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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
- Karen Murray (System Superintendent, Equity, Anti-Oppression and Early Years, Toronto District School Board)
- Raquel Walker (Coordinating Principal of African, Black, and Afro-Caribbean Student Success, Peel District School Board)
- Kearie Daniel and Charline Grant (Representatives of Parents of Black Children)
Panel B: Equity for Students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)
- 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)
- Jacqueline Lawrence (Superintendent, Equity, Anti-Oppression and Early Years, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board)
- Neethan Shan (Executive Director, Urban Alliance on Race Relations)
Panel C: Equity for Disabled Students
- Dr. Maria Karmiris (teacher and lecturer)
- Luke Reid (human rights lawyer)
- Ingrid Palmer (Founder, Focus On Ability, IDEAL Chief Officer at Realize Canada, Speaker, Parent)
Panel D: Equity for 2SLGBTQIA+ Students
- Ilana David (Social Worker, Gender & Sexual Diversity Team, Toronto District School Board)
- Malissa Bryan (Founder, Rainbow Diversity Institute)
- Jo Jefferson (Specialist, Education and Training, The 519)
Panel E: Equity for Indigenous Students
- Jodie Williams (Academic Coordinator Indigenous Education, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board)
- Tesa Fiddler (Coordinator of Indigenous Education, Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board)
- Nicole Ineese-Nash (Founder and Executive Director, Finding Our Power Together; Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University)
Panel F: Equity for Students Living in Low Sociodemographic Neighbourhoods
- Yvonne Kelly (Community and Partnership Developer, York Region District School Board)
- Maria Yau (Founder, EquiFair Research Consulting)
- Michael Kerr (Coordinator, Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change)
Panel G: Faith-Based Equity
- Joanne Okimawininew Dallaire (Elder (Ke Shay Hayo) and Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Aasiyah Khan (Director, Education Programs, National Council of Canadian Muslims)
- Leora Schaefer (Executive Director, Facing History and Ourselves Canada)
Panel H: Equity for Newcomer Students
- 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)
- Sita Jayaraman (Senior Manager, Human Rights and Equity, Halton Catholic District School Board)
- Malini Singh (Manager of Newcomer Support Services, TNO - The Neighborhood Organization)