September 16, 2022
Gearing up for a great Fall!
Welcome back to the start of a new school year! And we are so pleased to extend a very warm PSBAA welcome to Lethbridge School Division, whose trustees joined the Association earlier this summer. We sent out a news release at the time, and you can read it by clicking here. I hope you had a wonderful and restful summer and were able to recharge and relax with family and…
June 15, 2022
Wellness and Learning are top of mind for PSBAA in June
In early June, we held our first in-person Spring General Assembly (SGA) in three years! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces again, and meet new trustees who were elected last fall for the first time. The theme for this year’s SGA was wellness – most appropriate after the past two years. We had a wonderful roster of speakers and presenters and a full two and a half…
May 16, 2022
The importance of accountability and transparency highlighted in new PSBAA research
In April, the Public School Boards’ Association (PSBAA) released new research that again raises the importance of accountability and transparency in K-12 education, and how schools in Alberta are spending taxpayer dollars. Over the past two years, Curtis Riep, PhD. has produced a series of research papers for the PSBAA, including research on charter schools and home schools. His latest work on private schools reveals that the 18 most expensive…
April 19, 2022
Professional learning and communication are key to success for PSBAA members!
The Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta is proud to be a member-driven association, focused on meeting the needs of our members. One of the most important ways we do this is through our quarterly meetings with our Public School Boards’ Council (PSBC). Each member school board appoints a trustee representative who sits on the PSBC. These meetings are a great opportunity to hear from our members about the issues…
March 15, 2022
Moving forward – an exciting year ahead!
What an incredible two years it has been. When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, we could not have imagined that we would still be talking about it two years later. We did know that, despite the uncertainty that lay ahead, our members and our school communities would be resourceful and resilient. Along the way, there have been so many challenges, yet, here we are, emerging from the pandemic—for…
February 15, 2022
It’s all about the benefits for our members!
In the January edition of the President’s Corner, I shared that your PSBAA Board of Directors was holding its annual renewal meeting and assessing our priorities, values, and goals for the coming year. This month, I’d like to share some of the outcomes of that meeting. As a member-driven Association, we have two key overarching goals: elevating the profile of the Association and looking for new ways to add value…
January 17, 2022
Renewal and Optimism for 2022
The new year is a great time to take stock, reassess priorities and values, and set – or reset – goals. The Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta is doing exactly that this month, as our Board of Directors holds its annual renewal meeting. We meet, review our three-year Work Plan and set our goals for what we want to accomplish over the next year and beyond. The “how” is…
December 15, 2021
Holiday wishes from PSBAA’s new President
It’s been a very busy year, and it’s hard to believe we are now in the last two weeks of 2021. As the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta’s (PSBAA’s) new President, I am pleased to welcome all the new and returning public school board trustees who were elected or re-elected in the October 2021 municipal and school board elections. Thank you to all those who ran for public school…
November 15, 2021
Fall Conference and AGM: Education and Celebration
Later this week, the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta will hold its Fall Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM). These events are always one of the highlights of my year as a public school board trustee, but this year it will be a bittersweet experience as this will be my last conference as PSBAA President. I have been so privileged to serve this Association as President for a total…
October 15, 2021
Get Out and VOTE!
Monday, October 18 is election day for locally-elected school board trustees and municipal politicians. Even if you don’t have children in elementary or secondary school, it’s important to do your homework and vote for the public school board trustee who best reflects your values and priorities. That’s because public school trustees exist to ensure that every child who goes into our public schools comes out prepared to be the future…