Thank you very much for contacting me regarding your thoughts and suggestions about how Allenby Jr. Public School accommodates full day kindergarten. Your collective correspondence illustrates the complexity of this issue and the community’s commitment to implementing the best solution when a perfect solution does not exist. While I am not a decision maker, I have served this community […]
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MPP to Attend APA Meeting
Mike Colle, MPP for Eglinton-Lawrence, will be joining our APA meeting tomorrow night. The meeting is scheduled for 7-9pm in the school library. As of right now, Mr. Colle will be attending at approximately 8:15 during the PART portion of the agenda. He will have short remarks and then take limited questions. Just a note, […]
Message from Mike Colle, MPP Eglinton-Lawrence
Dear Parents, I would like to assure you that I have been attending the public meetings at Lawrence Park CI and commend all the excellent work that parents (and all members of the PART process) have done, despite the tremendous stress that this issue has placed on the community. Board officials and all the parents […]
Results of Allenby Community Survey
The results of the TDSB survey were received today and details will be posted on the TDSB website shortly. As determined by the TDSB: “The most consistent pattern of responses on the paper surveys and the TDSB online survey” (i.e. the community and Allenby parents) was as follows: Support for the building of an addition […]
Allenby Community Online Survey
I would like to remind everyone to complete the online survey for the PART process by 4:00 p.m. Friday April 19. The survey has now been created on Survey Monkey. Click here to complete the survey. It is important for everyone to take a moment to fill it out. This data becomes part of public record […]
Online PART Survey
As you know, there was a public meeting last night regarding the PART. Parents have an opportunity to provide input to the PART through a survey. If you were not able to fill out a paper survey, or were unable to attend last night’s meeting, you can respond online. The survey will be available on […]
Immediate Action Required: Important for All Parents
First of all, thank you to the many, many parents who attended the Public PART meeting last night. We clearly showed the severity and complexity of the issues facing our school to absorb Full Day and Kindergarten and allow sufficient space for population growth. But, despite our attendance, the enormous amount of work that has […]
We Need Our Locally Elected Trustee
As most of you know we are in the middle of discussions on how to accommodate Full Day Kindergarten in our already crowded school. We are writing to you today because we have run into a problem that we believe can best be solved if the community speaks up with one strong voice. We would […]
Results of April 14 Ranking of Options on Space
Based on the results of last night’s meeting, which are consistent with the results from the March 27, 2013 meeting, parents have clearly expressed their dislike for any option that removes students from Allenby JPS. Accordingly, the message to the TDSB from the parent PART representatives will be loud and clear: Allenby strongly supports the […]
Reminder of APA Meeting, Sunday at 4
Just another reminder that there will be an Allenby Parent Association meeting on Sunday from 4-6pm in the Allenby Public School Library. While the meeting is intended for Allenby parents, those in the community who wish to attend may do so as observers only. As stated in Thursday’s email, the purpose of the meeting is to give […]