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Advocacy

Media Requests:
Joe Couture, Communications – 306-569-0750 Ext. 131 jcouture@saskschoolboards.ca


The SSBA represents the interests of school boards by advocating as a collective and unified voice for education. We do this by:

  • Increasing awareness
  • Improving engagement
  • Sharing information
  • Relying on evidence
  • Encouraging collaboration

The SSBA offers information, support and strategic advice to member boards regarding:

  • Advocacy campaigns and initiatives – including media relations
  • Research and monitoring of trends on matters of importance to education
  • Importance of local voice and locally elected school boards
  • Initiatives and opportunities for board and public engagement
  • Improving communication

For information, advice or advocacy services, please contact:

Phone: 306-569-0750

Jill Welke
Director, Communications and Strategic Services (ext. 142)

Joe Couture
Senior Consultant, Communications and Strategic Services (ext. 131)

Advocacy Activity


Saskatchewan Broadband Action Committee

The Saskatchewan Broadband Action Committee (SBAC) is a cross-sector and community-based group of provincial, local and Indigenous organizations and networks, formed through a shared and collective concern and understanding over the issues and lost opportunities related to broadband connectivity across the province.

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association is committed to supporting the SBAC in achieving greater connectivity for all Saskatchewan residents, regardless of address, through collaboration, coordination of common effort and partnerships.

Resources:

  • Declaration for Action
  • SBAC Overview
  • Survey Quick Fact Sheet

To learn more, visit: https://sarm.ca/resources/saskatchewan-broadband-action-committee/


2020 Elections

  • Open Letter on Education: 2020 Provincial Election



Keep Investing in Students

Saskatchewan’s school boards are encouraged that some funding was restored in the provincial budget for 2018-19, but are calling for renewed investment in education going forward.

School boards have been calling for restored and renewed investment after funding for education was cut significantly in the provincial budget for the previous year, 2017-18. The funding announced in the 2018-19 budget will improve the ability of boards to address pressures facing school division operations, but continued growth and inflation means funding levels remain concerning.


Education Belongs to Community

Education Belongs to Community is a campaign school boards launched in 2016 to bring forward local and community voice in education.

Learn More
  • Read the Education Governance Advisory Panel Review Report and the SSBA Submission to the panel.
  • For more than 100 years, the work of the SSBA and its member boards has remained deeply rooted in the belief that every child in Saskatchewan, regardless of where they live or their personal circumstances, must have the resources and supports they need to achieve and succeed. Research shows that Local Boards Matter.
  • School boards are committed to working with the Government of Saskatchewan to ensure the best outcomes for students, and that the focus in education stays steadfast on continuing the progress we are seeing with the Education Sector Strategic Plan and the Student First approach.
  • For 2015-16, school boards identified approximately $9 million in accumulated efficiencies.

Statement on Cannabis Legalization

  • 2017 SSBA Statement on Cannabis Legalization

Every Day Counts

SSBA Provincial Students’ Day Video 2015


 

SSBA Headlines

  • The School Trustee Newsletter — June 2023 June 15, 2023
  • Recipient Schools Announced for 2023 Mosaic School Nutrition Challenge May 16, 2023
  • The School Trustee Newsletter — April 2023 April 21, 2023
  • Funding Insufficiency Belies Budget Rhetoric April 6, 2023
  • SSBA Reacts to 2023-24 Budget Announcement March 22, 2023

Upcoming Events

Sep 26
September 26 - September 28

STF Councilor Conference

Sep 27
All day

Deadline for Bylaw Amendments (for the AGM)

Sep 30
All day

Premier’s Award Deadline

Oct 9
All day

Thanksgiving Day

Oct 12
All day

Deadline for Resolutions (for the AGM)

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