From the Campaign for Public Education:
TDSB has announced four public consultations over the next 13-day period to get public input to it’s proposed 2009-10 budget. Surprisingly, not even one of our 22 elected Trustees report to have yet received anything more than a 2-page summary outlining various Ministry grants – information already released to the public in late March of this year.
With no information on the extent of school and program cuts board staff are thinking about for this fall, (and observers believe no budget details will be released until the day AFTER the consultations are completed) those Trustees contacted this week were mostly at a loss for words.
In related news, two weeks ago school trustees commissioned a study of how best to conduct public consultations in the most effective way. (See tdsb.on.ca tabs: boardroom, minutes, 2009, April 22.) Board staff and Trustees may actually get an earful on this subject from empty-handed parents, students and concerned community members attending these upcoming consultations:
Monday, May 11, 2009 7:30 – 9 p.m. Library – Islington Junior Middle School 44 Cordova Avenue Etobicoke, M9A 2H5 Subway:
Islington Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:30 – 9 p.m. Meeting Rms 3 & 4 – Scarborough Education Centre 140 Borough Drive Scarborough, RT: Scarborough Centre Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:30 – 9 p.m. Cafeteria – TDSBHead Office, 5050 Yonge Street North York, M2N 5N8 Subway:
North York Centre Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:30 – 9 p.m. Cafeteria – Rosedale Heights School of the Arts 711 Bloor Street East Toronto M4W 1J4 Subway: Castle Frank
