Alexis Dawson

Trustees, the Board, and the Province

The most important thing I would act on is ensuring every student has the resources, support and opportunity to succeed. That means fighting for better funding, stronger special education, mental health supports and equity. I bring more than a decade of public education advocacy, four years as a Trustee, and experience working directly with hundreds of families. I know how to bring community voices to the Board, challenge decisions that don’t serve students, and turn advocacy into action.

Bullying in Schools

As a trustee, I have taken a human-rights-focused approach to bullying and discrimination, working with students and families to ensure concerns are heard and addressed. I have brought forward motions to strengthen human rights work at the TDSB and support continued data collection on incidents of racism, bias and hate in schools. That data must lead to meaningful action and accountability, helping create schools where every child, staff member and family feels respected, supported and a true sense of belonging.

Class Sizes and Staffing

I believe every child deserves equitable access to education, with the tools and supports they need to succeed. Our public education system is in crisis due to provincial underfunding. As a trustee, I will continue advocating for the teachers, EAs, resources, and smaller class sizes students need. I supported a TDSB motion capping class sizes in Grades 4–8, which the provincial government overturned. I will keep fighting for adequate funding and supports for every student.

Special Programs and Program Access

As a Trustee, I will continue advocating for proper funding to ensure equitable access to high-quality special education. Too many students’ needs are unmet, which is a human rights issue. I voted against a special education report with cuts and will champion fully funded programming. I support reinstating Diagnostic Kindergarten and other spec ed programs that have been cut. We need more resources, not less. I’ll advocate for expanded elementary arts, math, science and technology programming to broaden access to high school Specialty programs.