Feb. 11, 2022
To: Dr. Derek Haime, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Description: Support for establisling a Professional Advisory on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial/Distortion within the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT)
Feb. 11, 2022 Letter
Jan. 7, 2022
To: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, The Honourable Christine Elliot, Minister of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health
Dec. 17, 2021
To: Shamus Bourdon, Acting Executive Director of OFSAA
Description: Request to review constitution, by-laws and operating procedures.
Dec. 17, 2021 Letter
Nov. 19, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce
Description: Capital Project Funding and Ministry Approval Delays
Nov. 19, 2021 Letter
Oct. 12, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce
Description: Decision Making Regarding the Return to Traditional Semester Model.
Oct. 12, 2021 Letter
Oct. 8, 2021
To: Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario
Description: Request to add COVID-19 as a "designated disease" to the Immunization of School Pupils Act.
Oct. 8, 2021 Letter
Sept. 8, 2021
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April 8, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health
Description: Be it resolved that the Chair be directed to write a letter to the Minister of Education and the Province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health within one day to express the critical, urgent imperative of vaccinating all education workers at the beginning of the Phase 2 vaccination rollout. Be it further resolved that the letter include the request to direct public health units to utilize the April break to vaccinate education workers, to ensure timeliness for staff and efficiency for boards.
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January 11, 2021
To: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees direct the Chair to write a letter asking the Minister of Education and Premier of Ontario to
expedite facilitating high speed internet connectivity to increase equitable access in rural and remote areas.
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January 7, 2021
To: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees direct the Chair to write a letter asking the Minister of Education and Premier of Ontario to consider
adding educators to the Provincial COVID-19 Command Table, and to provide school boards and the general public significant notice of extension of virtual learning or change of regional or provincial learning modes.
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September 17, 2020
To: To the Honourable Doug Ford, the Honourable Stephen Lecce, the Honourable Christine Elliot, Chair Gary Carr and Dr. Hamidah Meghani
Description: As the Province of Ontario battles COVID-19, all barriers to easily accessible and efficient testing must be eliminated to ensure equitable access to education and stable, safe learning environments, to mitigate increased short-term staffing costs, and more broadly, to foster recovery of the economy.
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August 21, 2020
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education,
Description: The Trustees of the Halton District School Board are greatly concerned and seeking clarification regarding a number of items that are critical for back to school planning and ensuring stability and confidence in public education. It is an understatement to note that there is heightened stress among all parties in the education sector and beyond due to the ongoing pressures and concern about COVID-19 and keeping everyone safe and healthy. While the health crisis evolves and demands flexibility, now is a time for collaboration and clarity of vision.
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July 16, 2020
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education,
Description: The Trustees of the Halton District School Board (HDSB) request that the part-time 15-student hybrid/adaptive model be withdrawn as an option for the 2020-2021 school year for students in kindergarten to grade 6. Instead, Trustees request appropriate funding for a 15-student daily attendance in-person model or, at the very least, the adjustment of the model’s cohort size parameters to allow for daily attendance.
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June 19, 2020
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education,
Description: On Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Halton District School Board unanimously passed a motion to declare the first student-led school board Climate Emergency Declaration. READ MORE
February 21, 2020
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education,
Description: On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Halton District School Board unanimously directed the Chair to write a letter to the Minister of Education.
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January 31, 2020
To: Andrew Davis, Assistant Deputy Minister Education Labour and Finance Division
Description: On Wednesday January 22, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Halton District School Board directed the Chair to write a letter as a response to the January 13, 2020 Ministry of Education memo, "2020-2021 Education Funding Feedback" to provide a school board governance perspective on this topic.
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November 1, 2019
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the Halton District School Board directed the Chair to write a letter to the Minister of Education concerning the status of the Parents Reaching Out (PRO) Grant funding.
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June 24, 2019
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: As Minister of Education, you have the opportunity to enhance Ontario’s future by investing in students today.
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May 29, 2019
To: Honourable Lisa Thompson, Minister of Education
Description: A formal report has been prepared by the Trustees of the Halton District School Board and it has been attached, along with an in-depth report with recommendations prepared by the Student Senate to provide student voice.
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April 9, 2019
To: Honourable Lisa Thompson, Minister of Education
Description: Funding, program and consultation concerns relating to recent education announcements
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February 26, 2019
To: the Honourable Ministers Thompson and MacLeod
Description: Changes to the Ontario Autism Program