Provincial budget process from Colour of Poverty. The yellow flyer is a tool the group uses in community outreach, supporting conversations around race and marginalization that may be helpful to members. electronic copies of the flyers with the Coordinator for distribution. Approval of Previous Minutes 4 sets of Minutes were presented for approval by the Committee: March 10, 2015, April 09, 2015, May 14, 2015 (am) and May 14, 2015 (pm). 1. March 10, 2015: moved Nathan Gilbert, seconded Marit Stiles, Approved. 2. April 9, 2015: moved Nathan Gilbert, seconded Michael Ford, Approved. 3. May 14, 2015 (am) Amendments: -add Debra Payne to regrets -Pg. 3 bullet: amend to remove “these affect the ability to identify pockets of poverty”. -Pg. 8: Whistleblower policy is not required as part of Wilson report. Is an initiative of the Board of Trustees. Amend to reflect this point. Moved David Clandfield, seconded, Laurie Green. Approved 4. May 14, 2015 (pm) Amendments: -add Debra Payne and Marit Stiles to Regrets Moved: Debra Payne, seconded Laurie Green. Approved. ACTION: Minutes will be amended as approved and posted to the ICAC web page, and submitted to the September PSSC meeting Agenda. Community Investment Strategy Model Schools staff reviewed the motion from the May 14th ICAC meeting, asking that they return with a draft framework for the Local Planning Table. A first draft was shared with the group via library copies. It was noted that this is a very early skeletal plan. Time was allowed for everyone to read the draft. Staff recommends that through the Model Schools program we begin a small pilot as a Special Project, starting to work with this framework. MSIC will approach one school Principal to ask if we can practice this framework in their ACTION: MSIC staff will update ICAC at the September meeting regarding progress made over the summer months, with the Design Team and with the selection of pilot schools.
Motion to Adopt as Amended: Moved: Trustee Stiles, Seconded Trustee Ford. Approved ICAC Fairer Ways & Greater Means: Laurie Green and David Clandfield gave the report The review of the Learning Opportunity Index (LOI )is on the Planning and Priorities (P&P) Agenda for the meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10th. The Coordinator has booked a deputation spot for ICAC. This stage was a review of the LOI Policy. Staff are recommending no changes. Next Step is a review of the LOI procedures. Staff recommend the creation of a Workgroup. ICAC needs to be represented on the Workgroup. ICAC is concerned with the issue of cut-offs for support as determined by the LOI. A hard cut off creates a dislocation in resources, and a lack of continuity in support. It is important to raise this issue again. One suggestion is to change the LOI review period from 2 years to 5 years, to allow the kind of intensive teaching and curriculum support provided by Model Schools to show results. This solution does not accommodate fast moving changes in school demographics that sometimes occur. Example: This year, there are 16 schools that are not Model Schools because this Review was underway and changes were delayed by a year. If the LOI is reviewed every two years, the list of Model Schools will change every 2 years. Comment: This past year, Model Schools started to implement a tiered approach to support, with its iPad early literacy program, providing iPads and professional development to the next 100 schools beyond the Model Schools cut-off. Deputation: David Clandfield and Laurie Green will represent ICAC. They share the deputation with Trustees Stiles, M. Ford and Cary-Meagher in advance of the P&P meeting. Special Education: no report. International Languages: Bob Spencer provided the report. MOTION: The ICAC deputation to the P&P Committee on June 10th, 2015, will ask that the LOI review period be moved from 2 years to 5 years to better support continuity within the MSIC program. It will also ask that ICAC be included as a member of the LOI Procedural Review Work Group. Moved, Laurie Green. Seconded, Nathan Gilbert. Approved. ACTION: The Coordinator will share the draft deputation and Confirmation of the Deputation appearance with Laurie Green and David Clandfield, copying Trustees Stiles, M. Ford and Cary-Meagher.
A meeting was held at Bala School with a group of interested parents. The group supports an extended day model that involves integrating language and culture in the school. It needs to have almost unanimous parent support to work. Superintendent Branco and Professor Jim Cummins discussed the possibility of dual language books as a pilot. This initiative requires a similar conversation as that around Open Schools, because it requires multiple sites. The group will report in September. Trustee Report None. New Business Alejandra Bravo raised an item I am asking that ICAC pass a motion on police carding. There is a Police Services Board meeting next week with community representation on the issue. MOTION: "Whereas, youth living in Toronto's inner city communities are disproportionately affected by the practice of Police Carding, the Inner City Advisory Committee (ICAC) opposes carding and asks that any new Toronto Police Service policy require that all persons stopped by a police officer are informed of their rights, they receive a receipt of the interaction, and that existing carding data be purged." Comment: Is this an appropriate motion for ICAC? Comment: Should ICAC make a motion to a standing committee or to the Board for inclusion at June 17th regular meeting? Trustee Stiles: I am in support of the motion. There is a busy Agenda at the June 17th Board. I would be proud to bring this motion forward. Moved, Alejandra Bravo, Seconded Marit Stiles. Approved. Q: Is there any update on the progress towards the establishment of an Inner City Department, as outlined in the Years of Action? A: There is no progress to report. This is still in the background. MOTION: "Whereas, youth living in Toronto's inner city communities are disproportionately affected by the practice of Police Carding, the Inner City Advisory Committee (ICAC) opposes carding and asks that any new Toronto Police Service policy require that all persons stopped by a police officer are informed of their rights, they receive a receipt of the interaction, and that existing carding data be purged." ACTION: The Coordinator will forward the motion to Alejandra Bravo for a final review. The Coordinator will submit the motion to Board Services on the morning of June 10th for inclusion in the Agenda for the Regular Board meeting on June