NEWS RELEASE Today’s Topics: Social Media Initiative to Help Combat Bullying =============================================================== SOCIAL MEDIA INTIATIVE – We have all heard news stories about social media being used to spread acts of bullying and violence. Now, the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District, the RCMP and the Vancouver Island Crisis Line have collaborated …
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http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2012/02/act-sets-k-12-improvements-cooling-off-and-mediation.html http://bctf.ca/NewsReleases.aspx?id=25663
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Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7:00 pm Van Bien Training and Development Centre. An agenda will soon be posted.
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Feb. 29, 2012 Ministry of Education MEDIA ADVISORY VICTORIA – Education Minister George Abbott will be available to engage teachers and parents directly via Twitter today for a noon hour “Twitter Chat” about Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act. This is an opportunity to provide information and to discuss the …
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The B.C. Labour Relations Board has decided – teachers may strike for up to three consecutive days, if they give two days notice. After that, they may walk off the job one day a week. The LRB decision can be found here: http://www.vancouversun.com/pdf/62039_Int.Order.feb.28.2012.pdf The government has put forward a bill …
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The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation will seek approval for a full-scale strike when it appears Monday night before the B.C. Labour Relations Board. A special hearing is to begin at 6:30 p.m. local time and continue into the night, with a decision expected as early as Tuesday morning. http://www.canada.com/teachers+seek+approval+full+scale+strike/6217617/story.html …
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http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/documents/20120224_050911833_No%202012-05-KJ-Essential%20Services%20Update%20-%20BCTF%20vote%20-%20escalation%20of%20strike.pdf http://bctf.ca/NewsReleases.aspx On Tuesday and Wednesday, February 28 and 29, teachers across BC will vote on whether to escalate the limited “teach only” job action to a full-scale walkout. Results of the vote will be made public on Thursday, March 1. Interesting Vaughn Palmer column: http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/columnists/story.html?id=d006d1e2-3c44-4876-9141-154f5c1ee92e
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As widely expected, a government-appointed fact finder has concluded there is little possibility of a negotiated agreement between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/no-hope-for-negotiated-settlement-in-bc-teachers-dispute/article2347620/ Actual 19 page report – http://www.gov.bc.ca/citz/down/BCPSEA_BCTF_collective_bargaining_Feb232012.pdf More information: http://www.bcpsea.bc.ca/publications/bulletins/teacher-bargaining-bulletin.aspx? http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Education/2012/02/21/BCTF-decries-second-decade-of-cuts-in-BC-schools/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/22/b-c-teachers-plan-day-of-action-monday/
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VCPAC Proposal for a Classroom Support Fund 24Jan12 http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/13/scrap-limits-affecting-special-needs-students-victoria-school-board-says/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/18/special-needs-limits-are-discriminatory-george-abbott/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/19/special-needs-education-george-abbotts-words/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/20/discriminatory-limits-no-solution-to-unmanageable-classes-letter/
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At last night’s board meeting, the board approved making their enrollment projections public. Here is the updated DPAC report on projections and capacity: Enrolment History and Projections – updated Feb 22 2012 The body of the report has the school district’s 2011 projections, and appendix E has the revised 2012 …
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