Empowering Parents
- Chris will continue to support and facilitate one of the largest and most successful parent-led ward council’s in the TDSB.
- Chris will prevent centralized school and program closures and ensure decision-making remains local and community-led.
- Chris will initiate more parent conferences and events to support and encourage networking and sharing of best-practices.
Engaging Students
- Chris will expand the Focus on Youth Program to hire more students and give them the skills they need to be successful citizens.
- Chris will continue to support and improve student leadership through the establishment of student councils, through student-parent-staff tri-partnerships, and through student conferences.
Enhancing Programs and Services
- Chris will promote and enhance our international languages and adult education programs.
- Chris will champion innovative concepts that support seamless year-round programming.
- Chris will focus on building full-service schools and ensuring they remain at the centre of our communities.

Vanessa says:
I was wondering where you stood on the creation of “Afrocentric” schools in the GTA. I am going to a Model United Nations conference and this is one of the topics we are discussing. Thank you.