Presentation to New CASS Members

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• Presentation to New CASS Members

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The Association

• Owned and governed by locally-elected boards
• Grassroots driven, through 5 zones
• Represents all of Albertas francophone, public
  and separate school boards

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Our Vision

• ASBA is a respected and influential provincial
  association of locally elected school boards
• ASBA supports publicly elected school boards in
  their efforts to ensure that students in Alberta
  have the opportunity to reach their highest
  potential.
• ASBA is the leading voice advocating for public
  education in Alberta.
• ASBA is energized by the enthusiastic
  participation of its members.

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The ASBAs Mandate

• The ASBA exists both to provide services to
  boards and to speak, on their behalf, on public
  education issues
• The ASBA pursues the creation of coalitions to
  further the cause of public education

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Four Pillars

• Services to all Boards
• Services to Individual Boards
• Advocacy
• Professional development

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Services to All Boards

• Alberta School Board Insurance Exchange
• Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan
• ASBA Supplementary Pension Plan

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Services to Individual Members

• Pooling of resources gives boards across the
  province access to top notch educational
  specialists
• Legal
• Labour Relations
• Educational services

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Advocacy

• The united voice of all Albertas school boards
• Work with all educational partners
• Issue monitoring and action
• Key messages

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How We Develop Policy
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Professional Development

• A meeting place
• Provides opportunities for trustees to meet
  their colleagues through Zone and general
  meetings
• Specialized courses
• giving trustees and central office staff the
  tools to do your jobs

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Education Partners

• CASS
• ASBOA
• ASCA
• ATA
• Alberta Education

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Current Issues

• Internal Transitions
• Political Transitions
• Mandate letter
• Priorities
• Local autonomy
• Funding adequate, long term, predictable,
  sustainable
• Infrastructure

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What makes ASBA successful?

• YOU!