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2019 Prime Minister’s Awards Competition Now Open

Prime Minister's Award web buttonThe 2019 Prime Minister’s Awards competition is now open!

Teachers play an important role helping to build the next generation of successful, caring, and creative Canadians. We all remember a teacher that changed our lives. The Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Excellence in STEM, and Excellence in Early Childhood Education honour exemplary teachers and early childhood educators who are preparing our youth for the innovation economy.

Prime Minister’s Awards recipients can receive:

  • Cash awards worth up to $5,000
  • A certificate from the Prime Minister
  • National recognition and promotion of their best teaching practices

Consider nominating an educator for a 2019 Prime Minister’s Award! Download your nomination package and a poster today by visiting www.pma.gc.ca. Submit your nomination electronically or by mail before January 14, 2019.

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Who do you want making decisions on your children’s education?

CSBA Letter to Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil

 

 

February 22, 2018

The Honourable Stephen McNeil

Premier of Nova Scotia

Government House, Halifax

NS B3J 1X5

 

Dear Premier,

The Canadian School Boards Association, representing School Boards from across Canada, is incredibly disappointed by your government’s decision to abolish locally elected school boards in favour of government appointees based on the recently commissioned “Raise the Bar” report.

Since Confederation, provincial/territorial governments have been given the responsibility of managing the education system. This however, was in part due to the important role and deep connection between education and community including the right to choose their own representative to make decisions and choose priorities reflecting the circumstances in their own community. Children’s learning is integral for our future and that of our communities and locally elected school boards were created to ensure those closest to students and communities were given a significant voice in their education. 

And yet, this recent announcement has decimated the principle at the heart of our democracy, a right that is being protected for minority populations only.  While we applaud the protection of the minority language education system and your decision to maintain the French language board in Nova Scotia, we never imagined the majority language voice could so easily be dismissed.

School boards serve our nation well. They provide every Canadian citizen with a meaningful voice in an education system which is the envy of the world. Nova Scotia children compete internationally and perform well among the best countries in the world.

We recognize our system of governance can improve; we strive to make strides in this area and will continue to do so. Voter apathy is a problem in all elections and acclamations are sometimes a result of positive results. However, it is incomprehensible that such a heavy handed, top down directive of removing the significant voice of the community through elected representatives is an improvement. Your government has recognized the value of school boards by maintaining the minority language board. We would identify that what is of value for the minority is also of value to the majority.

We strongly suggest you reconsider your decision and meet with the Nova Scotia School Boards Association to explore alternatives to abolishing a right that all Canadians enjoy and that you consider instead in investing and supporting the education system as opposed to dismantling it. 

 

 

CSBA Letter to Premier McNeil

 

 

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From the Desk of the President – May 2017


President Floyd Martens:

THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ON THE DEFENCE…

 

News, being what it is, tends to focus on the sensational, scandalous, or shocking. And so it is not a surprise for our colleagues across the country or in the U.S. for that matter, that the role of public school boards is often criticized.
While this negative focus seems to be on very few Canadian School Boards, CSBA has garnishing much attention for the good work which goes on at most board tables across the country. In order to greater provide a national perspective, CSBA will be conducting a nationwide poll to develop a national trustee profile to show who and why Trustees/Commissioners do what they do. It will also provide information on the public cost for this governing body, which is a minuscule percentage of education budgets. We are collaborating on strategies with several partners to further educate the public on the considerable research showing the benefits of publicly elected governors in education. Even though efforts by provincial governments attempt to lessen the role of and splinter school boards, CSBA has recently passed policy providing for more representation at our table and a stronger, more national membership. Finally, good policy means boards regularly self-evaluate for performance and effectiveness. If you continue to put students at the centre of every decision you make you will be demonstrating the strength of democracy and public schools

 

CSBA WORK ON THE ISSUES

CSBA Members meet quarterly to discuss shared issues of national importance. We continue to work on our priority areas: Student Health and Wellness, FNMI Education and providing support for school boards across the country. In addition, we are actively working on strategies to show the importance of the role that well-governed school boards play and their positive impact on their communities.

