We have been hard at work preparing information for our active members about the upcoming school board election.
We have been hard at work preparing information for our active members about the upcoming school board election.
All candidates were considered based on the interview responses and our other interactions with them over many years in the case of the current and former trustees, or as we know them in the community through their advocacy as activists on education issues. The meetings of the PA/PR committee and the Executive Committee were in depth, “in committee” and were democratic. At the General Meeting Sept 26 members were given time consider, discuss, and to ask questions. They then voted without dissent to endorse the recommendation. We include the endorsed candidates’ interviews and all 18 interviews are available for viewing on this website.
The committee exists to promote the cause of proper funding of public education, and therefore is active during electoral cycles to consider each candidate’s commitment to public education. In the past, we have sometimes endorsed candidates, and have sometimes (before the changes to the Elections Act) recommended to the members that we support candidates financially. This fall we have been working hard to prepare for the municipal election where school trustees are elected for 4 year terms. We have a responsibility to help teachers know more about the importance of these elections, and we can choose to endorse certain candidates. Please feel invited to come and lend a hand. The committee is made up of teacher volunteers. If you are passionate about politics and advocating for public education, feel free to let us know you want to join our committee!