Correspondence from the Chair of the Board
May 1, 2025
To: Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario, Honourable Paul Calandra Minister of Education
Description: Tariff Impacts on Publicly Funded Education
November 19, 2024
To: Director of Education, Curtis Ennis
Description: Chair's Inaugural Address
July 17, 2024
To: Minister Smith
Description: Notification of Director’s Performance Appraisal and Performance Plan Completion
June 27, 2024
To: Minister Smith
Description: Menstrual Education and Equity
May 31, 2024
To: Parents/guardians of HDSB students
Description: Advocating for Fair Funding for the Halton District School Board
April 23, 2024
To: Minister Lecce
Description: Request for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funding for Publicly Funded School Boards
March 27, 2024
To: Minister Lecce
Description: Proposed Regulatory Amendments to O. Reg 463/97 Electronic Meetings and Meeting Attendance
March 27, 2024
To: Minister Lecce
Description: Bill 98 Regulatory and Policy Reforms to Support the Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 - School Board Trustee Code of Conduct and Integrity Commissioner Process and Trustee Code of Conduct Sanctions – Maximum Reduction of Honoria
November 1, 2023
To: Halton Regional Police Service
Description: Feedback on Halton Regional Police Service’s Strategic Plan
October 19, 2023
To: Minister Lecce
Description: Toronto Youth Cabinet’s request for a universal free school breakfast and lunch program
June 16, 2023
To: Minister Lecce,
Description: Student Trustee advocacy for increased provincial investments in mental health supports and initiatives
June 16, 2023
To: Minister Lecce
Description: HDSB Funding
May 11, 2023
To: Minister Lecce
Description: Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023
March 2, 2023
To: Gary Carr, Regional Chair Halton Regional Council
Description: Request meeting to discuss commitments made by both the Halton Regional Council and the Halton District School Board.
Nov. 10, 2022
To: Various
Description: Establishing communication protocols to enhance intergovernmental relationships
Oct. 20, 2022
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce
Description: Revoke and replace wording in Section 264(1)(c) of the Education Act:
Sept. 30, 2022
To: The HDSB Community
Description: The recent media attention around Oakville Trafalgar High School
Jun. 21, 2022
To: Honourable Minister of Education
Description: recommending the Ministry of Education consider giving Student Trustees the right to independently move and second motions during board meetings.
Jun. 7, 2022
To: The Ministry of Education, Effie Triantafilopoulos, MPP, Natalie Pierre, MPP, Parm Gill, MPP, Stephen Crawford, MPP, Ted Arnott, MPP, Adam VanKoeverden, MP, Anita Anand, MP, Karina Gould, MP, Pam Damoff, MP, Ontario School Board Chairs (English Public, English Catholic, French Public, French Catholic), Cathy Abraham, President, Ontario Public School Boards’ Association
Description: The HDSB launched “Reimagine Forward” on April 22, 2022, encouraging everyone with an interest in public education to consider: “What are the big moves needed to reimagine public education?”
Apr. 11, 2022
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce
Description: Additional funding for learning recovery.
Feb. 22, 2022
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce
Description: Feedback from interested parties on its proposed changes to PPM 81 (Provision of health support services in school settings).
Feb. 11, 2022
To: Dr. Derek Haime, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Description: Support for establishing a Professional Advisory on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial/Distortion within the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT)
Jan. 7, 2022
To: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, The Honourable Christine Elliot, Minister of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health
Description: Vaccination prioritization and returning to in-person learning
Dec. 17, 2021
To: Shamus Bourdon, Acting Executive Director of OFSAA
Description: Request to review constitution, by-laws and operating procedures.
Nov. 19, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce
Description: Capital Project Funding and Ministry Approval Delays
Oct. 12, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce
Description: Decision Making Regarding the Return to Traditional Semester Model.
Oct. 8, 2021
To: Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario
Description: Request to add COVID-19 as a "designated disease" to the Immunization of School Pupils Act.
Sept. 8, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce, The Honourable Christine Elliot
Description: Ask that the Immunization of School Pupils Act be amended to include COVID-19 as a “designated disease”.
