Letter of support from OISE

I am writing about the importance of supporting alternative schools within your school board. Last year the Toronto District School Board approved four new alternative schools. All these were in response to community based groups in Toronto. I was associated with one project, the Whole Child School. When registrations started for this school there were 320 applicants for 150 spaces, indicating the parent interest. A board that does not support alternative schools indicates a one size fits all approach to education that is unresponsive to community based initiatives.

Jack Miller
Professor
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the U of Toronto
252 Bloor St.
Toronto, ON M5S 1V