HomeMy WebLinkAbout15a Notice of Motion Trustee MacDonald re Reinstatement of Educational Assistants At Sir Guy Carleton SSIt
OTE WA-CARLETON
DISMCr SCHOOL BOARD
TO: Chair and Members DATE: 12 June 2000
of the Board
RE: Reinstatement of Educational Assistants at Sir Guy Carleton S.S.
Trustee Sheryl MacDonald has given notice that she will move as follows at the 12 June
2000 Board meeting:
WHEREAS, the Ottawa - Carleton District School Board has cut five Educational Assistants from the staff
allocation of Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School for the school year of 2000/2001, and,
WHEREAS, there will be 120 multi -needs students in the Living and Learning Program next year at Sir
Guy Carleton Secondary School who now have 16 Educational Assistants but who only have 12 EAs
assigned for next year (a 25% reduction with no reduction in student population), and,
WHEREAS, the Living and Learning Program has significantly changed it's focus and delivery for the
upcoming school year with a broader emphasis on the student as a functioning member of the community,
and,
WHEREAS, Educational Assistants play an essential role in providing additional counselling and
instruction and their supervision is needed to maintain an acceptable level of safety and security for all the
students of Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School, and,
WHEREAS the safety of these multi -needs students will be seriously compromised with less supervision in
all areas of the school but most importantly in the shop areas (where the potential for physical injury is
pronounced), in the physical education program, and in the unstructured, non - classroom time, and
WHEREAS many of the students have come from elementary school environments where small class
settings and a high level of support have been provided, this reduction in individual support is extreme, and
WHEREAS the reduction in secondary teaching personnel aggravates the supervision situation and
necessitates greater involvement of the Educational Assistants in ensuring a safe and positive learning
environment,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Ottawa- Carleton District School Board reinstate the five
Educational Assistants to the staff of Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School.
)Joan Melancon
Assistant Secretary of the Board
James P. Grieve
Director of Education /Secretary of the Board