Langley teachers & parents rally @ Minister of Education's Office April 23, 2010

We were there to deliver the Community Debt Elimination Plan, developed with input from parents, teachers, CUPE and community members and to continue our call for a Forensic Audit Now!

Speakers included: MLA Robin Austin, Opposition Education Critic; Irene Lanzinger, President, BC Teachers’ Federation; Jim Sinclair, President, British Columbia Federation of Labour; Marcel Marsolais, President, CUPE 409, New Westminster; Barb Parrott, Past President, Langley Teachers’ Association; Susan Fonseca, President and Gail Chaddock-Costello, First Vice President, Langley Teachers' Association

Forensic BBQ a great Success! April 26 & 27, 2010

The Forensic BBQ, hosted buy the LTA near the SBO was a great success even if the weather didn't cooperate. We follow up with a second BBQ on Tuesday, April 27th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Then join us at the important School Board meeting.

Why a special adviser for Vancouver but not Langley?

Vancouver Sun Blog - Report Card - An in-depth look at the BC education system

Janet Steffenhagen

April 15, 2010

Why has the government ordered a special advisor for Vancouver and not for Langley, which is facing a much larger problem with a deficit of $13 million, (given that it has about one-third as many students as Vancouver.

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Langley's Senior Management's Program of Proposed Reductions for 2010-2011

Langley's Senior Management presented this document to School District #35's Trustees on March 23, 2010 as information only. This proposed plan has yet to be approved by the Langley Board of Education - YET - on direction from Langley's Senior Management, Human Resources has been meeting with the LTA regarding plans to implement these cuts!

Check out this document at http://www.bctf.ca/local35/PDFs/March%2023SBOProposed%20Plan.pdf

Teachers bring outrage to minister

Langley teachers continue to call for the superintendent's ouster.
Heather Colpitts, Langley Advance
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2010

The Langley Teachers' Association is headed to Victoria to organize a rally outside the offices of Education Minister Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid on April 23.

But before representatives go west to make their views known, the teachers' union called an emergency meeting of its members for Monday afternoon.

Sending out word Saturday, the union was putting forth emergency motions dealing with the cuts being planned by the Langley School Board to deal with its $14-million shortfall.

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BCTF Rally - April 10th, 2010

Rally to protest government funding cuts and express your concern at the direction our province is heading. Join with others who believe we can build a better BC.