董事会的一部分职责是为卡尔加里教育局和服务超过12.3万名学生的机构发声。

在这次选举中，董事们希望所有阿尔伯塔省的人都能思考公共教育的价值，并为何应该将其作为优先事项。

以下是我们分享的三个主要信息，以及我们需要各政党领导人回答的问题。

董事们力推的三个目标

1 | 为每个学生提供资金支持

公共教育是阿尔伯塔省最佳的投资

• 无论在财政适度还是财政紧缩情况下，公共教育必须始终是首要任务。
• 稳定可预测的资金对我们的学生至关重要。
• 与七年前相比，CBE每名学生的总体拨款减少了。
• 公共教育塑造我们社区的未来。
• 公共教育是我们民主制度的基础。

问题：
贵党是否承诺继续维持或增加每个学生的总体拨款在接下来的四年内？

2 | 支持特殊需求学生

公共教育服务每个孩子，每一天，无例外

• 无论背景、能力或经济状况如何，每个孩子都受到CBE的欢迎。
• 每个孩子都应该得到学习、身体和健康需求的支持。
• 为提供这些服务的资金缺口每年都在扩大。
• 去年，CBE花费了1.36亿加元来支持有特殊学习需求的学生，而省级提供的拨款仅为7800万加元。
• 每个孩子都应该有机会接受高质量的学习环境。
• 每个孩子都有权享有安全温馨的学习环境。
• 学生的需求不仅限于课堂。卫生、儿童服务、社区和社会服务部门需要与阿尔伯塔省教育部合作，为每个学生提供所需的帮助。

问题：
贵党将如何弥合这一资金缺口，并承诺充分资助有复杂需求的学生的支持？

3 | 建设和现代化学校

学校是学生成功的关键

• 学校是我们社区的核心。让我们投资于它们。
• 我们许多学校已经满员。
• 许多学校在不久的将来将超过容量。
• CBE每年继续增加大约2000名学生。
• 我们每年需要相当于四所新的小学来为不断增加的人口提供服务。
• 我们有134所已超过50年历史的学校。
• 需要对学校进行现代化改造以满足现代课程的要求。
• 省级承认CBE的维护维修立即需求为1.62亿加元。
• 如果要解决所有的维护维修问题，将需要超过10亿加元。
• 我们学校的日常运营费用比2017-2018年省级提供的资金多1300万加元。
• 弥补赤字的资金必须从课堂里来。

问题：
贵党是否承诺建设新学校并完成现代化的改造工程？

学生的教育必须始终是首要任务。我们的学生不应得到任何更少的待遇。

有关董事会的更多信息，请访问董事会页面。您也可以通过boardoftrustees@cbe.ab.ca与董事会办公室联系。

有关董事会倡导工作的更多信息:

2019年3月5日 | 董事会为学生倡导​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​Part of the role of the Board of Trustees is to advocate for the Calgary Board of Education and the more than 123,000 students it serves.

During this election, trustees want all Albertans to think about the value of public education, and why it should be a priority.

Here are top three messages we are sharing, and the questions we need party leaders to answer.

Trustees' Top T​hree for CBE

1 | Fund Every Student

Public Education is the Best Investment Alberta Can Make

• Public education must always be a top priority, even in times of fiscal restraint.
• Stable predicable funding is important for our students.
• The CBE receives less overall funding per student than we did seven years ago.
• Public education shapes the future of our communities.
• Public education is the foundation of our democracy.

Question:
Will your party commit to maintaining or increasing overall funding for each and every student for the next four years?​

2 | Support Students with Special Needs

Public Education Serves Each Child, Every Day, No Exceptions

• Every child is welcome at the CBE, regardless of their background, ability or financial status.
• Every child deserves support for their learning, physical and wellness needs.
• The funding gap to provide these services grows every year.
• Last year, the CBE spent $136M to support students with special learning needs, while the province provided only $78M in funding.
• Every child should have access to high-quality learning environments.
• Every child has the right to a safe and caring learning environment.
• Student needs go beyond the classroom. The government departments of Health, Children’s Services, Community and Social Services need to come together with Alberta Education to provide the help every student needs.

Question:
How will your party close this funding gap and commit to adequately funding supports for students with complex needs?

3 | Build and Modernize Schools

Schools are Key to Student Success

• Schools are the heart of our communities. Let’s invest in them.
• Many of our schools are full.
• Many schools will be over capacity in the near future.
• The CBE continues to grow by about 2,000 students per year.
• We need the equivalent of four new elementary schools every year to serve an increasing population.
• We have 134 schools that are over 50 years old.
• School modernizations are needed to meet the demands of a modern curriculum.
• The province acknowledges the CBE’s deferred maintenance for immediate needs is $162M.
• If all deferred maintenance were to be addressed, it would cost upwards of $1 billion.
• The daily operation of our schools costs about $13M more than what was provided by the province in 2017-18.
• ​Money to cover shortfalls has to come from the classroom.

Question:
Will your party commit to building new schools and completing needed modernizations?

The education of students must always be a top priority. Our students deserve no less.

For more information about the Board of Trustees, please visit the Board of Trustees page. You can also contact the Office of the Board of Trustees at boardoftrustees@cbe.ab.ca.

For more information on trustee advocacy efforts:

Mar. 05, 2019 | Board of Trustees Advocates for Students​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​