ASBA President available for comment after province’s school board chairs meet in Edmonton Saturday, Sept. 12

Release date: September 12, 2009

School board chairs and senior administrators from Alberta’s school jurisdictions will meet in Edmonton on Saturday, September 12 to consider responses to: the dispute over teacher wage increases; funding cuts announced for this school year and future cuts to Alberta’s public education system. While this meeting will be closed to the media, ASBA President Heather Welwood will be available for comment and questions following the meeting at 3:15 p.m.

Who:       ASBA President Heather Welwood
What:     School boards’ response to funding issues for education
Where:   Lobby, Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel (10155-105 Street Edmonton)
When:     3:15 p.m., Saturday, September 12

For more information: 
Suzanne Lundrigan, Director Communications at 1.780.940.1671 (Cell)

The Alberta School Boards Association serves and represents all Alberta’s public, separate and francophone school boards