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Acknowledgements Additional staffing at North Toronto This is to advise that North Toronto has been granted an additional release of a 1.5 teacher allocation to address cap size and teacher/pupil ratio issues. In order to balance class sizes and to be consistent with the TDSB workload accord regarding class sizes and teacher/pupil ratio, some students will have their timetables changed as of today, Friday October 19, 2018. This timetable reorganization will allow us to create smaller class sizes and will reduce the teacher/pupil ratio amongst certain staff members whose current class sizes far exceed the normal class cap. Teachers, administration, and Guidance counsellors will work together to ensure a smooth transition for all students who will be impacted by this change. Other staffing changes: Meline Minasian will replace Ms. Seepersad (Business Studies) while on maternity leave until the end of the school year. Ryan Petroff will replace Ms. Knight (Geography & Social Sciences) while on maternity leave until the end of the school year. Kajethra Umathevan has been hired as a 0.5 contract Math teacher for Grades 9 and 10 Math. Congratulations to NT Health & Physical Education teacher Shawn Hood, winner of the BMO Community Coach award. Shawn is a constant presence on the field, in the gym and in the classroom working tirelessly to help students meet their academic and athletic potential. Shawn will be presented with this award at tomorrow's Argo game! Upcoming Events NOTE to STUDENTS and PARENTS - Monday October 22 North Toronto will be used as a polling station for next Monday's election. As a result, there will be no cafeteria service for the day. NOTE to all PARENTS of ESL students at North Toronto - Wednesday October 24 at 5:30 pm NT is holding a welcome event for all ESL students and their parents in the staff lounge (room 229). Please join us for food and refreshments and meet the members of the ESL and Guidance departments and the school administration. School Council contact address: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Next School Council meeting: Monday October 29 at 7:30 in room 215. Please join us as our Assistant Curriculum Leader of Business Studies and Guidance counsellor John Taylor delivers a presentation on the "Path to Post-Secondary"; a grade-by-grade information session on how to help your child build resilience and prepare for the transition to post-secondary education. Parents, sign up for the School Council Email Mailing List at the following link: http://eepurl.com/dyB_p9 As well, please feel free to participate in the School Council survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NTCICouncilSurvey William Mack Principal North Toronto Collegiate Institute _______________________________________________ Please do not reply to this e-mail. If you do not wish to receive e-mail from North Toronto, please unsubscribe at https://ntci.on.ca/ntparents-unsub/ To contact the school, 393-9180 or e-mail: [email protected] ________________________________________________ North Toronto Collegiate Institute 17 Broadway Avenue Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1T7 ________________________________________________ NTparents mailing list: [email protected] http://ntci.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/ntparents_ntci.on.ca _______________________________________________
