Fun Fair this weekend! May 26

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Bravo!

Congratulations to all the staff and students who put on another terrific Clairlea concert. What was your favourite part? Michael Jackson in Thriller? the Girls Empowerment Club video? the bands? the interpretive dances? the wonderful voices of the kindergarten classes? the Eco choir? the Folk Dance team? the songs? the poems? The emcees with their corny jokes? It was all great... Bravo, Clairlea.

Proposed new by-law

Hello everyone!

Thanks to the excellent Philip Cho and many others who made thoughtful contributions and comments, we've got a draft of a new Clairlea School Council by-law to propose to you. School Council members will be asked to vote on this new by-law at our next meeting.

Please post your thoughts/edits/corrections in the comments below and/or bring them to the next school council meeting, where we will make any amendments and hold a vote.

Scarborough Southwest Bike Rodeo - June 2

Councillor Michelle Berardinetti and the Ward 35 Cycling committee (TO35Cycles) invite everyone to their family-centred Bike Rodeo on June 2 at the Warden Hilltop community centre.

more info at to35cycles.blogspot.ca

School Council meets Wed May 16 (Cancelled)

The School Council meets next Wednesday, May 16, 7:00 pm at the school. All welcome. Childcare in the gym. If you are a voting member, please make every effort to attend, as a quorum of 50% +1 is required.

Update: This meeting was cancelled. Forgive me for failing to inform you in advance. 

Public Consultation on Eglinton-Crosstown

There will be a public consultation on the Eglinton-Crosstown transit route, bike lanes, building densities, etc. on May 22.

Tuesday, May 22 - The Hub at Victoria Village
1527 Victoria Park Avenue (north of Eglinton Ave. East.)
7-9pm.

There are other meetings planned across Eglinton on different dates. Details here

New guidelines for school fundraising

The province has announced new guidelines for school fundraising. What I like best about them is that they are explicitly designed to "ensure that school fundraising proceeds complement - not replace - public funding for education."

That means fundraising proceeds can't be used things that the board should already be funding, such as textbooks, repairs, classroom learning materials (would that include documents projectors and iPads?) or capital projects. It also prevents us from raising money for professional development for teachers.

The province's new Guideline for School Fundraising also mandates greater transparency so parents know how their money is being spent.

What do you think? Do you get enough information about how the money we raise is being spent?