President Tees joins community and education partners to select outstanding BC teachers for Premier’s Award
 The winners of the first-ever Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence have been announced. The awards recognize the efforts of 20 outstanding BC teachers working with students in the K-12, independent or band school systems. There were more than 150 nominations from principals, teachers, administrators, superintendents, trustees, parents, students and community members across BC.
BCSTA President Penny Tees said, “Being part of the selection group was one of the most positive experiences you could imagine. Reading the written nominations for the Premier’s Awards made it clear how fortunate we are in this province to have so many outstanding teachers who day-in, day-out work so hard and creatively in the process of educating our young people.”
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Bill 7, affecting trustee elections, is passed
Bill 7, the Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 was passed in the Legislature on Wednesday March 12, 2008. It includes amendments that affect trustee elections procedures including campaign financing rules. Further details will be provided in BCSTA's From the Legislature.
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Candidate statements available now
 In last week’s eDigest the names of 2008-2009 BCSTA Board of Directors candidates were announced. The candidate statements and photographs are now available.
Nominations for all positions may still come from the floor at the opening of the AGM on Thursday, April 3. A Candidates' Forum will be held on Friday morning, April 4, at which time all candidates will be asked questions submitted by delegates. On Saturday morning, April 5, each candidate will be asked to give a three-minute speech prior to the elections later that morning. On Saturday at noon the new Board of Directors will be sworn in.
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March 2008 Leader coming your way
 A ground-breaking Iowa study that shows high student achievement can be traced to well-performing boards headlines the new issue of Education Leader, in the mail to you this week.
The Leader, packed as plentifully as an Easter basket, offers that story – featuring an interview with the Iowa Association of School Boards’ Mary Delagardelle – plus a host of others, including Penny Tees’s final column as President; a look at BC’s Aboriginal Friendship Centres; a Q and A with former Ontario Premier Bob Rae; new BCSTA Executive Director Stephen Hansen’s sharing of his vision for the Association; and much more.
You won’t want to miss Prince George Provincial Councillor Roxanne Ricard’s book review of Five Habits of High-Impact School Boards, as well as poignant appreciations of two colleagues we lost recently: Sooke Trustee Jim London, and Gold Trail Trustee Bill Sturn.
And of course you can also find the current Leader online.
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Information on the 2008 CSBA Congress available now
 The 2008 Canadian School Board Association Congress will be held in Regina, Saskatchewan, July 3-5, 2008. Details about the Congress are available now including:
- Registration forms, online and printable
- Agendas for delegates and family members
- Bios and photos of the keynote speakers
- Accommodation and tourism suggestions
Those interested in the Congress should check back to the site often, as the Association will be keeping it updated with all the latest information before, during and after the event.
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