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Literacy program to address COVID-19 learning loss
A new program for kindergarten to Grade 3 students will help measure how classroom disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting student learning.
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The Alberta government will work with University of Alberta professor George Georgiou to support a voluntary program that focuses on reading deficits among early learners across the province.
“We know COVID-19 is having an impact on student learning. The first step is to find out what the impacts are. These assessments will help us understand how to better support student success in the classroom during these crucial early years, and address learning gaps that were created from the pandemic.”
EDMONTON A bill tabled in the Alberta legislature Tuesday would give the responsibility of managing school superintendents over to an organization separate from the government. Bill 55, the College of Alberta School Superintendents Act, would allow the college to provide oversight to and handle discipline of members. The college would also be responsible for reappointing and appointing new superintendents, a responsibility currently held by the education minister. “It will strengthen governance, accountability and leadership excellence,” said Education Minister Adriana LaGrange. “We wanted to ensure that the leaders that we have are the best possible, that they have the ability to govern themselves, that they have the ability to provide professional development for themselves as well.”
Raising the bar with education leaders
Alberta’s government will strengthen the kindergarten to Grade 12 education system by creating a professional organization for school superintendents.
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If passed, Bill 55, the
College of Alberta School Superintendents Act, would make the college a legislated organization responsible for upholding the superintendent profession. This includes superintendents and deputy superintendents employed in public, separate or francophone school authorities. This legislation will strengthen the education system and empower superintendents to provide better outcomes for Alberta’s students.
Posted: Mar 09, 2021 2:52 PM MT | Last Updated: March 10
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says school superintendents play an important role in making sure every student receives a high-quality education.(Scott Neufeld/CBC )
Alberta superintendents will be able to police their own profession if a new bill is passed in the legislature.
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange introduced a bill on Tuesday that would see senior school division leaders required to belong to a college, which would investigate any complaints against the professionals.
By September 2022, should the bill pass, the existing College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS) would have the legal power to investigate its members. It would also be responsible for ensuring superintendents skills and knowledge are up to date.