Author: Andrea

Feb. 29, 2012 Ministry of Education MEDIA ADVISORY VICTORIA – Education Minister George Abbott will be available to engage teachers and parents directly via Twitter 
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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, 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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The North Vancouver DPAC has been posting updates from their school board meetings example: http://blog.northvanpac.org/2012/01/board-meeting-summary-jan-24-2012.html The following is an experiment to see if there would 
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If so, sign up at the BC School Trustee Association website: http://www.bcsta.org/ Look for “Sign up for Headlines” on the right.   Today’s email included 
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DPAC members have been invited to attend the Zone Conference (Spring Fling 2012) on March 9, 2012, at PGSS. The website address for the conference 
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