Ottawa Carleton District School Board

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Tuesday, 16 June 2009
7:30 p.m.
Trustees’ Committee Room
PUBLIC AGENDA

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Public Question Period

4. Delegation:
a) Steven Pinnock, Executive Director, Best Buddies Canada, and Bridget Glassco, Program Manager, Best Buddies Canada re House of Commons and the Best Buddies Program (PDF)

5. Superintendent’s Report

Public Action Items

6. Receipt of Advisory Committee Reports (5 minutes each):
a) Alternative Schools Advisory Committee, Richard Deadman and Robin West (PDF)
b) Arts Advisory Committee, Katherine Stauble
c) Children and Youth at Risk Advisory Committee, (written submission only)
d) Community Council for Ethnocultural Equity, Eldon Holder

7. Receipt of Minutes:a) Special Education Advisory Committee Report No. 6, 27 May 2009 (PDF)

8. Report No. 09-143, Framework for a Review of the Alternative Elementary Program in the OCDSB (PDF)
(Jennifer Adams, ext. 8573)

9. Report No. 09-118, Special Education Plan (PDF)
(Dawn Paxton, ext. 8254)

10. Motions:
a) Review of Policy P.083.CUR: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting of Student Achievement, Trustees FitzGerald and Shea (PDF)

Public Information Items

11. Report No. 09-144, Update on the French as a Second Language (FSL) Review, Elementary Phase (PDF)
(Jennifer Adams, ext. 8573)

12. Report No. 09-142, The School Effectiveness Framework (PDF)
(Jennifer Adams, ext. 8573)

13. Report No. 09-138, Update on the Number and Location of Secondary Gifted Centres in the OCDSB (PDF)
(Dawn Paxton, ext. 8254)

14. Report No. 09-139, Community as Hub (PDF)
(Walter Piovesan, ext. 8287)

15. Report No. 09-141, Year-End Status of Special Education Classes, Programs and Services for 2009-2010
(Dawn Paxton, 8254)

16. Education Committee Long Range Agenda (PDF)

17. New Business