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Union unhappy with education assistant cuts |
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The union representing education support workers in Saskatchewan says special needs in the classroom are growing while educational assistant jobs are being cut.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees released figures Wednesday to show that the number of students with intensive special needs is up, but 350 teacher aid jobs have been cut in the last four years.
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Cuts in EA jobs concern CUPE'S education members |
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Cuts in the amount of educational assistants (EA) employed in the province have a group concerned about the support available to students.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said there has been a loss of 350 full-time equivalent EA jobs since 2007-08.
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Last Updated on Monday, 24 October 2011 |
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Union Unhappy with Education Assistant Cuts |
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The union representing education support workers in Saskatchewan says special needs in the classroom are growing while educational assistant jobs are being cut.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees released figures Wednesday to show that the number of students with intensive special needs is up, but 350 teacher aid jobs have been cut in the last four years. Read more...
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Last Updated on Monday, 24 October 2011 |
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Some parents are content with specialized supports (professionals) currently being offered to their intensive needs children. What about the many vocal parents who stated that supports are not adequate?
There have been numerous comments in newspapers, on live talk radio, various TV stations and public forums from parents criticizing the Ministry’s lack of sensitivity and supports. How can the Ministry continue to deny that the cuts to Educational Assistants (EA) have adversely affected students in Saskatchewan?
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Last Updated on Monday, 24 October 2011 |
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Opinions Differ on School Staffing Changes |
With the new school year underway, there are mixed views about recent changes to staffing in schools.
Earlier in the year, some school divisions in Saskatchewan hired more professional staff, such as speech and language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists and educational psychologists. Read more... |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 December 2010 |
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Decisions to cut educational assistants certainly seem government-directed
Diana Florizone’s daughter Ally doesn’t quite fit the mould of a typical fifth grader. She has trouble communicating, she struggles with basic math and reading skills, and she has trouble performing certain motor functions. But since pre-school, Ally has had an Educational Assistant (EA) with her in the classroom, helping with everything from homework to relating to other kids — and it shows. Read more....
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 December 2010 |
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Education Ministry Requested a Meeting with the CUPE Education Workers’ |
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A campaign by CUPE school workers in Saskatchewan to stop the cuts to teaching assistants is gathering steam. The government’s controversial plan proposes to cut 75 per cent of the province’s education assistants (EAs) over the next seven years, as it implements a new model for special needs students. Read more... |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 |
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In his letter No policy to cut EAs (SP, June 17), Education Minister Ken Krawetz denies asking school divisions to trim 75 per cent of EA positions.
However, that is exactly what two documents, Enhancing Opportunities Through Full Service School Divisions and The Golden Rule of Providing Support in Classrooms recommend. The ministry distributed both documents to school divisions and they continue to be available on its website.  Read more... |
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 |
The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
Tue Jun 22 2010
Page: A6
Section: Forum
Byline: Dave Schurman
Source: The StarPhoenix
Re: Classroom support positions face axe (SP, June 10). As a retired teacher with 31 years experience in the classroom, a resource room and a special needs setting, I feel qualified to comment on this article.
When Evelyn Novak, director of education for Prairie Spirit School Division, refers to the "new model of support for learning," and aligning her division with the model the ministry suggests, I'm full of doubts and questions.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 |
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Holy Family Separate School has new plan for educational assistants |
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Weyburn Review
Wed Mar 31 2010
Page: B1
Section: News
Source: The Review
The way the Holy Family Separate School Division uses its educational assistants (EA) is now changing, as a new model has been created to determine how EAs are used.
The issue of EAs in the classroom and school was raised during the Holy Family School Division's monthly meeting on Mar. 17 in Weyburn.
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 |
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Director at Cornerstone clarifies aide staffing levels |
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Weyburn Review
Wed Apr 21 2010
Page: B15
Section: News
Source: The Review
School divisions continue to review their aide staff levels, as they continue to address the 'Response to Intervention' from the Ministry of Education.
Marc Casavant, director of education from the Southeast Cornerstone School Division, clarified how aide staff levels would be addressed by the school division.
