Waching daily Oct 2 2017

First area of important experience

related to the school board that I have is representing students

I realized recently that five times I've

been elected to advocate and represent students.

The first two is university on the student council.

And then a few years later I attended

NAIT to study accounting and was elected

as vice president academic and then as president,

and then also to represent all the college

students of Alberta.

That was in 2005 when Premier Klein was transitioning

from his leadership and there was a race

to nominate the next party leader.

So I was representing over 100,000 college students

in the province, and a few of us met with each

of the seven candidates.

And through advocating for issues such as accessibility,

affordability, and improved measurements for student

success, it was clear through that year of consultation

and collaborating with the 18 member

schools and other stakeholder groups

that I had a passion for representing the students

and advocating to the administration and government.

I even started putting thought towards continuing

towards these skills and using them with the Edmonton Public

School Board.

Another area of experience and a strength that I have

is a passion to help students overcome challenges.

It was during that sixth year of post-secondary

that I was diagnosed with ADHD.

And as I worked through the feelings of maybe feeling

inadequate or challenges, over the past few years

I've realized the deep compassion

that I have for students who struggle and find school

challenging.

I've had to overcome other personal challenges

and faced areas of shame.

It's been rewarding to lead groups

where others can feel accepted and loved and understood.

And I trust that in schools we can help vulnerable students.

For more infomation >> Ward C, Jon Hoffman - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 2:08.

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Ward G, Bridget Stirling - What are the three most important challenges facing public education? - Duration: 1:59.

Well, I think our first big challenge in Edmonton

is the rapid change in growth in education.

We are in a city that's rapidly growing.

We're expecting to have 100,000 kids in Edmonton public schools

this year.

We've opened 11 new schools this year alone, and more to come.

That kind of rapid growth is a real challenge to manage.

Along with that, we're seeing a policy context

in the provincial government that

is creating a lot of change for us as well, right?

We're seeing a new curriculum coming down

in the next few years, number of other new directions

around Bill One, things like that,

and that's created some challenges for us

in terms of responsiveness.

So I think it's really important for us to be ready to move,

communicating clearly with our provincial partners,

and also communicating back our needs as a district in terms

of support around those issues.

We need to be prepared for curriculum change,

we need to be prepared for the challenges that

come with growth.

The second piece is increasing classroom complexity.

So we have seen an increasingly diverse population in Edmonton.

We have more students with special needs in our classrooms

now, especially now that parents have the right to inclusion,

so that adds to the complexity of the classroom.

So I think we need to make sure that we are supporting that

through managing classroom sizes responsibly,

ensuring that teachers have professional development

support, and that we have aids in place.

The final piece is equity.

I think educational equity is a really key piece,

and that ties back to that classroom complexity.

We need to continue to fund for equity.

We need to ensure that every school has the resources

and tools it needs to support the students in the classroom,

and that teachers, again, are given

the resources and the education they

need to support that diversity of needs.

For more infomation >> Ward G, Bridget Stirling - What are the three most important challenges facing public education? - Duration: 1:59.

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Las Vegas Shooter Stephen C. Paddock's Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | CaCao TV - Duration: 4:53.

Las Vegas Shooter Stephen C. Paddock's Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Facebook Facebook photo of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock. Paddock is the shooter identified as the lone killer in the deadliest mass shooting in American history.

After Paddock opened fire from a hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, over 50 people were dead and over 400 victims were injured. The victims were concert-goers, who were attending the three-day country music event, Route 91 Harvest Festival.

As Americans try to wrap their heads around the horrific tragedy, Paddock's family says they are "dumbfounded" by the incident, which has left so many dead, including shooter Paddock. One person who is left suffering is Paddock's 90-year-old mother.

Get to know more about Paddock and the family he left behind, especially his mother.

Paddock's Brother Eric Says Their Mother Is Struggling to Cope. Eric Paddock says that his 90-year-old mother, who lives close to him, is struggling to cope with the news and is "in shock".

