FSA tests and General Meeting note
Hi Folks, Happy New Year! FSA tests We know it is the New Year because grade 4 and grade 7 students are again being asked to write FSA tests. Our concerns with these tests are long standing. Among other issues, …
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Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA)
See what the BCTF would like parents to know about the FSA… Click Here
Update and a Holiday Wish
Hi Folks, As the year winds down there are a few bits of information and pearls of wisdom to pass along. The first of these is my very sincere wish that everyone have a great holiday. I hope everyone gets …
Bargaining Updates from the BCTF
Dear colleagues, Since the beginning of December, we have posted two reports from the bargaining table. If you haven’t had the chance to read them yet, please do. They are available in English and French in the member portal on …
Updates
Greetings everyone, I would like to start by thanking Teresa Wadhams for her presentation to the School District Trustees at their Monday meeting. Teresa spoke of her attendance at the Truth and Reconciliation event in Vancouver in September. It took much strength and …
Bargaining Update
Hi Folks, This bargaining update was just send out from Jim Iker, BCTF President. If you have not already signed up to the MyBCTF portal it is quite easy to do. You can follow the links from the BCTF main …
New BC Curriculum Drafts
Click Here for BCTF Wiki on information about the New BC Curriculum Drafts. See below text of BCTF E-mailout sent to all Members emailed October 21, 2013. There are several links to provide feedback to the ministry and to get …
CUPE settles
Hi Folks, You have probably heard this morning that CUPE settled yesterday evening. They achieved 3.5% wage increase and no concessions. This is the link to the CUPE news release: http://cupe.bc.ca/news/3159 Now we will begin to see where, in fact, …
Minister’s Letter and Another Vote
Hi Folks, By now most of you will have observed a wee little missive from our newly appointed Minister of Education. I believe he e-mailed it to about 35,000 of his close personal teacher friends. The reality of this …
Message from BCTF President Susan Lambert – Contract Negotiations
Dear colleague: Premier Christy Clark’s 10-year bargaining plan for public school teachers is flawed in a number of significant ways. It ignores court rulings, contradicts government’s own legislation, and puts at risk the current round of provincial bargaining. On the surface, …
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