Advocacy Priorities
Previous Advocacy Efforts
Since being elected in fall 2021, the Board of Trustees has been advocating on a number of important issues in support public education and the best interests of students in the CBE.
Provincial Budget not Keeping Pace
Jun. 2025
Budget 2025-26 does not provide the necessary funding for a growing school board. This year the CBE received an increase to provincial funding to account for increased enrolment. However, the budget does not address the impact of inflation or the real cost of supporting students with increasingly complex learning needs.
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Message from the Board of Trustees on Education Funding
Nov. 14, 2024
The Board of Trustees continues to advocate for education funding that keeps pace with escalating student enrolment, rising costs and increasingly complex student needs.
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Message from the Board of Trustees on “Preserving Choice for Children and Youth” Policy
Dec. 3, 2024 UPDATE
On Nov.18, 2024, at the fall general meeting of the Alberta School Board Association the CBE voted in favour of a position statement that sexual health education remain an "opt out" for parents in Alberta.
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Message from the Board of Trustees on Government Policy Announcement
Feb. 1, 2024
We are committed to ensuring each and every student feels welcomed, cared for, respected and safe while at school, no matter who they are or how they identify.
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