District • Peel School Board '-"' AGENDA Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee Wednesday, June 12, 2019 6:00p.m. Brampton Room PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee June 12,2019 Agenda June 12, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. Open Session 1. Call to Order Approval of Agenda 2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest 3. Minutes 3.1 Minutes of the Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee Meeting held on 2019-oS-15 4. Chair•s Request for Written Questions from Committee Members 5. Notices of Motion and Petitions 6. Special Section for Receipt 6.1 Celebrating Faith and Culture Backgrounder- July, 2019 6.2 Celebrating Faith and Culture Backgrounder- August, 2019 6.3 Celebrating Faith and Culture Backgrounder - September, 2019 7. Delegations 8. Old Business 9. New Business 10. Reports from Officials and Staff 10.1 Smudging Guidelines 10.2 We Rise Together Year Two Update - to be distributed 1 0.3 Report of the Regional Learning Choices Programs (RLCP) Committee 11. Communications- For Action or Receipt 12. Special Section for Receipt 13. Reports from Representatives on Councils/Associations 14. Questions asked of and by Committee Members 15. Public Question Period 16. Further Business 17. Adjournment 1 May 15, 2019 Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee:ma 3.1 PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Minutes of a meeting of the Instructional Programs I Curriculum Committee of the Peel District School Board, held at the We Welcome the World Centre, 100 Elm Drive West, Mississauga, Ontario on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 18:15 hours. Members present: Member present electronically: Kathy McDonald, Chair Nokha Dakroub Susan Benjamin (18:25) Robert Crocker BalbirSohi Member absent: (apologies received) Will Davies Administration: Adrian Graham, Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction Support Services (Executive Member) Jeffrey Blackwell, Acting Associate Director of Instructional and Equity Support Services Marina Am in, Board Reporter 1. Approval of Agenda IP-13, moved by Robert Crocker, that the agenda be approved. ............. carried 2. Conflict of Interest There were no declarations of conflict of interest. 3. Minutes of the Instructional Programs I Curriculum Committee Meeting, March 27, 2019 IP-14, moved by Balbir Sohi that the Minutes of the Instructional Programs I Curriculum Committee Meeting, held March 27, 2019, be approved. .. ... .... .. .. carried 2 May 15, 2019 Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee: ma 4. Celebrating Faith and Culture Backgrounder- June 2019 I P-15, moved by Nokha Dakroub, that the Celebrating Faith and Culture Backgrounder for June 2019, be received. .. ............ carried 5. Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee Meeting Dates 2019-2020 IP-16, moved by Robert Crocker that the Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee Meeting Dates 2019 - 2020, be received. .. ............ carried 6. We Welcome the World Centres Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Support Services, Adrian Graham, introduced Louise Clayton, Coordinator, We Welcome the Wor1d Centres, and Carol Suhay, Coordinating Principal, Curriculum and Instruction, and he thanked staff for making the premises available. With a slide presentation, Louise Clayton provided an overview of the services provided at the Board's Centres at Brampton, Malton and Mississauga. She stated that the orientation process for new entrants into Canada involves registration, assessment of language and mathematics skills, guidance to access required resources, settlement support, connections to Multicultural Settlement and Educational Partnerships (MSEP), and Settlement Workers in schools. Reviewing statistical data, Louise Clayton, noted increased student registrations from 1,749 in 2009 to 7,929 students in 2018, and the rising number of secondary and elementary student assessments. She commented that students with refugee claim status, or families with work permits but without jobs, belong to a transient population which is difficult to support, and she underlined the need for additional resources to manage the changing dynamics. Louise Clayton invited Acting Supervisor, Olga Vigii-Letang, School Settlement Response Workers, Nora Hachemi, Jenia Zhang, Rayhana Sadaat, and Resource Teachers. Melanie Middel, Gila Gaur, and Lesley Urbano, to describe their job functions and the work being done at the Welcome Centre. The presenters provided detailed information on: process of registration and assessment; recommendations to various needs-based programs within the Board that support student teaming and success; supports to enhance language and mathematical skills; summer programs for additional teaming and to acquire the necessary credits to graduate, and navigate different educational pathways; itinerant services. It was noted that a Settlement Plan is developed for each family which includes referrals to various agencies and services, and follow-up is maintained to ensure families are settling in. With support from community partnerships, families can access dental screening, and several prioritized needs are met through donations. 