Motions

1. “Be it resolved that the Student Senate approves the appointment of the following individuals as Senate Executives to the following positions:

Rose Rong for the position of Secretary

Cherie Liu for the position of Treasurer

Yasmin Rana for the position of Milton Regional Director 

Alan Pan for the position of Oakville Regional Director

Lakshay Gupta for the position of Burlington Regional Director

Ryan Yue for the position of Halton Hills Regional Director

Sabrina Nadeem and Kolina Kakan for the position of Director of Operation

Bhudhav Joshi and Sahiba Walia for the position of Social Media Manager

Taleen Qwasmi and Tugluke Tayer for the position of Website Manager

Grace Shen and Wareesha Khan for the position of Professional Development Coordinator

Shirley Kosgoda for the position of Operations Coordinator

Ashiya Dewan for the position of Elections Officer 

for the 2023-2024 school year.”

Passed:  FOR(Unanimous Decision) and  AGAINST (0)

1. Be it resolved that the Student Senate approves the appointment of the following individuals as the Co-Chairs to the following committees:

Conor Gross and Shireen Malik for the Equity & Inclusion Subcommittee, 

Alisia Noorali and Avani Singh for the Mental Health & Well-Being Subcommittee, 

Hallie Green and Anoushka Guptha Medimi for the Learning & Achievement Subcommittee, 

Mina Aydemir and Ananya Ghai for the Environmental Leadership Subcommittee, 

Jovana Asante-Tutu and Suvi Kakan for the Indigenous Perspectives & Awareness Subcommittee,

for the 2023-2024 school year.”

Passed:  FOR(Unanimous Decision) and  AGAINST (0)

1. Be it resolved that the Student Senate approves to seek to focus on the theme of education as a vehicle to empower student voices and to increase awareness of student rights and responsibilities. By focusing on education, the HDSB Student Senate strives to improve student knowledge of school and board resources, the importance and the impact of students' voices, and the array of cultures and lived experiences in the HDSB. Through highlighting underrepresented voices, empowering student voices, and raising awareness of student-centered issues, we strive to enact change that fosters a culture of understanding of the diverse identities and communities amongst HDSB students. 

Subcommittees from each of the Multi-Year commitments have been formed to achieve our goals.

Passed: 91 FOR and 2 AGAINST

2. Be it resolved that the Student Senate approves the appointment of the following individuals to the Student Senate Executive Council:

• Shirley Kosgoda for the position of Secretary

• Sabrina Nadeem and Sasha Thomas for the position of Directors of Operations

• Chloe Chan for the position of Treasurer
  Ava Cikoja, Lulu Hynes, and Wania Shaikh for the position of Professional Development Coordinators

• Grace Xu for the position of Operations Coordinator

• Keaton Bailie for the position of Burlington Regional Director

• Ryan Yue for the position of Halton Hills Regional Director

• Sultan Alimzhanov for the position of Oakville Regional Director

• Ashiya Dewan for the position of Milton Regional Director

• Alan Pan and Sree Venkatanarayanan for the position of Social Media Managers

• Aidan Tran, Tugluke Tayer, and Zuhairah Jaudat for the position of Website Managers

for the 2022-2023 school year

Passed:  90 FOR and 0 AGAINST

3. Be it resolved that the Student Senate approves the appointment of the following individuals as the Co-Chairs to the following committees:

• Janya Rajpal and Shireen Malik for the Equity & Inclusion Subcommittee

• Alisia Noorali and Eileen Wu for the Mental Health & Well-Being Subcommittee

• Naysa Dalal and Prassan Aggarwal for the Learning & Achievement Subcommittee

• Kolina Kakan and Hasan Nawaz for the Environmental Leadership Subcommittee

• Harshika Dua and Neil Sangani for the Indigenous Perspectives & Awareness Subcommittee

for the 2022-2023 school year.

Passed: 80 FOR and 0 AGAINST

1. Be it resolved that the Student Senate approves the launch of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Leadership Committee with the main purpose to address the void of student perspective within HDSB Mental Health Strategy through fostering dialogue regarding mental health issues that commonly affect HDSB students.

2. Passed: 103 FOR and 4 AGAINST

1. Be it resolved that the Student Senate approves  that The HDSB Student Senate goals for the 2021-2022 school year are rooted in the areas of Equity & Inclusion, Indigenous Rights, Environmental Sustainability, Mental Health & Well-being (with an emphasis on health and safety in schools), and Learning & Achievement. Through these actionable goals, the Student Senate aims to advocate for improved education and accessibility of board resources and opportunities, greater transparency, and student consultation on board decisions impacting student experience. 

2. Passed Elementary: 54 FOR and 0 AGAINST

3. Passed Secondary: 31 FOR AND 0 AGAINST