1. TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION Increasing Board and Community Support
For Your Program
Bob Emptage
Aldo Cianfrini

2. Outline Board Support School Level Support Community Support
Samples of Success
Next Steps

3. Board Support - Budget Ministry Board School Annual Ministry Grants
Some Assigned Funding (e.g. SHSM)
Board
Board Approved Budget
Project Funds by Department (e.g. Tech Renewals)
School
School Budget Allocation by Board
Principal Allocates Department/Program (e.g. Consumables)

4. Board Support: - Facilities, Equipment and IT
New lab construction and renovations
Facility and equipment maintenance
Maintenance
Purchase and installation of major equipment
Equipment maintenance and inspections IT
Computers and Networks
Software Licences (e.g. Adobe)

5. Board Support - Teaching and Learning
Teachers
Teacher complement to schools
Support Collective Agreement including PD
Students
Curriculum Leads (e.g. Tech Ed. Lead)
Special Needs
Student Success
Initiatives
SHSM, OYAP, OYAP, Skills Canada, Student Injury Prevention Initiative, etc. .

6. School Level Support School Consumable Allocation
In-School projects
Teacher-Teacher Collaboration

7. Community Support Local Government Large Corporations
Small Business and Industry
Grants
Community Organizations
Local Colleges
Large Corporations

8. Business and Industry Support

9. Sample Community Partnerships
Const
Kingston Home Builders and schools in the Limestone Board (Kingston)
70 homes built by students
Mfg
Dowty Equipment and schools in the Durham Catholic Board (Oshawa)
First Robotics Sponsor
Healthcare
Royal Victoria Hospital and schools in the Simcoe County District School Board (Barrie)
Donor of Hospital Stretchers and Beds

10. Partnerships continued
Trans Tech
Car Manufacturers regularly provide whole vehicles and engines to schools
Tech Design
AutoDesk in concert with Ministry and one Board
provided all software across Ontario at no cost
Comm Tech
Rogers and a school in Simcoe County District School Board
Networking across school

11. Partnerships continued
Green Indus
Landscape Ontario provides access to local guest speakers and local members of the industry
Comp Tech
Hosp Tour
Georgian College provides teacher training and host skills competitions for no cost to Simcoe County District School Board

12. Next Steps in Expanding Community Partnerships
Get to know your community partners as most want to support your and your students
Follow all board policies on material/equipment donations, construction/renovation and funding support
Keep your board lead and the Principal informed as they are key to promoting your success
Dream Big !

13. Q’s and A’s Aldo Cianfrini acianfrini@bell.net Bob Emptage