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    Email communication January 8th

    January 8, 2024


    Dear parents and guardians,
    First, I wish you a Happy New Year and the very best for 2024!
    I wanted to take the time to provide you with an update regarding negotiations between teachers, professionals, and the government, as you have no doubt heard or read about the discussions over the holiday break.
    As of today, all professionals and teachers of the province of Quebec have negotiated agreements in principle and are all back to work. Although the respective unions are required to conduct a vote on these agreements in principle, we do not anticipate any further strike action currently.
    You should also know that tomorrow, the Minister of Education Bernard Drainville will release a “Catch-Up Plan” (Plan de Rattrapage) to all school boards and school service centres across the province. While I have not yet seen the plan, my understanding is that it will include parameters and measures that serve to assist school boards and school service centres in supporting students who missed classes because of the strike action in November and December. As a school board, we will be tasked with formulating a plan of action based on the parameters we receive tomorrow; this plan will be shared with students and parents the week of January 27th (as per Ministry directives).
    I will keep you posted with all updates I receive in the interim.
    Sincerely,

    George Singfield
    Director General

    8 janvier 2024
    Chers parents et tuteurs,
    Tout d’abord, je vous souhaite une bonne année et mes meilleurs voeux pour 2024 !
    Je voulais prendre le temps de vous informer sur les négociations entre les enseignants, les professionnels et le gouvernement, car vous avez certainement entendu ou lu des articles sur les discussions qui ont eu lieu pendant les vacances.
    À ce jour, tous les professionnels et enseignants de la province de Québec ont négocié des ententes de principe et sont tous de retour au travail aujourd’hui. Bien que les syndicats respectifs doivent procéder à un vote sur ces ententes de principe, nous ne prévoyons pas d’autres grèves pour le moment.
    Vous devez également savoir que demain, le Ministre de l’Éducation, Bernard Drainville, communiquera un « plan de rattrapage » à toutes les commissions scolaires et à tous les centres de services scolaires de la province. Bien que je n’aie pas encore pris connaissance de ce plan, il devrait comprendre des paramètres et des mesures de soutien visant à aider les commissions scolaires et les centres de services scolaires à soutenir les élèves qui ont manqué des cours en raison des grèves de novembre et de décembre. En tant que commission scolaire, nous serons chargés de formuler un plan d’action basé sur les paramètres que nous recevrons demain ; ce plan sera communiqué aux élèves et aux parents au cours de la semaine du 27 janvier (conformément aux directives du Ministère).
    Je vous tiendrai au courant de toutes les mises à jour que je recevrai d’ici là.
    Sincèrement,

    George Singfield
    Directeur Général

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