Proposed Bill 64 Update

Posted Wednesday, April 7, 2021

The following is a message from LRSD School Trustee Sandy Nemeth:

All questions posed at the March 23 forum have been forwarded to the MLAs serving the LRSD community.  Your school board has not received any new information on Bill 64 beyond what was shared that evening.

We encourage you to be informed and engaged; 

Read the report and recommendations from the K-12 review committee

Read Bill 64: The Education Modernization Act (gov.mb.ca)

Visit the BEST website for all documents: https://bettereducationmb

Contact your school trustees with questions, comments, and concerns

Contact your MLA with questions, comments, and concerns: MLA Constituency Listing (gov.mb.ca)

Provide feedback: Better Education Starts Today | EngageMB *survey closes April 6.

Sign up to share your views on Bill 64 by calling the clerks office 204-945-3636: http://www.mbschoolboards.ca/localVoices.php

This petition from Parents for Public Education is currently circulating: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5WyHQRL8ccE_5iR-ZLZQv3UDXRzxX3CLl-HfnRDkr2tZ3Tw/viewform

We hope this finds all of you well, and that you enjoyed the change of pace spring break brings.  A reminder we are always available for conversation and remain interested in having a few minutes on the agenda of your PAC meetings to share updates and information.

Louise Johnston (Chair), Pam Kolochuk (Vice-chair), Josie Landry, Sandy Nemeth, Robert Page, Tom Parker, Chris Sigurdson, Cindy Turner, Neil Vadeboncoeur