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Ministry Initiatives

Ministry Initiatives that Support Equity and Inclusive Education

Aménagement linguistique Policy for French-Language Education
This policy supports increasing the capacity of French-language school boards and schools to create teaching and learning conditions that foster the development of the French language and culture, in order to ensure high levels of achievement for all students. French-language school boards develop and implement local Aménagement linguistique policies in collaboration with parents and representatives from the wider community.

Curriculum and Courses
Revised curriculum policy documents contain a section on antidiscrimination education that encourages teachers to recognize the diversity of students’ backgrounds, interests, and experiences, and to incorporate a variety of viewpoints and perspectives in learning activities.  New courses are also being created that focus on gender studies, equity studies, and world cultures.

English Language Learners Policy
This policy sets standards to help students in all grades who speak English as an additional language; the majority of these are recent immigrants or students from Aboriginal communities.

Finding Common Ground: Character Development in Ontario Schools, K–12
This initiative is designed to help school boards create school communities that are respectful, caring, and inclusive.

Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
This is a key strategy designed to promote equity of outcomes for all elementary students and to support improvement in reading, writing, and mathematics, particularly in low-income or remote communities.

New Teacher Induction Program
This program helps new teachers develop the skills they need to create an inclusive learning environment for students.  It addresses topics such as equity, gender, race, and culture.

Ontario’s Aboriginal Education Strategy
This strategy, launched with the release of the Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework, will help support learning and achievement for Aboriginal students and raise awareness in schools about the cultures, histories, and perspectives of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit peoples.

Ontario Leadership Strategy
This strategy focuses on attracting and developing school and system leaders, including those who reflect Ontario’s diversity. System leaders will identify equity goals for eliminating discriminatory barriers to student achievement.

Parent Engagement Policy
This policy supports student learning and public confidence by involving parents in the implementation of the equity and inclusive education strategy. Through school councils and parent involvement committees, parents are encouraged to provide advice to educators on how to support and promote equity and inclusive education.

Policy Statement and Guidelines on the Admission, Welcoming, and Support of Students in French-Language Schools in Ontario
The focus of the policy is on the inclusion and support of all students, with particular attention to newcomers and to students from families in which French is not the language spoken at home.

Safe Schools Strategy
This strategy includes revising the curriculum to ensure that gender-based violence, homophobia, sexual harassment, and inappropriate sexual behaviour are discussed and addressed in the classroom. It also includes the use of sample school climate surveys to help principals assess perceptions of safety by students, parents, and school staff to inform prevention and intervention plans.

Special Education Programs
Most programs are designed to support the integration of students with special needs into regular classrooms. There are also provincial schools and demonstration schools that offer specialized programs.

Student Success/Learning to 18 Strategy
Equity and inclusiveness are at the core of this strategy, which benefits all students in Grades 7 to 12 by providing more choices for innovative, engaging, and high-quality learning opportunities within a respectful and responsive school environment.