continuing and current concerns of the advisory board on english education

Kate Le Maistre

Chair, ABEE

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“…to advise the Minister of Education,

Recreation and Sports on all matters affecting

the educational services offered in English

elementary and secondary schools. The

Minister may also ask the Board for advice on

a specific topic.”

(http://www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/CELA/

anglais.htm)2

1. Biliteracy (1995) ◦ Culture and English Schools in Play (1999) ◦ Educating Today's Québec Anglophone (2010)

2. Regionalization and Vocational Education (1998)◦ Bridging the gap between training and employment (2011)

3. Profile of the Teacher as Keystone in Secondary Reform Implementation (2003)

◦ High-quality teachers and administrators for English-language schools in Québec (2010)

4. Special Education - Issues of Inclusion and Integration in the Classroom (2006)

◦ Complementary educational services (2012)

5. Decentralization, Regionalization and Adaptation (2006) 

◦ School democracy (2008)

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Distance

Demographics

Distinctiveness

Diversity

Distribution of resources

Decision-making

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Number of Anglophones

Distribution of Anglophones

Size of schools, especially in the regions

Declining enrollment

Actual population of English language schools

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Graduation rates and retention rates

Integration of students with special needs

Parental involvement (QFHSA etc)

Centres of Excellence; Centres of Expertise

Community Learning Centres

Access to research and resources from English-speaking world

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Population in English-language schools comes from a variety of cultural communities

English-language school boards function differently

◦ More bottom up, less hierarchical

◦ Less expensively administered

The need to produce bilingual graduates has produced a variety of language-teaching programs, even within one school board

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Per capita funding leads to equality, not equity (although particular factors influence this)

Large amounts of available money are pooled for common access (e.g. LEARN)

Dependence on Canada-Québec entente funding for minority language groups

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Anglophones are often geographically far from where decisions are made

Local solutions for local needs

Flexibility and adaptability

Innovation and creativity

Cooperation and collaboration

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“The small size and low density of the English-speaking

population mean that all stakeholders must cooperate, rather

than work in isolation from each other, to serve the population

more efficiently and effectively. Collaboration and dialogue

among the stakeholders is needed to identify clearly mutual

problems and to identify or provide the appropriate agencies to

solve the problems.” (ABEE, 2010)

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Thank you

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