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Notice of Local 38 By-Election 
Members of Calgary Public Teachers, ATA Local 38 are hereby notified that nominations for the positions of Elementary Member Representative, Principal Member Representative, Chair of the Communications Committee and Chair of the Political Action Committee on the Local Association Executive Committee for the period July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014 will be received up to May 29, 2012 at 4:30 pm at the Local office. Click here for more information and to access nomination forms.
Retiring This Year?
Are you retiring this year and want to be included in the slideshow tribute? Go to the CBE Staffroom (you will have to log in to get onto the page), mouse over the 'News' tab in the top right corner of the page and click on the 'Happenings' link in the drop down menu. You will see a box under the Retirement/Well Wishes Notices heading where you can download the PowerPoint slide and fill it in. When you have completed your slide, please submit it to cbecommunications@cbe.ab.ca.
Substitute Teachers' Group Annual Barbeque
The Local 38 Substitute Teachers' Group is holding their annual barbeque on Friday, June 8, 2012 starting at 5:00 pm at H.M.C.S Tecumseh. Click here for more information.
Local 38 Election Results!
Following the ballot count on Wednesday, April 18 Frank Bruseker was elected to the position of President and Amanda MacIntyre was elected to the position of Junior High Member Representative on the Local 38 Executive Committee. Congratulations to all candidates on a well run campaign.
Election results were as follows:
| President |
Junior High Member Representative |
| Frank Bruseker - 2,831 votes |
Stephani Clements - 252 votes |
| Kevin Kempt - 764 votes |
Monica Crane - 139 votes |
| Sandi Nichol - 557 votes |
Amanda MacIntyre - 412 votes |
| Spoiled Ballots - 7 |
Spoiled Ballots - 1 |
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ATA Local 38 Scholarships
Calgary Public Teachers, ATA Local 38 has scholarships available for the children of our members. Students enrolled in Grade 12 in a public or separate school this year or the year immediately preceding and have a parent/guardian who is a current, retired or deceased member of Calgary Public Teachers are eligible to apply. Click here for important information regarding the application process. Click here to review the guidelines and selection criteria and click here to access the application form.
You Need to Know
Staff Development Fund Update
Calgary Public Teachers, ATA Local 38 receives $1 million annually from the Calgary Board of Education for the Staff Development Fund through the Local 38/CBE collective agreement. Calgary Public teachers should be applauded for fully depleting these funds over the past two years as they attend personally relevant professional development activities in a vast number of locations. Click here for an update on the amount of funds remaining.
Member Emergency Assistance Fund
Effective March 3, 2011 Calgary Public Teachers, ATA Local 38 is offering financial support of last resort in emergency situations to members of Local 38. Click here for fund guidelines and application form.
Calgary Public Teachers' Charitable Athletic Event Rebate
Using funds from the Community Relations grant, the Teachers' Charitable Athletic Event Rebate program will reimburse the registration fee, up to $100, for teachers participating in charitable athletic events in Alberta. Click here for more information.
Experiencing Difficulties Joining TNET?
If you are experiencing technical difficulties in requesting a user name when logging into TNET, please refer to TNET Sign Up Frequently Asked Questions. Because the technology is relatively new, certain issues with certain computers have appeared regularly.
Retirement Information
Teachers contemplating retirement have a number of avenues to pursue for information. We've provided a list to provide you with a starting point for your queries. We have tried to provide some indication of the kind of information you are likely to find at each source. Find out more!
Expecting a Baby?
Calgary Public Teachers' maternity leave workshops are offered once a month in a school year. They present information related to your leave entitlements as well as how your leave integrates with Employment Insurance and health benefits. To access the schedule for 2011-2012, click here.
Issues in Education
Facing Our Future Together
Calgary Public Teachers, ATA Local 38 produced the video Facing Our Future Together to help our members understand the nature of collective bargaining, the history of collective bargaining in Local 38, the important role the Local and the Association plays in advocating for education in Calgary and Alberta, and the value teachers place on their Association.
Diversity and Assessment Symposium a Big Hit!
More than 130 people attended Calgary Public Teachers' symposium at the Carriage House Inn on Monday, October 17 to listen to Dennis Shirley, Dennis Sumara and Eryn Kelly share their views on Diversity and Assessment: Learning It/Sharing It. As a lasting gift, Dennis Shirley has given us access to his latest scholarly article published online in the Journal of Educational Change - The Fourth Way of technology and change. We also have access to a pdf of The Learning Mosaic: A multiple perspectives review of AISI, first published in 2009 by Dennis Shirley and Dennis Sumara, among other imminent authors, that you might find interesting.
The New Work of Teaching
In the spring of 2011, twenty Calgary Public teachers participated in a one week pilot study documenting in detail how they spent their time. Their work resulted in this case study about the worklife of Calgary Public teachers. Click here to read what we learned, how it compares with other teacher workload studies, and the implications and recommendations that cannot be ignored.
Leading Our Future Together: Necessary Conditions for Shared Leadership in Calgary Public Schools
Calgary Public Teachers' ATA Local 38 conducted a comprehensive Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey in the spring of 2010. We received a tremendous response that helped us identify a number of trends and issues which impact our students' learning environment and our teachers' working conditions. The Local responded by creating a position paper intended to clarify our position on these trends and issues, aimed at (1) advancing the professional role of teachers as educational leaders, (2) removing obstacles to students' readiness to learn and (3) improving the teaching and learning conditions in Calgary Public Schools. Click here to download the position paper. Click here to view the powerpoint presentation from the January 12, 2011 CSR meeting where the position paper was officially launched.
The Changing Landscapes of the Next Calgary
Local 38's Executive and Strategic Planning Committees, along with five invitees, had a conversation at their April Retreat about the big picture issues facing teachers in Calgary now and in the future. The short video produced, linked in two parts, shares highlights about the growth and sustainability challenges that face Calgary and its public education system as it strives to become part of an innovative and adaptive Alberta. To view Part A of the video,
click here. To view Part B of the video,
click here.
