AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD PUBLIC SESSION

Markus de Domenico, Chair Kevin Morrison, Vice Chair

Thursday, April 24, 2025

7:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

CEC Boardroom (2nd Floor)

80 Sheppard Ave East, Toronto, ON, M2N 6E8

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Memorials and Opening Prayer

3.

Land Acknowledgement

4.

Singing of O Canada

5.

Roll Call and Apologies

6.

Approval of the Agenda

7.

Reports from Private Session

8.

Notices of Motions

9.

Declarations of Interest

10.

Approval and Signing of Minutes of the Previous Meetings

10.a

Special Board (Student Achievement) Held March 20, 2025

10.b

Special Board (Corporate Services) - Nil

10.c

Regular Board Held March 27, 2025

11.

Member Statements

12.

Presentations

12.a

From the Chair of the Board

12.b

From the Director of Education

12.c

From the Student Trustee(s)

13.

Delegations

14.

Consideration of Motions For Which Previous Notice Has Been Given

14.a

From Trustee Morrison regarding Setting up a Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) Blue Sky Account as an Alternate Social Media Platform to X (Formerly Known as Twitter)

15.

Consent and Review

16.

Unfinished Business from Previous Meetings

17.

Matters recommended by Standing Committees of the Board

18.

Matters recommended by Statutory Committees of the Board

19.

Matters referred/deferred from Committees/Board

From the April 10, 2025 Corporate Services, Strategic Planning and Property Committee Meeting

19.a

Ontario Catholic Schools Trustees' Association (OCSTA) Resolutions (Refer Item 20a)

That this item be referred to the April 24, 2025 Regular Board Meeting

19.a.1

Resolution 1-25 - Technology Funding

19.a.2

Resolution 2-25 - Student Transportation Funding

19.a.3

Resolution 3-25 - Student Transportation

19.a.4

Resolution 4-25 - Increase Funding to the Temporary Accommodation Allocation

19.a.5

Resolution 5-25 - Temporary Accommodation Funding

19.a.6

Resolution 7-25 - Trustee Honoraria

19.a.7

Resolution 10-25 - Municipal Voting

19.a.8

Resolution 11-25 - Removing Barriers to School Closures or Merging of Underutilized Facilities

19.a.9

Resolution 12-25 - Review Moratorium on School Closures

19.a.10

Resolution 15-25 - Funding for K-12 STEM Education

19.a.11

Resolution 17-25 - Catholic Artificial Intelligence Framework

19.a.12

Resolution 21-25 - Operating Funding Supplied to Boards through the Core Education Funding Allocation

19.a.13

Resolution 22-25 - Ministry to Fully Fund Previously Approved Childcare Centre

19.a.14

Resolution 23-25 - Funding for Air Conditioning

19.a.15

Resolution 24-25 - Shortfall of Provincial Funding of Statutory Benefits and Employee Deductions

19.a.16

Resolution 27-25 - Cost of Sick Leave

19.a.17

Resolution 34-25 - Streamlining the Process for Building Permit Approval

19.a.18

Resolution 35-25 - Capital Projects Category for Gymnasiums

19.a.19

Resolution 37-25 - Cyber Security Funding

19.a.20

Resolution 42-25 - Funding to Lower Class Sizes in Grades 4 through 8

19.a.21

Resolution 43-25 - Comprehensive Review of Sick Leave

19.a.22

Resolution 44-25 - Funding to Support Additional Supervision

20.

Reports of Officials for the Information of the Board of Trustees

20.a

Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA) - 2025 Annual General Meeting Resolutions (Refer Item 19a)

20.b

2023-2024 External Research Annual Report

20.c

Toronto Catholic District School Board Student Achievement Plan 2024-2025 Report Back and Draft Student Achievement Plan 2025-2026 for Consultation

20.d

Response to Student Trustee Recognition Motion

21.

Reports of Officials Requiring Action of the Board of Trustees

21.a

From the Governance and Policy Committee: Physical Activities Within the Physical Education Programs Policy

21.b

From the Governance and Policy Committee: Cursive Writing Policy

21.c

Revision To By-Law Regarding Trustee Debate - Recommendation Report

21.d

Selection Committee for Acting Superintendent of Education Position

22.

Reports from External Committees / Organizations

23.

Listing of Communications

23.a

From the Political Action Ad hoc Committee : Approved Minutes of Meeting Held January 7, 2025

23.b

From the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee: Approved Minutes of Meeting Held February 24, 2025

23.c

From the Governance and Policy Committee: Approved Minutes of Meeting Held March 4, 2025

23.d

From the Special Education Advisory Committee: Approved Minutes of Meeting Held March 5, 2025

24.

Inquiries

25.

Updating of Pending Lists

25.a

Master Pending List and Rolling Calendar

25.b

Annual Report

26.

Closing Prayer

27.

Adjournment