Lethbridge School Division Trustee Committees: Poverty Intervention, Budget, Policy, CUPE 290 Negotiating, Non-Union Negotiating & Division Student Leadership
Lethbridge, Alberta
Joined September 2017
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Really enjoyed this session about Active School Travel from SIRCLE Research at @UAlbertaSPH . Lots of great resources here to check out 👇
How do we get where we want to go? Advancing active school travel through arts-based approaches.
Thanks to all! Was fun to get outside, learn and share, and get crafty! Follow the 🧵below for resources highlighted during the workshop. #EASSTF @EverActiveAB
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Kristina Larkin retweeted
It’s not the kids I’m worried about. It’s the teachers who hold them.
The more time I spend with teachers, the more I am convinced that I’ve never seen so many of them this tired, this unseen, or this concerned about our kids. Our teachers are hurting.
I believe children need different types of education, different pedagogical approaches, extra supports for their exceptional needs. And I KNOW we can offer that in a properly resourced public education system. Charters are not the answer.
An important thread. Yesterday changed public education in Alberta immeasurably. 🧵 thanks @SOSAlberta for always explaining better than I can.
Because it needs to be said again after today's throne speech. I support public education, teachers, and public services of all kinds. We can build systems that resist austerity, support the workers, and most importantly: build an alberta where we all belong and thrive #abpoli
From childcare to post secondary, education is worth defending. Solidarity with faculty striking today in #yql #savethesemester #ufla #uleth #worthfightingfor ✊️
OK team. How are you feeling about today's announcement? Feel free to dm or email me too if you prefer. We also have a community conversation at The Collective 630-8 on Thursday if you'd like to chat. #yql
Wrap up from @AECEA_
-$3.8B over the next 5 years from the federal government
-By 2026, $10/day child care will be a reality for parents
-By the end of next year (2022), fees will be cut by half
-Will be available for children up to Kindergarten age
🧵#abpoli
Nervous and cautiously excited about the long awaited childcare deal to be announced this morning 🤞Child care & early learning is a critical part of a comprehensive educational approach to care in our communities, alongside public education. This investment is long past due.
Alberta and the federal government have reached a deal on 'affordable, quality child care,' the province says. Details are to be released Monday morning. cbc.ca/1.6248936
I appreciate hearing from @FrenchLaurie, president of Canadian School Boards Association @cdnsba - the effort to provide strong and equitable education and care to young people is a group effort. Investment in children must come from all levels. @ABSchoolBoards #asbafgm2021 #abed
Looking forward to today's business session at @ABSchoolBoards Fall General Meeting to help set the direction for our collective voice in the province as well as learn more about our work together. #asbafgm
Congratulations to Juliann Sommerfeldt, our zone 6 Edwin Parr Award recipient! Juliann teaches in Westwind School Division. First year teachers are a great gift to our system, their energy, ideas, and passion are always a breath of fresh air! @wwsd74
Congratulations to the six outstanding recipients of the Edwin Parr Award! Each of these first-year teachers demonstrate their incredible commitment to education. #abed #abtrustees #asbaFGM2021
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Yesterday, @ChinookCoyotes hosted a Blackfoot Confederacy flag raising. Please visit the @LethSchDivision website for photos and a video from the event: lethsd.ab.ca/our-district/ne…
Today I'm attending the @ABSchoolBoards new Trustee training workshop. Great opportunity to learn and be reminded of responsibilities, legal requirements, and about the resources available to support good governance. Thanks ASBA!