Diligently addressing challenges and barriers to student achievement and wellbeing is an integral part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s (TCDSB) Multi-Year Strategic Plan. It is exciting to note that the TCDSB continues to partner with Casa - Pueblito to better support our students of Latin American background. Since the evolution of the first Our Voices in School project in 2012, work continues to develop culturally-sensitive and inclusive curriculum to further engage Latinx students -students in their learning. Between 2014 and 2017, through Casa – Pueblito’s Voices for Change program, TCDSB teachers have developed new curriculum-centred lessons for inclusion in this third version of the Toolkit for Inclusive Education. Special acknowledgement goes out to Angela Altomare, teacher at Madonna Catholic Secondary School, for her inspirational leadership with this endeavour. I look forward to reviewing the second version of the educators’ Toolkit for Inclusive Education with the curriculum leaders at TCDSB and I want to express my gratitude to all those involved in the development of this project. Rory McGuckin Associate Director of Academic Affairs Toronto Catholic District School Board
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