Mai 2010

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strategic outline and action plan to de-
velop major actions in this area. Train-
ing for early learning specialists and in-
structors, increasing daycare and pre-
school spaces, and preparing children
to begin school are some of the issues
that CAPE will tackle during the com-
ing year. The future looks bright!

Partners’ Committee

Several communities had already
established a local partners’ commit-
tee prior to September 2009; however,
it is only this academic year that com-
mittees have been set up in all CSF
(francophone education authority)
schools. Results were widely varied. The
training provided at the beginning of
the year got the program off fo a good
start, but it's only by doing that one can
truly understand the scope and chal-
lenges (!) facing the partners’ com-
mittees. The advisory board, consisting
of the CSF, SEPF (Syndicat des enseig-
nantes et enseignants du programme
francophone), the Canadian Union of
Public Employees, the Regroupement
des directions d'écoles, and the FP-
FCB, has continued to extend the pro-
gram to the provincial level. The com-
mittee made recommendations to the
CSF for a second training session for all
partners' committees in the fall of 2010.

With this support, we are hopeful that .

every school community will enjoy the
fruits of these efforts during the com-
ing year. We would also like to take this
opportunity to tell all of the parents in-
volved in the partners’ committees that
the FPFCB is here to support you. Don’t
hesitate to call upon as!

Lawsuit

The FPFCB is now co-plaintiff in the
lawsuit announced last March by the
CSF against the provincial government.
In fact, having analyzed the current
problems in the francophone educa-
tion system and efforts to resolve them,
the FPFCB Board of Directors reached
the conclusion that the only choice
was to ask to the courts to force the
government to honour its constitutional
obligations.

The Board's did not fake this decision
lightly. The lack of adequate facilities
in which to provide francophone edu-
cation in many regions of the province
(more than 14 schools) weighed heav-
ily in the decision. Indeed, this situation
prevents the CSF from reaching ifs en-
tire potential audience and providing
educational services of the highest
quality. The result is the rampant assimi-
lation of young British Columbia franco-
phones.

For this reason, the main purpose
of this lawsuit is to resolve the issue of
school infrastructure for the future. We
believe that this action will finally af-
ford the CSF the means to manage the
strong growth of its schools and provide
our children with safe, suitable schools.
Rest assured that we will keep you in-
formed as this matter develops.

Strategic Plan

Finally, over the past year the FPFCB
team and ifs members have worked
diligently on the 2010-2015 Strategic
Plan. The new plan will be adopted
during our next AGM, in November ©

CAPE member agencies

e Association francophones
des éducatrices de
la petite enfance

* College Educacentre

*« Conseil scolaire francophone
de la C.-B.

« Fédération des francophones
de la C.-B.

¢ Fédération des parents
francophones de C.-B.

¢ Provincial Health Services Authority

¢ Réseau-Femmes C.-B.

e RésoSanté C.-B.

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Au revoir Manon!

L'été qui s’en vient & grands pas annonce aussi le départ imminent de notre coordonnatrice
de programmes et services, Manon Beaulieu. En effet, Manon et sa famille font le grand saut
et déménagent a4 Ottawa dans les prochaines semaines. Nous profitons de l'occasion pour
remercier Manon du professionnalisme dont elle a fait preuve dans l’accomplissement de ses
responsabilités au sein de |'équipe de la Fédération des parents. Nous lui souhaifons tout
le succes désiré dans la réalisation de ses projets futurs! Merci pour tout Manon
et bonne chance!

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