Emerging Priorities
My Response As my Vision and Mission Statement clearly indicate, what I advocate for is stakeholder communication and collaboration. ...
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wendyhough
Oct 10, 20184 min read
Teacher Absenteeism (Revised)
Concern was expressed with regard to my earlier comment that I would support making teacher absenteeism data publicly accessible. This...
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wendyhough
Oct 7, 20182 min read
Bay Ward / Zone 4 Challenges
What issues directly affect our schools? Some have asked me what challenges are directly affecting my ward / zone. These were some of my...
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wendyhough
Oct 7, 20182 min read
EQAO
Do we really need it? The straight out question - where do you stand on EQAO and standardized testing in general? My Response Now there's...
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wendyhough
Oct 5, 20181 min read
Supporting At Risk Youth
How can we put them on the right path? This is an other issue that was raised by the Elementary Teachers Federation. They asked...
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wendyhough
Oct 5, 20182 min read
Violence in the Classroom
Are students safe in the classroom? Concern about the the violence in the classroom was brought to me through a questionnaire distributed...
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wendyhough
Oct 4, 20182 min read
Indigenous Issues
Will they learn more about the history? I received this very thoughtful question: What do you see as the role of schools in making sure...
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wendyhough
Oct 4, 20182 min read
Alternative Schools
Is it right for my kid(s)? The OCDSB has a number of Alternative Schools - people have asked my thoughts regarding their role in the...
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wendyhough
Sep 27, 20181 min read
Budget Priorities
Is it being used equally? This question has been, quite understandably, a common visitor to my inbox. Budget decisions form a goodly...
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wendyhough
Sep 18, 20181 min read
Potential Funding Cuts
Will their education be affected? This issue has also been raised by a number of constituents. There is growing concern that we may be...
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wendyhough
Sep 10, 20182 min read
Health & Physical Education Curriculum
Are our children going to get enough information? This has been by far the most common question that I have been asked. People want to...
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wendyhough
Sep 8, 20181 min read
Special Education
Every child deserves the proper education for them. A number of people have wanted to know my thoughts about the current Special...
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wendyhough
Sep 5, 20181 min read
Hot Schools
When is hot too hot? This topic was brought up by my own very red-faced teenager upon arriving home from school earlier this week. She...
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wendyhough
Aug 22, 20182 min read
Teacher Absenteeism
What is the impact? The issue of an increase in teacher absenteeism was brought to me by two concerned members of our community; one was...
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wendyhough
Aug 22, 20182 min read
Operational Effectiveness
How to measure outcomes? The issue of how school boards are measuring, assessing and reporting on operational effectiveness was also...
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Community Dialogue
Welcome to my community dialogue. As people are bringing issues to me in person or by e-mail I will share their ideas and my responses with you. I will keep adding to the list over the weeks to come.
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