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 |
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New direction will put more pressure on teachers |
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Parkland Review
Fri May 14 2010
Page: 15
Section: News
Byline: Chris Putnam
Source: The Review
Two presentations at the May 11 meeting of the Board of Education shed some light on a philosophical shift taking place at the North East School Division.
In his staffing and enrolment summary for the upcoming year, Superintendent of Human Resources Cliff Chutskoff outlined plans to cut nearly twenty educational associate (EA) positions--about 15%--from the division at the end of this school year. This will continue a trend of sharp cuts to support staff in the northeast in recent years.
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 |
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Classroom support positions face axe |
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The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
Thu Jun 10 2010
Page: A3
Section: Third Page
Byline: Jeanette Stewart
Source: The StarPhoenix
CORRECTION: (From The StarPhoenix, June 11, 2010) The Prairie Spirit school division will staff Langham Elementary School with 5.7 full-time educational associates, not one as reported Thursday. The StarPhoenix regrets the error. *****
Forty-one classroom support staff employed by the Prairie Spirit school division will lose their jobs this fall.
Administrators say cuts to the number of educational associates (EAs) employed by the division are part of a long-term plan to increase the number of professional staff and a way to balance the books following this year's provincial budget.
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 July 2010 |
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Visiting experts not sole solution |
The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
Thu Jun 17 2010
Page: A11
Section: Forum
Byline: Linda Wason-Ellam and Rae Mitten
Source: Special to The StarPhoenix
The following viewpoint was prepared by Wason-Ellam, a professor at the college of education at the University of Saskatchewan, and Mitten, a PhD candidate. - -
Kudos to the parent of a student with ADD, ADHD and partial FAS, who moved his family from Calgary to the Prairie Spirit School Division three years ago, in part to receive better support for his son with challenges.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 |
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Inclusive Education Needs EAs in Class |
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The following is the viewpoint of the writer, executive director of the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living. Read more... |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 |
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The article, Classroom support positions face axe (SP, June 10), states that the province plans to ask school divisions to trim 75 per cent of educational assistant positions within seven years. Read more...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 |
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EA Cuts Concerns Saskatchewan Association For Community Living |
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Thursday, June 10, 2010- The Saskatchewan Association for Community Living (SACL) expressed its concern today following news that the Prairie Sprit School Division plans to cut 41 classroom support staff. Read more... |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 |
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EWSC Responds to Minister Krawetz Statements |
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Minister Krawetz states that there is no government policy to reduce educational assistants in the province.
However, the government’s living document, Enhancing Opportunities through Full-Service School Divisions calls for the number of educational assistants to be reduced in a prescribed manner, with ratios and timelines. This is a matter of record. The government admits to circulating the document to school divisions in November 2009.
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Last Updated on Friday, 10 September 2010 |
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STF to Conduct Research Study on Special Education Teachers |
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Check out the May 12th, 2010 STF Bulletin. On page two take a look at the STF to Conduct Research Study on Special Education Teachers article. Read the comment on how the possible reductions of educational assistants will affect the teachers.
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 July 2010 |
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Intensive Needs Assessment |
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In order to better assist students, educational assistants collaborate with educational psychologists, speech and language pathologists and other educational partners in meeting the needs of students with exceptional learning and behavioural needs to ensure they have equal access to, and benefit from, the provincial educational program. Check out form... |
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 July 2010 |
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The Reminder (Flin Flon)
Fri Apr 23 2010
Page: 18
Section: News
Source: The Reminder
Saskatchewan NDP Education Critic Pat Atkinson criticized the Wall government Wednesday, saying they've left school divisions with little choice but to cut the number of educational assistants in schools.
Atkinson said the 2009-10 funding guide for school divisions demonstrates why many school divisions believe the government wants to cut the number of EAs.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 |
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Public Forum Key Information |
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Last Updated on Friday, 10 September 2010 |
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Wall Government Misleads Public on Plan to Reduce Educational Assistants (EAs) in Schools |
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NDP Education critic Pat Atkinson criticized the Wall Government today for leaving school divisions with little choice but to cut the number of Educational Assistants (EAs) in schools. Atkinson said that the 2009-2010 funding guide for school divisions clearly demonstrates why many school divisions believe Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party government wants to cut the number of educational assistants.
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 July 2010 |
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