Supplemental (External) Student Services: TDSB Policy and Procedures

The following TDSB Procedures have been developed by a joint TDSB / PSSP committee to provide schools with a framework for creating and implementing partnerships with ex-ternal agencies, professionals or paraprofessionals, who provide mental health, physical health or social services, which involve assessment, counselling, therapy or treatment.

Please help ensure that our PSSP members, school administrators and others are aware of these new requirements as approved by TDSB Executive Council in June, 2006.

The General Policy on External Parnterships at the TDSB

Policy P.024 BUS: External Partnerships

Statement

It is the policy of the Toronto District School Board that partnerships with community, labour and business agencies be encouraged in all schools when the following conditions are met:

  1. The activities must be consistent with the Mission and Values and polices and procedures of the Toronto District School Board
  2. All activities related to the partnership will be commercially or otherwise non-exploitive of the students, staff, or the school.
  3. Any school entering into a partnership must do so with community organizations, unions, businesses and institutions that demonstrate good citizenship and a commitment to a publicly governed and funded education system. Schools should not partner with businesses that are engaged in activities, provide services or manufacture products that are deemed inappropriate for student consumption or use
  4. The primary objectives of partnerships are designed to support curriculum and school-towork opportunities, and enhance the quality and relevance of learning
  5. Recognition of partners must be circumscribed by community standards of propriety and good taste
  6. Schools must evaluate their partnerships on a regular basis to ensure ongoing benefit and value to learners and the Toronto District School Board
  7. School councils and student councils at secondary schools, junior high schools and middle schools as appropriate, will be involved in approving new partnerships at the school level.
  8. Large partnerships that involve several schools, and/or multiple partners, should be endorsed by an advisory committee consisting of representatives from administration, schools, community, federations, unions, trustees, parents and students. The committee will reevaluate the partnerships on an ongoing basis to ensure beneficial outcomes for learners

TDSB Procedure 578