Our family is OK, we're sitting in here in our house hoping that everyone doesn't attack us. My mother is 90 years old, lives down the street from me, we're just completely dumbfounded. Paddock's brother also told the Las Vegas Review Journal:.

We have no idea how this happened. It's like an asteroid just fell on top of our family … There is no reason we can imagine why Stephen would do something like this.

All we can do is send our condolences to the people who died. Just no reason, no warning.

Stephen Paddock Called His Family a Few Weeks Ago to Check On Them After Hurricane Irma. NWS. Paddock's brother Eric revealed that Stephen had called the family a few weeks ago in order to check on their mother.

Paddock reportedly wanted to see how his mom was doing after Hurricane Irma swept through Orlando, where the family lives. Eric Paddock told CBS News:.

I can show you the text. 'How is mom? Did you get power?' That was it … We have nothing for you.

Eric Paddock told ABC News that his brother also talked to his mother on the phone a couple weeks ago, talking about a walker because she was having trouble walking. He said there was no sign of trouble.

His Family Said Paddock Lived a Quiet Life. According to TMZ, Eric Paddock described his brother as "just a guy" and he said there were no known health or financial problems in his brother's life.

Eric Paddock also told the Las Vegas Review Journal that Stephen lived a quiet life in retirement, frequently playing slot machines and video poker on the Las Vegas Strip.

Much of Paddock's Family Resides In Florida. Facebook/GettyStephen Paddock pictured in a photo on Marilou Danley's Facebook page.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that, according to public records, much of Stephen C. Paddock's family resides in Florida. Meanwhile, shooter Stephen Paddock was living in Mesquite, Nevada.

Paddock's Significant Other Would Send His Mother Cookies, But Wasn't Very Close to His Family.

When it comes to Paddock's reported significant other, Marilou Danley, his brother Eric told CBS News:. She is a nice lady. I've met her 3 or 4 times. She's got a Facebook page. She sends cookies to my mom.

Eric Paddock also said that he isn't very close with his brother since he lives across the country, explaining:. My kids didn't know him that well or anything. He lives on the other coast … He sends his mom cookies.

CNN reported that Danley was not in the country when the shooting occurred.

For more infomation >> Las Vegas Shooter Stephen C. Paddock's Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | CaCao TV - Duration: 4:53.

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Ward F, Yemi Philip - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:49.

My goal is to bring targeted research-based approach,

fact finding-based approach to the board.

And I think that if we have business plans that

are well-thought out that reflects a great consultation.

That reflects input from the community.

And we will be able to eventually reach

our goal together.

I've worked as a lawyer and negotiation has

been one of the skills I've acquired

in the course of doing so.

Being able to balance competing interests of people,

I think that that would be very useful for this board, that

will be able to work collaboratively

to ensure that we meet our target, which is ensuring

that we have quality educational outcome for our students.

For more infomation >> Ward F, Yemi Philip - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:49.

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Ward E, Sam Filice - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 2:04.

Well after 34 years of teaching, I

like to think that I have a wealth of experience

that I can share with the school communities, parents,

anybody who's a partner in education.

I've always been known for my passion for education.

People have always respected me for that, and said--

and in fact, outside visitors, people who come to my class,

my students have said, boy, you love your job.

You love teaching and love being in your class for that.

And I've been very flattered with that.

And so I've said to myself, well, I

should take that into a position like a trustee

to see if I can contribute to that effort.

The other thing is relevance.

Many of our students wonder about why

is it that they have to learn what they learn?

And if you make teaching relevant for our students,

they want to be in school.

They want to be there.

And I've always been told by students that, you know what?

You make the curriculum sing.

And that's a really nice statement,

that I bring practicality into it.

And I'd like to share that with other teachers

and promote that throughout our district, because I think

if we have that relevance and that passion,

as I talked about earlier, we are going

to do well for our students.

And the other sort of area that I'd

like to think that I can contribute to is leadership.

