Council approves in principle Declaration on Assessment

Highlights of the Provincial Executive Council (PEC) meeting held June 12–14, 2025, Barnett House, Edmonton.

• Declared in effect an amendment to the General Bylaws, as set out in Electoral Ballot 1 of 2024 and approved by the 2025 Annual Representative Assembly. Electoral Ballot 1 amended general bylaw 53 to differentiate between associate members who hold the highest level of membership available to them and those who do not and prohibit members of the College of Alberta School Superintendents from running for provincial office.
• Approved in principle moving forward seven electoral ballots proposed by locals. The finalized ballots, along with a statement of PEC’s position on each, will be prepared and distributed to locals before the end of September.
• Approved in principle one PEC-sponsored electoral ballot for distribution to locals before the end of September.
• Authorized the addition of Rule 6.10.1 to the Rules of Order and Procedure: “With respect to representative assemblies, no member, without leave of the meeting, given, if necessary, by a majority vote on a motion duly made and put, shall speak to the same question, or in reply, for longer than three minutes. Time taken by staff or other nonmembers of the assembly to answer questions or provide information in response to a member’s inquiry shall not count toward the member’s speaking time.”
• Authorized the development of a new resource to support Palestinian newcomer students and their families in Alberta schools.
• Amended the administrative guidelines pertaining to release, relief and compensation for members of PEC by adding provisions that specifically address how a member of Council who is employed as a substitute or part-time teacher is paid by the Association.
• Authorized the transfer of approximately $300,000 cash from the general operating fund to pay off a loan prior to the end of the 2024/25 fiscal year.
• Approved in principle a draft Declaration on Assessment, which is based on established Association policy and will be published as a combined declaration with the existing Declaration on Curriculum.
• Approved the reassignment of the members of Clearview Local No. 33 from Endless Skies Teachers’ Convention Association to Central Alberta Teachers’ Convention Association, commencing in the 2026/27 convention year.
• Amended the administrative guidelines as they relate to the role of the Central Strike Action Committee and approved the Central Strike Action Committee frame of reference.
• Amended the administrative guidelines to update the standard provincial convention guest registration fees.
• Amended the administrative guidelines to eliminate the option of sending multiple copies of any one item in a school mailing unless the item is specified as one copy per teacher.
• Amended the administrative guidelines to update how the Nadene M. Thomas Graduate Research Bursary is paid to its recipients.
• Approved that funding for local substitute teacher chair meetings and training events be included in the Association’s 2025/26 prognoses for the 2026/27 fiscal year.
• Repealed the Standard Constitution for Sublocals and amended four local constitutions to remove any references to sublocals.
• Approved the names of 15 teachers for addition to the approved name bank for possible appointment as Association instructors.
• Approved field member committee and representation assignments for 2025/26.