They do say ‘time flies’…It’s time for the February meeting of the HDSB SEAC on Tues. I have a feeling it will be a long meeting as there are many things on the agenda.
A topic you may have heard about is what time the board’s high schools should start. Some schools start as early as 8:05 a.m. and apparently, teenagers like to stay up late and sleep in, rather than get up early to go to school. The science behind the recommendation is that teenagers need their sleep so they would do better in school if they didn’t have to be at school so early. Here’s what Amy Collard, our Ward 5 Trustee told us, via email:
“Yes, it is a huge topic, and one we’ve just begun to explore. At our first meeting to discuss the idea of later bell times for secondary, I suggested that SEAC should be invited to give feedback and share ideas and concerns once we get through the preliminary stages. Right now we are still talking to the transportation consortium about feasibility and we have yet to hear from our coterminous board about their interest in pursuing this. It is all very exploratory at this stage. Rest assured, SEAC’s voice will be heard if we decide to pursue it in earnest.”
Sincerely,
Amy Collard
Vice Chair, Halton District School Board
Trustee, Burlington Ward 5
So, even though you may have heard through social media that this topic is on the agenda, we’re not there yet. If you have comments you’d like to share, we’ll hang on to them for when we do get the chance to share with SEAC.
Here are some agenda items you may be interested in:
- SELECTION OF CHAIR & VICE CHAIR
- Big Topics – Brainstorming and Priorities
- Committee and other Opportunities
- SEAC Provincial Conference
- Transition to Kindergarten for Students with Special Need
- PIC Committee
- Accessibility Coordinating Committee
- Equity & Inclusive Education Advisory Steering Committee
- Ministry Special Needs Strategy
- Coffee Chats – Ministry grant
- COMMUNICATION TO SEAC & CURRENT SUCCESSES
- Superintendent’s Report
- Association Reports
- Trustee Reports
- SEAC MEMBERS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
- CALL FOR NOTICES OF MOTION/REPORTS TO THE BOARD
- FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Remember, anyone can attend and observe the meetings. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Halton District School Board Office, J.W. Singleton Centre
2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2