SDAC: WINNIPEG SCHOOL
DIVISION & TRUSTEE/BOARD NEWS(NEWEST
CORRESPONDENCE APPEARS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST)
Welcome back to the South District Advisory Committee
[SDAC] Representative’s Section (aka Salín's Page). Here you will find a somewhat kaleidoscopic
collection of news items, mainly from the Free Press, relating to the Winnipeg
School Division, SDAC, and our Board of Trustees. Comments, Queries and
Criticisms welcomed!
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May 6, 2010 WFP: It's Time Kids
Got Dose of Reality: Students Must Suffer Consequences for Tardiness: Minister at
Page A3 or: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/its-time-kids-got-dose-of-reality-92945684.html
May 7, 2010 WFP: Province Quietly Hikes Boards' Tax-Freeze Incentives at
page A12 or: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/province-quietly-hikes-boards-tax-freeze-incentives-93053404.html and
Nick Martin's Blog: I won't Be Late with this Blog: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/I-wont-be-late-with-this-blog-93005499.html
and Editorial Late to the Game at Page A14 or: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/late-to-the-game-93053619.html.
April 9, 2010 WSD "Our Schools": 'Board Keeps
2010 Education Property Tax Levy at 2009 Level' at page 2 and Open Letter to
Parents/Guardians at page 3: http://ww.wsd1.org/news/documents/APRIL2010OurSchoolsPOSTING.pdf
April 7, 2010 WFP: 'Student Population Rising in Many Manitoba
Schools' at Page A8 or http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/student-population-rising-in-many-manitoba-schools-90071287.html
April 1, 2010 WFP's
Nick Martin's Blog: 'TIG and the Non-Freeze Freeze': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/TIG-and-the-non-freeze-freeze-89686757.html
March 26,
2010 WFP's Nick Martin's Blog: 'Ross and I Miff Trustees': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/Ross-and-I-miff-trustees-89295592.html
March
25, 2010 WFP: 'Education
Support Levy Taxing City Councillors' Patience'
at Page B2 or: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/education-support-levy-taxing-city-councillors-patience-89098022.html
March 24, 2010
WFP: 'School
Tax Freeze is a Numbers Game' at Page B3 or: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/school-tax-freeze-is-a-numbers-game-88992497.html
March
19, 2010: WFP View From the West: "Cost of Education Could Stand
a Good Pruning" @ Page A13 or: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/cost-of-education-could-stand-a-good-pruning-88532177.html
March
9, 2010 Press Release from the WSD Trustees: Board Keeps 2010
Education Property Tax Levy at 2009 Level: http://ww.wsd1.org/news/documents/Budgetfinalized201011.pdf
March 3, 2010
WFP: 'Province
Won't Cap Teachers' Wages' @ Page A5: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/province-wont-cap-teachers-wages-86144832.html
WFP Editorial: 'Keeping Too
Much In Camera' @ Page A12: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/keeping-too-much-in-camera-86144972.html
Letter to the Editor: 'The Perils of
Competing Schools' @ Page A13: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/the-perils-of-competing-schools-86144822.html
March 2, 2010:
WFP Nick Martin's Blog: 'Babinsky Proclaims, and We Scribble': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/Babinsky-proclaims-and-we-scribble-85977502.html
March 1, 2010:
WFP: 'Budget
Headaches for Boards' @ Page A4 and http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/budget-headaches-for-boards-85799342.html
February 23, 2010 WFP's
Nick Martin blog entry: 'Get Over It-This Was Settled in 1999': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/Title-Get-over-it--this-was-settled-in-1999-85109067.html
The View From the West: 'More Data Make Better Education'
at Page A11: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/more-data-make-better-education-85024912.html
February 19, 2010:
WFP at Page B2: "
February 18, 2010
Winnipeg School Division Press Release: "Keeping 2010 Education Property Tax Levy at
2009 Level: http://ww.wsd1.org/news/documents/Feb18DivisionBudgetUpdate.pdf
February 16, 2010:
More letters to the Editor on 'Division Unmoved on Sick Notes"
at Page A13: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/84557132.html
February 12, 2010
WFP "Librarians
Needed", a Letter to the Editor,
in response to the February 6 article on grading schools, at Page A15: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/84210502.html
"WSD
Employees Keep Pay for Blizzard Day"
at Page B1: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/wsd-employees-keep-pay-for-blizzard-day-84210537.html
February 11, 2010
WFP: "School
Taxes Dropping,Trustee
Insists" at Page B2: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/school-taxes-dropping-trustee-insists-84096652.html
February 10, 2010:
Nick Martin's Blog: "My Polling Numbers
Plummet": http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/My-polling-numbers-plummet-84054187.html
February 9, 2010
WFP Letter to the Editor: "Schools of Choice ?"
at Page A13: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letters-Feb-9-.html
February 8, 2010 WFP
Letter to the Editor: 'Set An Example'
at Page A13: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/lets-rethink-this-83786617.html
February 6, 2010
WFP View From The West: '
Two Letters to the
Editor: 'Shame on Us' at Page A19: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/83703802.html
February 5, 2010:
'School
Trustees Face Tough Choices' at Page A6: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/school-trustees-face-tough-choices-83622452.html.
