January 10,
2008
The School Community Safety
Advisory Panel's
Final Report was released by Gerry
Connelly,
Director of TDSB.
December 18,
2007
The Panel met with the Principal from
the First Nations School of Toronto, Wayne
Kodje
and
Aboriginal Legal Services.
December 17,
2007
The Panel met with student parents
from the
First Nations School of Toronto.
December 14,
2007
The
Panel met with Wayne Kodje, the Principal from
the First Nations
School of Toronto.
December 13,
2007
The Panel further consulted with the
Ontario
Human Rights Commission.
December 12,
2007
The Panel met with two TDSB
vice-principals.
The Panel also met with the administration
from
CW Jefferys C.I.
December 11,
2007
The Panel met representatives from the United Way
of
Greater Toronto.
The Panel also met with Jill Worthy
and Rauda Dickinson,
Toronto Supervisory Officers
Association.
The Panel continued its consultation with
representatives
from the criminal justice
system.
December 10, 2007
The Panel
met with Gerry Connelly, Director of TDSB and
Deputy Chief Derry,
Toronto Police Service.
The Panel also met with Penny
Maidens, Executive
Superintendent School Services.
The
Panel also met with Staff Superintendent Mike Federico
and other
officers from the Toronto Police Service.
The Panel continued
its consultation with teachers from
Emery Collegiate
Institute.
December 7, 2007
The Panel
met with TDSB Trustees.
December 6,
2007
The Panel met with Gerry Connelly, Director of
TDSB.
December 5, 2007
The Panel
conducted consultations with teachers
from Emery Collegiate
Institute.
December 4, 2007
The
Panel met with administrators and teachers
from Emery
Collegiate Institute.
The Panel met with administrators at
Westview
Centennial SS.
December 3,
2007
The Panel met with students from Westview
Centennial SS.
November 30,
2007
The Panel met with Lloyd McKell and TDSB
Equity
staff.
The Panel met with respresentatives
from the
Ontario Public School Boards'
Association.
November 29, 2007
The
Panel attended a meeting with a focus group of
students from the
Expelled Students Program, and also
met with staff and an
administrator from the program.
November
27, 2007
The Panel conducted consultations with the
OSSTF -
Professional Students Services
Personnel.
November 26, 2007
The
Panel conducted consultations with teachers
and students at
Westview Centennial SS.
The Panel also met with the Assistant
Director
of Education for the TDSB.
November
22, 2007
The
Panel met with administrators and teachers at
Brookview Middle
School.
The Panel met with the Westview Centennial
SS
Parents' Council.
November 21,
2007
The Panel and the Ontario Human Rights Commission
held a joint Symposium at OISE to share insights on
the
barriers to implementing school safety
recommendations.
November 20,
2007
The Panel conducted a further consultation
with
Verna Lister, TDSB Superintendent for NW2.
The Panel met with representatives from the
criminal
justice system.
November 19, 2007
The Panel
conducted a further consultation with Deputy
Chief Derry,
Toronto Police Service.
The Panel conducted
consultations with students at
Westview Centennial
SS.
November 16, 2007
The Panel
conducted consultations with students at
Westview Centennial
SS.
November 15, 2007
The Panel
conducted consultations with interested staff
members at Westview
Centennial SS.
November 14, 2007
The
Panel conducted consultations with interested staff
members at
Westview Centennial SS.
November 13,
2007
The Panel conducted consultations with interested
staff
members at Westview Centennial SS.
The Panel
conducted consultations with the Culture Link
at Sanderson
Library.
November 12, 2007
The Panel
conducted consultations with interested staff
members at
Westview Centennial SS.
November 9,
2007
The Panel conducted consultations at Westview
Centennial SS.
November 7, 2007
The
Panel met with TDSB Equity Policy Advisory
Committee.
November 6, 2007
The Panel
conducted consultations with Deputy Chief Derry,
Toronto Police
Service.
The Panel met with Mayor David
Miller.
