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Hector Goudreau MLA: Province recognizes 136 Alberta teachers for outstanding work
Hector Goudreau MLA, Dunvegan – Central Peace
for Smoky River Express
Teachers and principals from across Alberta are being recognized as 2010 Excellence in Teaching Awards semi-finalists for their remarkable job of inspiring Kindergarten to Grade 12 students. This year’s 136 semi-finalists were selected from 338 eligible nominations.
Nominees must show leadership, demonstrate creativity and innovation, work collaboratively with colleagues, and create positive and stimulating learning environments that motivate students to exceed their own expectations. Each nomination includes statements of support from the nominee’s principal or superintendent, a teaching colleague, and a member of the public. Semi-finalists and award recipients are selected by a committee made up of representatives from the education community.
The program honours semi-finalists across the province at regional celebrations. In addition, semi-finalists can access up to $1,500 for professional development. >From the 136 semi-finalists, 23 award recipients will be selected and honoured in Calgary on May 29 at a dinner and awards ceremony. Twenty award recipients will be able to access up to $4,000 for professional development; while three teachers will be awarded SMARTer Kids Foundation Innovative Use of Technology Awards and will receive a comprehensive technology package, which includes a SMART board.
Alberta Education hosts the 22nd Annual Excellence in Teaching Awards with the support of the Alberta School Councils’ Association, the Alberta School Boards Association, The Alberta Teachers’ Association, the Association of Alberta Deans of Education, the Council on Alberta Teaching Standards, the Edmonton Journal and the SMARTer Kids Foundation.
Albertans have celebrated Excellence in Teaching since 1989, with more than 8,000 teachers nominated and more than 400 award recipients.
For more information about the Excellence in Teaching Awards, visit www.education.alberta.ca and click on the teachers tab.
The Alberta government has a clear plan for a strong economic recovery. An important part of The Way Forward is maintaining support for programs and services Albertans need most, such as health care, education and safe and vibrant communities. For more information on the plan visit alberta.ca.
Alberta students receive a total of $100,000 in Persons Case Scholarships
Twenty-five women excelling in their chosen fields of study will receive financial support through the Government of Alberta’s Persons Case Scholarships. The funding will help them pursue post-secondary studies during the 2009-10 school year.
Persons Case Scholarships are awarded annually to students whose studies and career goals are expected to contribute to the advancement of women, or to those who are studying in fields where members of their gender are traditionally few in number.
Two hundred and fifty-four applications were reviewed this year. The selection committee included representatives from government, post-secondary institutions and organizations committed to advancing the equality of women. Scholarships awarded range from $3,000 to $5,000.
The scholarships are funded by the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund and awarded each year by Alberta Children and Youth Services, as the Ministry responsible for women’s issues.
To qualify, students must be residents of Alberta for a minimum of three years and currently enrolled as full-time students at a post-secondary institution.
Women and men are eligible for scholarships, with awards granted on the basis of academic performance in addition to their programs of study.
The Persons Case Scholarship was established in 1979 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Persons Case. In 1929, Alberta’s Famous Five - Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Emily Murphy and Irene Parlby - successfully led the landmark case, in which a British Privy Council ruling declared women in Canada qualified as “persons” under the law.
For more information about the Persons Case Scholarship, visit www.child.alberta.ca/home. For a complete list of scholarships and bursaries available to students in Alberta, visit www.alis.alberta.ca.
Existing drug coverage for seniors continues
Proposed changes to Alberta’s seniors’ drug plan scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2010, have been delayed in order to address necessary legislative and regulatory changes and align with other government programs for seniors.
Meanwhile, the existing seniors’ drug program will remain available to all Albertans 65 years and older. Seniors with this coverage will continue to pay a co-payment of 30 per cent of each prescription’s cost to a maximum of $25 per prescription. The existing program will continue to provide coverage for prescription drugs, ambulance services, clinical psychological services, and home nursing care.
Questions about existing coverage should be directed to Alberta Blue Cross at 1-800-661-6995, or by email at www.ab.bluecross.ca, since they administer the seniors’ drug program for the Government of Alberta.
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