Carla Kisko
Associate Director, Fianance and Operations, Toronto District School Board
Angelos Bacopoulos
Associate Director, Facilities, Sustainability and Employee Services, Toronto District School Board
Dear Ms. Kisko and Mr. Bacopoulos
I disagree and would like to note my disappointment in the spirit by which the TDSB has tried to force the Church Street Junior Public School community to accept the terms of reference regarding the plan for the playground and use of the $1.5 million in development-related settlement funds.
I expect those responsible for the delivery of education services to be fair and work collaboratively with parents, the children and the community by:
1. Committing all of the $1.5M settlement money from the 70-72 Carlton development to Church St. Jr PS. The TDSB should not divert part of the settlement funds from the Tribute development to other schools.
The late Trustee Sheila Ward and the Board promised that all of those funds would benefit the children at Church Street when they established the Development Committee of professionals; who are parents of Church Street students.
These compensation funds could be put to good use improving the school experience of the students affected by the 70-72 Carlton development.
2. Finding a natural and fiscally responsible ground cover for the field at Church St. I do not support the installation of artificial turf on the school grounds.
There is almost no green space in our neighbourhood, and the school grounds provide a vital natural area designated for use by the children.
The TDSB has never properly implemented grass at Church Street so its viability has not been properly tested.
Spending $1.1 million on a playground is way too much; the $500,000 extra cost for the artificial turf is a waste of these settlement funds. They can be put to much better use at the school.
Current and future students of Church St are the ones being directly impacted by the Tribute development. The health and well-being of our children must be the top priority.
Sincerely,
Updates
January 14, 2017
The momentum is undeniable now. We have their attention.
15 Comments
The children deserve real trees and grass..give them a garden at least! they need to be thinking of the kids first.
Money like that being spent on fake turf instead of education or enrichment programs is disappointing.
My children went to public school in Downtown Toronto and as a former Chair of the Parent Council I know how hard it can be to deal with the TDSB. I support the kids and parents at Church Street Public School.
I strongly agree with the above statements. My daughter attends church st. Jpr and will be directly effected by the poor desission making in this case. We as concerned parents have not been heard and our community will lose as a result. Terribly disappointed in the process!
I agree that the funds should go entirely to Church Street Public School, not so sure that natural grass would be an overall better choice than astroturf
The fake grass is unhygenic. Dogs poo on there and there's no way to clean it.
The school board and trustees need to act in good father for their students.
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Carla Kisko
Associate Director, Fianance and Operations, Toronto District School Board
Angelos Bacopoulos
Associate Director, Facilities, Sustainability and Employee Services, Toronto District School Board
Dear Ms. Kisko and Mr. Bacopoulos
I disagree and would like to note my disappointment in the spirit by which the TDSB has tried to force the Church Street Junior Public School community to accept the terms of reference regarding the plan for the playground and use of the $1.5 million in development-related settlement funds.
I expect those responsible for the delivery of education services to be fair and work collaboratively with parents, the children and the community by:
1. Committing all of the $1.5M settlement money from the 70-72 Carlton development to Church St. Jr PS. The TDSB should not divert part of the settlement funds from the Tribute development to other schools.
The late Trustee Sheila Ward and the Board promised that all of those funds would benefit the children at Church Street when they established the Development Committee of professionals; who are parents of Church Street students.
These compensation funds could be put to good use improving the school experience of the students affected by the 70-72 Carlton development.
2. Finding a natural and fiscally responsible ground cover for the field at Church St. I do not support the installation of artificial turf on the school grounds.
There is almost no green space in our neighbourhood, and the school grounds provide a vital natural area designated for use by the children.
The TDSB has never properly implemented grass at Church Street so its viability has not been properly tested.
Spending $1.1 million on a playground is way too much; the $500,000 extra cost for the artificial turf is a waste of these settlement funds. They can be put to much better use at the school.
Current and future students of Church St are the ones being directly impacted by the Tribute development. The health and well-being of our children must be the top priority.
Sincerely,
Updates
January 14, 2017
The momentum is undeniable now. We have their attention.
15 Comments
The TDSB is under the false impression that they can do whatever they deem necessary to hoard profit for themselves while sacrificing the future of children in the wake of their greed.
The children deserve real trees and grass..give them a garden at least! they need to be thinking of the kids first.
Money like that being spent on fake turf instead of education or enrichment programs is disappointing.
My children went to public school in Downtown Toronto and as a former Chair of the Parent Council I know how hard it can be to deal with the TDSB. I support the kids and parents at Church Street Public School.
I strongly agree with the above statements. My daughter attends church st. Jpr and will be directly effected by the poor desission making in this case. We as concerned parents have not been heard and our community will lose as a result. Terribly disappointed in the process!
I agree that the funds should go entirely to Church Street Public School, not so sure that natural grass would be an overall better choice than astroturf
The fake grass is unhygenic. Dogs poo on there and there's no way to clean it.
The school board and trustees need to act in good father for their students.
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