3 May 15,2019 Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee:ma 6. We Welcome the World Centres (Continued) The WOW (World of Welcome) Program which is a federally funded orientation initiative organized by secondary schools on a single day in summer, was described. Louise Clayton indicated that each school receives $375 for this program. Trustee Dakroub retired from the meeting. (18:55 hours) Staff responded to several questions of clarification, and positive comments were expressed by trustees about the excellent work and services provided at the Centres. In regard to trauma counselling, the process of connecting individuals to support services was outlined and it was noted that, in the case of students, a settlement worker would connect with the school to ensure the required assistance is provided. Staff clarified that the iForward21 Program is an English as a Second Language (ESL) /English Literacy Development (ELD) support program for 18 - 21 year old students. IP-17, moved by Susan Benjamin, that the report re We Welcome the World Centres, be received. ............. carried 7. Tour of the We Welcome the World Centre, Elm Drive Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee members were given a tour of the Welcome Centre and the Donation Portable. 8. Question Period There were no questions. 9. Public Question Period There were no public questions. 10. Further Business 1. Next Meeting Superintendent Graham stated that, although there is normally no meeting in the month of June, in anticipation of an agenda, the Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee will meet on June 12, 2019, before the end of the current school year. 4 May 15, 2019 Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee:ma 11. Adjournment IP-18, moved by Robert Crocker, that the meeting adjourn (20: 15 hours). carried . .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. Chair . .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. Secretary 5 PEEL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD 6.1 Instructional Programs/Curriculum Committee June 12, 2019 Celebrating Faith and Culture Backgrounder- July, 2019 Recommendation It is recommended that this report be received. Background The Peel District School Board is a mosaic of many cultures and faiths from all over the world. Recognizing that faith is a part of the lives of many of our students, the Board committed to provide resources to help schools increase their connections to communities and better acknowledge faith and culture events of students and staff. The Celebrating Faith and Culture Backgrounder, July 2019 continues the monthly publication highlighting faith and culture days to celebrate and remember. Prepared by: Ashley Sigda, Community Relations Officer Submitted by: Carla Pereira, Director of Communications and Community Relations Support Services Adrian Graham, Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Support Services 6 7 Celebrating Faith and Culture Backgrounder July 2019 The Peel District School Board is a mosaic of many cultures and faiths from all over the world. To commemorate this diversity, the board recognizes the special faith and culture days of our communities. July 2019 has several special faith and culture days to celebrate and remember. July -Raspberry Moon in Indigenous Worldview (First Nations) The seventh moon of Creation is called Raspberry Moon by the Anishinaabe people. It is believed that this period is one of many changes. The communities learn about raising families from the berry picking experiences of avoiding the thorns and handling families with kindness and gentleness. July 1- canada Day in canada On July 1, Canada will celebrate its 152"d year since Confederation. Canada Day celebrates the events that occurred on July 1, 1867, when the British North America (BNA) Act created the Canadian federal government. The BNA Act proclaimed "one Dominion under the name of Canada," hence the original title of the holiday, "Dominion Day." Dominion Day was officially renamed "Canada Day" by an Act of Parliament on October 27, 1982. June 29 to July 3- Ghambar Maldyoshem in Zoroastrianism Ghambar Maidyoshem, also known as the mid-summer feast, celebrates the creation of water, the sowing of the summer crop and the harvesting of grain. July 5-7- Jalsa Salana in Islam Jalsa Salana is an annual religious observation practised by the Ahmadiyya Muslims. The community gathers at a convention to reaffirm their faith beliefs, enhance their religious knowledge as well