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Friday, May 30 - Front Page Stony Plain Reporter,  Arbitrator agrees with teachers  and  from the editorial page

Arbitration Decision Released - News Release

Parkland Teachers will have an hours of work clause in place for the 2008 - 2009 school year.  Full details were made available at the Annual General Meeting. The decision will be posted to the website in the near future.  (Members - see additonal links below. )

Parkland Local 10's Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 28th at Spruce Grove Motor Inn beginning at 4:30.  This meeting was a closed meeting for members only.  2008AGMMayPoster.jpg

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	Each year our local honours a member for their outstanding commitment and service to the local.  This year we selected two highly involved members who have given so much us.  Thanks so much for all the hours and all the expertise you've given us: Karen McAmmond, as executive member and in professional development; Mike Griffith as executive member and long-term treasurer.
The recent Leadership in Educational Accountability; Sustaining Professional Learning and Innovation in Alberta Schools symposium was attended by school board member - Dorcus Kilduff, PD Chair - Karen McAmmond and our Local's presidentRobert Twerdoclib.
	Two of our members support their students by joining in the "Talent Explosion".  On is about to retire, while the other is a Staff Rep at Local Council.  Do you know who these "Blues Brothers" are?

ANNUAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY Our Annual Representative Assembly was held in Calgary from May 17 - 19, 2008.  This is the parliament of the ATA where resolutions are presented, debated and determined. Thanks to those delegates representing our Local at this event. ANNUAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMPLY – REPORT- Submitted by Dave Hardman The ARA held over the long weekend, attended by seven members of our local, can best be described as democracy in action. There was extensive debate over most issues, and extended and contentious debate over three particular resolutions: redistricting the District Representative’s areas, the Real Learning issue (about 31/2 hours), and the age limits revolving around kindergarten and grade one entrance ages. The provincial president best summarized the debate and I paraphrase “that it is too bad that budget debates are closed because it would be good for the public to see some 450 teachers working at 11:30 PM on the Sunday of the May Long Weekend.” The assembly adjourned at about 12:30 on Monday and a good and interesting time was had by all.

Photo: Our ARA Delegates put their heads together to determine the best way to represent our Local with their votes. Featured are Robert Twerdoclib, President, and Dave Hardman, Vice President.

 

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Parkland Teachers’ Local 10 of the Alberta Teachers’ Association is comprised of 543 teachers. Bordering the City of Edmonton on its east, the Local geographically stretches 100 kilometers west along the Yellowhead Highway to the Pembina River at Entwistle while the North Saskatchewan River acts as southern border.


Teachers work in public schools in:
  - the City of Spruce Grove
  - the Town of Stony Plain
  - the Villages of Seba Beach, Tomahawk, and Wabamun
  - the hamlets of Duffield and Entwistle
  - Parkland County communities of Blueberry, Graminia, Keephills, Muir Lake and Parkland Village.

Additionally, teachers are employed in outreach and alternate programs, in home-education and virtual delivery, and support roles within the district.

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