Dear School Councils,
On Friday we shared our plans for the upcoming PRO Grant Virtual Speakers Night Sessions. There has been a lot of excitement about the Series and we appreciate your support. Based on the feedback to date, we are going to make few changes:
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Delay the Registration/Sign-up Date to Monday, March 22, 2021 - This will give councils some additional time to reflect on the list of speakers and make their selection;
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Modify the Start Date of the Sessions - We have gone back to our partners and adjusted some of the session dates. The sessions will now begin on April 19th instead of April 1st. This will give councils more time for planning and promotion;
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Remove Scheduling Conflicts with April Break - We have changed the dates of sessions that were scheduled between April 12th-16th. Everyone needs a break and we wanted to avoid scheduling dates on the week of the April Break.
School councils can review the updated updated list of topics and available dates and identify their preferred session. School Councils will have the opportunity to register for one Virtual Speaker Night only. A total of 72 Virtual Speaker Nights are available. Speakers have already been booked for 52 sessions on specific dates.
The list of topics includes a “School Council Choice” for those councils who wish to select and run their own virtual speaker’s night. In these cases, the OCDSB will fund up to $650 of the cost of a speaker selected by the council. School councils are required to submit a short one page summary of their event. A google form will be provided to school councils to facilitate reporting. Sessions are limited and as such will be on a first come first serve basis.
The District is providing the following support to the successful school councils:
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A toolkit to help school councils prepare for and promote and moderate their Virtual Speaker Night.
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School councils must complete this google form in order to fulfil the reporting requirements to the Ministry upon the completion of the virtual speaker night session.
Should you require any assistance, please contact Engy Abdel Masieh, Policy Analyst, Board Services at [email protected].
