The Advisory Committee on Equity (ACE) is made up of individuals and organizations from the school community and Ottawa area. The Committee's main focus is to assist the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its commitment to provide an equitable and inclusive learning and working environment.

ACE works to center and amplify the voices and stories of communities who are underserved by the District's policies, programs, procedures and practices that cultivate disparities in outcomes. The committee provides recommendations and support to the Board, advising trustees on equity-centered decision-making.

Revised Policy

The updated policy incorporates the key themes identified during consultations with the public, trustees and the ACE Committee. These themes include aligning terms of reference with the committee mandate, committee membership, promoting a welcoming space, decision-making, clarified terms of office, a new chairing model, alignment with new regulations and public participation.

Staff presented Report 24-115 to the Policy Review Committee on November 21 and Memo No. 24-061 to the Board of Trustees on November 26, where they discussed the draft policy.

You can view the approved policy at the following link:

Consultation

We held an online consultation on Engage OCDSB from March 25 to April 22, 2024 and invited families, students, staff and community members to share their feedback. We also held several discussions with the ACE Committee, the ACE policy sub-committee and Policy Review Committee. This feedback helped to inform the revisions to the policy. We would like to thank all who participated in the consultation process.