ROLE OF SCHOOL BOARDS – The Saskatchewan government recently published a review of school board structure in which they considered the abolishment of elected boards. The public outcry however, was clearly in favour of keeping democratically elected school boards. Nationally, the role of school boards however has seen some erosion that diminishes their authority to govern. For more information, see our website for a Cross Country Snapshot: Worth looking into: Saskatchewan, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia.

FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT EDUCATION – Advocacy activities have included communications and meetings with the offices of INAC, provincial Premiers and the Prime Minister to call for appropriate funding for FNMI education as well as clarity on plans that will affect education following the Daniels vs. Canada case. Furthermore, we are working with and have offered our full support to the AFN and their initiatives in education. We have been following up on valuable resources provided by partners at the NCTR Round Table in January and have posted them on the CSBA website (including treaty maps, teacher resources and information to support recognition of treaty and traditional territories). Since January, we have completed work on a cross country portrait, also on our website, showing school board structure with FNMI representation, board progress with regards to the TRC Calls to Action and some promising practices today. Going forward, the committee will continue to monitor the framework that the federal ministries, INAC and FCSD are putting together on Childcare; gather information on voluntary self-identification of staff, trustees and students; examine existing agreements between First Nations communities and boards and look into permanency policy for Indigenous teachers.

 

Student health and wellness bannerSTUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS – After collaborating with several national partners, the CSBA has adopted a Charter of Commitment to Student Health and Wellness. It provides a clear mission, terms of reference and a framework for our work. The Charter is available on our website. Following some collaborative work with the Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium on School Health (JCSH) which represents the ministries of both Health and Education in all Canadian jurisdictions, we have added three outstanding tools to our Health and Wellness Resources, all of which are free and bilingual: Positive Mental Health Tool Kit, Youth Engagement Tool Kit, Healthy School Planner. As there is already significant work being done in individual jurisdictions on substance abuse, the SHWC committee will be doing a policy framework survey before providing recommendations for school boards on the Legalization of Cannabis. Our collaboration with Respect in Schools is being developed with a view to providing a ministry supported, national on-line training baseline on abuse, harassment and bullying for all adults who work with youth. The two recent issues of Facts on Education, published in collaboration with CEA address two health and wellness issues, providing research on The Most Effective to Ways to Support Student Mental Wellness and The Best Way to Successfully Integrate Recent Immigrants into Canadian Classrooms (see www.cdnsba.org). We are also working on a National School Health Checklist to help boards identify strengths and weaknesses in their schools.

COPYRIGHT – We continue to monitor the 2017 Federal review of copyright regulations and the impact changes could have on schools and students. CSBA is ready to defend “fair dealing” on a national scale, assisting at the CMEC coalition, with several other concerned partners.

 

 

PROVINCIAL ISSUES WITH POTENTIAL NATIONAL IMPACT :
British Columbia: Supreme court ruling (http://www.bcsta.org/TheLeader/index.php/2017/01/30/bc-

A Saskatchewan judgement requiring children to produce a baptismal certificate to attend Catholic schools (GSSD v. CTTS) has gone to appeal.

Federal: Taxation on Employee Health Benefits (https://www.mercer.ca/en/our-thinking/mercer-response-to-benefits-taxation.html

OTHER ACTIVITIES – Prime Minister’s Awards in Teaching Excellence
CSBA sits on the Advisory Board and several members are part of the selection committee for these prestigious awards for Teaching Excellence. The recipients were named and Prime Minister Trudeau distributed the awards this past month. The high quality of applicants makes it a very difficult process. If one of the teachers is from your district, you can be very proud. Our congratulations go out to:

Jim Crescenzo, Vancouver. B.C.
Johanna Gordon-Walker, Bella Bella, B.C.
Robert Hammer, Musquodoboit, N.S.
Erica Thompson, Fort McPherson, NWT
Beth Alexander, Toronto, Ontario
Don Ball, Mississauga, Ontario
Kathy Cepo, St. Thomas, Ontario
Thomas Doherty, Balmertown, Ontario
Rahim Essabhai, Toronto, Ontario
Manon, St-Hilaire, St-Jerome, Quebec
Andrea Regier, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

