Presentations
Swearing in of new student trustee
Ruby Maw, a Grade 12 student from Huntsville High School was sworn in as the new Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) student trustee by Chair of the Board, Colleen Wilcox, and director of education, Wes Hahn. Maw signed a declaration of her intent to carry out the duties of a trustee for a one-year term.
Trustee OPSBA Award Presentation
Each year, the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA)* honours individuals who have made significant contributions in the field of education. The OPSBA Achievement Awards recognize outstanding, exemplary, and/or unique contributions to the overall well-being of the school or community through in-school, board-wide, extra-curricular and/or volunteer activity.
TLDSB staff member, Jennifer Eason from Ridgewood Public School was nominated for this award by a community member. The award was presented by OPSBA trustee representative for TLDSB, Trustee Childs, for the work she does that goes above and beyond her role.
Director’s report
Director of education, Wes Hahn, noted how smooth the beginning of the school year has been across the system. He shared that student attendance continues to be an area the Board is focused on, as regular daily attendance is directly linked to student success.
Hahn shared the successes of fundraising efforts for the TLDSB Feed All Four Fund that took place in the spring. The second annual Feed all Four Fund Golf Tournament was held on June 8 at Muskoka Highlands Golf Course, and a staff-wide online silent auction ran for two weeks from May 24 to June 8. In total, these two fundraisers raised just over $12,300 – all of which has gone directly to The Feed All Four Fund which provides direct support for students/families who may be struggling with food security, clothing, and/or other essential needs.
Summer Learning
Superintendent of learning, Jay MacJanet highlighted elementary summer learning that took place in July. There were 149 students enrolled and the program’s focus was on reading and the fundamentals of mathematics. These students received targeted instruction and ongoing individual assessments.
At the secondary level, superintendent of learning, Kim Williams, highlighted cooperative education (co-op), with 196 students enrolled in the program this summer. In addition to student learning, there were learning opportunities for staff in the areas of writing curriculum support materials for the following courses: careers, technology and the skilled trades, and co-op.
Associate superintendent of learning, Tanya Fraser, highlighted the summer learning that took place in the area of mental health and well-being, which included:
- A social emotional learning (SEL) workshop where 23 educators learned about embedding SEL curriculum into classroom literacy and numeracy lessons.
- A summer mental health symposium, which took place over two days with 58 educators to learn about mental health, inspire through actions, teach in ways that encourage belonging, and daily practice of mental health strategies.
- Trauma-informed learning where 56 staff were trained with Dr. Sian Phillips to bring an understanding of trauma-responsive care into TLDSB classrooms.
- Evidence-based brief intervention training for mental health counsellors over two days.
- Partnering with Mind-Aid Muskoka to host workshops where 13 families attended, impacting 28 children.
- A working group of 10 administrators from elementary and secondary met to develop a guide to support the leadership of mentally healthy schools.
Administrative report on enrolment
Superintendent of Human Resources Services, Traci Hubbert, presented trustees with a preliminary update on enrolment across the system. She noted that there are currently 11,890 elementary students, and 5,009 secondary students, making a total student enrolment of 16,899. Including the enrolment of students in the Adult and Alternative Education Centres, as well as the Virtual Learning Centre, there are 17,877 students currently enrolled in TLDSB.
2024 Board meeting schedule
Board meetings are open to the public to attend at the host location in-person. For viewing, the meetings are live-streamed and the link is made available on the tldsb.ca website on the day of the meeting.
| Meeting | Date | Time | Location |
| Public Board Meeting | October 22, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Archie Stouffer Elementary School |
| Public Board Meeting | November 26, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Muskoka Education Centre |
| Organizational Meeting of the Board | December 3, 2024 | 6 p.m. | Lindsay Education Centre |
*OPSBA represents English public district school boards and public-school authorities across Ontario, which together serve nearly 1.4 million public elementary and secondary students. The association advocates on behalf of the best interests and needs of the public school system in Ontario.
