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Are you a new teacher and are looking for information on the Beginning Teachers Conference?

Registration link - https://atapd.ca/events/2022-beginning-teachers-conference

For More Information On How Your Local Can Help Click Here

Take a stand with us—tell the government to put children first in our public education system

standforeducation.ca

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Teacher Contact:
Northern Spirit cannot use Peace Wapiti Email to contact our members. Therefore, we are collecting personal email addresses so that we can update members with important local information.
Please complete this form today!

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Important Links:

Teachers' Convention

Current Collective Agreement

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Writing a letter to your MLA, a Minister and/or the Premier?

You can find their contact information here .
Tracy Allard, Grande Prairie
Hon. Travis Toews, Grande Prairie-Wapiti, Minister of Finance
Todd Loewen, Central Peace-Notley
Hon. Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Education
NDP Education Critic, Sarah Hoffman
Premier Jason Kenney

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The ATA Specialist Councils are designed to support teachers in specific areas. Each ATA member receives one FREE membership to one council.

Please take advantage of this
free membership today!

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On December 9, 2021, Alberta’s minister of education announced a plan to remove professional regulatory functions related to discipline from the Alberta Teachers’ Association. The Association believes that if implemented, this will dramatically change the culture of the teaching profession and public education in Alberta.

The ATA’s response can be found here._________________________________________________________________            The Alberta Teachers’ Association’s Professional Curriculum Analysis and Critique of Alberta Education’s 2021 Draft K–6 Curriculum is a detailed analysis and assessment of the draft curriculum by expert teachers. The 6,500 teacher participants include elementary generalists, subject specialists, diversity specialists, and school and system leaders from across Alberta.            
https://www.teachers.ab.ca/News%20Room/Issues/Pages/K-6-Draft-Curriculum.aspx                          

Please feel free to reach our with any questions or concerns.

President - Debbie Harris, northernspiritpresident@gmail.com
Teacher Welfare Committee Chair - Casey Brown, local6TWC@gmail.com
Teacher-Board Liaison & Vice-President - Melissa Putman, local6TBL@gmail.com
Professional Development Committee Chair - Susan Hauser, local6PD@gmail.com

Teacher Directed PD Grant - If you are looking for PD funds please complete this form and submit it to the Northern Spirit PD Rep at your school. The rep will bring the applications to the PD committee for approval. Please see your Northern Spirit PD Rep for more information.

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We are also on twitter @atalocal6 and youtube.