CBE Budget Update The Alberta Government released its 2011 Budget on February 24. That budget purports to increase funding for education but that is not the reality for the CBE. Despite appearances, the provincial budget has an approximate negative impact of $60 million on the CBE and the education it delivers. When approximately three-quarters of the current CBE budget is salaries and benefits, a six per cent reduction is certain to affect students and jobs. At a meeting of the CBE's leadership team (including all school Principals) on March 2, CBE leaders discussed what the impact of the budget could be and explored possible solutions to minimize the impact on students. The CBE remains committed to supporting each student, every day - no exceptions. That commitment will guide the CBE through the ongoing budget process. In addition, the feedback gathered from stakeholders on the recent budget survey will be helpful in determining how the CBE operating budget should be spent. The survey was open from Feb. 16 to 27 and there were 1,455 responses: 923 (64 per cent) were parents, students or "Calgarians with an interest in public education"; 532 were CBE employees. Thank you to those who took the time to share their thoughts and ideas with us! Click here to find a link where the CBE will share more on survey results and provide upto-date budget information as it becomes available throughout the budget process. You can also submit comments at this link if you did not have an opportunity to complete the survey. School Principals will be consulting with
Issue: March 7, 2011
School Councils are a very important part of the CBE. Together, School Councils and the CBE work together to promote the well-being and effectiveness of the entire school community and enhance student learning. CBE Quick Links
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Click here to find a link where the CBE will share more on survey results and provide upto-date budget information as it becomes available throughout the budget process. You can also submit comments at this link if you did not have an opportunity to complete the survey. School Principals will be consulting with School Councils about their school's 2011-2012 budget in the near future.
Parent Communications Survey Results The CBE conducted a Parent Communications Survey in the fall. It was posted from Oct. 22 to Dec. 9, 2010. The CBE sincerely thanks the parents who completed the survey. The responses provided
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useful insights about how parents receive information and revealed areas for improvement of CBEʼs communication processes. Work is starting within the CBE to address these areas.
Highlights of the survey results are now posted on the CBE website. Read more.
Area Meetings Happening Soon The upcoming Area Meetings are scheduled as follows:
Area I March 8, 2011 6:30-8:30 pm Area I Office - Parkdale Centre, 728 -32 St NW Topic: Mathematics (philosophy and practice, with examples) Area II March 9, 2011 6:30-9:00 pm Area II Office - Mountview Centre, 2004 4 Street NE Topic: Continuing the Conversation on Personalizing Learning
Karen Drummond Communicati ons Advisor School and Parent Communicati ons Calgary Board of Education 515 Macleod Tr. SE Calgary, AB T2G 2L9 E kldrummond@c be.ab.ca T (403) 294-8566 F (403) 294-8172 We are always looking for ways to improve
practice, with examples) Area II March 9, 2011 6:30-9:00 pm Area II Office - Mountview Centre, 2004 4 Street NE Topic: Continuing the Conversation on Personalizing Learning
Area IV March 21, 2011 7:00 - 8:30 pm Area IV Office - Lord Shaughnessy, 2336 53 Avenue SW Topic: TBA
Area V May 11, 2011 Area V Office - Haysboro Centre, 1123 87 Avenue SW Topic: TBA
T (403) 294-8566 F (403) 294-8172 We are always looking for ways to improve communicatio n so if you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Area III held a meeting on March 3.
Updated Information on Action on Inclusion The CBE has posted updated information from Alberta Education on Action on Inclusion under the What's New section on the CBE website. Read more. Parent FAQs.
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