WEBSITE: www.elizabethmoyer.info

EMAIL: elizabethmoyer.info@gmail.com

PHONE: 
416‐759‐4308


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1. Why are you the best candidate for trustee?
As
 an 
experienced 
trustee 
I 
have 
a 
proven 
track 
record 
to 
get
 things 
done, 
and
 to 
act 
as 
a 
strong
 advocate 
for 
parents 
and
 students.
 I 
am 
the 
only 
candidate 
with 
Scarborough 
Board 
of 
Education
 experience
 so 
I 
bring
 a
 historical 
perspective.

 As 
a 
business 
professional 
I 
have 
worked 
with 
unions, 
large
 budgets 
and 
I 
have 
a 
recognized 
ability 
to 
find
 creative
 solutions 
with 
limited
 funds. 
I 
have 
the 
experience 
to 
bring
 the
 TDSB
 into 
the 
21st 
century
 in 
technology 
in 
education.
 As 
a 
parent
 with 
two
 daughters 
in 
public 
schools 
I 
know 
the
 concerns
 that
 parents 
have 
and
 understand
 the
 importance
 of
 keeping
 parents 
informed.
 As 
an 
involved
 community 
member I 
understand 
the 
link
 between
 the 
importance
 of 
strong 
thriving
 schools 
and
 having
 a 
safe 
neighbourhood.

2. What changes would you like to see at the school board in the next four years?
*
 Renewed
 focus
 on
 local 
schools
* 
More
 resources 
directed 
to
 the 
classroom
*
 Ensuring
 that
 all
 curriculum 
fees
 are 
covered 
so 
that 
parents 
are not
 paying
 the 
costs
*
 More 
student
 and
 parental 
choice
 for 
programming
*
 Emphasis 
on 
high
 teaching 
standards 
in 
schools 
and 
ensuring
 teachers 
are 
receiving 
the 
development 
that 
they 
need 
to
 perform
 at 
a 
high
 level
* 
Ensuring
 that
 students 
have 
the 
skills 
to 
survive 
in 
a 
global
 economy
* 
More 
support 
for 
the 
trades
 as 
a 
viable 
option 
for 
students 
to
 pursue
* 
Renewed
 commitment
 to 
making 
our 
schools 
safe 
including
 maintenance 
issues.

3. What is your position on the TDSB consolidating under-enrolled schools and selling off closed school properties?
Changes 
like
 this 
cannot 
even 
be 
considered 
without 
an 
enormous
 amount 
of 
consultation
 with 
parents 
and 
the 
community. 
There
 is
 not 
a 
‘one
 size
 fits 
all 
solution’.
 
There
 are
 so
 many
 factors 
that need 
to 
be 
considered,
 including 
busy 
and 
major 
streets,
 unattended 
railroad 
tracks, 
safety 
of 
students 
in 
general. Decisions 
have 
to 
be 
made
 locally 
and 
must 
be 
a 
win‐win 
solution.
 As
 trustee, 
I 
have 
never 
closed 
a 
school
 in 
my 
area;
 instead 
I 
found
 creative 
solutions
 to
 keep
 them 
open, 
for 
example, 
by 
creating
 the 
first
 technology
 school
 in 
Scarborough
 at 
SATEC@W.A.
 Porter 
C.I., 
and
 by 
moving
 programs 
‐
 with 
parental
 and
 community 
support 
‐ 
to 
have 
students 
in 
buildings 
rather 
than
 portables.

4. Do you support the province’s decision to try to negotiate two-year, no wage increase contracts with the school board’s unionized employees when existing agreements expire?
The
 provincial 
take over 
of
 bargaining
 with 
all 
school 
board
 unions
 has
 made it 
a
 provincial
 issue
 rather
 than 
a 
local
 school 
board 
issue. 
It
 really 
should
 be 
a 
local
 school 
board
 decision
 as 
the 
cost 
of 
living 
is 
not 
the
 same
 in 
Toronto
 as 
it 
is
 in
 other 
parts 
of 
Ontario.


 This
 is 
one 
of 
the 
reasons 
I 
want 
to 
be
 re‐elected 
as 
Public 
School Trustee 
in 
order
 to 
make 
decisions 
that 
affect 
students, 
parents 
and
 staff. 

Local 
decisions 
should 
be 
made 
locally.



5. Please provide personal details on your bio.
* 3 
terms
 Trustee 
with 
Scarborough 
Board 
of 
Education 
and 
the 
Toronto
 District 
School 
Board
 

* B.A.
 (Mathematics/Computer
Science)
 University
 of
 Waterloo

* M.B.A. 
in 
the
 Management
 of
 Technology 
and
 Innovation,
 Ryerson
 University
 

* 25 
years
 of
 experience 
in 
Information
 Technology
 with 
two 
major
 banks 
and
 an
 international 
software
 company
 

* 3 
years
 managing 
unionized 
employees
 at 
2
 Toronto 
Universities
* Mother
 of 
2
 daughters 
in 
local 
public
 schools
 who 
have
 thrived 
with
 the
 arts
 programs
 in Scarborough
* 15
 years
 volunteering
 in the 
community
 and 
local
 schools 
including
 roles 
as
 Treasurer
 and
 Auditor
* 15 
years
 volunteering
 with 
non‐profit
 educational
 organizations
 that
 support
 students
 and 
schools