bcpsea e64 policy connections to bargaining proposals

8/3/2019 BCPSEA E64 Policy Connections to Bargaining Proposals

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BC’s Education Plan in the

Collective BargainingContext



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Government’s Vision

…for the future of education:

Every learner will realize their full potential and contribute to the well being of the province.



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Signaling Policy Direction

Ministry of Education 2010 Service Plan

“in the months and years ahead, we will be pursuing bold strategies to improve thedelivery of education in this province.”



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Presentation by DM of Education at bargainingtable – May 24th

• Government’s vision for the future of education

• Supporting teachers and the profession

• Aligning the collective agreement



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Throne Speech – October 3, 2011

“over the coming weeks my government will introduce a series of important changesto improve the skills of our current teachersand ensure future teachers are provided

the tools they need to produce first-classgraduates.”



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Minister announced the impending release of anew education plan on October 13 th , and on

October 28 th he released government’sEducation Plan.



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BC’s Education Plan

Five key elements:

• Personalized learning for every student

• Quality teaching and learning

• Flexibility and choice

• High standards

• Learning empowered by technology



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What’s Needed to Implement Plan?

1. Teacher Excellence• Primary determinant of education outcomes

2. Change our approach to learning• Move away from one size fits all

3. Improve accountability through openness andengagement



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Teacher Excellence

….by supporting teachers and the profession.

• Key policy objective underpinning theEducation Plan.



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Key collective bargaining objective : humanresources practices that support teacherexcellence.• Post and Fill – qualified and suitable

teachers need to be placed in the rightpositions.

• Evaluation/Feedback – teachers need to

understand what’s expected in terms of performance and what is required toimprove their teaching skills.

Teacher Excellence



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• Professional Growth and Development –professional development needs to bealigned with teacher performance

evaluations and school district policyrequirements. Teachers need to remaincurrent - principals need to play a key role

in promoting and participating in teacherlearning and development – andinvestments need to be strategic.

Teacher Excellence



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Flexibility and Choice

Boards of Education need to be able to ableto provide choice and flexibility to bothparents and students – this includes onwhat, how, when and where students learn.

• Key policy objective underpinning the

Education Plan.



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Flexibility and Choice

Key collective bargaining objective :teaching schedules can effectivelyaccommodate a variety of learning plans –including learning that takes place out of school and schedules.• Calendar and hours of work -

personalized learning and learningempowered by technology, all requirecalendar and hours of work that are

sufficiently flexible.



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Opportunity to Shape Implementation

• We need to modernize the way studentsare educated – you have an opportunityto have input into this transformation.

• We are actively seeking your input intohow we implement the new EducationPlan.

• We have made linkages between the keyprinciples and this round of bargainingobjectives.



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Next Steps

• Demonstrate current collective agreementarticles which are an impediment toimplementing government’s Education Plan

• Review the entire package of proposals inthe context of these principles andobjectives and refine as appropriate.

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