I am one person among billions. Change starts with one person. I can be that one person, and so can you. Peel School Board Trustee, Brampton Wards 7&8
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Thank you to everyone that supported my re-election campaign. I couldn’t have done it without you.
#reelection #schooltrustee #localdemocracy #municipalelection #parentvoices
Today is Election Day!
Polls are open from 10am to 8pm.
Be sure to make time to get out and vote.
#getoutandvote #electionday #democracymatters #yourvoteyourvoice #yourvotematters
Why is it that calling @Rogers only gets you the run around and being transferred from person to person. Having to explain each time just to be told they are the wrong department and transferred again. I’m over dealing with this. Can anyone recommend a good internet provider?
Karla Bailey retweeted
~40% of Ontario families are being denied our locally elected trustees whose job it is to advocate for our kids in our communities.
As Calandra has taken away all financial responsibility from trustees, there is no excuse for continued supervision. What is going on? #onted
NEW: The Ford government says trustees in supervised school boards “will not be sworn in” immediately after next week's election.
The province is asserting its power to call meetings in eight boards and trustees will only take their oath when the meeting is officially called.
No timeline for when that will happen.
globalnews.ca/news/12108029/…
#onpoli
Advance voting starts today, October 9th.
You can vote today from 12 to 8 PM at Brampton City Hall. On Saturday and Sunday, you can vote from 10 AM to 5 PM at Brampton City Hall, Greenbriar Recreation Centre, or Gore Meadows Community Centre.
Be sure to get out and vote!
#vote
I am officially announcing my re-election for Peel School Board Trustee, Wards 7&8.
I’m running because I know our community still needs a strong voice at the table.
On October 26th, re-elect Karla Bailey for Peel School Board Trustee.
#democracymatters #schoolboardtrustee
Karla Bailey retweeted
Thank you Karla for letting me stop by My Neighbourhood Services in Brampton.
Funded by the Black Youth Action Plan, this program supports Black children grow and thrive in a culturally responsive learning environment.
But the public can still comment on Bill 101 until May 13th. It’s odd that the third and final reading would happen before the public consultation process is complete.
Karla Bailey retweeted
I hear Calandra just repeated his false claim that trustees were going to fire teachers in January.
He is lying. Find below my response from Jan30, two days after he took over our board without credible reason. Here are the facts. This is a disaster for Peel. #onted #shufflepaul
Paul Calandra has made two claims about the Peel District School Board while taking over the board without warning. He is wrong. Here’s why.
#onpoli #onted #dougford #cutshurtkids #fundpubliceducation
Karla Bailey retweeted
Paul Calandra says he wants to hear from parents.
I'm a parent of two kids in Peel schools, and a third who died from a flu outbreak in a Peel classroom.
I'm not here to 'save my job'. I'm here to do the work, for my kids and every kid in my community.
Happy to chat.
#onted
Karla Bailey retweeted
Education Minister Paul Calandra on trustees:
“Almost 40% of the population, the student population, the student population the province of Ontario is under the control of the Ministry of Education right now through supervisors across the province.”
“I think my main job as a minister of education is to talk to students, to talk to parents and to talk to teachers, to talk to educators.”
Karla Bailey retweeted
Premier Doug Ford, asked whether the funding would make more sense in the overall education budget:
“That's what's happening now, and it doesn't get to the frontline teachers,” Ford claims.
The education minister says teachers choose Walmart or Dollarama because the school purchasing sites were more expensive.
#onpoli
In this first term of being a Trustee, I’ve had two vastly different board supervision experiences.
The biggest difference was that in 2022, the reasons for supervision were clearly laid out along with the steps that had to be taken for supervision to be removed.
Karla Bailey retweeted
Focus Ontario: From OSAP to school boards - the education sector is in flux as the Ford government shakes up the system.
Here's a look at how this week went down.
#onpoli
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Your school trustees are your neighbours, elected to represent your kids and your community in your local school board.
Unless supervisors come with millions of extra dollars to spend, I don't see what improves. Representation and accountability certainly don't.
#onted #onpoli
NEW: A trustee at Ontario’s second-largest school board says she and her colleagues were “fully cut off” from information about the provincial takeover, expressing concerns about how programming decisions will impact special needs students.
globalnews.ca/news/11718441/…
#onpoli
School Trustees are the oldest elected roles in Canada. They existed before Confederation & helped lay the foundation for democracy.
Sometimes it’s worth it to just pause & understand why a role was created in the first place, reflecting on why its purpose still matters.
Karla Bailey retweeted
On Jan.28 PDSB was placed under a *14-day provisional supervision* by the Minister of Education. There was no warning and the justification was not factual.
On Feb.5 trustees unanimously approved the board's report to the Minister. There has been no response.
#onpoli #onted
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is indicating no final decision has been made over whether or not to abolish trustees in the province. He says it is something he is still "discussing" with his education minister. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/11680063/…
