PIAC invites all parents and caregivers to take part in our 14th annual parent conference – Ready. Set. Engage! Navigating the School Year Together – in partnership with TDSB.
Join us in our first-ever virtual conference for two days of workshops for parents and school councils. Connect with others from across TDSB as we adapt to a new educational landscape and school year unlike any we have experienced before.
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Agenda -- Saturday, November 21, 2020
| 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
Welcome & Opening Ceremony:
- Zena Shereck and D.Williams, PIAC Co-Chairs
- Elder Dr. Joanne Dallaire
- Rachel Chernos Lin, Ward 11 Trustee
- Karen Falconer, Associate Director
Keynote Speaker Michelle Munroe,
Central Co-ordinator, Parent and Community Engagement, TDSB
Join Online with Zoom:
https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/99412465568?pwd=U3lWZ1l0SnZWOUFCU2VNYXFkU0dyQT09
Passcode: 2020
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| 11:45 – 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:15 –1:15 p.m. |
Workshop 1 |
| 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Workshop 2 |
Agenda -- Sunday, November 22, 2020
| 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
Welcome & Opening Ceremony:
- Elder Dr. Joanne Dallaire
- Alexander Brown, Chair of Board of Trustees
- Dr. Kathy Witherow, Interim Director of Education
Keynote Speaker Mante Molepo, co-founder of Parents for Diversity
Join Online with Zoom:
https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/99412465568?pwd=U3lWZ1l0SnZWOUFCU2VNYXFkU0dyQT09
Passcode: 2020
|
| 11:45 – 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:15 –1:15 p.m. |
Workshop 1 |
| 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Workshop 2 |
| 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Ward Breakout Networking Sessions |
Keynote Speakers
Michelle Munroe champions anti-oppressive and anti- bias parent/caregiver engagement and community development. She is a Social Work practitioner (MSW) and the Manager of Parent and Community Engagement with the Toronto District School Board. As a trained facilitator and public speaker, Michelle has worked in the field of public education and public service for over 20 years delivering anti-oppressive, anti-bias and anti-Black family community development workshops and presentations.
Mante Molepo is the co-founder of Parents for Diversity, which aims to address discrimination in the education system. She works with companies, non-profits and other organizations to address racism and other forms of oppression through training and professional development on equity and inclusion. Using her professional background and lived experience, she consults with organizations to develop practices and policies to foster a culture where all members of the organization feel they belong. As a Director for Amnesty International Canada, Parents for Diversity and the Parkdale Food Centre, she continues to work on issues related to anti-oppression.