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CEC, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, North York, Ontario M2N 6E8(416) 512-3407 • Fax: 512-3407 • E-mail: john.delgrande@tcdsb.org

SPRING2013

www.johndelgrande.ca

Dear Parents/Guardians & Ratepayers,

As the 2012-13 school year is drawing to a close, I would like to thank everyone for theircontinued support. I have been working on your behalf, dealing with your concerns, strengtheningpolicy, ensuring accountability in our processes and budgets. I personally read and respond to allemails and phone messages. Given my weekly board and committee meeting schedule, thequickest and easiest way to reach me is by email.

I design and write content for each and every one of my newsletters. I find it important toprovide information beyond just headlines and pictures. I trust you find the content informative. Ido welcome your feedback.

Our Ward 7 Constituency Assistant, has been actively working with schoolcommunities to address parent engagement and encourage the work of parent councils. You canreach her at theresa.pastore@tcdsb.org or at 416-222-8282 ext. 4407

Theresa Pastore

I led trustees this past June approving a special one-time fund for playground equipmentfor each trustee ward set aside from our budget surplus, I am currently working on arecommended project list I can be funded based on proposals and needs from various schoolcommunities. Expect an announcement soon.

John Del Grande

Opinions and analysis expressed are that of Trustee John Del Grande and are not necessarily positions or opinions shared by the Toronto Catholic District School Board

Ourevening was held on the evening of Monday February 25th at St.Timothy school.

This workshop and information night welcomed many Ward 7families, special guests, board staff and school administration.

Parents were provided with a presentation from the Ministry ofEducation on parental involvement and two of our board staffdelivered a wide range of literacy resources and multi-culturalinitiatives available to school communities.

Thank you to the high school students that provided activities tothe younger children as part of their community service volunteerhours.

Ward 7 Parent Resources & Family Literacy Workshop

Look forward

to seeing you

at our next

ward forum!

@john_delgrande

From The Boardroom....

TRUSTEE REPORT : JOHN DEL GRANDE - WARD 7 [Spring 2013]

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FOLLOW YOUR BOARD

Weekly board meetings arebroadcast live over the web.

Our meeting schedule andagendas are available at

www.tcdsb.org

. You can watch the debate,questions and presentations

live atwww.tcdsb.org/news/

TCDSBlive.htm

All board meetings from 2011to present are also archived on

our website for viewing anddownload.

WE WANT TO HEARFROM YOU!

What are your budgetpriorities?

Have a question aboutwhere the money goes?

The Toronto CatholicDistrict School Board

invites parents, students,staff and Catholic school

supporters to participate inthe consultation process

for the 2013-2014 budget.

Those who wish to make apresentation to the Boardof Trustees to highlight

their budget priorities andconcerns are invited to do

so at a special Boardmeeting set for

. at theCatholic Education Centre.

May 7that 7:00 p.m

Despite funding from the government increasing over the years to supportinitiatives like smaller class sizes, increased staff salaries andimplementation of full-day kindergarten, we continue to experiencechallenges balancing our budget. By law, all school boards must have abalanced budget. We have been fortunate to have small surpluses for thelast few years.

One of the primary functions of the Board of Trustees is defining and settingpolicy. The Board of Trustees has engaged in an policy review attempting toreview all our major policies by November of 2014.

Policy is important because it sets limitations, expectations and consistent actionsin the school Board’s operations. All school board employees are bound by policy.Keep in mind that all policy items may be appealed to the Board of Trustees.

Some of the policy that the Trustees have been dealing with recently that is likelyto affect you or your children.

BULLYING POLICY: This defines the procedures to be used in dealing withbullying prevention and investigation.SCHOOL ACCOMMODATION REVIEW: Sets the process to be used whenlooking at school closures, relocations and consolidations.FUND-RAISING POLICY: Defines the limits on fund-raising and processes aroundtransparency and reporting to school communities.

Budget Planning

Portable Reduction Strategy

Policy Review

ST. CATHERINESCHOOL CLOSURE

OVERTURNED

St. Catherine’s schoollocated off Underhill Drive

in Trustee Ward 11 (DonValley East) was saved from

closure by the Board ofTrustees reversing a decision

made by the MinistrySupervisor.

St. Catherine’s had been in a2008 school review with afew Ward 7 and Ward 11

schools who wererecommending alternativestrategies to deal with the

school’s small size.

Certain donationsto schools may be

tax-deductable----

School Councils(CSACs)

are parent ledorganizations

supported by theprincipal and

membership thatincludes acommunity,

teaching and non-teaching reps.

