Bargaining Boot Camps
For trustees and senior staff who will serve on school board collective bargaining committees negotiating with teachers.
For more info contact
.
Reg. fee: $395 (incl. GST)
Fax-back registration form
Edmonton: Feb. 6 and 7, 2012
The Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel
10155 – 105 Street
Ph. 1.800.663.1144
Calgary: Feb. 9 and 10, 2012
Delta Calgary Airport Hotel
2001 Airport Road NE
Ph. 1.403.291.2600 Ext: 6751
Videoconference
Peace in the valley:
Mediating relationships between trustees
Tough decisions can strain relationships. This videoconference looks at strategies for rebuilding the school board team.
Jim Gibbons,
Senior Education Advisor
Heather Welwood,
Education Consultant
Noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23, 2012
Reg. fee: $150 (incl. GST) per site
Reg. deadline: Wed., Feb. 15, 2012
Register here
Wrap-up ASBA
Fall Conference
Presentations
Award winners
New policies (PDF–97K)
Law and education for educators/trustees
The ASBA offers 4 different vehicles to learn more
about the law and public education.
Videoconferences
Secrets, privacy and transparency for school trustees
12 to 1:30 p.m., Jan. 24
vis-à-vis legal newsletter
School boards must act to stamp out hazing
Dec. 2011
Pay-per-view videos
In camera meetings:
What – if anything – should be private?
Milestones
2010-11 Annual Report
A new governance model for school boards, tackling trustee acclamation rates, celebrating excellence in teaching and school boards, learning from one another...it's all in a year's work. Read our story. (PDF–7.2MB: Best viewed in full-screen mode)
Community engagement
for school boards
Resources and research for school boards who want to connect with their communities.
Calendar highlights
- Jan 27: Zone 2/3 Meeting
- Feb 3: Zone 5 Meeting
- Feb 7: ASBA Bargaining Boot Camp - February 6-7, 2012
- Feb 10: ASBA Bargaining Boot Camp - February 9-10, 2012
- Feb 17: Board of Directors Meeting-February 17, 2012
- Feb 23: ASBA Videoconference
- Feb 24: Zone 2/3 Meeting
- Feb 27: Zone 4 Meeting
Education in the news
CBE contemplates changes to governance policy
01/23/2012, The Calgary Herald
Lukaszuk says Morinville school decision coming
01/24/2012, The iNews 880
Ontario doctors teachers warned of lean times to come
01/24/2012, The Star.com
Canadian schools falling behind in online learning: Report
01/24/2012, The Globe and Mail
Education tops agenda of meeting between First Nations and Prime Minister
01/24/2012, The Vancouver Sun
Iowa looks at hiring school managers to free up principals to evaluate teachers
01/23/2012, The Chicago Tribune
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Hot News
ASBA offers Bargaining Boot Camp for school board teams; school boards asked for input into strategic plan and two legal learning opportunities set for early January. In the December 16 Hot News.
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