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August 31, 2021 Audrey Dutka, ATA News Staff

Highlights of the Provincial Executive Council meeting held June 10–11, 2021, via Zoom

  1. Declared in effect an amendment to General Bylaw 4, as contained in Electoral Ballot 2 of 2020 and approved by the 2021 Annual Representative Assembly (ARA). The amendment includes Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Cultural Advisors and noncertificated educators employed by First Nations school authorities as individuals eligible for associate membership in the Association.
  2. Declared in effect an amendment to General Bylaw 121, as contained in Electoral Ballot 3 of 2020 and approved by the 2021 ARA. The amendment transfers the responsibility for administering alternate professional development requests, currently received and adjudicated by convention board attendance committees, to the provincial Association.
  3. In accordance with General Bylaw 70, approved that voting for the 2023 Provincial Executive Council general election be conducted by electronic ballot.
  4. Approved that the date for announcement of voting results for the 2023 Provincial Executive Council general election will be March 17, 2023.
  5. Approved that all 2022 teachers’ conventions be held virtually on their assigned dates.
  6. In accordance with section 31(2) of the Teaching Profession Act, approved an extension to the time period to commence a hearing.
  7. Received the report of a hearing committee that found a teacher guilty of one charge of unprofessional conduct for touching a student’s clothing and/or person while making comments about the student’s appearance. The hearing committee imposed a penalty of a letter of reprimand.
  8. Received the report of a hearing committee that found a teacher guilty of two charges of unprofessional conduct for failing to recognize the duty to protest through proper channels and for criticizing the professional competence of other teachers. The hearing committee imposed a penalty of a single letter of reprimand covering both charges.
  9. Received the report of a hearing committee that found a teacher guilty of one charge of unprofessional conduct for playing golf when the teacher was scheduled to be teaching. The hearing committee imposed a penalty of a letter of reprimand and a fine of $200.
  10. Approved that the Beginning Teachers’ Conference be held virtually on Sept. 24 and 25, 2021.
  11. Approved 15 applications for a Diversity, Equity and Human Rights (DEHR) grant, which supports innovative projects that build inclusive learning communities and promote the principles of diversity, equity and human rights.
  12. Authorized the DEHR Committee to approve the DEHR grants to the maximum budgeted amount.
  13. Authorized the Association to undertake a process of research and engagement with advertising agencies to develop a revised fall 2021 public relations campaign that would build a strong, visible alliance of parents and teachers in defence of public education.
  14. Named an Association staff member to the position of vice-chair of the Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan Insurance Board, effective July 1, 2021. ❚

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