Respect for Life WeekAs Catholics/Christians, we have an obligation torespect life from conception until natural death andall facets in between. This year’s respect for lifeweek will be held May 12th to May 17th. Resourceswill be included in the curriculum as well asspeakers at many schools. Kicking off the week isthe March for Life Rally on Parliament Hill inOttawa. I wanted to recognize students from St.Joseph Morrow Park and Brebeuf that will beattending this year and have in the past.

Trustee Del Grande attends a rally atQueens Park on March 17, 2013

We have been actively trying to reduce portables at ourschools:

Every year weneed to

determinepriorities and

reviewreductions andpotential newinvestments

School Building Additions Coming Soon

In Our Community....

TRUSTEE REPORT : JOHN DEL GRANDE - WARD 7 [Spring 2013]

With the continued roll out of Full Day Kindergarten, a number of schools require additions orretrofits in order to accommodate the additional classrooms required.

OUR LADY OF WISDOM CS $2.4 million Classroom retrofit & classroom additionsST. KEVIN CS $880,000 Classroom additionST. AGNES CS $770,00 Classroom additionHOLY SPIRIT CS $1.3 million Classroom addition

For these schools projects the intention was to maximize the addition tothe school in order to potentially eliminate on-site portables over the next few years.

The difference in budget between what the Ministry of Education would fund was paid fromvarious land/school sales we have made recently.

SCHOOL BUDGET PROJECT WORK_________________

St. Joseph Morrow Park - Replacement Site Purchase Finalized

$3.4 million to be spent on Ward 7 School Renewal

At the end of March, the Toronto District School Board finalized the sale of the former Cummer LINC(500 Cummer Avenue) to our Board for the purposes of building the replacement St. Joseph MorrowPark school. This property is a 5 acre site on the north-west corner of Bayview Ave & Cummer Ave.

I trust this will assist with high school choices for families over the next two years, as now there shouldbe no doubt where the school will currently be (continue to lease at its current site) and the new school

will be.

I look forward to communityinput into the design andassociated activities until thenew school is ready foroccupancy potentially by the2015-2016 school year.

Artist’s rendition

FRASERREPORT

School 2013 Description of Work

School 2014 Description of Work

The Fraser Reportpublishes school rankings in

order to provide data toprospective students and

parents.

Congratulations to Ward 7school -- Mary Ward thatscored 7.9 out of 10. This

ranked in the top 15% of theprovince.

The “self-learning” programat the school is one of a few

across the country.

I have been trying todesignate Mary Ward asanofficial magnet school with

additional campuses toexpand its size so more

children have an opportunityto experience it as well asrecognizing the program is

not for everyone and forsurrounding elementary

schools to ensure they haveadequate options.

Every one of our schools isa great school and its staff,student body and array of

programs make everyschool unique.

annually

On October 25, Blessed KateriTekakwitha school celebrated the

canonization of itsnamesake by Pope

Benedict XVI.

At the March meeting of the Boardof Trustees I requested we

officially rename Blessed KateriTekakwitha school to St. Kateri

Tekakawitha. The motion passedunanimously.

Canadianaboriginal

Celebrating a Canadian Saint

Trustee Del Grande presenting a framedplaque with the original 1981 Canada

Post stamps and poster of KateriTekakwitha on behalf of Ward 7.

Holy Redeemer Replace makeup air handling unit on roof

Our Lady of Guadalupe PA system replacement

Our Lady of Wisdom Replace the exterior doors and hardware -7 doors

Washroom Upgrade in coordination with Full Day Learning

Replacement of Fire Alarm Systems

Precious Blood Major exterior brick and flashing repair including chiminey and flashing - (TCPS)

St Agnes Replacement Main Switchboards

Repair and Improve - Exterior retaining walls, stairs and asphalt

St Aidan Boilers Air Handling Units Replacement install BAS system

St Gerald Repair North Wing window lintels and concrete blocks as per Validation Survey 2011

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Emergency Lighting & Power

St Lawrence

Add shade trees in asphlat along in west side of yard, and in/near kindergarden area, outdoor

classroom

St Matthias Boilers Replacement install Building Automation system

St Sylvester Site Upgrades - aspahlt retaining walls and stairs

St Timothy New learning circle in existing grass area, mulch with rock seating and new trees.

Brebeuf College Install Electrical Power Harmonizer

Holy Redeemer Replace makeup air handling unit on roof

Jean Vanier Replace parking lot asphalt and front drop off with lines

Mary Ward Boilers Replacement

St Kateri Tekakwitha Repave school yard

St Lawrence Replacement Main Switchboards

St Sylvester Undertake study in 2012 re condition and extent of asphalt resurfacing and retaining wall repairs.

