The Division is set to host the annual Town Hall event on Tuesday Feb. 4, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Town Hall will be an in-person event at Victoria Park High School (1515-5 Ave. S.).
Town Hall participants can include Division students, parents/guardians/caregivers, staff members and community members.
Simply put, everyone is welcomed at Town Hall! The more people who participate, the better the discussions will be around the table.
The event will include two sessions – one where participants will be split up into elementary, middle and high school tables, and a second where tables will discuss specific topics.
For the first session, tables will discuss these questions:
What aspects of your school and learning experience are you most satisfied with and why?
What aspects of your school and learning experience are you least satisfied with and why?
What specific changes or initiatives do you think would improve the quality of education at your school?
For the second session, students will be split into one group and parents/guardians/caregivers, staff and community members will be in the other group.
Students will be able to choose one of the following topics:
Welcoming, Caring, Safe, Respectful Learning Environments
- How does your school make you feel safe, welcome and cared for?
- What can your school do to make you feel even more safe, welcome and cared for?
- Survey results tell is there us a lack of respect between students. How can we improve this?
OR
Student Learning, Engagement and Academics
- What does your school do to help you learn successfully?
- What can your school do to help you learn more successfully?
- Survey results tell us there is a lack of respect between students. How can we improve this?
The other group will have three topics to choose from:
Parent/Guardian/Caregiver Engagement and Partnership
- What do schools do to engage parents/guardians/caregivers in their child’s education?
- What can we do to more effectively engage parents/guardians/caregivers in their child’s education?
- How can parents/guardians/caregivers support the work of schools as partners in education?
OR
Classroom Complexity
- In your experience what have we done to effectively address classroom complexities?
- What can we do to better address classroom complexities?
OR
Academic Achievement
What actions do schools take to support high levels of student learning and achievement?
What can schools do to improve student learning and achievement?