Trustee philosophy...

With trustee elections quickly approaching, we should be canvassing our communities to find 'education friendly' candidates to run for trustee. Here are some desired 'positions' that we should be looking for in our trustees:

Candidates for trustee need to:
1. Support teacher professionalism.
2. Encourage positive, productive relations with teachers.
3. Support local democratic governance of public education.
4. Work to prevent privatization of education in all forms:
5. Support and work towards;
a) a fully funded public education system,
b) improvements in class size and composition limits,,
c) adequate services and funding for students with special needs,
d) elimination of standardized data collection other than randomized sampling, including Foundation Skills Assessment Tests
6. Oppose;
a) contracting out of education services and support services,
b) P3s,
c) school fees,
d) magnet schools,
e) commercialization and corporate advertising in the schools,
f) erosion of teacher professionalism,
g) site-based management of schools,
7. Support the Charter for Public Education.
8. Promote social justice and equity in the schools.
9. Ensure equitable hiring practices across race, gender, sexual orientation, and culture.
10. Oppose military recruiting in the schools.
11. Are willing and able to speak out publicly on these issues.
12. Support K-12 schooling in each community.
13. Support face-to-face instruction in our schools.
14. Support local bargaining.