On Thursday April 25, the Board welcomed for the first time,new student trustees. William Lawrence is from BishopAllen CSS and Enrique Olivo from Neil McNeil CSS

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AREA 7(Scarborough North)

Barbara McMorrow416-222-8282 x2263

Epiphany of Our LordHoly SpiritSt. AidanSt. HenrySt. Kevin

St. SylvesterMary Ward

AREA 8(Scarborough South)

Geoff Grant416-222-8282 x2263

St. AlbertSt. LawrenceJean Vanier

AREA 6(West Scarborough/East York/Toronto)

John Shanahan416-222-8282 x5371

Precious Blood

SchoolSuperintendent

Contacts

AREA 4(Scarborough Central/ North York)

John Shain416-222-8282 x2267

Blessed TrinityHoly Redeemer

Our Lady of GuadalupeOur Lady of Wisdom

St. AgnesSt. Gerald

St. Kateri TekakwithaSt. Kevin

St. MatthiasSt. Timothy

BrebeufSt. Joseph Morrow Park

As part of my usual transparency, I share with you my updated expense summary.

Under current policy, trustees are allotted a maximum of $11,280 a school year to cover expenses such as travel, printing,telephony services and hosting community meetings. A separate $12,000 budget covers admin/constituency services/support.

All detailed expenses for me and other trustees can be found online atwww.tcdsb.org/trustees/Trustee%20Expenses/trusteeexpenses.htm

Ward 7- Catholic Elementary Schools

Blessed Trinity, 3205 Bayview Ave. M2K 1G3 ( )........393-5289

Epiphany of Our Lord, 3150 Pharmacy Ave. M1W 3J5

393-5378

Holy Redeemer, 111 Aspenwood Dr. M2H 2G2 .............393-3553

Holy Spirit, 3530 Sheppard Ave. E. M1T 3K7 . . ..393-5282

Our Lady of Guadalupe, 3105 Don Mills Rd. M2J 3C2

393-5342

Our Lady of Wisdom, 10 Japonica Rd. M1R 4R7 . .393-5273

Precious Blood, 1035 Pharmacy Ave. M1R 2G8 . . . . .393-5258

St. Agnes, 280 Otonabee Ave. M2M 2T2 .................393-5345

St. Aidan, 3521 Finch Ave. E. M1W 2S2 . . . .393-5350

St. Albert, 1125 Midland Ave. M1K 4H2 . . . . . . . .393-5335

St. Gerald, 200 Old Sheppard Ave. M2J 3L9 . ...393-5319

St. Henry, 100 Bamburgh Circle M1W 3R3 .. . ...393-5395

St. Kevin, 15 Murray Glen Dr. M1R 3J6 . ... . . . . . . . .393-5300

St. Lawrence, 2216 Lawrence Ave. E. M1P 2P9 .. . . . . . ..393-5264

St. Matthias, 101 Van Horne Ave. M2J 2S8 . . . . . . .393-5357

St. Sylvester, 260 Silver Springs Blvd M1V 1S4 ..393-5373

St. Timothy, 25 Rochelle Cres. M2J 1Y3 . . . . .. . ..393-5298

Brebeuf College, 211 Steeles Ave. E. M2M 3Y6 Jean Vanier, 959 Midland Ave. M1K 4G4 . .. 393-5554

ASP/CC

(ASP/CC/FDK/U).....

(FDK)

(ASP/CC/P)

(ASP/FI/U)

(FDK)

(ASP)

(CC/FDK/P/U)

(FDK)

(ASP/FDK/U)

(ASP/CC/U)

(EF)

(U)

(ASP/CC/FDK).......

(ASP/CC/FDK)

(ASP/CC/FDK)

(ASP)

(EF/SG/U

(EF/SG/U (CC/EF/U).

St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 70 Margaret Ave M2J 4C5 393-5393

).... 393-5508

St. Joseph Morrow Park, 3379 Bayview Ave. M2M 3S4 )393-5516 Mary Ward, 3200 Kennedy Road M1V 3S8 .393-5544

Mary Ward LINC @ Former St. John Fisher, 44 Kelvinway Drive M1W 1N6..................... 397-6046

Msgr. Fraser Midland North @ Former St. Maximilian Kolbe, 100 Fundy Bay Blvd M1W 3G1.... 397-6496

St. Leonard Adult Education, 100 Ravel Rd. M2H 1T1...................................... 397-6959

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Parenting and Family Literacy Centre ( )

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