continuing and current concerns of the advisory board on english education
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Continuing and current concerns of the Advisory Board on English Education. Kate Le Maistre Chair, ABEE. Mandate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Kate Le Maistre
Chair, ABEE
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“…to advise the Minister of Education,
Recreation and Sports on all matters affecting
the educational services offered in English
elementary and secondary schools. The
Minister may also ask the Board for advice on
a specific topic.”
(http://www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/CELA/
anglais.htm)2
1. Biliteracy (1995) ◦ Culture and English Schools in Play (1999) ◦ Educating Today's Québec Anglophone (2010)
2. Regionalization and Vocational Education (1998)◦ Bridging the gap between training and employment (2011)
3. Profile of the Teacher as Keystone in Secondary Reform Implementation (2003)
◦ High-quality teachers and administrators for English-language schools in Québec (2010)
4. Special Education - Issues of Inclusion and Integration in the Classroom (2006)
◦ Complementary educational services (2012)
5. Decentralization, Regionalization and Adaptation (2006)
◦ School democracy (2008)
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Distance
Demographics
Distinctiveness
Diversity
Distribution of resources
Decision-making
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Number of Anglophones
Distribution of Anglophones
Size of schools, especially in the regions
Declining enrollment
Actual population of English language schools
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Graduation rates and retention rates
Integration of students with special needs
Parental involvement (QFHSA etc)
Centres of Excellence; Centres of Expertise
Community Learning Centres
Access to research and resources from English-speaking world
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Population in English-language schools comes from a variety of cultural communities
English-language school boards function differently
◦ More bottom up, less hierarchical
◦ Less expensively administered
The need to produce bilingual graduates has produced a variety of language-teaching programs, even within one school board
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Per capita funding leads to equality, not equity (although particular factors influence this)
Large amounts of available money are pooled for common access (e.g. LEARN)
Dependence on Canada-Québec entente funding for minority language groups
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Anglophones are often geographically far from where decisions are made
Local solutions for local needs
Flexibility and adaptability
Innovation and creativity
Cooperation and collaboration
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“The small size and low density of the English-speaking
population mean that all stakeholders must cooperate, rather
than work in isolation from each other, to serve the population
more efficiently and effectively. Collaboration and dialogue
among the stakeholders is needed to identify clearly mutual
problems and to identify or provide the appropriate agencies to
solve the problems.” (ABEE, 2010)
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Thank you
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