I've been a leader within our schools.

And I've always believed that collaborative leadership

is the way to go, that what we need to do

is work as a team to move the system forward.

And I want to encourage that throughout the system.

For more infomation >> Ward E, Sam Filice - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 2:04.

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Ward A, George Chung Yan Lam - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:54.

Yes.

I would do my best to present my idea and work as a--

in the team as much as possible.

However, I might propose a change

of the system that combines the Roman Catholic

trustee with our trustee of public school into one body.

In terms of I make good use of the resources

and pull together and make a new venture for the city,

because this might be an advantage.

We make good use of our resources, our supply,

as well as our manpower.

I hope it will be done in the future.

Thank you, and God bless [? America. ?] Thank you.

For more infomation >> Ward A, George Chung Yan Lam - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:54.

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Ward A, Joseph Luri - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:53.

I like working with people to solve problems.

I will work collaboratively with the other trustees.

I will bring my bargaining and lobbying skills

so we can all work on the issues and bring

them to understand what I've come with on the table.

I will bring an understanding so that between us, we can all

focus on the important issues.

I will work as a team player.

And I look forward to working with all the trustees.

For more infomation >> Ward A, Joseph Luri - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:53.

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Ward I, Sherry Adams - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:52.

Trustees represent the voices of the public we serve.

Each trustee, with strengths, insights, experiences,

and passions that collectively strengthen

the effectiveness of the board.

From the past four years, I know how much

we can advance our goals with a good functioning board that

honors each other, values the gifts that each one brings,

and has the maturity to respect each other's differences.

As a board, we need to discern, clarify, evaluate,

and collaborate to bring the best outcomes for our kids.

I will keep at the heart of every decision

the success of children.

As a visionary leader, my heart is to advocate,

not only for the best education today,

but to envision what it will take to prepare

our students for decades ahead.

Thank you.

For more infomation >> Ward I, Sherry Adams - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:52.

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Ward H, Neda Asadi - What are the three most important challenges facing public education? - Duration: 2:10.

I believe most of the challenges we are currently facing within

the school system are interrelated and they cannot be

distinctively overcome.

For example, limited funding that we receive for education

creates overcrowdedness in classrooms.

And overcrowdedness, in turn, leads

to teachers not being able to meet

the needs of all of their students, and also students

not benefiting from their learning.

Meanwhile, there are many vulnerable groups of students

who are falling through the cracks and we cannot fund many

of the essential programming, such as early childhood

education.

So funding is prominent for schools and for programming.

But meanwhile, I'd like to challenge the incoming board,

as well as educational stakeholders, to think and see

if they can reimagine and redesign

the kind of schools and the communities that we want.

In the next related issues with classrooms

becoming larger and more diverse, now,

perhaps more than ever, it is crucial to meet

the demands of educational policies and practices

that we have in our schools.

Teachers need to deal with variety of students

and their demands and their shortcomings--

or not shortcomings--

to build their lessons based on students' lived experiences.

As an educator dealing with many pre-service students,

as well as teachers who are currently in service,

I know they have demanded educational training

and resources to meet all these demands.

Along the same lines, I want more representation

of our diverse group of students.

First nation students, students with disability,

students from different racial backgrounds,

and also students with gender and sexual minorities.

If we need to overcome all these biases to meet the needs of all

of her students.

For more infomation >> Ward H, Neda Asadi - What are the three most important challenges facing public education? - Duration: 2:10.

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Ward F, Michael Janz - What are the three most important challenges facing public education? - Duration: 2:00.

The three most important challenges

affecting Edmonton public schools

are growth, complexity, and diversity,

and these three challenges underpin

all of the other aspects of our work.

When I started this job, in 2010, we had 85,000 students.

Now, we have almost 100,000 students.

So that's an increase of 15,000 kids

that we now need to make sure that we can program

for, that they have schools, that the bus routes are

functioning well, that our policies are supporting,

the complexity.