CSBA ANNUAL CONGRESS 2017

Whistler, BC, JULY 5-8 – The congress hotel block at the Fairmont is full, but 2 additional, adjacent hotels are still available. Please register now. Confirmed speakers include Charlene Bearhead, former Education Lead of the NCTR, Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian journalist formally imprisoned in Egypt and Yong Zhao, international speaker on innovation in education. The congress ends with a mountain top dinner that is separate from your registration, so please reserve if you are planning to attend.  www.csba2017.ca

 

 

 

 

 

COMING CSBA BOD MEETINGS:

CSBA Annual Congress, July 5-8, 2017, Whistler B.C.;

Oct. 15-16, 2017, Wendake, Quebec

 

* THE CSBA WEBSITE NOW PROVIDES ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULES FROM 8 PROVINCES ON ALL TOPICS THAT TOUCH ON GOOD GOVERNANCE.  THERE ARE MORE THAN 60 COURSES FOR TRUSTEES/COMMISSIONERS COVERING VIRTUALLY EVERY TOPIC. AVAILABLE IN TEXT OR WEBINAR FORM, MANY ARE ALSO BILINGUAL. PLEASE CHECK UNDER “RESOURCES.”


“A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period. It presupposes also an education for personal responsibility that too often
is neglected.”  


Eleanor Roosevelt

 

 

 

SINCERELY,

 

 

 

FLOYD MARTENS
PRESIDENT

2017 May – President’s Bulletin to download

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“Fake news” versus evidence-based facts on School Boards

Stephen Hansen, an independent consultant with years of experience in education, provides a clear and firm rebuttal to a recent article that groups all trustees in with a few “bad apples.”  Never doubt for a moment that our Canadian education system, while far from perfect, is one of the most successful in the world and elected commissioners/trustees have been central to that success.

Read the complete article here:  

 

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From the Desk of the President – February 2017


CSBA WORK ON THE ISSUES

The CSBA Board of Directors come from each jurisdiction quarterly to discuss shared issues of national importance. We continue to work on our priority areas: Health and Wellness and FNMI Education as well as the pervasive threat to elected school boards and actions we can take nationally to show the importance and positive impact of their role.

 

ROLE OF SCHOOL BOARDS – Following last year’s failed bid by the Quebec Ministry of Education to abolish school boards in that province, the Saskatchewan government recently published a study to review structure and the role of governance in Education, raising the possibility that school boards may be abolished in that province as well. The SSBA is waiting for the results of the consultation, but the minister has acknowledged that “the vast majority of the people that took the time to make the submissions were in favour of elected school boards and roughly in favour of the status quo.” Following an amalgamation of 4 boards and being assigned appointed trustees, Newfoundland/Labrador successfully completed their first elections in several years this past November.

 

FIRST NATIONS MÉTIS AND INUIT EDUCATION – Advocacy activities have been focused on appropriate funding for FNMI education and in offering national support for the AFN initiatives in Student Wellness. The National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation recently brought education leadership together from across Canada, an excellent opportunity for CSBA to develop further relationships that could support boards and continue collaborations towards truth and reconciliation in education. Over the coming weeks, we will provide links/resources from several groups who have new and innovative resources. We will monitor the framework that the federal ministries, INAC and FCSD are putting together on Childcare: for more information, see Beyond baby steps: Planning for a National Child Care System. CSBA will attend The World Indigenous People’s Conference on Education (WIPCE) in Toronto July 24-29th.

 

STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS – A Charter of Commitment to Student Health and Wellness is being developed in collaboration with several other national groups. The committee is reviewing and will provide recommendations on the education component of the report from the Task Force on the Legalization of Cannabis. We are meeting with the Pan Canadian Consortium on Student Health to establish how we can collaborate with the provincial Ministries of Health on issues of national concern, including concussions and mental health. Our collaboration with Respect in Schools is being developed with a view to providing a ministry supported, national training baseline on abuse, harassment, bullying for all adults who work with youth. Coming soon: the next CEA/CSBA joint publication FACTS ON EDUCATION that provides links to research on the most effective ways to successfully integrate recent immigrants into Canadian classrooms.

