BCSTA, hosts of CSBA 2013 have opened registration and hotel reservations for the upcoming conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Go to the congress website here to find out information on speakers, programming, scheduling, tours, etc…everything you will need to know to make your time at the congress a most postive experience. The theme of this…
New Partnership with CEA The Board of Directors made a unanimous decision to partner with the Canadian Education Association in the publication of “Facts on Education”, articles that are circulated across the country to inform readers of recent evidence-based research that addresses issues that are of interest to the public. Look for the first…
A Year of Strategic Planning When the CSBA congress in July 2012 was ended, CSBA had a new Managing Director, a new President and the knowledge that the many structural changes the Association had made over the past years required us to “regroup”, to redefine our priorities and especially, develop a road map that…
Montreal, March 29, 2013 – The Canadian School Boards Association is pleased to announce that at the Spring Board of Directors meeting, the members elected Michael McEvoy, of the British Columbia School Trustees Association as the new President of the CSBA. Michael will assume office as of July 1, 2013 at the CSBA congress…
MONTREAL, JANUARY 9, 2013 – The Canadian School Boards Association is pleased to see the results of the study “School Boards Matter: A Pan-Canadian study of school district governance” by Bruce Sheppard, Gerald Galway, Jean Brown and John Wiens. The full report, School Boards Matter; A Pan-Canadian Study of School District Governance is available along with…
MONTREAL, January 8, 2012 – The harm caused by cyberbullying is known all too well by Canadians. In fall of 2011, the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights Committee was mandated by the Senate to study this important issue and subsequently, conducted hearings with over sixty witnesses, including academic researchers, volunteers, website operators, government departments,…
MONTREAL, January 2013 – It was with great sadness that the CSBA received the news from the family of Dr. Roy Wilson, that he passed away peacefully recently from cardio-respiratory issues in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He was 74 years old. Roy Wilson was the longest serving school board trustee in Medicine Hat, and the…
The Canadian School Boards Association is excited to endorse “Shifting Minds: A 21st Century Vision of Public Education in Canada“. Produced by C21 Canada following the C21 Summit in February of this year and released October 4, 2012, this document was developed by a group of fifty educational and business leaders with a view to providing our…
The Canadian Coalition for the Right of the Child has produced a document on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada “Right in Principle, Right in Practice“. CCRC, The Rights of Children. Listen in on a Webcast discussion between the Canadian Government and the United Nations on September…
Preparations are coming together for CSBA 2013, taking place at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in July 2013. Go to the www.csba2013.ca for a look at some of what is in store for you. More detailed information will be available in January 2013. The program promises to be as spectacular as the venue! If you are interested…
