What a wonderful opportunity for our local students. Please check out the article in the Nelson Star here.

Following the recent AGM, the NDTA Executive for 2017-18 will be:

• President:  Debbie Sabourin 0.8 FTE/Paul Boscariol 0.2 FTE
• Local Representative:  Carla Wilson
• Vice-president:  Vacant
• Pro-d Chair:  Tamara Martin
• Bargaining Chair:  Carla Wilson
• Social Justice Chair:  Jason Peil
• Public Relations Chair:  Carla Wilson
• Secretary:  Karen Walgren
• Treasurer:  Karen Walgren
• Ab Ed Chair:  Jesse Halton
• Education Committee Rep:  Ailis Lawrence
• Health & Safety Chair:  Paul Boscariol
• Local Election Contact:  Vacant
• Political Action:  Vacant
• Social Committee:  Vacant
• TTOC Chair:  Kathy Couch (this position is elected at the TTOC AGM in the fall)

If any members are interested in stepping up to fill vacant positions they can contact the NDTA office.

​You and your students are invited to participate in the Poverty Free BC Week of Action, which runs from February 25 through March 4. Each day of the week will focus on one of the seven pillars of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition’s Poverty Reduction Plan. The week will end with a rally at noon on March 4 at the main branch of the Vancouver Public Library.
 
The Poverty Free BC Week of Action resources for teachers document, on the BCTF antipoverty action group webpage provides a list of resources and activities to use throughout the week.
Lower Mainland teachers and students are welcome to attend the many events taking place throughout the week. For a description of the each event, visit the Poverty Free BC Action Week page on the BCPRC website.
 
On February 28, the action day focussing on public education, teachers and the public are invited to participate in the BCTF’s Hungry to Learn Webinar on Poverty and Education in BC. This webinar will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Register for this event at  https://app.webinarjam.net/register/13360/f4528276ff . More details will be available soon.
 
On February 28 and during the week of action, we encourage BCTF members to host an event in your school, local, or community to help make poverty an election issue.  The  Hungry to learn PowerPoint presentation and Hungry to learn speaking notes were developed to support teachers in raising awareness of the impact of poverty on BC students and families and the need for a poverty reduction plan in our province.

Below a copy of the 2013-2019 Collective Agreement. This agreement has not yet been signed off as we are holding off until the 2002 language has been reinserted, but it is in effect.

Below is the most recent Education Change Bulletin.

The BCTF has just announced that they have reached an interim agreement with the BC Public School Employers' Association and government as a first step in the process to implement the collective agreement language recently restored by Supreme Court. Please see the news release and live stream press conference below.

I hope everyone had a restful, well deserved break, wonderful holidays and is happy to be back. The BCTF currently has some advisory committee positions open. Please click the link above to for more information and details on how to apply.