{"id":6268,"date":"2015-09-23T20:56:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=6268"},"modified":"2015-09-23T20:56:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:56:54","slug":"survey-grades-teachers-a-commissioners-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2015\/09\/23\/survey-grades-teachers-a-commissioners-f\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey grades: Teachers A, Commissioners F"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Joel Ceausu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Parents of kids at English Montreal School Board schools believe commissioners don\u2019t give a whit about their views, according to the 2015 Parent Opinion Survey by the EMSB Central Parents Committee (CPC).<\/p>\n

The survey showed over 69.4 percent of respondents don\u2019t believe commissioners value parent opinions, while less than a third agree that parent opinions are even considered.<\/p>\n

After months of controversy over efforts by the EMSB council to block the survey until it was satisfied it had adequate input, the CPC shared the collective views of parents who have sent a clear message, says CPC chair Pietro Mercuri. \u201cOur elected commissioners did everything they could to obstruct the survey and deny parents the right to be heard. But that didn\u2019t stop us. Parents have prevailed and the results speak for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

CPC vice-chair Andrew Ross says parents have lost confidence in the current council structure and feel that it no longer represents them. \u201cParents want significant change, with the authority and responsibility that comes with it. It is now up to Quebec\u2019s Education Ministry to make sure that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Some 92 percent of respondents felt parent commissioners\u2014currently denied the right to vote at council by law\u2014should be entitled to full voting privileges, something signalled in the works by Education Minister Fran\u00e7ois Blais to reform what most people agree is a dysfunctional system.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, quality of education in the classroom received very high marks, with English instruction at all levels satisfying over 91.9 per cent of parents. For French instruction the grade fell to 73.7 per cent.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur teachers are the lifeblood of our public school system, and these results show that parents are very pleased with the job they are doing,\u201d said<\/p>\n

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Mercuri. \u201cIt is a further demonstration of the trust the parents have for the teachers that care for their children each school day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EMSB\u2019s submission to the Election Systems Study Panel sponsored by the Quebec English School Boards association and other groups outlines constitutional arguments in favour of the status quo while linking the role of commissioner to the success of children. \u201cThe relationship developed by the parents with the commissioner is based on trust\u201d it reads, adding \u201cthe accomplishments achieved by the entire system have much to do with dedication of the elected people who work tirelessly on its behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n

QESBA\u2019s own brief to its own panel included a survey of commissioners\u2019 compensation, roles and more, with such illustrious responses when asked about remuneration as \u201cNone of your business.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Parent\u2019s survey received complete responses from 842 EMSB families from 48 of 51 EMSB elementary and high schools. More results will be made available at www.EMSBParents.org in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

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