> 01:53:26,720
so we are yes the you don't have a timeline

2030
01:53:26,750 --> 01:53:29,930
at this time your site

2031
01:53:29,930 --> 01:53:31,930
three Mister chair I would and I looked to my

2032
01:53:31,930 --> 01:53:35,230
colleagues but I would suggest that in late June ...

2033
01:53:35,230 --> 01:53:37,300
when we see the responses in the stock staff at

2034
01:53:37,300 --> 01:53:40,570
the opportunity to analysis on the responses we could probably

2035
01:53:40,570 --> 01:53:43,710
come back to you with some estimates of what class

2036
01:53:43,710 --> 01:53:45,990
sizes will look like across the district for the next

2037
01:53:45,990 --> 01:53:47,380
school year

2038
01:53:47,380 --> 01:53:51,300
see my concern is that how many parents

2039
01:53:51,300 --> 01:53:55,350
make decisions without class sizes ... to get into these

2040
01:53:55,350 --> 01:54:00,500
... setting so it limits them in the sense that

2041
01:54:01,000 --> 01:54:03,230
... if they make a commitment and then find out

2042
01:54:03,230 --> 01:54:06,630
of class sizes you mongoose I do want to get

2043
01:54:06,630 --> 01:54:09,050
out your spelling the telling them that it can't do

2044
01:54:09,050 --> 01:54:11,790
it but class size has a lot to do as

2045
01:54:11,790 --> 01:54:16,110
you know last year we may have more experience now

2046
01:54:16,140 --> 01:54:19,770
versus last year but did the concern I'm having is

2047
01:54:19,770 --> 01:54:23,240
that ... with that information they had last year is

2048
01:54:23,240 --> 01:54:26,620
what I've been going back and forth and now if

2049
01:54:26,620 --> 01:54:29,240
they don't know the class sizes as they find out

2050
01:54:29,240 --> 01:54:31,920
how many kids are in those classes with their kids

2051
01:54:32,300 --> 01:54:35,700
they can have they could probably want to change that

2052
01:54:35,700 --> 01:54:40,460
class so I'm a little concerned about that

2053
01:54:40,460 --> 01:54:42,070
so are

2054
01:54:42,070 --> 01:54:44,840
so we lock them and just saying they can't change

2055
01:54:45,090 --> 01:54:46,650
we need to be able to tell them what the

2056
01:54:46,650 --> 01:54:50,520
size of those classes are going to be

2057
01:54:50,520 --> 01:54:52,760
three Mister chair yeah we are trying our very best

2058
01:54:52,760 --> 01:54:56,300
we will honor our collective agreements and class size regulations

2059
01:54:56,710 --> 01:55:00,300
as we do this work ... but to identify what

2060
01:55:00,300 --> 01:55:04,020
the class sizes in the remote verses in person is

2061
01:55:04,050 --> 01:55:06,930
a little bit early at this point in time Alaska's

2062
01:55:06,930 --> 01:55:09,550
trickle **** a critical of you thanks for the comments

2063
01:55:09,550 --> 01:55:11,220
on this

2064
01:55:11,220 --> 01:55:13,830
no I I think what we want to do justice

2065
01:55:13,830 --> 01:55:17,380
would receive similar devices will share as much as we

2066
01:55:17,380 --> 01:55:20,250
know in other words what are the class sizes based

2067
01:55:20,250 --> 01:55:22,630
on what we know at the time of survey in

2068
01:55:22,630 --> 01:55:27,170
terms of collective agreement ... and regulations but N. as

2069
01:55:27,220 --> 01:55:30,240
associate director Snyder said ...

2070
01:55:30,240 --> 01:55:33,550
... until we see how students are divided up between

2071
01:55:33,550 --> 01:55:35,890
the two ways of learning and finding it hard to

2072
01:55:35,890 --> 01:55:38,130
get more precise than that

2073
01:55:38,130 --> 01:55:41,350
... do you associate director could you confirm for me

2074
01:55:41,350 --> 01:55:45,720
please ... I was putting a cap of some kind

2075
01:55:45,920 --> 01:55:49,610
forty nine hundred ten fifteen so we can know that

2076
01:55:49,610 --> 01:55:53,120
cap what it is I it sounds a bit vague

2077
01:55:53,120 --> 01:55:56,040
for me and I want to get an answer what

2078
01:55:56,040 --> 01:55:59,080
is it that we as a board can determine is

2079
01:55:59,080 --> 01:56:00,900
going to be twenty eight is gonna be canned it's

2080
01:56:00,900 --> 01:56:03,240
going to be whatever it is so parents are aware

2081
01:56:03,240 --> 01:56:05,700
of it I got a newsletter that spending and I

2082
01:56:05,700 --> 01:56:08,160
want to make certain that I can have some kind