November 5, 2007
The
Panel staff met with Mecca Keyi from the ReAct Program.
The
Panel met with Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner of
Ontario Human
Rights Commission and Jeff Kugler, Executive
Director for OISE's
Centre for Urban Schooling.
November 2,
2007
The Panel met with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters
of Canada,
Ontario Regional
Workshop.
November 1,
2007
The Panel conducted a further consultation with
Donna Quan,
System Superintendent - Safe
Schools.
October 31, 2007
The
Panel met with a retired TDSB school
teacher.
October 29, 2007
The
Panel conducted a focus group with
Youth.
October 25, 2007
The
Panel met with Youth from the "Breaking the Cycle" program.
The
Panel also met with the Deputy Minister of
Education.
October 23, 2007
The
Panel met with the Task Force Co-ordinators on
the Model Schools
for Inner City.
The Panel also conducted a focus group with Youth
from
St. Stephen's Community
House.
October 17,
2007
The Panel met with school based settlement workers from
Toronto.
October 11, 2007
The Panel
conducted a further consultation with the former Principal of
C.W. Jefferys C.I.
October 9, 2007
The
Panel conducted consultations with Omaida Ali, Child and
Youth
Counselor, Safe Schools - SPES West TDSB and Detective
Peter
Duncan, 31 Division, Toronto Police
Service.
October 5, 2007
The Panel
met with representatives of Respect in Action
(ReAct).
October 2, 2007
The
Panel conducted consultations with TDSB
teachers.
October 1, 2007
The Panel conducted
consultations with Cathy McCulloch, Chair of
the Parent Council
of a local high school for four years and further
consulted with
Donna Quan, System Superintendent - Safe
Schools.
September 27, 2007
The Panel conducted consultations with
Mona Rozenblum and
Janis Jaffe-White of the Parent Coalition for
Safe Schools, Reva Schafer
and Janis Jaffe-White of the
Toronto Family Network, John Weatherup,
President of CUPE Local
4400, Dave Smith, Vice President CUPE
Local 4400, Unit D and also met with a
Parent.
September 26, 2007
The Panel
met with a Student.
September 24,
2007
The Panel met with Dr. Alok
Mukherjee, Chair, Toronto
Police Services Board.
September 19,
2007
The Panel conducted
consultations with Donna Quan,
System Superintendent - Safe
Schools, Doug Jollife,
President, OSSTF - District 12 and Leslie
Wolfe,
Vice President and Chief
Negotiator, OSSTF - District 12.
September 12, 2007
The Panel conducted
consultations with members of the
Metropolitan Action Committee
on Violence Against
Women and
Children (METRAC).
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September 10,
2007
The Panel conducted consultations with
Professor Shelley A.M. Gavigan, Professor Janet Mosher and
Professor Carl James in respect of the project, "Youth in
Focus, Friends in Trouble: Justice and Access to Justice for
Low Income and 'Marginalized'
Youth."
The Panel staff attended the Safe and Caring Schools Work
Group meeting at the TDSB offices.
September
6, 2007
The Panel met with a trustee of the TDSB
and with a high school principal within the TDSB.
The Panel met with members of the Sexual Assault
Steering Committee. The Sexual Assault Steering
Committee is a City of Toronto committee that includes members
from the community, the Toronto Police Service, and the
Toronto Police Services Board.
September 4 –
5, 2007
The Panel met with various TDSB
trustees.
August 30, 2007
The Panel met with representatives of the
Community and Legal Aid Services Programme at Osgoode Hall
Law School, York University.
August 29, 2007
The Panel’s Interim Report was made
available to the public.
August 28, 2007
The Panel delivered its
Interim Report to the TDSB.
August 24,
2007
The Panel conducted a consultation with
Toronto Police Services Staff Superintendents Michael Federico
and Peter Sloly.
August 23,
2007
The Panel
conducted consultations with the former Principal,
the Principal, and a teacher of C.W. Jefferys C.I. and the
Chair of the Toronto District School Board Sheila
Ward.
