TCDSB SS Long Term Program Plan Guiding Principles and Interim Consultation

1. TCDSB SS Long Term Program Plan Guiding Principles and Interim Consultation November 2010

2. Committee Structure • Steering Committee • Admissions, Budget, Program, Planning, Capital • LTPP Working Committee: • Co Chairs: Loretta Notten & Vince Burzotta • Flora Cifelli, Anne Bellissimo, Carmine Settino and Steve Carey (Secondary School Principals) • Angie Sferlazza (Early Learning Program Coordinator) • Joanne Greco (Elementary School Principal) • Carmela Giardini (Pathways Coordinator) • Josie Di Giovanni (Superintendent of Curriculum) • Frank Piddisi (Superintendent of Special Services)

3. Strategic Renewal What would it look like if the best happened?

4. Consultation (to date) • Secondary Principals • K – 12 Principals • K – 8 Principals • Central Program Staff • Central Pathways team • Senior Staff • LTAPP Working Committee • LTAPP Steering Committee

5. Long Term Program Plan (LTPP) • Guiding Principles: • TCDSB affirms their denominational rights and strives to preserve a Catholic school presence in all communities. Strong program offerings in all schools are seen as one of the cornerstones to achieving this goal. • The TCDSB Long Term Accommodation and Program Plan (LTAPP) recognizes the need to retain and strengthen religious ties and affiliations with the local parish. • TCDSB will offer innovative and relevant programs that attract our community stakeholders, while ensuring that we collaborate with our own Catholic neighbouring schools to differentiate our specialty program offerings. • There is an interconnection within our TCDSB families of schools that ensures complementary programs, as well as seamless transition from our elementary to our secondary schools. • TCDSB is committed to delivering a range and equity of programs, with inclusive opportunities for all students. • The LTAPP recognizes where viable, our unique single gender schools will be retained, enhanced and expanded where viable. • TCDSB will give due consideration to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act with all new decisions regarding facility and program arising from the LTAPP process. • Local planning within TCDSB schools should be respectful of the system perspective – “Every school a great school.” (D. Hopkins) • Program identification within the TCDSB LTAPP process will include consultation with all key stakeholders and partners. • TCDSB may implement an attendance boundary policy in an effort to balance enrollment pressures across the system where required. • TCDSB schools will endeavour to ensure that all program foci selected are sustainable over the long term, and have the flexibility to evolve over time. • Program and Facility design decisions informed by the TCDSB LTAPP will be respectful of our environmental footprint. • Facilities and resources must be a consideration before program decisions are finalized and the LTAPP should utilize and capitalize upon TCDSB assets where practical. • Fiscal responsibility is necessary when arriving at a final program recommendation, therefore a funding source must be identified for all potential costs.

6. Immediate Next Steps • Some further proposals for some elementary schools • Continuation of a Consultation process (today) and input from the broader community on draft proposals developed to date • Development of a process and protocol for schools to propose specialty foci in the years that fall in between a LTAPP review • Process employed by the Ministry for approval of SHSM programs is a good template after which to model our processes. • Development of “facility standard” for all programs.

7. Secondary LTPP • Innovative programming seen as key • Specialty programs:provide students with a particular curriculum focus to assist them in meeting diploma requirements and in making the transition to post-secondary destinations. ( OSS, Grades 9 – 12, Program and Diploma Requirements, 7.4, 1999) • Pathways/Fast Forward: • Leading to Workplace, Apprenticeship or College Pathways • “Specialty Programs” as employed in LTPP: • Leading to College or University Pathways • Specialist High Skills Major: • Map to all 4 pathways; allow students to concentrate studies in a particular area and lead to an official Ministry red seal designation on a student’s diploma.

12. Your feedback please... • Each table should have: • copies of guiding principles and questions for each person; • 2 copies of the maps for the full group • Appoint one recorder • CSAC Chair to use Survey Monkey link (previously sent) to relay the feedback from your session.

13. Proposed Next Steps • Consultation with broader community: • K-12 Principals (October 2010) • CPIC Conference: November 6th • All Principals to consult local CSAC (Nov 2010) • Principals to consult local staff and students • Community Consultations (Jan/Feb 2011) • Collate feedback and update proposals accordingly: March 2011 • LTPP report to Board: April 2011

14. Proposed Next Steps Cont’d... • Further roll-out of full day kindergarten programs over the course of the next 4 years. • Consultation and discussion regarding program proposals for our TCDSB Alternative School(s) model – Monsignor Fraser College network of schools