June/2000 - Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association

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FROM THE PRESIDENTTHE MORE THEY STAY THE SAMEThe MoreThings Changeby FRED ANDREWSIt is often said that the older one gets and the busierone becomes, life seems to go by faster and faster.Thus, if this being the case the 1999-2000 schoolyear went by faster than the speed of sound. What abusy year! But we can’t wait for the last day to come – arespite, a reprieve.All teachers in the province experienced increasedworkloads and increased demands on their time. Thedownloading of duties from the school boards to theadministrators, to the teachers and support staff, thepressure to implement Pathways, school committeeswhich ranged from school improvement, school councilsto subject area, grade levels and discipline committeesand the host of other duties that teachers aremandated to do or willingly volunteer to do, have allimpacted on a teacher’s ability, energy and desire to dothe best job possible. Just as the fears, angers and frustrationsbrought about by consolidation, school closures,school redesignations and teacher transfers began tosubside, along came the Ministerial Panel Report and itsrecommendations.In the Panel report, we begin to see what could benegative impacts on our jobs as the recommendations ofthe Ministerial Panel are interpreted and implemented.Some recommendations must be dealt with throughcollective bargaining and others, such as the newmethod (ratio) to allocate teachers, are being worked onimmediately.And then the last, but not the least, workload anddemand – the pressure of putting all things together sothat students and staffs, parents and community haveexperienced another highly successful year.There is no doubt that somewhere in late July to earlyAugust the mental and physical energy and wellnesswill return, just in time to launch another September,another pedagogical cycle.The more things change … the greater the workloadfor teachers … the more our highly trained and professionalstaff work on our behalf. Our staff at the NLTAare an integral part of our teacher lives as they supportand promote long term wellness and help us successfullyremedy short term difficulties and problems.In conclusion, I thank each and every one of you forthe opportunity to serve and represent you during 1999-2000. What an experience! What pride I have taken as Isaw first hand the delivery of education in this provinceby professional teachers that can be matched by few andsurpassed by none.May you all have a restful and healthy summer. Forthose of you who have retired, I wish you all the best inyour new endeavours.the bulletin 12 june 2000
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORThe YearAheadby WAYNE NOSEWORTHYAs I prepare this article, our 1999-2000 schoolyear is rapidly coming to a close. For the NLTA,this has been an extremely active year, particularlywith events surrounding the Ministerial Panel onEducation, the preparations for collective bargaining, andundertakings related directly to the four major priorityareas of your Association. Overall, I believe we have hada very successful year. The Ministerial Panel, in its conclusions,identified with many of the proposals that yourAssociation placed before it. The challenge ahead for theNLTA is to see that those positive recommendations areimplemented by the provincial government and to strivefor improvements with government respecting the conclusionsreached by the Ministerial Panel that either didnot meet our objectives or went in somewhat differentdirections. The NLTA is represented on the implementationcommittee with our other partners in education andwill be actively involved in that context for the balance of2000 and throughout the next school year.It is my expectation that the 2000-2001 NLTA yearwill be dominated by issues surrounding collective bargaining.I anticipate that we will be at the table in theFall, striving to realize a new contract to take effect atthe expiry of the current collective agreement inSeptember 2001.I congratulate you for your contributions to the educationof our students during the past year; I thank youfor your continued involvement and support of theNewfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association, andI look forward with much enthusiasm to working withyour dedicated team at 3 Kenmount Road in realizingthe Association’s objectives in the coming year.Have a great summer. I willsee you in the Fall.ALERT TO TEACHERSRe: Upgrading and CertificationAt this time of the year many people are planning to spend theirsummer recess attending educational programs for the purpose ofupgrading their teaching certification level. These individuals should beaware that everyone’s program of study must be reviewed by the Registrarof Teacher Certification and approved before one can move to the nextlevel of teaching certificate. To avoid any problems or disappointmentswhen later applying for an upgrading of their teaching certificate, theAssociation advises every teacher to discuss their educational programswith the Registrar of Teacher Certification prior to beginning such study.To discuss programs of study or to learn more about teacher certificationregulations please contact:Mr. Robert ParsonsRegistrar of Teacher CertificationDepartment of EducationBox 8700, St. John’s, NF A1B 4J6Tel: (709) 729-3020Fax: (709) 729-5026E-mail: robparsons@mail.gov.nf.caMasters Program by Distance EducationThe courses which support rural teachers’ developmentWe offer a tried and tested suite of graduate courses leading to an MEd degree.These can be accessed individually or clustered in time or by topic to meet yourneeds and school commitments.If you wish to join this secure, supported and flexible Masters Program e-mailyour mailing address now.Join the Northern College group of 50 Masters Program teachers inNewfoundland and Labrador.• We aim to support you in meeting your needs.• Courses agreed by the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education asappropriate for approval and credit towards upgrading.• Most popular areas of study are ICT and Learning and Educational Management.• All assessable work is guaranteed to be designed to allow completion at a graduatelevel with a practical focus relevant to school commitments.• Each individual course costs C$950 including teaching materials, extensive tutorsupport by e-mail, fax or telephone and access to Northern College library support.For further details please contact:Iain Macleani.e.maclean@norcol.ac.ukTel: 01144 1224 283504; Fax: 01144 1224 283671/283900Northern College of Educationcommitted to the development of teachersthe bulletin 13 june 2000
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