August 22, 2007
The Panel conducted consultations with Safe
Schools Administrator Mike Hill.
August 21,
2007
The Panel
conducted consultations with Chief Social Workers,
the Executive Director of the Society for Quality Education,
and a retired teacher.
August 16,
2007
The Panel conducted a
consultation with a youth group and community based
organizations.
List of attending
organizations:
- African Canadian Heritage
Association
- Canadian Organization of Black
Lawyers
- Canadian Race Relations Foundation
- Global African Congress
- Jamaican Canadian Association
- Kenyan Community in Ontario
- National African Canadian Umbrella
Organizing Comitee
- Organization of Parents of Black
Children
- United Achievers
The School Community Advisory Panel will
be delivering its Interim Report to the Director of the
Toronto District School Board, Gerry Connelly, on August 28,
2007 rather than the planned date of August 22, 2007.
The extension was necessary to allow the Panel to
gather additional data and to conduct key consultations that,
due to summer holiday logistics, have yet to be
completed.
August 15, 2007
The
Panel conducted consultations with a teacher and the
Vice-Principal of C.W. Jefferys
C.I.
August 14, 2007
The
Panel conducted a consultation with Toronto City Councillor
Joe Mihevc.
August 11,
2007
The Panel conducted public consultations at
C.W. Jefferys C.I. A total of sixteen deputations were made
from a wide array of individuals, including three
representatives from community based organizations, the Chief
Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and NDP
Candidate for York West, seven parents, a guidance counsellor,
a school settlement worker, a friend of Jordan Manners'
mother, and a lawyer who works extensively in the
community.
August 10, 2007
The
Panel conducted public consultations at C.W. Jefferys
C.I. A total of seventeen deputations were made from a
wide array of individuals, including six representatives from
community based organizations, three TDSB trustees, a Member
of Parliament, four youth, two parents, and a retired school
teacher.
August 9, 2007
The
Panel conducted consultations with youth groups.
The Panel also continued its consultation with the
Chair, Vice-Chair and Former Chair of the Toronto School
Administrators' Association (TSAA).
List
of attending organizations:
- Canadian Training Institute –
Breaking the Cycle
- C.L.A.S.P. – Community and Legal
Aid Services Programme
- Pro Bono Law Ontario
- Justice for Children and Youth
- St. Stephen’s Community House
August 8, 2007
The
Panel met with representatives of the Ontario Human Rights
Commission regarding planning a
symposium.
August 7, 2007
The
Panel continued consultations with
parents.
August 3,
2007
The Panel conducted consultation with
TDSB trustee Nadia Bello.
August 2,
2007
The Panel conducted
consultations with parents, TDSB trustee Soo
Wong and with the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the Former Chair
of the Toronto School Administrators' Association (TSAA). The Panel also
conducted consultations with community based
organizations.
August 1, 2007
The Panel conducted consultations with community based organizations.
(List of organizations)
July 31, 2007
The Panel conducted
consultations with Chief Bill Blair of Toronto Police Service,
Trustee Chris Bolton, Vice Chair of the Toronto District
School Board, as well as with Trustee Mari Rutka of the
Toronto District School Board. The Panel also conducted a
consultation with a youth group.
July 30,
2007
The Panel conducted consultations with TDSB Trustees Scott Harrison and Bruce Davis.
July 27,
2007
The Panel conducted a consultation with
Trustee Sheila Cary-Meagher.
July 26,
2007
The Panel conducted consultations TDSB Trustees
Cathy Dandy and James Pasternak, as well as
with TDSB Superintendent Verna
Lister.
July 25,
2007
Consultation with community organization
leaders.
July 24,
2007
The Panel conducted consultations
with TDSB Trustee Howard Goodman and Trustee Stephnie
Payne. The Panel also met with a youth
group.
July 23, 2007
The Panel
conducted a consultation with the President of the
Ontario Principals' Council Lisa Vincent and the Executive
Director Mike Benson.
