Recommendations from SEAC to Board:
1) That the shortlist of other potential ideas that are flexible type funding be employed in an effort to save programs, services and staffing for special education during the budget process and that school block budget be excluded from the shortlist (Item #14a Grants for Student Needs (GSN) Projections for the 2019-20 School Year);
2) That they reach out to the Unifor Skilled Trades Council to help plan a path forward for skilled trade educational primers(Item #12e MOE 2019: B08 New Vision for Education);
3)That the Board support Bill 44 and that the letter (refer to draft attachment) be sent to the Ministry of Education (Item #12j Inquiry from Lori Mastrogiuseppe regarding Bill 44); and
4) That the TCDSB annually recognize September 9 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day (Item #15a TCDSB to Recognize Annually September 9 as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day – Verbal Report from Lori Mastrogiuseppe).