Toronto District School Board June 22, 2016 Regular Meeting June 22, 2016 A regular meeting was convened at 2:04 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in the Boardroom, 5050 Yonge Street, Toronto, with Robin Pilkey, Chair of the Board, presiding. The following members were present: Trustees Jennifer Arp, Alexander Brown, Sheila Cary- Meagher, Jerry Chadwick, Tiffany Ford, Gerri Gershon, Chris Glover, Pamela Gough, Parthi Kandavel, Shelley Laskin, Ken Lister, Ausma Malik, Chris Moise, Robin Pilkey, Neethan Shan, Marit Stiles, Jennifer Story, Chris Tonks, Manna Wong and Student Trustees Sammy Al Rubaie and Hamima Fattah. Regrets were received from Trustee David Smith. The office of Trustee held by Howard Kaplan was vacated following his death on April 11, 2016. The office of Trustee held by Michael Ford was vacated following his resignation on May 4, 2016. 1. Official Election Results for By-election in Toronto Centre-Rosedale, Ward 14 and Appointment to the Program and School Services Committee The office of Trustee held by Sheila Ward was vacated following her death on February 17, 2016. In addition, with the departure of former Trustee Ward and following the Organizational meeting held on December 1, 2015, a vacancy on the Program and School Services Committee was created. A by-election to fill the vacancy in Ward 14, Toronto Centre-Rosedale was held on Monday, June 20, 2016. The Board received a posting from City of Toronto’s City Clerk’s Office informing the Board of the results of the by-election (see page 16) and declaring Chris Moise elected as a member of the Toronto District School Board for the term of office June 21, 2016 to November 30, 2018. Trustee Stiles, seconded by Trustee Ford, moved: That Trustee Chris Moise be appointed to serve on the Program and School Services Committee for the term ending November 30, 2016. The motion was carried. 2. Resolution Into Committee of the Whole (Private) At 2:04 p.m., on motion of Trustee Story, seconded by Trustee Gough, the regular meeting resolved into Committee of the Whole (Private) to consider matters on the private agenda of the Committee of the Whole. 3. Reconvene At 3:29 p.m., the regular meeting reconvened. 1 G03(r:\secretariat\staff\g04\02\160622.doc)sec.1530 Toronto District School Board June 22, 2016 4. Committee of the Whole (Private), Report No. 115, June 22, 2016 (see page 13) Trustee Laskin, seconded by Trustee Story, moved: That Items 1 to 5 of Report No. 115 of the Committee of the Whole (Private) be adopted. The motion was carried. 5. Resolution Into Committee of the Whole (Private) At 3:30 p.m., on motion of Trustee Lister, seconded by Trustee Chadwick, the regular meeting resolved into Committee of the Whole (Private) to continue consideration of matters on the private agenda of the Committee of the Whole. 6. Reconvene At 6:14 p.m., the regular meeting reconvened. 7. Committee of the Whole (Private), Report No. 115, June 22, 2016 (see page 13) Trustee Lister, seconded by Trustee Shan, moved: That Items 6 to 12 of Report No. 115 of the Committee of the Whole (Private) be adopted. The motion was carried. 8. Recess and Reconvene At 6:14 p.m., the meeting reconvened, on motion of Trustee Laskin, seconded by Trustee Shan recessed for dinner, and reconvened at 7:01 p.m. 9. National Anthem and Acknowledgement of Traditional Lands Trustee Laskin spoke about a word change to the national anthem recently adopted by the House of Commons to make the national anthem more inclusive. “Of us” replaced “thy sons” in the line, which now reads, “True patriot love in all of us command”. Following the playing of the national anthem (video of students from Davisville Junior Public School), the Chair recited the acknowledgement of traditional lands. 10. Approval of the Agenda Trustee Gough, seconded by Trustee Shan, moved: That the agenda be approved. The motion was carried. 2 G03(r:\secretariat\staff\g04\02\160622.doc)sec.1530 Toronto District School Board June 22, 2016 11. Celebrating Board Activities (a) Italian Heritage Month Trustee Lister spoke in recognition of June as Italian Heritage month and introduced students from Cassandra Public School, who performed a dance entitled La Tarantella and distributed treats. (b) Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month Trustee Stiles spoke in recognition of June as Portuguese Speaking Heritage month and introduced students from Cassandra Public. (c) May the Police Fourth Be With You Trustee Kandavel spoke about an event held on May 4, 2016 at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute, May the Police Fourth Be With You. The initiative brought staff and students from local schools, police officers from the 43rd Division and Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders to combat student fear and anxiety and to build trust. A short video clip was shown highlighting the day’s