This is a new, exciting feature that CPF will continue to update in order to provide you with the most current resources possible.
Students with Special Needs
Strategy in Special Education for French Immersion and Extended French Students – CPF Ontario
Is Immersion Right for Students with Academic Challenges? – Fred Genesee, PhD, in The State of French Second-Language Education in Canada 2008, Canadian Parents for French, pages 12-13.
Diversity in French Immersion: Information for education professionals, consultants and specialists – Alberta Education.
Inclusion of Students with Diverse Needs in French Immersion Schools – What School Administrators Need to Know – Alberta Education.
Diversity in French Immersion Classrooms: A Quick Inclusion Guide for Teachers – Alberta Education.
Inclusive practice in French immersion – Martine Pellerin, PhD, 2009.
Allophone Students
Opening the Doors to Official-Language Learning for Allophones – Callie Mady, PhD
State of French-Second-Language Education in Canada 2010 – see pages 5 – 9 for information on Allophones and FSL programs
Transportation
Quotes
Quotes on the importance of transportation to French immersion programs
Sample Briefs/Submissions
CPF Chapter submission to school board on transportation review
To Trillium District School Board, Ontario – Bus Them and They Will Come
Busing and Transportation Assistance Issue
Advocacy Letters
Letter to school council chairs York Region District School Board, Ontario
PowerPoint presentation to School Councils
Sample letter to a Minister of Education from a Chapter President
Sample letter from a Branch President to the Minister on the same issue
Sharing ideas and experiences- letter to parents in a BC chapter re experiences with transportation in Ontario
Sample Letter to YRDSB Trustees
Research & Reports
CPF Ontario Transportation Study 2001
CPF Ontario Transportation Study 2008
Ministries of Education Policies
Provincial Ministries that have policies on equitable access (review pages 10-12)
Student Transportation Grant
This grant provides school boards with funds to transport students to and from school, including the transportation of students with special needs. The Student Transportation Grant is made up of five allocations, with the total grant projected as $864.6 million in 2010-11:
Technical Paper – Funding Formulas
Ministry Memos and Other Documentation
School Board Funding Projections – Ontario
Funding (Ontario Ministry Memo) (Pages 7 and 8 deal with transportation)
