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President's Report Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta President’s Report 2015 Annual General Meeting President, Arlene Hrynyk President’s Report Dear Colleagues, It has been an honour and an even greater privilege to serve you, our Members, over the past two years. Trusteeship has never been as engaging as it has been over the past while with the numerous changes in Public School Education. Your work, and that which I perform on your behalf, continues to require our advocacy at every level to ensure those whom we, as locally elected stewards in Education serve, are bringing forward the unheard and important voice of all children in this Province. The following report is submitted to you with details of my work over the past year as per the direction of our Members through the 2013-2015 Work Plan. Priority One: Support and Improve Public Education Growing a greater understanding of, and support for Public School Education is the premise of absolutely every engagement and conversation I undertake on your behalf. I have witnessed a stronger understanding and support for the difference between Publicly Funded and Public Education, and remain focused on enhancing this work in conjunction with you, our Members. I continue to hear praise and respect for our tireless efforts in shaping the future of Public School Education, and for our “children first” approach to each and every decision we make. Your efforts to reach, teach, support and celebrate each and every student serve as the fundamental difference between ourselves and other publicly funded systems; our doors are truly open to all. It is the work of you, our Members, who showed leadership during the Bill 10 debate and have developed standalone policies on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and it is you, our Members who are praised publically for leading in this important work. In January 2015, the Executive Committee met over a period of three days to reflect upon the work of the past year, to establish outcomes for the Association’s Strategic Communications Plan and to define the Executive Committee Goal for the 2015 Fiscal Year. The Strategic Communications Plan is anchored in one of the fundamental beliefs that our Association and your Executive Committee shares in each and every conversation we have regarding Alberta’s Public Education System - that Public Schools are the FIRST CHOICE of our communities, where all of our children learn and live the values of democracy together, reflecting our hope and shaping the future of our communities. The rich and robust conversations from the February 2015, April 2015 and August 2015 meetings of the Public School Boards Council also informed the Association’s Strategic Communications Plan. One such example was the Provincial Education Budget Communication strategy that the Council defined in April 2015 and our Members supported during the provincial election campaign. In each of your communities, you shared the story of how the proposed Education Budget would directly impact the learning and lives of the children within your care. As Locally Elected Public School Trustees you stood tall and sent a clear message that you would not allow the proposed Education Budget to be passed on your watch. Your voices defined our Association’s communication strategy, your wisdom shaped the conversations in communities across Alberta and your leadership made a significant difference in the lives of Alberta’s children. The Executive Committee goal is also aligned with our Association’s fundamental beliefs, it is: “To grow a greater understanding of and support for the difference between Public School Education and Publicly Funded Education”. 23 October 2015 Page 1 President’s Report Over this past year, in every meeting and conversation with provincial candidates, Cabinet Ministers, Members of the Legislative Assembly and Education Partners, I have furthered the work and profile of our Members and Association, by taking the time to share the fundamental difference between Public Education and Publicly Funded Education in Alberta. I believe that these conversations have enabled people to have a better understanding of Education in a province where the Government currently enables access to four fully Publicly Funded systems – Public Education, Separate Education, Francophone Education and Charter Schools. In addition, I have brought to the attention of previous Government Ministers and MLAs as well as our current Ministers and MLAs, that public dollars should not be funding Private Education. Strengthening the funding of Public School Education enables you, our Members, to provide even greater choice than you currently offer all students. I articulate how the fragmentation of Education reduces choice and ultimately hinders opportunities for all children. The summary which follows is a sample of the meetings