activities. (d) Celebrating TDSB Heroes Trustee Lister acknowledged the recent heroic efforts of supply teacher, Ashley Vadum, who was able to dislodge food from the throat of a four-year old student in the after-school program at Forest Manor Public School. (e) Student Mobile App Pitch Competition Trustee Story spoke about the achievements of the Model Schools Ed App Hack participants, who are Grade 7 and 8 students and their teachers from the Model Schools for InnerCities. A video clip was shown of the participants who were able to hack, design and market solutions in the form of mobile apps. (f) Pride Celebrations Trustees Arp and Brown spoke about the importance of Pride celebrations at the Toronto District School Board and the acknowledgement of LGBTQ Pride Month. Students and teachers from Downsview Secondary School, Sprucecourt Public School and Queen Alexandra Middle School lwere introduced for their work on the TDSB float for the Pride parade to be held on July 3, 2016. 12. Memorials Trustee Story expressed sympathy on behalf of the Board to the family of Farhaan Jasat, a student at Earl Grey Senior Public School, who recently died. The Chair expressed sympathy on behalf of the Board to the family of Ian Burrows, a Board employee who recently died. 3 G03(r:\secretariat\staff\g04\02\160622.doc)sec.1530 Toronto District School Board June 22, 2016 13. Chair’s Announcements (a) The Chair attended the SuperCouncil elections held on May 13, 2016. Congratulations were extended to the new SuperCouncil Executive and the two new student trustees, who were present at the meeting, Shams Mehdi, a student at Leaside High School, who will be starting a two-year term in September 2016 and Saad Wazir, a student at Satec @ W.A. Porter Collegiate Institute for the 2016-17 term. (b) The Chair extended appreciation to the outgoing student trustees, Hamima Fattah and Sammy Al Rubie on their contributions to the Board and presented a token of appreciation to them. (c) The Director and Chair hosted their second Web cast for parents, guardians and community members. (d) The Chair thanked both Donna Quan and John Malloy for their work during the 2015-16 school year. On behalf of the Board, she extended appreciation to all staff for their creativity, flexibility and dedication to students. (e) The Chair extended appreciation to trustees covering in Wards 1, 5 and 14. The Chair also extended a welcome to Trustee Moise, who was attending his first meeting as a trustee. 14. Reports From Trustees Appointed to External Organizations and Student Trustees (a) Trustee Glover provided correspondence from Toronto Public Health following his inquiry to Councillor Joe Mihevc on child pedestrian-car collisions near TDSB schools. (b) Trustee Laskin, on behalf of Trustees Chadwick and Kandavel provided a written report presenting an update from the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, including congratulations to Trustee Chadwick on his election as First Vice-President of OPSBA. (c) Trustee Ford presented a written report from the Toronto Student Transportation Group, presenting a summary of decisions made at a governance committee meeting of the group. (d) Student Trustees Fattah and Al Rubaie presented a written report on the activities of the Student SuperCouncil, including a review of the 2015-16 school year. 15. Director’s Leadership Report Dr. John Malloy presented the Director’s Leadership Report for June 2016 and thanked the senior team for their work during the school year. A video clip celebrating the 2015-16 school year was also shown. 16. Declarations of Possible Conflict of Interest Trustees Brown and Cary-Meagher declared possible conflicts of interest with regard to Items 8 to10 in Report No. 115 of the Committee of the Whole (Private). Trustee Lister declared a possible conflict of interest with regard to Item 2 of the Planning and Priorities Committee 4 G03(r:\secretariat\staff\g04\02\160622.doc)sec.1530 Toronto District School Board June 22, 2016 report. Trustee Tonks declared a possible conflict of interest with regard to Item 3 of the Planning and Priorities Committee report. Trustee Brown is a member of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. Trustee Cary-Meagher has a daughter who is a member of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, District 12. Trustee Lister’s children use the program at McNicoll School. Trustee Tonks has daughters who attend the local separate school. The trustees were not present for the discussion or vote on the matter for which they declared a conflict. 17. Matters to be Decided Without Discussion Trustee Gough, seconded by Trustee Glover, moved: That the following matters presented as matters to be decided without discussion be approved or received, as appropriate: (a) Confirmation of Minutes of Meetings Held on May 25 and June 13, 2016 (b) Program and School Services Committee, Report No.