2083
01:56:08,160 --> 01:56:11,360
of conversations because people are calling me regularly on this

2084
01:56:11,360 --> 01:56:14,090
matter and I'd like to address it in some form

2085
01:56:14,560 --> 01:56:19,980
that could today ... someone could explain to me

2086
01:56:19,980 --> 01:56:23,650
by pointing to recap of some sort I don't know

2087
01:56:23,650 --> 01:56:25,510
what that number is and I'm not gonna put a

2088
01:56:25,510 --> 01:56:29,060
number in anyone's at that ... someone please tell me

2089
01:56:29,060 --> 01:56:32,540
what that cap can be we know that it used

2090
01:56:32,540 --> 01:56:36,080
to be thirty and twenty eighteen whatever ... we have

2091
01:56:36,080 --> 01:56:38,710
called it now so we are going further down from

2092
01:56:38,710 --> 01:56:41,850
that what will it be it parents don't want their

2093
01:56:41,850 --> 01:56:45,710
kids to be clustered in a class to deal with

2094
01:56:45,710 --> 01:56:47,560
that

2095
01:56:47,560 --> 01:56:50,200
so through that sure we agree with you I think

2096
01:56:50,200 --> 01:56:52,830
this is a part of the F. that conversation when

2097
01:56:52,830 --> 01:56:56,890
we get into what staffing will cost and so may

2098
01:56:56,890 --> 01:57:01,880
I suggest that next week may twelfth in the conversation

2099
01:57:01,880 --> 01:57:04,590
that aspect will be able to better I deal with

2100
01:57:04,590 --> 01:57:08,540
that question is that fair through the chair yes that's

2101
01:57:08,540 --> 01:57:11,170
fair and and just dismiss your time is up because

2102
01:57:11,170 --> 01:57:13,360
I've added on actually a little bit of extra time

2103
01:57:13,360 --> 01:57:16,510
to five minutes so

2104
01:57:16,510 --> 01:57:19,630
thanks to the tank thanks a lot

2105
01:57:19,630 --> 01:57:22,160
thank you thank you for your questions and we will

2106
01:57:22,510 --> 01:57:26,120
direct will endeavor to answer thank you very much ...

2107
01:57:26,160 --> 01:57:28,690
we're now at six o'clock I'm going to suggest that

2108
01:57:28,690 --> 01:57:30,930
we take a five minute recess well we're going to

2109
01:57:30,930 --> 01:57:33,490
be as we prepare to go into private yeah certain

2110
01:57:33,490 --> 01:57:36,740
stuff has to leave ... and maybe Mrs ... upon

2111
01:57:36,810 --> 01:57:39,480
... can tell us which are the director can tell

2112
01:57:39,480 --> 01:57:43,900
us which stuff ... I need to be ... to

2113
01:57:43,930 --> 01:57:47,490
... it can I can enter the private session ...

2114
01:57:47,490 --> 01:57:49,780
so I'm going to call for a five minute recess

2115
01:57:49,780 --> 01:57:51,880
while we work this out

2116
01:57:51,880 --> 01:57:55,220
surcharges and ... before we go if we have any

2117
01:57:55,220 --> 01:57:57,900
other questions can should be emailing them to the right

2118
01:57:57,960 --> 01:58:01,080
yeah yeah that's what I wanted yes thank you through

2119
01:58:01,080 --> 01:58:03,870
the bay area sure

2120
01:58:03,870 --> 01:58:07,130
yes what we'll do is we'll have ... ... questions

2121
01:58:07,130 --> 01:58:10,890
sent to the vice chair Mister Mammoliti ... and ...

2122
01:58:10,890 --> 01:58:14,120
he will ... that make sure that they get answers

2123
01:58:14,120 --> 01:58:16,480
and ... we we put them in the trustees weekly

2124
01:58:16,600 --> 01:58:18,050
director

2125
01:58:18,050 --> 01:58:20,890
yes we will and ... if I could just let

2126
01:58:21,060 --> 01:58:24,840
the rest of staff know ... after ... general counsel

2127
01:58:25,240 --> 01:58:28,850
upon names rescue staff we won't be coming back into

2128
01:58:28,850 --> 01:58:32,120
the public sessions so have a good Friday evening and

2129
01:58:32,120 --> 01:58:36,160
many things the staff online you were amazing sorry I

2130
01:58:36,160 --> 01:58:38,750
know that was an audible and that and may I

2131
01:58:38,750 --> 01:58:41,790
say before they leave ... happy mother's day to you

2132
01:58:41,790 --> 01:58:46,670
all

2133
01:58:46,670 --> 01:58:50,200
upon well in addition to the directors associate directors ...

2134
01:58:50,230 --> 01:58:55,460
my own Brisson Ross Ryan Tony Rossi Christopher Morley your

2135
01:58:55,460 --> 01:59:05,750
time ...