Inclusive Boards—Inclusive Schools
Equity and Inclusive Education Symposium
June 17, 2010
Plenary Session
Challenge (In)equity
Chris D'Souza, Course Director, Faculty of Education, York University
Workshop Presentations
Count Me In! How Collecting Data Can Help Board Achieve Equity and Inclusion
Bipasha Choudhury, Inquiry Analyst, Public Interest Inquiries Branch, Ontario Human Rights Commission and Evadne Macedo, Senior Policy Analyst, Policy, Education, Monitoring and Outreach Branch, Ontario Human Rights Commission
Equity by the Numbers, Data Collection as a Support to Equity Strategy Implementation
Overview of Count me in! Collecting Human Rights-Based Data
Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Youth
Deepa Ahluwalia, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Waterloo Region District School Board and Catherine Fife, President, Ontario Public School Boards’ Association and Brooke Young, Director of Quality Assurance, Kitchener-Waterloo Counselling Services
Diversity and Equity Education on the Instructional and Corporate Sides of the Organization
Nick Milanetti, Superintendent of Human Resources and Les Storey, Principal of Diversity and Equity, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Better Understanding Diversity to Ensure Equity
Maryse Bermingham, Director, Multicultural Liaison, Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization
Guest Speaker
Julia Myer, Development Officer, School and University Partnerships, Right to Play Canada
Connecting Aboriginal Students and Communities to Education
Jack McMaster, Director of Education and Eleanor Skead, Aboriginal Advisor, Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
Using an Equity Lens
Jessica Brennan, Board Chair, John Malloy, Director of Education and Gail Belisario, Principal of Equity, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Human Rights Complaints — Themes, Issues and Resolutions
Dr. Shaheen Azmi, Director, Policy, Education, Monitoring and Outreach Branch and Evadne Macedo, Senior Policy Analyst, Policy, Education, Monitoring and Outreach Branch, Ontario Human Rights Commission
Connecting the Dots: Implementing Equity and Inclusive Education Policies in Non-Metropolitan Settings
Leslie Woolcott, Equity and Diversity Advisor, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board