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Highlights of the Provincial Executive Council meeting held May 7 and 8, 2001, at Barnett House in Edmonton.

Harlan James

  1. Approved in principle, for presentation to the 2001 Annual Representative (ARA), an action plan to respond to the Government of Alberta's recently announced budget.
  2. Included in the schedule for the 2001 ARA, a delegate session at the Alberta legislature to protest the provincial budget.
  3. Endorsed in principle and referred to staff for further development a 10-point action plan designed to educate teachers and parents about the inadequacies of the current achievement testing program and to involve stakeholders in developing an acceptable alternative to achievement testing.
  4. Directed that the Association urge its convention associations, specialist councils and local professional development committees to avoid offering sessions that support achievement testing.
  5. Agreed to (a) contribute $10,000 to the Alberta Assessment Consortium for the purpose of undertaking a study designed to identify assessment practices that are most beneficial for students and (b) name three teachers to represent the ATA on the advisory committee overseeing the study.
  6. Endorsed a proposal by the John Humphrey Centre for a project entitled "A Guide to Teaching and Learning about Human Rights: Promoting Human Rights Education in Canadian Schools."
  7. Directed the Teacher Education and Certification Committee to study the implication of the growing trend among universities to use online learning to deliver graduate programs.
  8. Determined that the bargaining objectives of teachers in Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 are consistent with Association guidelines.
  9. Received the report of a Professional Conduct Committee, which imposed the penalty of a one-year suspension of membership and a recommendation for a one-year suspension of certification on a teacher found guilty on one charge of unprofessional conduct.
  10. Approved the committee and representation assignments of Provincial Executive Council for 2001/02.
  11. Approved the financial statements for the month of March 2001.
  12. Approved the names of nine teachers for inclusion in the Curriculum Name Bank.