b'Message from the PresidentIt has been an honour to serve as President of the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) for the past two years. This second term of service to you has been like no other year any of us have ever experienced as trustees, and education was impacted around the world. In spite of the cancellation of our National Trustees Gathering on Indigenous Education and CSBA Congress in July 2020 and the inability to meet face-to-face, the executive and the Board of Directors has continued to meet online and to address issues of importance to public education. First and foremost, I want to acknowledge the tremendous work of education staff, school and system leaders, including trustees throughout the pandemic. In spite of challenges beyond what anyone could have imagined, school communities have come together to do their very best to continue to meet the needs of students. Although extremely challenging times for all, it seems clear that the most effective processes and decision-making has been in areas where there is consistent authentic collaboration among elected officials at all levels.My heartfelt thanks to all for your continued support of families and each other.One of the issues that has emerged during COVID-19 is the significant inequities in essential services.In many cases, the needs of our most vulnerable communities and families have been exacerbated by the pandemic, particularly in our Indigenous, remote, and marginalized populations. CSBA joined forces with the Canadian Association of School Administrators (CASSA) to call on the federal government to work with provincial governments and service providers to remedy the lack of connectivity resources. Not having reliable access to equipment and the internet is simply unacceptable and unjust. Throughout the pandemic, CSBA and CASSA met regularly to share concerns, strategies and resources with provincial and territorial education leaders. This partnership between school system administrators and governors is a powerful tool that is essential, especially in difficult times. Even with COVID-19 to contend with during the second half of our year, our Committees and Work Teams accomplished a great deal, including the renewal of our strategic goals for 2019-2024. Out of this, the Governance Work Team undertook to completely update and refine the CSBA Constitution and present it to the Board in August, revising and aligning every policy. The revised constitution will be voted on at a special general meeting in November. We encourage you to check out our website for the details and to join the meeting by ZOOM.The updated policies are now on the CSBA website organized to make them easy to navigate with topics easier to locate. I want to thank the work team members for their time and dedication, in particular Work Team Chair Carolyn Broady, who worked closely with our Executive Director and Consultant Judy White. Our Health Education Work Team also continued to meet and provided leadership on numerous topics that CSBA is contacted to advise on, which align with our School Health declaration. We called on government leaders to'