TCDSBSS Long Term Program Plan

Guiding Principles and Interim Consultation

November 2010

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)

Strategic Renewal

What would it look like if the best happened?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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