New education advisor for ASBA
Join us in welcoming Jim Gibbons to the ASBA team. He is the new Senior Education Advisor. He was previously superintendent of schools with Chinook’s Edge School Division and recently served on the Inspiring Education steering committee.
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Check out that session you couldn’t get to
Speaker hand-outs from 2010 SGM posted
Most of our speakers gave us permission to post their material online. You can link from Hot News or stop by the ASBA website – they are on the front page.
ASBA President Welwood's speech (DOC–44K)
Future strategies (PPT–1.7MB)
Jim Bottomley
Dialogue with deputy (PPT–260K)
Deputy minister's speech (PDF–50K)
Keray Henke
Critical thinking (PDF–863K)
Dr. Billy Strean
Savvy networking (PPT–3.5MB)
Joanne Blake
Board governance (PPT–1.4MB)
Serafino Scarpino
Stand against hazing (PPT–575K)
Cheryl Smith and Dr. Larry Payne
Inspiring Education report (DOC–120K)
Jim Gibbons
Politics in Cyberspace (PPT–10MB)
Ken Chapman
Legal rulings for school boards (PPT–245KB)
Debra Tumbach
Evaluations needed
As of June 16, 82 people have completed the online evaluation of the ASBA Spring General meeting. Overall 21 per cent ranked it as excellent; 54 per cent gave it very good; 19 said it was good and 6 per cent said it was fair. Your feedback is essential to planning for future events, please take a moment to complete the evaluation. Here is the link.
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Good, the bad, the ugly on ATA website
How school boards are coping with funding cuts
Check out the good, the bad and the ugly section on the ATA website for a provincial perspective on how funding shortfalls are affecting schools across the province. The ATA is tracking and posting the information as it becomes available.
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Next campaign school: September 18
ASBA Campaign School a success
The first ASBA Running to win: Campaign school attracted 37 registrants. Featuring communications consultant Hank Goertzen, political strategist Ken Chapman and image consultant Joanne Blake, the school was well received by participants who deemed the $99 registration fee good value for the money.
Will run campaign school September 18
Given the positive response and inquiries since this event, we will run a second edition if there is enough interest (30 registrants). Please e-mail Suzanne Lundrigan to be put on a wait list.
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What’s new in theTwitterverse
The minister’s staff express views of media coverage
Spence Nichol (Dave Hancock’s office):
Reading "Inspiring Education? Bring it on": Further evidence that media missed the boat in reporting
Info is shared about valuable resources
Newalberta (Suzanne Lundrigan, ASBA):
Great info ATA website tracks school board budgets in Alberta
To follow ASBA on Twitter find: newalberta
The ASBA joined Twitter about a month ago. To get 140 word updates about the ASBA follow newalberta. If you are on Twitter please Direct Message newalberta and we will follow you. The ASBA Twitter account is maintained by ASBA Communications Director Suzanne Lundrigan.
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Highlights June Board of Directors meeting
New directors join ASBA Board of Directors
Dave Colburn Edmonton Public
Mary Martin Calgary Catholic
Lisa Brower Zone 2/3 (Elk Island Public)
Keith Warren Zone 4 (Wild Rose S. Div. #66)
Karen Bartsch Zone 6 (Grasslands RD #6)
Policy wheels begin turning
The board reviewed the presentation of the proposed policies to be considered at the 2010 Fall General Meeting.
Next steps will see the Policy Development Advisory Committee work with the boards who submitted the proposed policies to refine the documents before circulation to boards and Zones in September.
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What's new @ www.asba.ab.ca
Handbook reveals ATA take on school board elections
PDF (354K)
ATA Pres wants Dave Hancock to reject
school
board budgets that cut teachers and support staff
ATA media release
ASBA launches new award for public engagement
DOC (40K)
Agenda Board of Directors
June 17
(PDF–87K)
Minutes Board of Directors
May 13-15
(PDF–98K)
Draft Minutes 2010 SGM
Draft Minutes: 2010 SGM (PDF–97K)
Budget 2010-2011
Year: 2010-11 (PDF–349K)
Membership fees 2010-2011
Year: 2010-11 (PDF–69K)
What school boards decided at the 2010 SGM
Disposition of motions: 2010 SGM (PDF–138K)
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In the news...
Each morning we post education headlines on the ASBA website. Click here to check out the latest education news.
Turbulence ahead: ASBA Pres Welwood
Govt. punishes CBE for living within its means:
Editorial Calgary Sun
Lethbridge Public pilot program tackles cyber bullying
ATA predicts 500 teacher jobs will be lost
CBE trustees vote against pay hike
“By the late fall, we're going to have to have some certainty for boards with respect to the way forward."
Education Minister Dave Hancock
Grande Prairie Public heeds minister’s advice:
runs $1.25M deficit/keeps staff
Heather Welwood responds to Inspiring Education:
TV clip
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