Thread by @joanchandoiseau

Did you know AB Ed @AdrianaLaGrange cut funding to AB School Council Assoc (ASCA) @ABschoolcouncil by whopping 75%, greatly affecting all AB parents’ ability to have a voice & strength of collective? #abed #abpoli #ableg #education #parents #school #council #community 1/

Did you know AB ED @AdrianaLaGrange formed “Parent Advisory” consisting of 40 AB (handpicked?) parents? Why? ASCA @ABschoolcouncil has formed collective voice for ~90 yrs that represents ALL AB School Councils available to ALL AB parents #abed #abpoli #ableg #education 2/

ASCA is non-profit & drastically slashed budget to survive. Looking at budget breakdown during AGM today, over 50% provides learning opportunities/professional development so parent volunteers can do their legislated jobs on school council #abed #abpoli #parents #volunteers 3/

ASCA @ABschoolcouncil is forced to seek other revenue streams & look to education partners - incl parents & @albertateachers - to raise funds for projects, operational costs, engaging community, supporting students/parents/councils & more #funding #abpoli #abed #ableg 4/

Note: AB Ed @AdrianaLaGrange gave school councils $500 grant to build community & capacity while cutting funding to @ABschoolcouncil, our collective body that helps to inform & support larger AB parent community + advocate @ Provincial level #abed #abpoli #ableg #education 5/

$500 grant to school councils from AB Ed @AdrianaLaGrange can NOT go to ASCA membership. Many councils supporting ASCA by spending grant on @ABschoolcouncil workshops that support professional development for council instead #abed #abpoli #ableg #school #council #education 6/

Like me, most AB parents @ABschoolcouncil (+ @albertateachers teachers, educators, & community professionals incl @cpeck3 @DrAGrace_cyhtt @schill_dawg ) have NOT felt heard re Curriculum & other important Education issues #abed #abpoli #ableg #education #parents #teachers 7/

AB ED @AdrianaLaGrange negatively affecting power of Albertans’ collective voice thru funding cuts, problematic town halls & policy changes, + new advisory groups. We must ask, WHY? #abed #abpoli #ableg #parents #teachers #students #education #abpubliced #speakout /end

I stand corrected - I believe @AdrianaLaGrange’s Parent Advisory group consists of 35 members which is not representative of AB parents, especially given we already have a collective voice w/ ASCA @ABschoolcouncil that represents all #abed #parents #school #council #represent