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| Ontario School Council Network |
| Topics of Requested Assistance |
| High School Diploma/At Risk Students |
| This page was created on November 14, 2003 |
| This page was updated on December 8, 2003 |
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| Can you help this School Council member? If it helps in your response this School Council is from Hamilton-Wentworth DSB. Please, email your comments/suggestions of assistance and they will be sent to this member and included on this page. |
| "This is not so much a success story, but just a note about something that our School Council is concerned about and working on. We are a Vocational school, and under the new standards (Literacy test, etc) our students are part of the rather large (and growing as each year a large percentage of composite students) group of kids who are at risk of either not graduating or not receiving a high school diploma. Our principal is part of a province-wide Vocational principal's group... and this group and other At-Risk ministry and board advisory groups would like to see the Ministry (re-)introduce a set of graduated diplomas and educate the public about the real value to society that students graduating at each level will contribute. Another concern we have is that currently there are not adequate facilities nor a standardized curriculum for Vocational students. We are gearing up to lobby our Board and the Ministry about these issues. Input from other councils that have addressed this issue would be appreciated." |
| Response: (Thames Valley DSB) |
| "Our school board has just started a committee that will be addressing the concern of at risk secondary school students not receiving their diploma. The committee, called "Pathways to Success", will have representatives from School Council, principals, teachers, administration, trustees, community partners and other education stakeholders. The first meeting has not been held yet (scheduled for December) but it will be a wonderful committee. I am looking forward to seeing what the group can achieve and what direction they take in confronting this difficult situation for too many secondary students. When I hear more, I will post it to this page." |
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