Council Meeting Summary
Council Meeting Summary
During its March 20 meeting, College Council:
- received a quarterly report from the Registrar & CEO.
- received the Executive Summary of the Focus on Teaching Survey.
- approved the request that the Minister of Education amend the Teachers’ Qualifications Regulation (TQR) to remove divisional prerequisites for earning the following First Nations, Métis and Inuit-related Additional Qualifications courses:
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples: Understanding Traditional Teachings, Histories, Current Issues and Cultures;
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students: Counselling and Support; and,
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies.
- approved the request that the Minister of Education amend the TQR to update names of US accrediting bodies.
- received a report from the Audit and Finance Subcommittee and approved the following motions:
- That Council approve a contribution to the restricted cash reserve in the amount of $7,775,293, representing the 2024 year-end surplus.
- That Council accept the December 31, 2024, audited financial statements of the Ontario College of Teachers, as presented.
- received a report from the Investigation Committee, which included a summary of the disposition of cases concluded by panels of the Investigation Committee between October 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.
- received various correspondence.