The classroom today does not look like the classroom

that you or I were educated in.

It's much more complex.

There's many unique challenges on both ends of the spectrum,

ranging from kids with unique learning

disabilities and special needs.

To other kids who we need to ensure that we can continue

to challenge, our gifted and talented, and other increasing

complex demands from children.

And finally, diversity.

I'm a huge supporter of our programs of choice.

I love the fact that we can offer

so many options within our public education system,

while also having excellent neighborhood

schools for all of us to send our youngsters to.

I want to continue to ensure that we can expand on the areas

that are popular, such as [? Cogito ?]

or [? Mandarin-bilingual ?] or French immersion.

I want to make sure that, wherever you are in Edmonton,

you can have access to excellent sites

and excellent opportunities, if that is what you choose.

I want to make sure that we get a new high school built.

Building on the growth challenge,

we've been doing quite well now, opening 11 News

elementary schools to meet the need of our youngsters.

But we know there's many new kids now entering high school.

We need to make sure we get that built, so across the board,

whether you look at academic achievement, which

has been increasing, and we've been doing better.

Or high school completion, which is now up to 80%,

where we're doing better.

There's areas where we're being successful.

We need to make sure we can continue

to build on those strengths and help all kids,

no matter where you are in Edmonton, be successful.

For more infomation >> Ward F, Michael Janz - What are the three most important challenges facing public education? - Duration: 2:00.

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Ward F, Michael Janz - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 1:10.

As trustee for the last seven years,

I've navigated many complex challenges at the board table.

I've worked with different superintendents,

different administrations, different provincial

governments, different Regional School Boards.

I have worked with my colleagues to find ways to share values,

to build on areas of shared concern,

and to make sure that we can continue to serve kids.

Governance is my expertise.

That's what I've been doing.

And I appreciate the contributions of my colleagues

as we continue to build on making our public education

system even better.

I learned this back at the University,

sometimes the best ways to solve problems

is to pick up your coffee cup and to walk down the hall.

And see what you can do by rolling up your sleeves

and collaborating with your colleagues.

So I've had the experience as your trustee

for the last seven years.

I've been the board chair for two.

I wouldn't have been that role without the support

of my colleagues.

And I'm very fortunate that they honored me with that position.

So I built the trust.

I built the trust of the community.

I built the trust of the district.

And I'm running again to continue the good work

that we've been doing and to build on these strengths

and to make sure all kids can be successful.

For more infomation >> Ward F, Michael Janz - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 1:10.

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Ward I, Saira Wagner - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 0:34.

I think that I could contribute my skills and experience

in operations and finance, to the work that

at the school board does.

I think [? I ?] could offer a kind of a different type of up

perspective, a financial perspective,

towards board policy [? and ?] the creation of that.

And I think that's very important when

it comes to school funding.

And I think that's actually, a key priority that we

should be looking at.

For more infomation >> Ward I, Saira Wagner - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 0:34.

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Ward A, Perry Chahal - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 1:06.

The only way to advance our goals

is ward A. Within a system that's

democratic and represents more than one voice, that has nine,

we have to be straightforward, honest, and blunt.

Right now ward A is the least likely to get anything.

We are the ugly duckling of the family.

We have not received any new schools,

yet we have had schools shut down.

We've had classroom sizes hemorrhage.

What I would do is being blunt and how

I've handled other governments.

Talk to them.

Form a consensus that we need to be first for once.

Our children need a place to go to school.

Our children need resources.

Your children need a place to learn.

As a parent, as a taxpayer, as an educator, as an employer,

we need to make sure that our priorities are first.

And I will advocate I'm ahead of any other ward

to assure that we're not last anymore.

At least we're going to be talked to.

For more infomation >> Ward A, Perry Chahal - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 1:06.

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Ward H, Nathan Ip - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:53.

I think over the course of this last term

I've demonstrated that I take a collaborative approach.

