Teachers will nurture in students a determination to settle for nothing less than their best. Each one of us must embrace teaching for learning and success for all students. As staff, we will be clear about our accountabilities for student achievement and will provide data to demonstrate our success. We will listen to the many voices who care about public education, both inside our schools and in their community. We will advocate for parents and students, their schools and their communities.
Public schools belong to the public.
Each one of us is here tonight because we have a commitment to students and to the role of public education in a democratic society and in this city. Clearly, student achievement is the common purpose that draws us together as a Toronto District School Board. Management processes will be the thread that will join together the practices and policies of the former school boards. This is a time of changes and adjustments. Employees, at the administrative level in particular, are uncertain about their future.