I work as an academic at the University of Lethbridge. I typically teach a wide variety of undergraduate students. This student group includes incoming first year engineering students, science majors in a variety of disciplines, and students of all backgrounds taking science and astronomy as part of a general liberal education requirement. I also supervise…

Yes.  I support inclusion initiatives and fully support Lethbridge School Division Policy 502.1 on Welcoming, Caring, Respectful and Safe Learning Environments. I support ongoing efforts to educate students, and the community, on inclusion and have seen positive change in recent years. A focus on one-on-one teacher/student and student/student relationships is very important for inclusion. I…

I see my role as trustee as an advocate for every child. This means ensuring that policies and systems are in place to provide mental health supports for students, teachers, and staff. It also means strong advocacy for sufficient funding and appropriate funding allocation to allow for the resources needed.

Communication between parents and teachers is important to ensure that individual learning plans are developed when learning gaps are such that recovery within class time is challenging.  It is important to recognize that no two students will have identical gaps and it is very challenging for teachers to manage this for entire classes.  A balanced…

I am hoping that the need for COVID-19 measures will subside, but right now we cannot ignore this real threat to our community.  I have relatives and friends in need of medical procedures that cannot have them because of the state of the AHS right now, this is no longer just about COVID-19. As things…

I cannot think of a reasonable justification to deny admission to a student in the legislated age category living within the school division boundary. The school system has a legislated responsibility to every student within its jurisdiction. I will advocate for sufficient resources within the system to allow for this.

I think that the Lethbridge School division has this one right.  The fees assessed are fairly minimal, and there are exceptions for those needing help to cover them. Students eligible for busing do not pay fees. Fees for extra curricular activities are subsidized through student- and parent-led fundraising efforts, and many of the fundraising activities…

Publicly-funded privately run schools place stress on the main public school system.  Many of these private schools are selective in their program offerings and admissions, resulting in streamlined programs that look cheaper on paper and are likely to have better standardized evaluation metrics. This can be misleading as they often do not share the extent…

I fully support public education. Last year I was impressed with how the school division set pivot points for opting into and/or out of in-school learning.  This provided a balanced approach to parental choice and a functional, and as much as possible, predictable system. This current year still has an at-home option within the public…

I do not support the new curriculum. I am all about open and transparent processes and the new curriculum did not do nearly enough consultation with the public, or schools and teachers.  As soon as the curriculum draft was released, there were a lot of problems pointed out by members of the public, as well…