Identity area
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Parent and Community Engagement Office
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Description area
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As a result of the 2005 Parent Voice in Education Project, in 2006, the Parent Engagement Office was established in the Field Services Branch. It replaced the Parent Council which had been abolished in 2005.
In 2010 the Office was moved to the Inclusive Education Branch. In 2015 it was renamed the Parent and Community Engagement Office. In 2020 it was renamed again to the Inclusive Education and Parent Engagement Unit and moved into the Inclusive Education, Priorities and Engagement Branch.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Parent and Community Engagement Office develops and implements parent engagement initiatives designed to enhance parental involvement in education and to break down the barriers faced by many Ontario parents in engaging with their children's education. In later years, the Office's role was increased to encourage equitable and inclusive education, and to support the use of schools by community groups for activities.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
KWIC and Telephone books.
Ontario Telephone Directories.
Parents in Partnership: A parent engagement policy for Ontario schools, 2010)
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Levi