EBSAC is passing along the following message from Earl Beatty’s teachers:
AT THE BARGAINING TABLE TEACHERS ARE FIGHTING FOR:
- Maintaining the current kindergarten model with a teacher and ECE in each class
- Smaller class sizes for kindergarten and grades 4-8
- Additional special education teachers
- Additional teachers to support Indigenous students, English language learners, and at-risk students
- Additional supports for the successful integration of students
AT THE BARGAINING TABLE THE GOVERNMENT IS:
- Refusing to commit to the existing kindergarten model
- Demanding the removal of class size protections for Kindergarten, and junior and intermediate classes
- Refusing to renew special education funding
- Refusing to deal with rising violence in the classroom
YOU CAN TAKE ACTION BY:
1. Contacting your local MPP (Toronto-Danforth: Peter Tabuns and Beaches-East York: Rima Berns-McGown) and asking them to reverse the cuts and invest in education
2. Contacting Doug Ford: doug.fordco@pc.ola.org or 416-325-1941
3. Contacting Education Minister Stephen Lecce: stephen.lecce@pc.ola.org or 416-325-2600
4. Sharing your stories via email to ett@ett.on.ca about how cuts have affected your child/child’s school
5. Visiting ETFO’s Building Better Schools website for updates and information @ BuildingBetterSchools.ca
6. Supporting teachers and the education system with any other upcoming actions
TEACHERS APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS WE FIGHT FOR THE SCHOOLS OUR STUDENTS AND YOUR CHILDREN DESERVE.
THANK YOU!