The ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø has submitted feedback to the Ministry of Education’s .
The consultation, which closes on December 15, was open to students, parents, staff and organizations to share their feedback on education in Ontario.
The questions focused on seven key areas:
- Improving student performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
- Preparing students with needed job skills, such as skilled trades and coding
- Improving provincial standardized testing
- Ensuring students graduate with important life skills, including financial literacy
- Managing the use of technology in classrooms, such as cell phones
- Building a new age-appropriate Health and Physical Education curriculum that includes subjects like mental health, sexual health education and the legalization of cannabis
- Developing the first-ever Parents’ Bill of Rights
The ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø’s submission is based on a number of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø policies, practices, position statements, approved Board motions, Board research, current curriculum practices in schools and Board-approved system action plans, most of which have been developed with input from parents, students and the Board of Trustees.
Read the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø’s submission to the Ministry of Education.