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EPSB votes to rejoin Public School Boards' Association of Alberta
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By: Kevin Il Maiiiinriianiriu Metro, Published on rue Juiro 06 2617
The Edmonton Public School Board voted Tuesday to rejoin an association that has called for
the amalgamation of Alberta's public and Catholic schools systems.
The board has passed a motion put forward by Trustee Cheryl Johner that will see Edmonton
Public join the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta (PSBAA) after a four-year absence,
at a cost of $60,000 per year.
Several trustees spoke in favour of the motion, while Trustee Ray Martin said he did not see
the point of paying to join a provincial organization when Calgary and Red Deer's public school
boards are not members.
Johner 1:6d IIMetiro on I Monday that the PSBAA would help with the "promotion and protection: of
public schools."
"Having one voice, we can actually enhance and contribute to the collective voice and strategy
and direction of public schools," she said.
Edmonton trustees left four years ago because they did not have a spot on executive council
and they felt some of the voting rules were inequitable.
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EPSB votes to rejoin Public School Boards' Association of Alberta
Since then, the PSBAA has changed some of its bylaws, and any board with more than 50,000
students now gets a spot on the executive.
Johner has continued to attend PSBAA meetings and says its professional development
opportunities are "second to none."
Edmonton's board has not taken an official stance on supporting a single publicly -funded
system.
Edmonton Public is a member of the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), which
represents Catholic, public and francophone trustees.
Several trustees have been outspoken about wanting to leave the association.
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