Has Sleiman, candidate for HDSB Trustee in Milton Wards 3 and 4

A Strong Voice for Milton’s Growing Schools.

Has Sleiman for HDSB Trustee — Milton Wards 3 & 4. Real capacity planning. Strong academics. Real pathways for every student.

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About me

A local parent, running for our schools

My name is Has Sleiman, and I'm running for HDSB Trustee in Wards 3 and 4.

I'm a father of three young children. My oldest will begin school in Ward 3 this fall, with my two younger children following soon after. These decisions are not abstract to me—they affect my own children's education and the futures of thousands of families across Milton.

I bring more than eight years in higher education, including degrees in Economics and Public Affairs and a Master's in Political Science, along with hands-on experience in public policy research and analysis. I've also worked as a research assistant supporting academic research, and as a teaching assistant working directly with students in the classroom.

For more than a decade, I have founded and led a successful national company. That experience has taught me the value of careful financial stewardship, transparent leadership, and practical problem-solving — the same qualities I'll bring to the board.

I'm running to bring this combination of education, policy knowledge, and practical business experience to the board table—so every child can receive an excellent education and families in Wards 3 and 4 have a strong voice.

  • Parents first—listening across Wards 3 and 4
  • Research-driven, independent decision-making
  • Practical leadership, accountability, and responsible spending
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My priorities

Three priorities.

Fiscal Accountability & School Capacity

The headline issue. Milton is Canada’s fastest-growing city, yet Halton Region’s own planning documents state that most new Milton schools will need portables on opening day and for the first ten years. This is a policy failure with two roots — under-estimated growth projections, and a board culture that under-builds to avoid empty schools. Both are fixable.

What the board’s own planning documents say

“Most new schools will require portables on opening day and for the first ten years, in Milton.”
— Halton Region planning document (Halton Region)
Row of portable classrooms in a school yard

Newer schools, already over capacity

Newer Milton schools already over capacity
SchoolStatus
Cedar Ridge PSopened 2024, already has 8 portables
Viola Desmond PS51% over capacity, 16 portables
Irma Coulson PS17% over capacity, up to 17 portables
Anne J. MacArthur PS17% over capacity, 6 portables
Boyne PS53% over capacity, 16 portables

What I’ll fight for

  • I will support a public capacity tracker so parents can see portable counts, which schools are over capacity, and the board's plan to address it
  • I'll push for growth projections and capital approvals that reflect actual demand in our community — not funding decisions that leave schools relying on portables
  • I’ll call for annual public reporting on portable numbers, conditions, and timelines — giving parents a clear picture of where things stand and what the board is doing about it
  • I'll advocate for the board to use boundary reviews to redirect growth away from overcrowded schools, not just build more portables
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Issues under this priority

  • Portables on opening day
  • Overcrowding & class size
  • Boundary reviews
  • Budget transparency
  • Faster capital approvals

Academic Standards

Bright elementary classroom with desks and whiteboards

Reading, writing, and math come first. Strong literacy and numeracy are the foundation for every subject, every future pathway, and every child's confidence at school. Parents deserve clear information about how their child is doing—and early, consistent support when a child starts to fall behind.

What I’ll fight for

  • Close the gap with Oakville and Burlington — 2024–25 EQAO data show Milton Wards 3 and 4 HDSB students trailing both communities across every reported Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 9, and Grade 10 measure. I will push for an accountable plan to close those gaps.
  • I'll push for transparent, plain-language EQAO and report-card data that parents can actually understand
  • I'll advocate for early, consistent support the moment a child starts to fall behind — not a wait-for-crisis approach
  • I'll fight to keep reading, writing, and math as the board's top priority in every grade, in every school
What the Data Shows

Issues under this priority

  • EQAO & reporting transparency
  • Early literacy & numeracy support
  • Special education support

Trades & Tech Pathways

High school students building wood frames in a shop class

Not every student goes to university — and in a town in the middle of a construction boom, with AI reshaping the white-collar job market, trades and tech pathways deserve real investment and real respect, not budget leftovers.

Milton's students deserve clear, accessible pathways into rewarding skilled-trades careers. I will continue to advocate for skilled-trades education in HDSB budget discussions, including investment in modern technology classrooms, safe and up-to-date equipment, hands-on learning materials, and experiential learning opportunities such as co-operative education and job-shadowing. I will also support stronger partnerships between our schools, local employers, unions, apprenticeship providers, colleges, and community organizations so students can learn about career options, develop practical skills, and connect with meaningful opportunities before they graduate.

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What I’ll fight for

  • Protect OYAP, co-op, and SHSM programs from budget cuts and ensure students continue to have access to these opportunities
  • Work to bring a Construction SHSM to a Ward 3 or 4 secondary school
  • I'll advocate to protect shop, tech, and hands-on learning spaces when budgets get tight
  • Equal respect for trades, tech, and university pathways in course calendars and career education

Issues under this priority

  • Construction / Manufacturing SHSM
  • OYAP & co-op protection
  • Tech-ed / shop space funding
  • Trades career education

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Where I stand

Putting families first in every decision.

Parents and students should be the primary stakeholders in every decision the board makes — not an afterthought. Too often, education policy is decided first and communicated to families afterward, as a done deal. I’m running to change that: consult families before decisions are made, not after; publish plain-language information so parents can participate as equals; and bring student and parent voices to the forefront of every board discussion.

Mental health is foundational to learning — a child who is anxious, unsupported, or struggling cannot learn to their potential. Halton has community mental-health supports, but the real gaps are access and timeliness: wait times for assessments are too long, and parents often don't know where to turn until there's a crisis. I'll advocate for stable, protected funding for school-based mental-health supports, shorter waits, and clear, published pathways so parents can get help before a crisis.

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