 

COPYRIGHT – We continue to monitor the 2017 Federal review of copyright regulations and the affect changes could have on schools and students, ready to defend “fair dealing” on a national scale.

 

PROVINCIAL ISSUES WITH POTENTIAL NATIONAL IMPACT :

1) British Columbia: Supreme court ruling

2.) Saskatchewan: Theodore Case (GSSD v. CTTS)

3.) Taxation on Employee Health Benefits: https://www.mercer.ca/en/our-thinking/mercer-response-to-benefits-taxation.html

4.) Manitoba: Funding for First Nations Students

 

PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ON THE DEFENCE – It’s not news, even for our colleagues in the U.S., that the role of public school boards is continually being questioned. CSBA is working on providing you with strategies from many sources that educate the public on evidence based research on the benefits of publicly elected governors of the education system. But we must do our own homework. Before someone from government comes to evaluate your effectiveness as a board, visit cdnsba.org for helpful board self-assessment tools and make it a regular practice in policy. Lastly, good trustees are good because they put kids first. Put them at the centre every time you raise your voice to defend democracy and public schools.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Congress 2017, Whistler, BC – The congress hotel block at the Fairmont is filled, but there are 2 additional, equally close and beautiful hotels still available. Please register soon. Confirmed speakers include Charlene Bearhead, served as the Education Lead with eat National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Mohamed Fahmi, journalist, Yong Zhao, international speaker on innovation in education.

 

  • Next CSBA Board of Directors Meeting: April 29, May 1, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario

 

Until next time…

Sincerely,

Floyd Martens, President, CSBA

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Fighting to keep the “public” in public education

When it comes to education governance, the national trend in recent years has been towards a troubling centralization of decision-making power, despite research that suggests school boards provide an effective way to improve student learning and increase local participation in school management.

“Communities historically have had lots of input into what transpires [in their schools] but over time, for a whole lot of reasons, we’ve started to move decision making further and further away,” says Floyd Martens, president of the Canadian School Boards Association. “But when it comes to the education needs of our children, is it one-sizefits-all? Not in the least.”

The Spring Edition of Education Today, published by the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA), features an article on the amalgamation process of school boards across the country. Several key CSBA members disapprove of the process, read more below:  

Canada’s School Boards – Fighting to keep the “public” in public education

Visit here for the full Spring Edition 2017 magazine of Education Today! 

 

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A best practice in FNMI education

“Imaginations shared create collaboration – collaboration creates community –  community inspires social change.“… Terry Tempest Williams.

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Saskatchewan School Boards Association provide an example of what can be accomplished through working with different, sometimes non-traditional partners towards a common and youth centred purpose.

The Canadian Education Association has published an article on activities  that have proven very successful in First Nations communities with the support of the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative Entrepreneurship Program, along with government and private partners.

Read about it here.

 

 

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CSBA statement on proposed draft of Quebec Law 86 abolishing school elections

CSBA stands with Quebec school boards and defends the basic Canadian right of community members having a voice in our children’s education.

The following is the letter sent to Quebec Minister of Education Sebastien Proulx on the CSBA’s position (french version follows):

 

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Monsieur Sebastien Proulx

Ministère de l’Éducation, de l’Enseignementsupérieur
Assemblée nationale du Québec, Hôtel du Parlement
1045, rue des Parlementaires
Québec (Québec) G1A 1A3

March 9, 2016

 

 

Dear Monsieur Proulx,

The Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) continues to monitor Draft Law 86 concerning the governance of the public schools in Quebec.

A strong public education system that prepares students to become productive and contributing citizens is the foundation of a civil society. Setting the conditions that will provide a high quality education for every student to succeed in school and in life is the absolute first priority of a school board. It is why commissioners, without exception, run for office.