July 19,
2007
Consultation with the Ontario Human Rights
Commission.
July 18, 2007
The
Panel met with Professor Scot Wortley from the University
of Toronto regarding the student surveys conducted at C.W.
Jefferys C.I.
July 17, 2007
The
Panel conducted confidential consultations with a group of
parents and a group of youth in the San Romanoway
neighbourhood.
July 13,
2007
The Panel conducted consultations with
community based organizations.
(List of organizations)
July 11, 2007
By
correspondence dated June 27, 2007 Julian Falconer, Chair of
the School Community Safety Advisory Panel wrote
Gerry Connelly, Director of the Toronto District School Board
seeking an extension in respect of the report deadline. By
correspondence dated July 11, 2007 the Director's office has
confirmed the proposed extensions. Accordingly, the interim
report of the Panel will be presented to the Director on
August 22, 2007. The final report of the Panel is to be
presented to the Director on September 30, 2007.
July 9, 2007
Panel conducts
confidential consultations with youth groups.
July 6,
2007
Amendment to the Panel's terms of
reference.
July 5, 2007
Panel conducts confidential consultations with
youth groups.
June 28 and 29,
2007
The Panel attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. to
conduct confidential interviews with teachers and staff
members.
June 27, 2007
The Panel
attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. to conduct confidential
interviews with teachers and staff members. The Panel provided
a confidential interim report regarding serious allegations to
the TDSB Director. The Panel attended commencement proceedings
at C.W. Jefferys C.I.
June 25 and 26,
2007
The Panel attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. to conduct
confidential interviews with teachers and administered the
teacher and staff survey conducted by prominent criminologist
and sociologist Professor Scot Wortley from the University
of Toronto.
June 22, 2007
The Panel
attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. to conduct confidential
interviews with teachers and students.
June 21,
2007
The Panel attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. to
conduct confidential interviews with teachers and
students.
June 20, 2007
The Panel
attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. to conduct confidential
interviews with students.
June 19,
2007
The Panel attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. to
conduct a physical plant inspection and confidential
interviews with students.
June 18, 2007
The Panel attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. for
presentation of the student survey conducted by prominent
criminologist and sociologist Professor Scot Wortley from the University
of Toronto. The Panel set up its head office at 3701 Chesswood
Drive, Suite 326, North York, Ontario.
June 15,
2007
The Panel attended at C.W. Jefferys C.I. to
conduct confidential interviews with
students.
June 14, 2007
The Panel
attended student assemblies at C. W. Jefferys C.I. and a
parent council meeting. Consultations commenced with those
students willing to speak to the Panel on a confidential
basis.
June 12, 2007
The Panel
members underwent specialized training for the purposes of
approaching youth and children on issues on safety and
security. To this effect, Panel commenced training session
with a specialist in child
trauma/psychology.
June 11, 2007
The Toronto
District School Board appointed a Panel to inquire into issues
of safety at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute following the
tragic death of Jordan Manners. The School Community Safety
Advisory Panel is to report on ways to make schools safer
places for our children.
June 8, 2007
School Safety Panel presented the operating
budget it anticipates will be necessary for its work. A
meeting was convened with the executive of the parents school
council. This has been followed by two more meetings where the
Panel addressed all students personally and in which parents
had been invited by written notice.
June 7,
2007
Remaining members of the Panel were confirmed
and the Panel convened its first meeting of members and
identified a number of action items that required immediate
attention. Initial contact with the leadership at C.W.
Jefferys took place including Ms. Newton-Thompson, Principal,
Ms. Mitchell, Chair of the School Council and Ms. Lister,
Superintendent.
June 5, 2007
Public announcement of the convening of the
School Community Safety Advisory Panel (The "School Safety
Panel"). Julian Falconer, Chair of the Panel advised that
within one week, a brief report on the School Safety Panel's
progress on commencing implementation of its mandate as set
out in its Terms of
Reference.
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