To: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
Description: The Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nations and all Indigenous peoples
June 18, 2021
To: Honourable Doug Ford and the Honourable Stephen Lecce,
Description: National Day & Indigenous history curriculum
June 17, 2021
To: Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Description: Renaming Ryerson Public School
June 7, 2021
To: Chair Carr and Members of the Halton Regional Council
Description: Inclusive Learning Environments
June 7, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: Be it resolved that the Chair write a letter to the Minister of Education imploring that the new de-streamed math grade 9 curriculum be released immediately so that school boards have time to review the curriculum and provide appropriate staff training before the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
May 21, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: Be it resolved that the Chair write a letter to the Minister of Education imploring that the
new de-streamed math grade 9 curriculum be released immediately so that school boards
have time to review the curriculum and provide appropriate staff training before the end
of the 2020-2021 school year. This letter is to be copied to Halton MPPs, the Ontario
Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and the Council of Ontario Directors of
Education (CODE).
April 19, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: Be it resolved that the Chair of the Board be directed to write a letter prior to the next Board meeting to the Minister of Education to request reconsideration of the plan for “expanding student access to online and remote learning” and to request a collaborative approach so that any new direction reflects insights and experiences from all public education partners, and are in the best interests of students and the public education system.
April 8, 2021
To: The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health
Description: Be it resolved that the Chair be directed to write a letter to the Minister of Education and the Province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health within one day to express the critical, urgent imperative of vaccinating all education workers at the beginning of the Phase 2 vaccination rollout. Be it further resolved that the letter include the request to direct public health units to utilize the April break to vaccinate education workers, to ensure timeliness for staff and efficiency for boards.
January 11, 2021
To: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees direct the Chair to write a letter asking the Minister of Education and Premier of Ontario to expedite facilitating high speed internet connectivity to increase equitable access in rural and remote areas.
January 7, 2021
To: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees direct the Chair to write a letter asking the Minister of Education and Premier of Ontario to consider adding educators to the Provincial COVID-19 Command Table, and to provide school boards and the general public significant notice of extension of virtual learning or change of regional or provincial learning modes.
September 17, 2020
To: To the Honourable Doug Ford, the Honourable Stephen Lecce, the Honourable Christine Elliot, Chair Gary Carr and Dr. Hamidah Meghani
Description: As the Province of Ontario battles COVID-19, all barriers to easily accessible and efficient testing must be eliminated to ensure equitable access to education and stable, safe learning environments, to mitigate increased short-term staffing costs, and more broadly, to foster recovery of the economy.
August 21, 2020
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education,
Description: The Trustees of the Halton District School Board are greatly concerned and seeking clarification regarding a number of items that are critical for back to school planning and ensuring stability and confidence in public education. It is an understatement to note that there is heightened stress among all parties in the education sector and beyond due to the ongoing pressures and concern about COVID-19 and keeping everyone safe and healthy. While the health crisis evolves and demands flexibility, now is a time for collaboration and clarity of vision.
July 16, 2020
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education,
Description: The Trustees of the Halton District School Board (HDSB) request that the part-time 15-student hybrid/adaptive model be withdrawn as an option for the 2020-2021 school year for students in kindergarten to grade 6. Instead, Trustees request appropriate funding for a 15-student daily attendance in-person model or, at the very least, the adjustment of the model’s cohort size parameters to allow for daily attendance.
June 19, 2020
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education,
Description: On Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Halton District School Board unanimously passed a motion to declare the first student-led school board Climate Emergency Declaration.
February 21, 2020
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education,
Description: On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Halton District School Board unanimously directed the Chair to write a letter to the Minister of Education.
January 31, 2020
To: Andrew Davis, Assistant Deputy Minister Education Labour and Finance Division
Description: On Wednesday January 22, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Halton District School Board directed the Chair to write a letter as a response to the January 13, 2020 Ministry of Education memo, "2020-2021 Education Funding Feedback" to provide a school board governance perspective on this topic.
November 1, 2019
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the Halton District School Board directed the Chair to write a letter to the Minister of Education concerning the status of the Parents Reaching Out (PRO) Grant funding.
June 24, 2019
To: Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Description: As Minister of Education, you have the opportunity to enhance Ontario’s future by investing in students today.
May 29, 2019
To: Honourable Lisa Thompson, Minister of Education
Description: A formal report has been prepared by the Trustees of the Halton District School Board and it has been attached, along with an in-depth report with recommendations prepared by the Student Senate to provide student voice.
April 9, 2019
To: Honourable Lisa Thompson, Minister of Education
Description: Funding, program and consultation concerns relating to recent education announcements
February 26, 2019
To: the Honourable Ministers Thompson and MacLeod
Description: Changes to the Ontario Autism Program
