Wait List for Speech Therapy at Crisis Level April 29, 2010
All-Day Kindergarten
Klees: the principal is right, the timing could not be worse!
see press release Jan 13, 2010
Academic Testing
Board of Trustees
Class Size
Curriculm
Education Funding
Fairness in Education
Legislation
Safe schools
Special Education
Students and MPP
Student Transportation
Teacher Testing
Promise Breaker March 20, 2007
EQAO August 2006 “These results, once again, demonstrate the validity of setting a strong curriculum, testing and report cards that allow parents, teachers and students to know exactly what is going on and how students are doing in our education system.” Klees. click here
EQAO October 2005 Klees commends the work of the EQAO and recognizes the work of principals, teachers and teaching teams. . click here
CLASS SIZE
Promise Breaker Minister Wynne
McGuinty Caps Another Promise Press release Class Size June 22 2005
Daycare deal may create more portables: Klees
Article from York Region News Group The Liberal August 4, 2005 Click here
Frank Klees, MPP Editorial in the National Post Sept 16, 2005
McGuinty Dumbs Down Education click here
Results from the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003
“Our grade 8 students have moved into the top ten internationally in both Math and Science, with Singapore and Korea” said Klees. Dec 2004 NR
EDUCATION FUNDING
How many students are attending public school?
2,120,000 students which includes 650,000 in the separate school board.
Promiser Breaker Minister Wynne
Fees for after-school tutoring: Jan 22, 2007
Klees: “Our school system has a responsibility to ensure that every student receives the remedial assistance necessary and should not have to look outside the classroom for that support. The question Mr. McGuinty must answer is why public education is failing our students in these early years.”
100 new schools : Education announcement adds up to $930 Million deception October 31, 2006
Deficits faced by School Boards:
“Chronic Liberal mismanagement of our education system has now caught up with Kathleen Wynne as the Toronto District School Board struggles to find a way out of the maze of underfunding that she and the McGuinty government are solely responsible for,” Klees said. “There is no way out for the Toronto board and they look to the education minister for the assistance she has been promising but has yet to deliver on.” March 1, 2007
Autism in the Provincial Budget Klees, May 17, 2005 Statement
Rural Schools
Where is the money for rural schools MPP Klees asks Jan 2005 more
The Bargaining Process
The cost -how much will the 4 year contract Minister of Education has negotiated cost the taxpayer? question in full May 2, 2005
Only two or four year contract agreements
Klees speaks in the legislature on Bill 167 Education Amendment Act February 22, 2005 Ontario Hansard record
Kennedy rams through teacher contract bill
Klees introduces a Private Members Bill – Bill 172 Education Amendments Act to remove political interference in collective bargaining and ensure flexibility at the local level. View Bill
MPP Klees calls on Minister of Education to demand TDCSB reconsider $750,000 advertising campaign – January 11, 2005 see letter
Putting Students First Bill 115
Frank Comments on Bill 115 August 28 2012 and September 25 2012
Open letter to the Honourable Laurel Broten Minister of Education from Education Critic
August 10, 2012
“Learning to 18″ Bill 52
Nov 3, 2006 Following weeks of attack over its intention to suspend driver licences of students who drop out of school, the McGuinty government has backed down. ..details
Klees Aug 29, 2006 called on the McGuinty government to withdraw what he calls “legislation that is punitive, ill-conceived and will prove to be counter-productive”.
Bullying
Cardinal Collins Statement re: Proposed Anti-bullying Legislation
IMPORTANT NEWS Public consultation on Bill 13 begin May 7, 2012
In the News – Nov 30, 2011 Parties pitch competing anti-bully bills See Franks comments Bill 13 Debate April 19, 2012 video
In the News – York Region Anti-Bullying Coalition
Tory MPP Frank Klees said parents should be able to turn to their individual trustees and minister of education. Era Banner, article by Kim Zarzour Aug 4, 2010
New reporting requirements fail students and parents December 15, 2008
Klees denounces McGuity government’s new mandatory reporting policy for serious incidents at schools… stricter reporting requirements are needed to enhance student safety. details
UPDATE Article in Era Banner March 14, 2009
By Kim Zarzour
Klees calls on the McGuinty Liberals to make school safety a top priority by introducing legislation to close a legal loophole that doesn’t require cases of student-on-student assault be reported to authorities. details
June 11, 2008 Assault at a York Region Catholic School press release
The Minister of Education still refuses to meet with the Lions Club organization to discuss implementing the Lions-Quest program.
“Bullying continues to be a serious problem in our schools, we have a proven community response and now the third minister of education within as many years opts for empty rhetoric and more spending announcements!” said Klees news release Nov 15, 2006
Klees called on the Education Minister today to adopt the Lions-Quest Program to address the growing problem of bullying and safety in Ontario’s schools.
news release May 16, 2006
Reduction in teacher supervision time and student safety
PC Education Critic responds to Liberal’s Bullying Strategy Nov 2005
News release
MPP Klees letter to Minister of Education to outline what steps he is taking to ensure student safety and stability
January 26, 2005 see letter
Klees responds to Education Minister’s Anti-Bullying announcement Dec 2004 click here
Klees tells legislature treat bullying as a serious issue
December 6, 2004 click here
Klees calls on the Minister to ensure that teachers who are found guilty of viewing child pornography do not teach ever in the classrooms in this province. Oct 2005 -April 06 view
Appoint a committee to review Safe Schools Act to ensure that any legislation affords all children equal protection
July 13, 2005 Click here
Promise Breaker Minister Wynne
Autism
Autism treatment beyond age 6
Klees Calls On Premier to Keep Autism Promise
Frank Klees, MPP made the following statement in the Ontario Legislature Click here
Anaphylactic Plan Click here
Will the funding of teacher salary increases come at the expense of other education envelopes April 14, 2005 …More
Suspensions under the authority of the Safe Schools Act and special needs students. Klees grilled Education Minister Gerard Kennedy during Estimates Committee Hearings for specific data Nov 2005. . . .more
CBC’s Making the Grade project
Frank Klees introduces Student Bills -getting young people to be interested in politics April 2006 see Private Member Bills
MPP Klees, in the legislature, commends Jeremy Patfield for his knowledge of current events click here
Doncrest Public School Question: April 6, 2005
“How is the provincial government involved in the providing of services, for example for education?”
Mr. Klees: I have received a number of calls from Grade 4 students at Doncrest Public School in Richmond Hill asking how the provincial government is involved in providing services to public schools. Here is a summary of the role of the Ministry of Education in Ontario’s public school system:
In the area of elementary and secondary education , the Ministry of Education determines the broad outlines for education and is responsible for:
- developing curriculum policy
- determining provincial standards for student achievement
- setting diploma requirements
- evaluating and approving learning materials for use in schools
- distributing funds allocated by the provincial legislature to assist school boards with the operation of schools
- making regulations that govern the school year and school calendar , the organization of schools and school boards , and the duties of teachers and school board officials
- governing provincial schools for the deaf and blind and the learning-disabled listing private schools and inspecting private secondary schools for the standard of instruction in subjects leading to graduation
Unsafe school bus April 15, 2008
Education Funding Question -follow up regarding student transportation funding.question in full May 5, 2005
Followup May 11, 2005
Teacher qualifying tests April 6,2006 more
Government shuts down teacher testing debate Dec 14/04 Click here
