EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Fall Events 2015 A reminder to Members that we have a very exciting Fall Events 2015 Program this fall! On Wednesday 21 October 2015 we will be hosting a Governance Seminar: New Government. New Advocacy, with Maurice Fritze. This session will be followed by our MLA Reception, which will commence at 6:00 p.m. We look forward to welcoming the newly elected and re-elected Members of the Legislative Assembly to our Reception. On Thursday 22 October 2015 we will have our Trustee University III: Maintaining the Dream, facilitated by Dr. Paul Newton. This will be followed on Thursday evening by the Lois E. Hole Dinner and Lecture. I am very pleased to confirm that former Premier, David Hancock, Q.C. will be our Guest Speaker at the Lois E. Hole Dinner and Lecture. The Association’s Annual General Meeting will commence at 9:00 a.m. SHARP on Friday 23 October 2015. Register online now! Meetings with Member and Non-Member Boards: High Prairie School Division; Clear View Public Schools; Chinook’s Edge School Division; Sturgeon School Division; Elk Island Public Schools; Canadian Rockies Public Schools. Meetings with Members of Government: Hon. David Eggen, Minister of Education & Minister of Culture and Tourism; Hon. Oneil Carlier, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development; Hon. Joe Ceci, President of the Treasury Board & Minister of Finance; Hon. Kathleen Ganley, Minister of Justice, Solicitor General & Minister of Aboriginal Affairs; Hon. Margaret McCuaig-Boyd, Miniuster of Energy; MLA Rod Loyola, Edmonton-Ellerslie; MLA Erin Babcock, Stony Plain; MLA David Shepherd, Edmonton-Centre; MLA Annie McKitrick, Sherwood Park; MLA Marie Renaud, St. Albert; MLA Christina Gray, Edmonton-Millwoods; MLA Lorne Dach, Edmonton-McClung; MLA Denise Woollard, Edmonton-Mill Creek; Conversationss at Throne Speech 15 June 2015: Hon. Deron Bilous, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Minister of Service Alberta; Hon. David Eggen, Minister of Education & Minister of Culture and Tourism; Hon. Sarah Hoffman, Minister of Health & Minister of Seniors; Hon. Lori Sigurdson, Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education & Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour; Hon. Robert Wanner, Medicine Hat; MLA Brian Malkinson, Calgary-Currie; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT | August 2015 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT MLA David Shepherd, Edmonton-Centre; MLA Denise Woollard, Edmonton-Mill Creek; MLA Christina Gray, Edmonton-Mill Woods; MLA Danielle Larivee, Lesser Slave Lake; MLA Debbie Jabbour, Peace River; MLA Kim Schreiner, Red Deer-North; MLA Marie Renaud, St. Albert; MLA Grant Hunter, Cardston-Taber-Warner; MLA Drew Barnes, Cypress-Medicine Hat; MLA Mark Smith, Drayton Valley-Devon; and MLA Rick Strankman, Drumheller-Stettler. Meetings with MLAs: MLA Rick Fraser, Calgary-South East; MLA Greg Clarke, Leader, Alberta Party; MLA Mark Smith, Wildrose Education Critic; Meetings with Partners and Colleagues: Michael Walter, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education; Dean Lindquist, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education; Donna Gingera, Principle, Hour Zero; Shayne Saskiw; Scott McCormack, Executive Director, ASBA; Student Leadership Planning Committee; Dr. S. Sharma, Centennial Professor in Aboriginal and Global Health; Larry Huber, Executive Director, Public Section, Saskatchewan School Boards’ Association; Lisa Blanchette, Chief of Staff, Minister of Education; and Ellen Hambrook, Assistant Deputy Minister of Education. Other events / meetings / educational matters: Alberta School Councils Conference; Meeting with the Alberta Teachers’ Association Table Officers; Association of School Business Officials of Alberta Conference; Alberta Teachers Association Annual Representatives Assembly; Swearing in Ceremony for Cabinet; Financial Review Committee Meeting; Intra Governmental Political Relations Committee Meeting; Special Recognition Committee Meeting; Speech from the Throne; and Presentation to South Edmonton Probus Club: Public Education vs. Publicly Funded Education. Mary Lynne R. Campbell Executive Director EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT | August 2015 SAVE THE DATE: Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta 2015 Fall Events Wednesday 21 October 2015 Governance Seminar – 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM LOBBYING YOUR MLA: New Government. New Advocacy with Maurice Fritze. Annual MLA Reception – 6:00 PM Thursday 22 October 2015 Trustee University III – 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM Maintaining the Dream with Dr. Paul Newton. Lt. Gov. Lois E. Hole Dinner & Lecture – 6:00 PM Dinner and Lecture with Special Guest Speaker, Dave Hancock Q.C. Friday 23 October 2015 Annual General Meeting of the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM SUTTON PLACE HOTEL • 10235 - 101 STREET • EDMONTON AB REGISTER NOW AT: https://publicschools.wufoo.com/forms/fall-events-2015-member-registration/ www.public-schools.ab.ca Wednesday 21 October 2015 Governance 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. • Cost: $225.00 Sutton Place Hotel Seminar 10235 101 Street • Edmonton • AB T5J 3E9 ONLINE REGISTRATION: https://publicschools.wufoo.com/forms/fall-events-2015-member-registration/ LOBBYING YOUR MLA: New Government. New Advocacy. What changed May 5th? . Government Affairs core competencies . Rank yourself and your Board using two important assessment tools . The pillars of government relations . Success Story from a PSBAA Member Board . Build a political roadmap . Five steps you need to take. Now. Maurice Fritze . 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