Advocacy by the Board of Trustees
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Letters of Advocacy and Awareness
The Board of Trustees are continuously learning and engaging with other boards, partners, and local government to better understand the issues that impact education, and use their collective voice to advocate for learners in Foothills School Division.
Much of this advocacy is evident in letters to leaders in municipal, provincial, and even federal government.
2025 - 2026
- March 3, 2026
From the Minister of Education and Childcare
Response regarding the region's readiness to host Integrated Youth Services Hub - December 17, 2025
Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission
Interim Report – Proposed Electoral Boundary Changes and Impacts on School Communities - December 2, 2025
Premier of Alberta, Minister of Education and Childcare, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Follow-Up on Earlier Correspondence Regarding Integrated Youth Supports in the Foothills Region
2024-2025
- May 5, 2025
FSD & CTR Joint advocacy letter regarding 32nd Street in Okotoks - March 31, 2025
Minister of Indigenous Services Canada
Changes to Jordan’s Principle Supports for Off-Reserve School Boards - March 31, 2025
Minister of Education
Federal Changes to Jordan’s Principle and Implications for Alberta’s Education System
- Response from Minster of Education (May 6, 2025) - March 2025
Public Funding Does not Equal Public Education - February 27, 2025
Accreditation Officer, School Accreditation, Monitoring and Print Services
Notification of Public Charter School Application: Academy of Business Literacy and Entrepreneurship - February 5, 2025
Alberta Emerald Foundation Grant Committee
Letter of Support for Oilfields High School’s Vertical Farm Initiative - October 21, 2024
Minister of Education
Support for Livingstone-Range School Division: Alberta Teaching Profession Commission (ATPC) (Oct. 8, 2024)
2023 - 2024
- May 3, 2024 - Minister of Mental Health & Addictions, Minister of Education
2024 Foothills Youth Mental Wellness Summit - February 1, 2024 - Minister of Education
Support for Wolf Creek Public Schools Letter: ‘Complaint Process to the Commission’ (Oct. 2023) - February 1, 2024 - Alberta School Councils' Association
Support for the Alberta School Councils’ Association
Prior Years
- March 10, 2023 - Minister of Education
Follow-Up letter to FSD’s February 23, 2023, letter regarding Educational Assistants and PBCO constraints - February 23, 2023 - Minister of Education
Mandate Letter for Education regarding Educational Assistants and PBCO constraints - October 15, 2020 - President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
PBCO Concerns
Briefing Notes for MLAs
As part of the governance of the Board of Trustees, they inform the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), that serve the Foothills region, on the successes of our learning communities and of the challenges that impact learning.
The following documents have been issued to the MLAs that serve Livingston-Macleod, Banff-Kananaskis, and Highwood constituencies:
