The Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO) has published a flyer with 25 ideas about “How to Use the $500 Parent Involvement Funding to increase the diversity of your School Council”.

Their ideas are great.  We often have questions from school councils looking for ways to spend their annual $500 grant money for parent involvement. Please share the OCISO flyer with your school council.  Thank you, OCISO for the ideas!

At the OCDSB Budget Committee meeting on Monday, December 14, staff presented a list of possible budget changes (note that changes means mainly cuts, but also a few revenue generating possibilities) to deal with the $14 million shortfall that is being predicted for the coming 2010/2011 school year.  The changes presented by staff totaled approximately $17 million, with an additional approximately $ 1 million in options being added during the December 14 meeting.  This means that to meet the $14 million shortfall, trustees will be able to eliminate up to $ 4 million in cuts.

The list of staff options for budget changes can be viewed on the OCDSB website.  View the report, with the list of options at the end.

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