And in my role as trustee, the reality is that we cannot work

in silos and so I really believe in building strong

relationships with my colleagues and frankly with all

stakeholders, with parents, with community members and to ensure

that they are being listened to and that their points of views

are being considered.

And that's my commitment, certainly, to my role

and I hope that I can play a part in bringing people

together because at the end of the day,

we're all here for the same goal and that's

the success of all kids.

And so, in order to achieve that goal,

we need to make sure that we all work together.

For more infomation >> Ward H, Nathan Ip - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:53.

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Ward H, Neda Asadi - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 2:02.

Given my educational and personal experience,

I believe I bring in a new perspective

to Edmonton Board of Trustees.

In my personal life, I am a mother

of two school-aged children in new neighborhood.

And I can share a lot of issues that other parents also

go through.

And I understand their concerns as well.

My children had to face overcrowding in schools.

At times, they were sharing the space

at learning studio in center of the schools

for a long period of time.

At times, we had not been able to access programs of choice

or had difficulty accessing them due to transportation issues

or lack of space.

Also at times, we have witnessed difficulty

that teachers face in addressing the needs of all

of their students given the overcrowdedness

in their schools.

Also, I was a former student in Edmonton public school.

As part of my education, I was placed in ELL programming.

Currently, they have a large number of our students--

some stat says a quarter of our students

are in ELL programming.

And these are a group that are underrepresented or not really

recognized within the system.

So I can bring that kind of experience and knowledge

into the board as well.

Also professionally, I have a PhD in Educational Policy

Studies, and I have done a lot of work studying

different kinds of policies, how to implement them,

and what we can do to best meet the needs of all

of our learners.

So I believe given all my experiences, as a parent,

as an educator, and as a former student,

I can bring experience that is missing

and can complement the needed points of views

within the system.

For more infomation >> Ward H, Neda Asadi - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 2:02.

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Ward F, Michael Janz - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 1:34.

I have a considerable amount of experience

in this role as somebody who has served

as the board chair for the last two years

and trustee for the last seven.

I have the theoretical background

through my Master's in Education Administration and Leadership

which is like an MBA for school board work.

I also have a background in community work working

with community leagues around the city.

So I have the background with our neighborhoods.

I know the local concerns.

I know what parents are concerned about.

And as somebody who has served as board chair,

I'm intimately aware of the functions

of our district-- of where we have strengths

and where we have challenges.

And I'm committed to continuous improvement.

I want to build on our strengths as a district

and help all kids be successful wherever you are in the city.

I know that we have very, very diverse challenges.

I've worked with some neighborhoods

where the children are exceptionally affluent.

And they have different challenges

than some of the other neighborhoods where

the children are experiencing poverty

and socioeconomic challenges.

So wherever you are in Edmonton, I

want to work hard to make sure that you

have an excellent teacher and an excellent school and equity

is one of my core values.

And it's one of the reasons I'm running

and that's something I'll continue to bring to the table.

So bringing my experience as a trustee,

bringing my theoretical experience,

bringing my practical I gain by doing the job skills,

I hope that I'll be able to serve our communities

and continue the momentum going forward.

We have a lot to be proud of.

I'm very proud of our district.

I'm very proud of our staff.

I want to make sure that we can continue

to celebrate Edmonton Public Schools as, rightfully, one

of the best school districts in the world.

For more infomation >> Ward F, Michael Janz - What strengths and experience can you contribute? - Duration: 1:34.

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Ward G, Tyler Duce - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:33.

As trustee, I will always take a principled stance

on every issue and every motion put forward to the board.

I will make sure that, first and foremost,

all of our efforts and time and energy

are focused on providing world class

outcomes in the fundamentals of education,

in taking care of every taxpayer dollar that we have.

And I'm putting families first in education.

I will always take that principled stance.

For more infomation >> Ward G, Tyler Duce - How will you advance your goals for the next three years? - Duration: 0:33.

