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​​​​​​March ​2, 2023​​​

To: ​Gary Carr, Regional Chair Halton Regional Council​
Description: ​Request meeting to discuss ​ commitments made by both the Halton Regional Council and the Halton District School Board.​

March 2, 20​​23 Letter​​

​ Oct. 20, 2022​​​

To: ​The Honourable Stephen Lecce​
Description: Revoke and replace wordi​​ng in Section 264(1)(c) of the Education Act:

Oct. 20, 2022 Letter​

​Se​pt. 30, 2022​​

To: ​The HDSB Community
Description: The recent​ media attention around Oakville Trafalgar High School​

 Sept. 30, 2022 Letter​


Jun. 21​, 2022​​​

To: ​Honourable Minist​​er of Education​

Description: recommending the Ministry of Education consider giving Student Trustees the right to independently move and second motions during board meetings. ​

​Jun. 21​, 2022​​ Letter​​​​​​​​

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Jun. 7​, 2022​​

To: ​The Ministry of Education, Effie Triantafilopoulos, MPP, Natalie Pierre, MPP, Parm Gill, MPP, Stephen Crawford, MPP, Ted Arnott, MPP, Adam VanKoeverden, MP, Anita Anand, MP, Karina Gould, MP, Pam Damoff, MP, Ontario School Board Chairs (English Public, English Catholic, French Public, French Catholic), Cathy Abraham, President, Ontario Public School Boards’ Association​

Description: The HDSB launched “Reimagine Forward” on April 22, 2022, encouraging everyone with an interest in public education to consider: “What are the big moves needed to reimagine public education?”​​

Jun. 7​, 2022​​ Letter​​​​​​

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Apr. 11​, 2022​​

To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce​

Description: Additional funding for learning recovery.​

Apr. 11​, 2022​​ Letter​​​​​​​

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​​​​ Feb. 22, 2022​​

To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce​

Description: F​eedback from interested parties on its proposed changes to PPM 81 (Provision of health support services in school settings).​

​​​​​Feb. 22, 2022​​ Letter​​​​​​​

​​​​Feb. 11, ​2022​​

To: Dr. Derek Haime,​ ​Registrar and Chief Executive Officer

Description: S​upport 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

Description: Vaccination prioritization and returning to in-person learning

​Jan. 7, 2022​​ Letter​​​​​​

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, 2​021​

To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce​

Description: Decision Making Regarding the Return to Traditional Semester Model​​.

Oct. 12, 2​021​ Letter​​​​​

Oct. 8, 2​021​

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, 2​021 Letter​​​​

​​​​​​Sept. 8, 2​021​

To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce, The Honourable Christine Elliot​

Description:  Ask that the Immunization of School Pupils Act be amended to include COVID-19 as a “designated disease”. 

​​​​​​​Sept. 8, 2​021​ Letter​​​​

June​​ 29, 2​021​

To: ​The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario​

Description: The Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nations and all Indigenous peoples​

​June​​ 29, 2​021​ Letter​

​​​​June 1​8, 2021​

To: ​Honourable Doug Ford and the Honourable Stephen Lecce,​
Description: National Day & Indigenous history curriculum ​

​​​​​June 1​8, 2021​ Letter​​​

​ June 1​7, 2021​

To: ​Mayor Marianne Meed Ward​​ 
Description: Renaming Ryerson Public School

​​June 1​7, 2021​ Letter​​​

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June 7, 2021​

To: Chair Carr and Members of the Halton Regional Council
Description: Inclusive Learning Environments​​​

​​June 7, 2021​ Letter​​​

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June 7, 2021​

To: ​The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education 
Description: Be it resolved that the Chair write a letter to the Minister of Education imploring that the new de-streamed math grade 9 curriculum be released immediately so that school boards have time to review the curriculum and provide appropriate staff training before the end of the 2020-2021 school year.​​

​​​June 7, 2021​ Letter​​​

May 21, 2021​
To: ​The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education 
Description: Be it resolved that the Chair write a letter to the Minister of Education imploring that the
new de-streamed math grade 9 curriculum be released immediately so that school boards
have time to review the curriculum and provide appropriate staff training before the end
of the 2020-2021 school year. This letter is to be copied to Halton MPPs, the Ontario
Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Council of Ontario Directors of
Education (CODE).​​​​

​READ MO​RE​​

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April 19, 2021​

To: ​The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education 
Description:  Be it resolved that the Chair of the Board be directed to write a letter prior to the next Board meeting to the Minister of Education to request reconsideration of the plan for “expanding student access to online and remote learning” and to request a collaborative approach so that any new direction reflects insights and experiences from all public education partners, and are in the best interests of students and the public education system.

​READ MO​RE​​

​​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. ​

​READ MO​RE​​

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.​

​READ MO​RE​​

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.​

​READ MO​RE​

​​ 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 ens​ure 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.

​READ MO​RE

​​​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.​​​​​

​READ MO​RE​

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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.​​​​​

Appendix A Hybrid Adaptive Model Analysis​
Appendix B HDSB Motion M20-0089​​

​READ MO​RE​

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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 mo​tion to declare the ​first student-led school board Climate Emergency Declaration​. ​​​​

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Februar​y 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.​​

READ MORE​​ ​ ​

​​​​​​​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​​

READ MORE​

February 26, 2019​
To: the Honourable Ministers Thompson and MacLeod
Description​:​ Changes to the Ontario Autism Program​​

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