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Media Release: BCSTA Responds to Maintenance Funding Announcement
[Vancouver, B.C. – March 27, 2018] The recent announcement of $198 Million in maintenance funding for school districts was positively received by the British Columbia School Trustees Association.
“BCSTA has strongly advocated for quite some time that the government provide local boards of education and schools with the additional funds needed to appropriately address concerns surrounding building maintenance, school buses, facility upgrades, energy saving projects and other similar projects,” stated BCSTA President Gordon Swan in response to the announcement.
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Advocacy: TU and Payroll Tax Motion
[Received March 16, 2018]
VISTA President Flynn to Minister Fleming:
“On behalf of the members of VISTA I want to thankyou very much for attending the VISTA 2018 Spring Conference in Victoria on March 2…”
Advocacy: Strategic Plan for Aboriginal Education
[Sent March 16, 2018]
President Swan to Minister Fleming:
“Let me first begin by commending the day-to-day work of Deputy Minister Scott MacDonald and his team regarding Aboriginal Education…”
Advocacy: BCTF Letter to Ministry of Education RE: MSP
[Received March 8, 2018]
BCTF President Hansman to Minister Fleming:
“On behalf of the 43,000 members of the BC Teachers’ Federation, I am writing to express our support for the elimination of the MSP…”
Advocacy: Appreciation for Seeking Alternate Solutions [MSP]
[Sent March 5, 2018]
President Swan to Minister Fleming:
“I am writing today to thank you for your message to trustees this past weekend at the VISTA meeting regarding collaborative solutions to the implementation of the new MSP Employers’ Tax…”
Advocacy: Motions Passed at the BCSTA Provincial Council
[Sent February 28, 2018]
President Swan to Minister Fleming:
“On behalf of BCSTA, I would like to provide you with the motions passed by our members during our most recent Provincial Council meeting…”
Advocacy:School Boards and Democratic Rights
[Sent February 22, 2018]
Joint CSBA Letter to NS Premier McNeil:
“The CSBA, representing School Boards from across Canada, is incredibly disappointed by your government’s decision to abolish locally elected school boards…”
Advocacy: Trustee Inclusion on the Funding Model Review
[Received February 22, 2018]
Minister Fleming to President Swan:
“Thank you for your letter dated December 18, 2017, requesting trustee inclusion on the funding model review panel…”
Media Release: BCSTA Response to the 2018 Provincial Budget
[Vancouver, B.C. – February 20, 2018] Today’s provincial budget appears to have delivered a stable year ahead for British Columbia’s sixty public school districts, along with some significant improvements in funding for future capital construction projects.
The British Columbia School Trustees Association (BCSTA) recognizes the importance of balanced budgets for our province, but supports increased spending on K-12 public education as a wise investment on behalf of both taxpayers and families.
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