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Why You DON'T Need a Watermaker! | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵ - Duration: 4:09.

hi guys in this sailing tips video we're going to talk about how you can live on

a small boat without a water maker we don't have a water maker on this boat

and we only have 120 liters water storage onboard this is our water maker

a 20 liter jerry can still got the price on it it was four euros 40

the reason we're making this video is because we read recently about somebody

who's preparing a boat for a long voyage where they want to live aboard at anchor

for long periods and they were saving up money to buy a water maker which they

were struggling to afford but they thought that it was necessary to buy one

in order to avoid staying in marinas well that's just not true there are two

different ways of doing it the first way is what we did when we went on our

honeymoon to Corsica we stayed on the boat for 23 days we were anchored every

single night and at the time we weren't using this jerry can method but what we

did was we conserved our water, we used very little water brushing our teeth

with a tiny amount for example and halfway through the holiday we went into

a port we didn't stay overnight but we just paid to get the water you can also

find free water at lots of petrol stations so if you go to get fuel for

your boat often you can get free water anyway the second method in our opinion

is the best and that is just to take a jerrican with you every time you go

ashore then you can find a free water fountain pretty much everywhere you

refill your tank and put it in your tender when you go back to your boat you

transfer it to your water tank and doing this we've just spent a couple of weeks

at anchor and when we got back the tank was still full this could make the

difference for someone who's buying a boat or preparing themselves to go on a

big journey this extra expense could be the thing that's stopping them from

being able to go and do it so you don't need a water maker necessarily in our

opinion find a boat of this size a water maker isn't practical because not only

do you have to find the space to fit the water maker which would take up some

room we could find the room for that on board but the problem is the power

requirements for a watermaker are huge so on top of the water

maker you then have to have an external generator or a very very large amount of

extra power generation just to run your water maker so from that sense in our

minds it's not really practical for a smaller boat also they're really

expensive not just to buy but also to maintain the membranes are very

expensive and they take a lot of maintenance a lot of the time you're

going to your boat and you'll be spending time fixing the water maker

rather than enjoying your boat so they do have advantages I'm not saying that

nobody should have a water maker it depends on your circumstances but what

we're saying is you don't need a water maker you can make it work without one

if you have a bigger boat then you've got room for the water maker and it's

spares and you've also got room for the extra power generation required to run

the water maker so the calculation may be different on a larger boat but in our

minds on a small boat around this size 30-foot a water makers not really

practical and you don't need one because this is a water maker

do you agree yes or no comment below and let us know what you think before you

leave check out the rest of our videos we've

got lots of different kind of videos coming boat recipes boat maintenance

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then please subscribe to our channel so you don't miss our future videos thanks

for watching we'll see you soon ciao ciao

For more infomation >> Why You DON'T Need a Watermaker! | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵ - Duration: 4:09.

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Ward A, Perry Chahal - What are the three most important challenges facing public education? - Duration: 1:32.

There's three major problems, and there's actually

plenty more problems within Ward A school and public education.

Number one-- classroom sizes.

Currently classroom sizes in Ward A are hemorrhaging.

Presently there are 31 students in one class, five students

being rotated in and out.

When I go pick up my child, other classrooms actually

in the foyer.

How can you learn?

You cannot learn.

We cannot expect that from our children.

We don't expect it in our work environments.

We need somebody to advocate for that.

Equality.

We are all equal.

Regardless of what you think or whatever your beliefs are,

it does not matter.

We have to treat our students and help them understand

that we are all equal.

Doesn't matter social economics, doesn't

matter where you are brought up, where you come from.

Space.

Unfortunately, the previous trustee allowed P3 schools

to come into the school system.

And now these P3 schools are short sighted.

They're too small.

We don't have enough classrooms.

And while they're voting to close down more schools,

our schools are getting smaller.

I will never vote to close a school.

And I will work my butt off to make

sure the spaces and the classrooms

are better for your teachers and our teachers

to educate our children to make sure they have the resources.