and conversations I have undertaken, on your behalf, over the past year. Provincial Election Candidates: Sarah Hoffman; Colin Piquette; Premier Jim Prentice (former); Thomas Lukaszuk; Chris LaBossiere; Stephan Khan; Chris Noble; Katherine Swampy; Travis Olsen; Robin Campbell; Craig Copeland; and Don Scott. Throne Speech Conversations with: Premier Rachel Notley; Hon. Kathleen Ganley, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General & Minister of Aboriginal Relations; Hon. Joe Ceci, Minister of Finance & President of Treasury Board; Hon. Margaret McCuaig-Boyd, Minister of Energy; Hon. Deron Bilous, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Minister of Service Alberta; Hon. David Eggen, Minister of Education & Minister of Culture and Tourism; Hon. Oneil Carlier, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry; Hon. Sarah Hoffman, Minister of Health & Minister of Seniors; Hon. Brian Mason, Minister of Infrastructure & Minister of Transportation; Hon. Lori Sigurdson, Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education & Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour; Hon. Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks & Minister Responsible for the Status of Women; Hon. Robert Wanner, Speaker; MLA Colin Piquette, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater; MLA Brian Malkinson, Calgary-Currie; MLA Robyn Luff, Calgary-East; 23 October 2015 Page 2 President’s Report MLA Anam Kazim, Calgary-Glenmore; MLA Karen McPherson, Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill; MLA Nicole Goehring, Edmonton-Castle Downs; MLA Heather Sweet, Edmonton-Manning; MLA Lorne Dach, Edmonton-McClung; MLA Denise Woollard, Edmonton-Mill Creek; MLA Christina Gray, Edmonton-Mill Woods; MLA Shaye Anderson, Leduc-Beaumont; MLA Danielle Larivee, Lesser Slave Lake; MLA Kim Schreiner, Red Deer-North; MLA Barb Miller, Red Deer-South; MLA Annie McKitrick, Sherwood Park; MLA Trevor Horne, Spruce Grove-St. Albert; MLA Marie Renaud, St. Albert; MLA Erin Babcock, Stony Plain; MLA Estefania Cortes-Vargas, Strathcona-Sherwood Park; and MLA Eric Rosendahl, West Yellowhead. Official Opposition: MLA Brian Michael Jean, Official Opposition Leader; MLA Drew Barnes, Cypress-Medicine Hat; MLA Mark Smith, Drayton Valley-Devon; MLA Rick Strankman, Drumheller-Stettler; MLA David B. Hanson, Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills; and MLA Derek Fildebrandt, Strathmore-Brooks. Progressive Conservative Party: MLA Ric McIver, Progressive Conservative Leader; MLA Richard Gotfried, Calgary-Fish Creek; MLA Manmeet S. Bhullar, Calgary-Greenway; MLA Dave Rodney, Calgary-Lougheed; MLA Sandra Jansen, Calgary-North West; MLA Mike Ellis Calgary-West; MLA Wayne Drysdale, Grande Prairie-Wapiti; and MLA Richard Starke, Vermilion-Lloydminster. Alberta Liberal Party: MLA David Swann, Alberta Liberal Leader. Alberta Party: MLA Greg Clarke, Alberta Party Leader. Meetings with Government Members: Hon. Marg McCuaig-Boyd, Minister of Energy; Hon. Kathleen Ganley, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General & Minister of Aboriginal Relations; Hon. Ifran Sabir, Minister of Human Services; Hon. Joe Ceci, Minister of Finance & President of Treasury Board; 23 October 2015 Page 3 President’s Report Hon. Oneil Carlier, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry; Hon. Lori Sigurdson, Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education & Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour; MLA Erin Babcock, Stony Plain; MLA David Shepherd, Edmonton-Centre; MLA Annie McKitrick, Sherwood Park; MLA Marie Renaud, St. Albert; MLA Barb Miller, Red Deer-South; MLA Kim Schreiner, Red Deer-North; MLA Denise Woollard, Edmonton-Mill Creek; MLA Rod Loyola, Edmonton-Ellerslie; MLA Lorne Dach, Edmonton-McClung; MLA Christina Gray, Edmonton-Mill Woods; MLA Karen McPherson, Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill; MLA Estefania Cortes-Vargas, Strathcona-Sherwood Park; MLA Mark Smith, Drayton Valley-Devon; MLA Rick Fraser, Calgary-South East; MLA David Swann, Calgary-Mountain View; MLA Greg Clark, Calgary-Elbow; and Former Minister of Education, Gordon Dirks. Meetings Education Partners: Alberta School Boards Association, Board of Directors Meetings; Deputy Minister’s Dialogue on Transforming Teaching Practice; Dr. Sangita Sharma, Centennial Professor in Aboriginal and Global Health; Gareth Thomson, Alberta Council for Environmental Education; Mark Ramsanker, President, Alberta Teachers Association; Meeting with the Alberta Teachers’ Association Table Officers; and Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities Waffle Breakfast. Events and Conferences: Alberta School Boards Association Fall and Spring General Meetings; Alberta School Councils Conference; Alberta Teachers Association Annual Representatives Assembly; Annual Mayor's Brunch for Camp fYreFly;
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