STOP the TDSB EETF: NO to De-streaming; NO to Cancelling Specialty Programs; NO to Cancelling Optional Attendance; NO to "reforming" Gifted Programs

Insufficient consultation with kids, parents and other stakeholders

These programs are essential for those children who need specialized environments and teaching methods. TDSB needs to do better across the entire city, yes. But not at the cost of these crucial programs.

This change that is being pursued, is set to lower the standards of education, create mental health issues as it will fail to support kids in their areas of interest. Ine size fits all has been proven to not work, and it is scary that TDSB is doing just that with our future, our children are our future. In addition, it makes me wonder what is the expected long term goal - maybe the killing of public education? Stop this change

As with most things, with education one size does not fit all. A hasty de-streaming will tax the capacity of even the most talented teachers to educate. This is simply not worth whatever minimal cost-savings might be generated.

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I find this action by the TDSB rash, and poorly implemented. The level of distress and absence of compassion from the TDSB disappointing

I am strongly against the plan to cancel special programs, optional attendance and cutting gifted programs

Don’t close the gifted programs!!

The strength of our public school system relies on it's diversity and commitment to all our students.

"NO "to Reforming Gifted program

Stop the TDSB EETF.

I want my kids stay in the Gifted program and my kids need the program as well.

As a professor emeritus in Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Toronto I can say after 45 years of seeing cocakamaine ideas like this crop up at TDSB, I am shocked but not surprised. Fortunately many and this one too do not ever get implemented.

Instead of finding ways to serve the targeted groups as well as others, these recommendations suggest serving everybody as badly as those groups. If targeted groups are underrepresented in helpful programs, make changes to the admission requirements to give them better access to those programs. Offering those programs at more schools in more parts of the city would help, so that they can accommodate more students.

Makes no sense unless there is a plan to provide in class resources to support those with special needs and learning levels

One approach does not work for all kids.

A variety of strategies based on school and classroom needed are required to help support all learners. More support such as Educational Assistants and Special Education Resource Teachers are needed.

Stop the nonsense!

I have been a teacher in an Ontario board for some time. During that time I have seen time and time again the huge and clear difference that specialty programs make in our students' lives. To undo the enormous progress made in introducing true equity and inclusion in our schools would be doing the greatest disservice to students, their families and their teachers.

I personally benefited from similar programming in York Region and my children have benefited from the gifted program at the TDSB. Prior to acceptance in the gifted program they were bored and occasionally disruptive. The gifted program provided the challenge they needed to excel.