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Friday, June 07, 2019 08:51 AM

 

Dear John G. Althouse Middle School Community,

 

The Toronto District School Board Trustees have been tasked with providing a balanced budget and the Itinerant Music Program is in danger of being cut.

 

All students at John G. get the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, either strings or band, throughout grades 6, 7 and 8. The students are taught by Itinerant Music Instructors, who are extremely talented professional musicians contracted by the TDSB each year.

 

A 24% cut to the IMI Program has been proposed. The proposed cuts include elimination of some programs, program hours and reductions in others. Despite the cuts and budget not yet being approved, the process used to determine scheduling for the next school year has already been suspended by the TDSB pending budget approval. 

 

For the first time in over 25 years, students and staff are going into the summer months without an idea of what the timetable schedule will look like for the following year or whether quality instrumental music instruction will even continue to be offered in our school in 2019/2020.

 

As members of our community who understand the importance of this program, we are asking you to do the following:

 

  1. Sign the petition against the IMI cuts:Please Rally To Save TDSB Itinerant Music Program 2019

Share the link with everyone you know!

 

  1. Send an email, write a letter, or take the time to phone your Trustee and MPP.

    1. Trustee Dan MacLean, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

416-395-8787; Dan.MacLean@tdsb.on.ca

 

    1. MPP Kinga Surma, Etobicoke Centre

416-234-2800; kinga.surma@pc.ola.org

 

  1. Attend the next TDSB Trustee meeting on Tuesday, June 11th (5050 Yonge Street) to show your support and consider registering to give a five-minute deputation, individually or as a group.

Delegates must submit a delegation request form two (2) business days in advance: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Leadership/Boardroom/Delegations


THESE PROGRAMS ARE EXTREMELY VALUED BY PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND, AS WE ALL KNOW, HAVE FAR-REACHING POSITIVE LIFE-LONG BENEFITS TO OUR CHILDREN. 

 

Thank you for your support!

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