CSBA members represent jurisdictional school board associations across the country, which are made up of universally elected local school boards. This model produces one of the best student success rates in the world. Most significantly, this model allows local communities to be engaged and directly involved in decision-making in education, a researched, evidence based, proven contributor to student success, achievement and well-being for some four million six hundred and sixty six thousand Canadian children.

While CSBA members continue to be adapt and transform to meet the ever-changing needs of our 21st century world, be flexible in adjusting to the ever-changing expectations of children, parents, communities and the larger society we have always ensured that student success is at the centre of all we do. The intention of the Quebec government to replace the present successful system of elected governance with a system of variable structures/electoral colleges is troubling, and at the very least, a distraction from the basic mission of ensuring the best possible education for all students of Quebec.

As such, in the interest of the public voice, a pillar of Canadian democracy and a proven significant contributor to student achievement, well-being and success – CSBA strongly encourages the Quebec government to consider the following:

  1. Democratically elected community representation on every school board is of the utmost importance to the success of the education system and student success. This absolutely must be protected, at the same time recognizing that parents, teachers and administrators play an important and critical role in the system.
  2. In the majority of Canadian jurisdictions, school board elections are held in collaboration with municipal elections, allowing and resulting in far greater voter participation.
  3. Duly elected school boards are important players in the education system and all children in Quebec will benefit if the Quebec government works closely in partnership with the QESBA and the FCSQ.

The Canadian School Boards Association would like to offer our best wishes to you in your new role as Minister of Education and remain at your entire disposal for comments or conversations with a view to in finding solutions that respect all parties and will produce the best outcome for Quebec students. The priorities of our Association are focussed on creating the best possible education system for the children of Canada. We believe this is also your goal and we are prepared to work with you and your government to achieve this vision.

The vision of the CSBA is excellence in public education achieved through democratically elected school boards. Our mission is to support the members school board associations; to advocate the collective interests of the provincial/territorial public school boards; to promote the value of democratically elected school boards.

Respectfully submitted,

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cc: Philippe Couillard, Premier, Quebec
Doug W. Currie, Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture, Prince Edward Island, Chair, CMEC
Mike Bernier, Minister of Education, British Columbia
David Eggen, Minister of Education, Alberta
Don Morgan, Minister of Education, Saskatchewan
James Allum, Minister, Department of Education and Advanced Learning, Manitoba
Liz Sandals, Minister of Education, Ontario
Serge Rousselle, Minister, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, New Brunswick
Karen Lynn Casey, Minister, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Nova Scotia
Dale Kirby, Minister, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Newfoundland Labrador
Doug Graham, Minister, Department of Education, Yukon
Alfred Moses, Minister, Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Northwest Territory
Paul Quassa, Minister, Department of Education, Nunavut

Please see the full letter here.

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Monsieur Sébastien Proulx

Ministre de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport

Assemblée nationale du Québec, Hôtel du Parlement

1045, rue des Parlementaires

Québec (Québec) G1A 1A3

 

 

Le 9 mars 2016

Monsieur Proulx,

L’Association canadienne des commissions/conseils scolaires (ACCCS) continue d’être attentive aux avancées du projet de loi 86 concernant la gouvernance des écoles publiques au Québec.

Un système d’éducation public solide, qui prépare les élèves à devenir des citoyens productifs et engagés, est le fondement de la société civile. Les commissions scolaires ont comme mission fondamentale de mettre en place les conditions nécessaires pour offrir une éducation de haute qualité à chaque élève afin de lui permettre de connaître le succès à l’école et tout au long de sa vie. C’est ce à quoi aspire chaque commissaire, sans exception, lorsqu’il se présente aux élections.

Les membres de l’ACCCS représentent les associations de commissions scolaires de partout au pays, qui rassemblent à leur tour des commissaires locaux élus au suffrage universel. Il s’agit du modèle qui produit l’un des meilleurs taux de réussite pour les élèves dans le monde. Plus important encore, ce modèle permet aux collectivités locales d’être engagées et directement impliquées dans le processus décisionnel pour leurs écoles, ce qui a fait ses preuves pour contribuer à la réussite scolaire et au bien-être des quatre millions six cent soixante six mille enfants canadiens qui bénéficient de ce système.