A 'Blizzard of Words'
at page B2 'Division Unmoved on Sick Notes': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/division-unmoved-on-sick-notes-83622647.html
February 4, 2010:
WFP Editorial at Page A10 'School Board's Heavy Hands' [regarding
the unusual number of WSD staff/teacher absences during the January 25
blizzard]: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/school-boards-heavy-hands-83526397.html
February 3, 2010:
WFP Editorial @ Page A10 'Schools Need to be
Graded': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/schools-need-to-be-graded-83424402.html
February 2, 2010:
WFP Front Page & Page A3 '
In
response to the January 28 Editorial [Education Shell Game Must Stop] see Page
A10 'No
One is Picking Pockets': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/no-one-is-picking-pockets-83324212.html
February 1, 2010
WFP Editorial: 'Law of Diminished Returns' at page A12 or http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/law-of-diminished-returns-83229502.html
and
Letter to the Editor: 'One Big Board' at Page A13 or http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/Have-your-say-83258362.html
January 28, 2010:
'Which
Trustees Are Out of Control? WFP's
Nick Martin: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/Which-trustees-are-out-of-control--82942352.html
Salín
January 29, 2010
WFP at Page A6 'Schools Eye Layoffs, Tax Hikes': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/schools-eye-layoffs-tax-hikes-83013267.html
January
28, 2010 WFP Editorial at Page A10 'Education Shell Game Must Stop': http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/education-shell-game-must-stop-82876567.html
January 27, 2010:
'School
Board Crunching Budget Numbers' at Page A6 or here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/school-boards-crunching-budget-numbers-82771797.html.
There is also a post today by Nick Martin, 'School Taxes Cash Grab 101' regarding
this article: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/School-taxes-cash-grab-101--82812747.html
January 26, 2010:
Here is the AGENDA for the FEBRUARY
3 SDAC Meeting, being held at our School
(7:15 pm), along with the SUMMARY of DISCUSSIONS from the November 25, 2009
SDAC Meeting:
January 25, 2010:
Letter to the Editor at Page A11 'Teachers' Pay Too High':
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/82578597.html?viewAllComments=y
January 22, 2010
WFP: Letter to the Editor: 'Responsible Taxation' at Page A13
or @:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/82349372.html
and View from the West: 'Charter Schools Perform' also at
Page A13 or @:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/charter-schools-perform-82349357.html
January 21, 2010
WFP: 'Text
Education in Schools: Course Teaches Kids Dangers of Messaging' at
Page A9 or @: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/text-education-in-schools-82235232.html
January 20, 2010:
Nick Martin's blog: 'I Needed No-Fail Policy in Grade
7':
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/I-needed-no-fail-policy-in-Grade-7-82197127.html
January 20, 2010:
Nick Martin's Jan 14 blog: "I Dropped my WSD Season Ticket"
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/I-dropped-my-WSD-season-ticket--81521807.html
Salín
January 19,2010: Four letters to the
Editor under the heading "Punctuality Matters" at
PAge A11 or here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/82037657.html
Salín
January 18, 2010
WFP Editorial: 'It's Simple, No Failure, No Learning.' at Page A10 or:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/Its-simple-No-failure-no-learning-81973092.html
Letter to the Editor: 'Deadlines are important' at
Page A11 or: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/81952647.html
Salín
January 14/2010:
Manitoba
Adults Pan No-Fail Policy in Schools @ Page B1 or here:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/survey-fails-no-fail-policy-81449367.html
Salín
January 13,
2010:
Lots to peruse today ! Two letters to the Editor @
Page A11 under "NDP Gives
Up On Taxes": http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/81304057.html
"Big
Teachers' Raise May Trigger Property Tax Hike" @ Page B1 or http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/big-teachers-raise-may-trigger-property-tax-hike-81304117.html
Mary
Agnes Welch's WFP Blog "I Don't Want to Pay For You":
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/welch/I-dont-want-to-pay-for-you--81323212.html
Salín
January 12, 2010:
WFP @ page A2 or following link: 'WSD Approves Contract':
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/wsd-approves-contract-81209742.html
Salín
January 11, 2010:
The WSD has now posted three important Budget documents:
1. 2010/2011 Budget
Process and Timelines;
2. FRAME Report
2009/2010 Budget; and
3. November 2009 Budget
Presentation to Advisory Committees (same as the one posted here on December 3,
2009). LINK: http://ww.wsd1.org/board/budget.htm
Salín
January 9, 2010: 'Education Minister Nancy Allan has
signalled that property owners should prepare to be
hosed by education tax increases this year'. This is the
opening sentence of today's WFP Editorial found either @ Page A14 or at this
link: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/prepare-to-get-hosed-81060087.html
Also see Nick Martin's Jan 6 blog: 'How Raises
Above Inflation Fuel Education Costs' here:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/martin/How-raises-above-inflation-fuel-education-costs--80816942.html
Salín
Jan 6/10: "School Boards Free to Hike Taxes"
and "Two
Key Dates are Looming for Education Property Taxes" at WFP
Page A6 or here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/school-boards-free-to-hike-taxes-80776352.html
Salín