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Panel Summary Reports

Below, please find a summary report based on each panel presentation from the Enhancing Equity in Ontario Elementary Education Symposium. Click the blue buttons to view the reports!

Panel A: Equity for Black Students

  1. Karen Murray (System Superintendent, Equity, Anti-Oppression and Early Years, Toronto District School Board)
  2. Raquel Walker (Coordinating Principal of African, Black, and Afro-Caribbean Student Success, Peel District School Board)
  3. Kearie Daniel and Charline Grant (Representatives of Parents of Black Children)
 (PDF file)  Panel A Summary  (opens in new window) 

Panel B: Equity for Students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)

  1. Melissa Jean-Baptiste Vajda (Human Rights and Equity Advisor, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence) and Micheline Limoges (Superintendent of Education-Equity and Inclusive Education, Human Rights, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence)
  2. Jacqueline Lawrence (Superintendent, Equity, Anti-Oppression and Early Years, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board)
  3. Neethan Shan (Executive Director, Urban Alliance on Race Relations)
 (PDF file)  Panel B Summary  (opens in new window) 

Panel C: Equity for Disabled Students

  1. Dr. Maria Karmiris (teacher and lecturer) 
  2. Luke Reid (human rights lawyer)
  3. Ingrid Palmer (Founder, Focus On Ability, IDEAL Chief Officer at Realize Canada, Speaker, Parent)
 (PDF file)  Panel C Summary

Panel D: Equity for 2SLGBTQIA+ Students

  1. Ilana David (Social Worker, Gender & Sexual Diversity Team, Toronto District School Board)
  2. Malissa Bryan (Founder, Rainbow Diversity Institute)
  3. Jo Jefferson (Specialist, Education and Training, The 519)
 (PDF file)  Panel D Summary

Panel E: Equity for Indigenous Students

  1. Jodie Williams (Academic Coordinator Indigenous Education, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board)
  2. Tesa Fiddler (Coordinator of Indigenous Education, Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board)
  3. Nicole Ineese-Nash (Founder and Executive Director, Finding Our Power Together; Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University)
 (PDF file)  Panel E Summary

Panel F: Equity for Students Living in Low Sociodemographic Neighbourhoods

  1. Yvonne Kelly (Community and Partnership Developer, York Region District School Board)
  2. Maria Yau (Founder, EquiFair Research Consulting)
  3. Michael Kerr (Coordinator, Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change)
 (PDF file)  Panel F Summary

Panel G: Faith-Based Equity

  1. Joanne Okimawininew Dallaire (Elder (Ke Shay Hayo) and Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Toronto Metropolitan University)
  2. Aasiyah Khan (Director, Education Programs, National Council of Canadian Muslims)
  3. Leora Schaefer (Executive Director, Facing History and Ourselves Canada)
 (PDF file)  Panel G Summary

Panel H: Equity for Newcomer Students

  1. Hortense Mvuemba (Community Engagement Advisor, Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est) and Étienne Parenteau (Safe & Accepting School Principal, Conseil des Écoles Catholiques du Centre-Est)
  2. Sita Jayaraman (Senior Manager, Human Rights and Equity, Halton Catholic District School Board)
  3. Malini Singh (Manager of Newcomer Support Services, TNO - The Neighborhood Organization)
 (PDF file)  Panel H Summary