Alors que l’ACCCS s’adapte et se transforme pour répondre aux besoins en constante évolution en ce 21e siècle et continue d’être flexible pour répondre aux nouvelles attentes des enfants, des parents, des communautés et de la société en général, nous veillons à garder la réussite des élèves au centre de tout ce que nous faisons. L’intention du gouvernement du Québec de remplacer le système actuel éprouvé de gouvernance élue par un système de structures variables et de collèges électoraux est troublante et, à défaut d’autre chose, ne servira qu’à distraire de la mission fondamentale, qui est d’assurer la meilleure éducation possible pour tous les élèves du Québec.

Pour toutes ces raisons et dans l’intérêt de la pleine expression citoyenne, un pilier de la démocratie canadienne qui contribue de manière significative aux progrès des élèves, à leur bien-être et à leur succès, l’ACCCS encourage fortement le gouvernement du Québec à considérer ce qui suit:

  1. La présence de membres de la communauté démocratiquement élus au sein de chaque conseil scolaire est d’une importance capitale pour le succès du système d’éducation et, par conséquent, pour la réussite des élèves et elle doit absolument être protégée, sans mettre en doute le rôle important et essentiel que les parents, les enseignants et les administrateurs jouent dans le système.
  2. Dans la plupart des provinces et territoires canadiens, les élections scolaires sont jumelées aux élections municipales, ce qui assure une plus grande participation des électeurs.
  3. Les conseils scolaires dûment élus sont des acteurs importants dans le système d’éducation et tous les enfants du Québec en profiteront si le gouvernement du Québec travaille en étroite collaboration avec l’ACSAQ et la FCSQ.

L’Association canadienne des commissions/conseils scolaires aimerait vous souhaiter beaucoup de succès dans votre nouveau rôle en tant que ministre de l’Éducation et reste à votre entière disposition pour engager une conversation en vue de trouver des solutions qui respectent toutes les parties et qui produiront le meilleur résultat pour les élèves du Québec. La priorité de notre Association est toujours la mise en place du meilleur système d’éducation possible pour les enfants du Canada. Nous sommes convaincus que vous partagez le même objectif et nous sommes prêts à travailler avec vous et votre gouvernement pour concrétiser cette vision.

Du point de vue de l’ACCCS, l’excellence dans l’enseignement public passe par des conseils scolaires élus démocratiquement. Notre mission est de soutenir les associations de commissions scolaires membres de l’ACCCS, de défendre les intérêts collectifs des commissions scolaires publiques provinciales ou territoriales et de promouvoir l’importance des conseils scolaires démocratiquement élus.

Respectueusement,

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cc: Philippe Couillard, Premier, Quebec
Doug W. Currie, Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture, Prince Edward Island, Chair, CMEC
Mike Bernier, Minister of Education, British Columbia
David Eggen, Minister of Education, Alberta
Don Morgan, Minister of Education, Saskatchewan
James Allum, Minister, Department of Education and Advanced Learning, Manitoba
Liz Sandals, Minister of Education, Ontario
Serge Rousselle, Minister, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, New Brunswick
Karen Lynn Casey, Minister, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Nova Scotia
Dale Kirby, Minister, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Newfoundland Labrador
Doug Graham, Minister, Department of Education, Yukon
Alfred Moses, Minister, Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Northwest Territory
Paul Quassa, Minister, Department of Education, Nunavut

 

 

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The program for CSBA 2016 is beginning to take shape…

abuelaishDr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, now based at the University of Toronto, wrote a memoir called “I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey” in which he describes the horrific events surrounding the death of his three daughters. There has not perhaps been a more pertinent time to hear his words or learn from his wisdom so sorrowfully won.

Dr. Abuelaish will be a key-note speaker at the upcoming CSBA Annual Conference. The (call for presentations) has just gone out and we invite you to refer to the conference website for more information on presenting along with this incredible man, Big Daddy Taz, Michael Redhead Champagne and other leaders from across the country.

Members