STRUCTURAL REFORM

Fostering strong relationships with school leadership and boards is an essential component of effective advocacy. However advocating for Parents Rights doesn’t stop at school council or delegating in front of a board, it means correcting the academic governance structure that limits Parent voice and power. 

The Education Reform movement  signifies the importance of Structural governance reforms that will further expand parental rights and powers in all matters related to education.

What would A new Governance Model look like:

• School councils ELECTED   

• ESTABLISH Parent District councils (PDC). District councils will represent the collective voice of schools within each of their respective WARDs. The size of each parent district council will  be based on the number of wards within each school board district.

• ESTABLISH Minister’s Parent Provincial Directorate (PPD). The Minister’s PPD brings together elected members of PDCs to engage with the Minister of Education on issues, concerns and opportunities affecting schools and education in Ontario. 

• Introduce Parents Bill of Rights

• Legislate amendments to the Education Act to reflect New Parental rights and responsibilities.