AGENDA

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE

GOVERNANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

 

PUBLIC SESSION

Nancy Crawford, Chair                            Ann Andrachuk, Vice Chair

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Time:	7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.
Location:	CEC Large Committee Meeting Room ( 2nd Floor) 80 Sheppard Ave East, Toronto, ON, M2N 6E8

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Opening Prayer

3.

Roll Call & Apologies

4.

Approval of the Agenda

5.

Declarations of Interest

6.

Approval & Signing of the Minutes of the Meeting held September 12, 2017 for Public Session.

7.

Delegations

8.

Presentation

9.

Notices of Motion

10.

Consent and Review

11.

Unfinished Business

12.

Matters referred or deferred

Referred from September 21, 2017 Regular Board Meeting

12.a

TCDSB Community Engagement Handbook T07

That the following be referred to the Governance and Policy Committee for its review and consideration:

Toronto CPIC recommend for consideration and request that the Members of the Board, direct Staff to: 

PART A: Incorporate the following recommendations in a new section of the TCDSB Community Engagement Handbook T07, in consultation with CPIC and OAPCE (Toronto):

1. Surveys requesting parent feedback should allow sufficient time for parent response to permit a CSPC to discuss the issues and to send it out to the school parents.
2. Survey deadlines, where there are multiple surveys on different topics, should be staggered with discreet deadlines
3. A form of an Executive Summary including a brief Problem Statement, and Requested Action, should be included in any solicitation for parent feedback.

 PART B: To provide a report on the costs and benefits of investing in School Connects email at the elementary panel so that the parents of elementary students can be reached by email.

 

 

 

13.

Staff Reports

13.a

Status Update to Transportation Policies (S.T.01, 03, 04 & 05) (Information)

13.b

Acceptance of Hospitality or Gifts (H.M.33) (Recommendation)

13.c

Employee Expenses (F.M.01) (Recommendation)

13.d

Update to Use of School Facilities in Emergency Situations (B.R.06) (Recommendation)

13.e

Emergency School Closure (A.16) (Recommendation)

14.

Listing of Communications

15.

Inquiries and Miscellaneous

16.

Updating of Pending List

17.

Adjournment