Grade 11 Students at Cawthra Park Secondary School have been told to re-select their courses for the next academic year because of course cancellations arising out of the cuts to five teaching positions at the school. The diversity of courses offered at Cawthra in addition to Regional Arts Courses is Cawthra's core strength, creating an opportunity for students to explore visual and performing arts while accessing a high level of academic programming. The courses affected include:

Cancelled:

Grade 10: locally developed math (designed for struggling students)
Grade 11: travel and tourism, ASP (anthropology, sociology and psychology), regular music
Grade 12: world issues, earth and space science, co-op (two credits)

Reduced Course Offerings:

Grade 9: music (regional program), applied science, academic science, applied geography, intro to technology
Grade 10: dance/ballet, academic history, applied history, food and nutrition, tech design
Grade 11: photography, accounting, repertoire music, chemistry, food and culture
Grade 12: repertoire music, physics, law, families (academic), families (applied)

We call on:

Doug Ford, Lisa Thompson and the Ontario Ministry of Education to reverse funding cuts and changes to classroom sizes which have led to a reduction of teaching staff at Cawthra Park and other Ontario schools.

The Peel Board of Education and School Board Trustee John Marchant to stop the job cuts to the five affected teachers at Cawthra.

Related Media Coverage:

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2019/04/25/students-at-peel-high-school-told-to-reselect-grade-12-courses.html?fbclid=IwAR2v1QKCg3O89Sv-glhdC0O1-hLeRMIZm_RPeYlanNY7R1Lg18puSPHD8Zk

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-mississauga-students-learn-elective-courses-being-cut-due-to-increased/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Referrer%3A+Social+Network+%2F+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links&fbclid=IwAR0VIxN8traCqU3kxPaeCmivX_7jqlmaQLvwHtQbfaRyTLgLdkx-LIvuMBs