bc teachers federation1 working together to advocate for public education and better schools for bc

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Year of Provincial

Action

Working together

to advocate for

public education

and better schools

for BC

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• To engage individual members and schools.

• To demonstrate provincial unity.

• To get earned media across the province.

• To highlight the various themes in the Better Schools for BC plan.

Purpose

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• Presentations from the BCTF executive and locals to the Legislature’s Select Standing Committee on Finance.

OctoberInvesting in public education

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• Informing MLAs and provincial decision-makers of the cutbacks that have hurt public education in BC.

OctoberInvesting in public education

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Investing in public education

• Lobbying for more funding to reduce class sizes, improve the student-educator ratio, increase support for children with special needs, and restore learning specialist positions.

October

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• Teachers across BC can wear “End Child Poverty” stickers.

• The band-aid sticker was designed to invite discussion about finding long-term solutions, not just quick fixes.

NovemberChild poverty

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• A petition drive will call on local and provincial governments to launch a comprehensive and accountable poverty reduction plan.

NovemberChild poverty

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• Mark December 10, the United Nations’ Human Rights Day, by shining a light on every child.

DecemberValuing diversity

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• Light candles, or otherlights, to represent eachunique student at a schooland celebrate diversity, promote antibullying, and show the value of inclusivity.

DecemberValuing diversity

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Large “mark-ins” at malls, or other public spaces, to give teachers the opportunity to connect with parents and the public.

JanuaryAuthentic

assessment

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Teachers will be able to talk about the authentic assessment they do every day in BC’s classrooms.

JanuaryAuthentic

assessment

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Wear black on “Black Monday” to mark the 11th anniversary of Bills 27 and 28 and the damage done over the decade since.

FebruaryBargaining rights

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Bargaining rightsLobby MLAs as they return to the Legislature and potentially debate new legislation on teacher bargaining.

February

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Specialist teachers in every schoolPublic demonstrations with silhouettes of teachers to represent the hundreds of “missing” specialist teachers in BC.

MarchCall on government to restore learning specialist positions like teacher-librarians, counsellors, and special education teachers.

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Class size and composition• Mark the start of the provincial

election campaign with Burma shaves across the province.

• Put focus on education issues at the start of the campaign period by reaching out to local media outlets looking for local angles to the election.

April

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Advocating for public education

Get out the vote activities, including Burma shaves, to encourage members to vote and the public to make education a vote-determining issue.

May

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Lobby your new MLA• Give teachers the opportunity to

meet their new or re-elected MLA at a local-organized event.

• Let the MLAs hear from teachers and hold them accountable to make improvements to education.

June