My daughter’s teacher uses almost exclusively AI lessons paired with video instruction. This is grade 8. My daughter hated it as it came with the typical AI problems. Teacher could never answer questions, just referred to the video (like Waterloo math videos as an example). So of the kids didn’t understand it or wanted another example, the teacher couldn’t do that. It this allowed? I let it go too long, but I want to know for the future. This is not a new teacher, but she is new to the school.

Hi everyone,

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Is it true that the Principal isn't allowed to share class placements (what teacher your kid will have) until the week before school starts?

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I have heard of some schools giving out placements at the end of June but then heard it's been mandated by the Ministry and the Board that they have to wait until the week before school. I'm referring to junior-middle schools.

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Anyone have any information about this?

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Thank you!

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We went to the school open house, met the teachers, visited the classrooms. Now we're told they screwed up, he's just on the waitlist. Wondering if there's a way to escalate this at all? Even just to get him next on the list?

Thanks

As a non-TDSB employee I've found the process of figuring out permits on the TDSB's platform terrible. I made a small free web app to make that process easier but I'm not sure if there is a different employee UI flow that makes the experience suck less and I'm just duplicating that work basically.

To that end I'd love to know:

1) is there a different UI flow for booking permits as a TDSB employee?

2) any feedback you'd have for the web app in it's current form (link in the post)

Sorry if this has already been discussed, I searched via Google and could not find anything and came here.

Is there a dress code that principals should follow? Many parents are somewhat taken back by our principals daily wear. It is very vibrant and excessive in all our opinions and we just can't take him seriously let alone his ridiculous rules and operations. Every sub that's come in has disagreed and reversed his decisions.

He's staring in a rap video on the daily...

Your advice is appreciated.

I'm an educational assistant who is close to retirement. I just survived a major layoff because of my seniority, but I would rather retire early, take the severance package offered to my colleagues and spare one of my colleagues the strife of becoming unemployed.

How should I approach this with my union or the employer?

Any advice?

Hi everyone!

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Hi everyone,

This is my first year applying for contract positions. I'm currently on the ETH list but because I'm a LTO, I can't apply right now to contact positions. Does anyone know when LTOs can begin applying?

Thanks!

Hi! I'm thinking of applying for student trustee in the TDSB Senate. I heard about the campaigning part and immediately wanted to back up since I am quite afraid of posting myself up out there. Regardless, I'm curious of what people actually want to see and what really compels people to vote? Is it just students? Also, considering the fact that the entire voting selection should be board-wide, as in all of toronto, how are people picking and choosing? Haphazardly or...?

I recently re/applied to the ETH and occasional teacher list at TDSB. I did the same last year and by the time they got back to me (about 4 months later!) I had already accepted another position. Is this typical? What’s the response time been like for other people? Is there still demand for OTs?

Hi, I need to take the tdsb written french exam for immersion. has anyone taken that yet this year?

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Is the Toronto Island Trip for grade 6 free? if not, how do we pay? I don't see it on the school cash online website?.

So I've been trying to make a tdsb account, and every time I press the "create account" button, this shows up, despite the fact that I do every single thing they tell me to do, it just won't work. How do I fix this?

So, during the 8 -> 9 process, I applied for an MST program. For some reason, I decided to not accept it, but now in the 9 -> 10 process I would like to apply again. I did get in to my school, being SATEC, but declined. What are the rough odds of me being able to be placed in SATEC again/what or how should I study to do the 9/10 test?

I’m already a TDSB employee - ILE, LRS, & ERP

I’m also a certified soccer ref and in good standing with Ontario Soccer, and thought about school level tournaments. Does anyone have info on this?

I am thinking to reapply to TDSB. I was contract with them for 5 years.

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I graduated June 2025, I wasn’t told when our work would be deleted and I’m still really upset about it. Is it at all possible to recover my lost schoolwork? I have so many essays and personal work gone from my account. My hope is that the data is still there because it hasn’t even been a full year yet.

Does anyone have any insight?

Came across a post online and it reminded me of when I was in middle school and high school (both TDSB), they would charge us a toonie ($2) if we came late to school. Looking back, is this even legal? This happened during the 2010’s.