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Category Archives: Parent Engagement
April 23, Election Day! Please vote!
On Monday, April 23, Albertans will head to the polls in a provincial election. The election period is a great time to examine the policy positions of all the parties in the province… and to talk public education!
Not sure of where the parties stand on public education?
Three ideas –
1) Invest an hour into watching [...]
Posted in Community Engagement, Funding, Parent Engagement, Student Success
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INSIGHTS: “After the Moratorium” Motions, 2013-16 Capital Plan, Save April 4 and….MORE!
Happy Saturday to all…. What a glorious day!
Over the past couple of weeks I have kept bumping into what makes me proud to be an Edmonton Public Schools trustee –
· Imagine marking a million papers/assignments! That’s what Alice Ayre, teacher at DS MacKenzie, has done over her teaching career. Ms. Ayre is now in her [...]
INSIGHTS: ELEVATE Report, Moratorium Committee Recommendations (Part 2), Esther Starkman & Johnny Bright 2012-13 Plans ….and MORE
Happy chilly Saturday!
Two highlights for me in the past two weeks –
ELEVATE….
On February 2, ELEVATE, the Community Sustainability Task Force Report was released. I am privileged and proud to have served as the Board’s representative on this Task Force. I have learned much about how “we” might work to sustain and support and grow vibrant, [...]
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INSIGHTS: Moratorium Committee Recommendations, Policy Work, and MORE!
Greetings to all,
A couple of major things to point out to you this week….
Policy Work!
As you know, one of the ongoing major tasks for the Board is to set policy – and thus, direction – for Edmonton Public Schools on behalf of the community. There are two things related to policy on tap this [...]
INSIGHTS: January 17 Board Meeting, Healthy Kids summary, and MORE!
Happy 2012 to all, and here’s hoping the first couple of weeks of the new year have been good to you.
It was great to jump back into trustee life after the Christmas holidays with a full and interesting first week back. My week consisted of …
reviewing the almost final draft of the Community Sustainability Task [...]
INSIGHTS: District Results, Creativity, Summary of September 14 and MORE!
Hello! And Happy Thanksgiving!
We have a new premier since I last wrote, and it is so wonderful that Premier Redford appears to be making public education a priority in her work. Long may this continue – not only for the Progressive Conservatives but for all political parties and all Albertans! Investing in our children and [...]
INSIGHTS NEEDED, including What attracts you to a school?
Hello from the National School Boards Conference!
It is great to be here in San Francisco learning and gathering ideas about how to improve board policymaking, how boards can support the all-important work on student achievement, how to develop a positive and welcoming school climate, etc. On Friday I joined the Council of Urban Education Boards (CUBE) for [...]
Insights: VISION, MISSION, PRIORITIES and more!
“All students will learn to their full potential and develop the ability, passion, and imagination to pursue their dreams and contribute to their community.”
This is the proposed Vision, which the District Priorities Committee will be bringing to the full Board for approval next Tuesday night at Public Board. What do you think?
The full wording [...]
Setting the Vision, Mission, Beliefs & Priorities for EPSB is Powerful Work
The Board is in the midst of working on its Vision, Mission, Beliefs and Priorities statement. This is exciting work! And powerful work. Why? Because once approved by the Board in early March, this statement will guide the work of the Superintendent, schools, and central departments over, at least, the next three years. All district [...]
Let’s Talk…the New Education Act!
On January 17, 2011, 18 people gathered at DS MacKenzie Junior High in Edmonton, Alberta to learn more about the new Education Act, which the Minister of Education, The Honourable Dave Hancock, is expected to introduce into the Legislative Assembly in Winter/Spring 2011. The goal of the new legislation is to provide the legal framework [...]