Toronto District School Board
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| Board office location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Board identifier | B66052 |
| Number of schools | 451 elementary schools 102 secondary schools 5 adult education schools[1] |
| 2006-2007 budget (CAD $ millions) |
$2,336 [1] |
| Number of students | 188,304 elementary students 87,273 high school students 14,000 adult students[2] |
| Chair of the Board | John Campbell[3] |
| Director of Education | Gerry Connelly[4] |
| Elected Trustees | Ward 1: John Hastings Ward 2: John Campbell Ward 3: Bruce Davis Ward 4: Stephnie Payne Ward 5: James Pasternak Ward 6: Chris Tonks Ward 7: Irene Atkinson Ward 8: Howard Goodman Ward 9: Maria Rodrigues Ward 10: Chris Bolton Ward 11: Josh Matlow Ward 12: Mari Rutka Ward 13: Gerri Gershon Ward 14: Sheila Ward Ward 15: Cathy Dandy Ward 16: Sheila Cary-Meagher Ward 17: Michael Coteau Ward 18: Gary Crawford Ward 19: Scott Harrison Ward 20: Soo Wong Ward 21: Shaun Chen Ward 22: Nadia Bello Student Trustees: Nick Kennedy and Ted Kuhn[5] |
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Toronto District School Board, also known as TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The minority non-Catholic francophone (Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest), English Catholic (Toronto Catholic District School Board), and French Catholic (Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud) communities of Toronto also have their own publicly funded school boards and schools that operate in the same area, but which are independent of the TDSB.
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History
The TDSB board was created in 1998 following the merger of the school boards for the former municipalities of York, East York, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, as well as the Metropolitan Toronto Public School Board.
The head office moved from the old Toronto Public Board of Education office at 155 College Street to the 5050 Yonge Street location, adjacent to Mel Lastman Square. Prior to the 1998 amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto, the building was occupied by the North York Board of Education.
Equity in education
In January 2008, the TDSB considered alternate schools for African Canadians due to high drop-out rates for young, Black men. When it is released, the school board's student census will be able to track it more accurately, but preliminary studies have shown that the high school drop-out rate is 40%.
The TDSB has also been focusing on issues of safety in schools, after the shooting of Jordan Manners in the hallway of the high school he attended. The "Falconer Report" was particularly critical of the school and made over 160 recommendations for action. This followed on two decisions from the Ontario Human Rights Commission and a report from the Safe and Commpassionate Schools Taskforce, all of which found problems with the implementation of safe schoolpolicies. The provincial Ministry of Education has also updated the old version of the 'Safe Schools Act,' which was enforced in the year 2000, so that new provisions are now in force requiring school boards across the province to provide support and instruction to suspended and expelled students.
Organization
Gerry Connelly is the Director of Education. There are 558 schools in the TDSB. Of these, 451 offer elementary education, 102 offer secondary level education, and there are five adult day schools. The TDSB has 16 alternative elementary schools as well as 20 alternative secondary schools. It is the largest school board in Canada[6] and the 4th largest in North America. TDSB has approximately 31,000 permanent and 8,000 temporary staff, which includes 10,000 elementary school teachers and 5,800 at the secondary level.[2]
Vehicles
TDSB has a varierty of vans and small trucks inherited by the former school boards. Older trucks have been retired, but some retain their old colours (namely Board of Education of North York). As for school buses, they are now contracted out to private operators. The Scarborough Board of Education, North York Board of Education and Toronto Board of Education had their own fleets.
Garages and offices
- Eglinton between Kennedy and Midland – Scarborough Board of Education garage (re-developed)
- Scarborough Civic Centre – Scarborough Board of Education
- 2 Civic Centre Court – Etobicoke Board of Education
- City of York Municipal Offices – York Board of Education
- East York Municipal Offices – East York Board of Education
- Headquarters – North York Board of Education
References
- ^ Facts and Figures. Toronto District School Board. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ a b Connelly, Gerry (2006). The 2004-05 Financial Results (PDF). Director's Annual Report,2004-05. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ Chair. Toronto District School Board. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ Director. Toronto District School Board. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ Trustees. Toronto District School Board. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ Connelly, Gerry (2006). A Message from the Director (PDF). Director's Annual Report,2004-05. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
See also
- Toronto Catholic District School Board, the English-language Catholic school board that also operates in Toronto
- Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest, the French-language school board that also operates in Toronto
- Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud, the French-language Catholic school board in Toronto
- High schools in Toronto (also includes Toronto-area schools that are not part of the TDSB)
- Middle schools in Toronto (also includes Toronto-area schools that are not part of the TDSB)
- Elementary schools in Toronto (also includes Toronto-area schools that are not part of the TDSB)
- Schools in the TDSB
