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FOR A QUALITY OF EDUCATION

Marc Gignac et Martine Galibois Barss.

ummer is over and the school year

well on tracks. This year is

important as Programme cadre de
francais will celebrate its 16th year of
existence.

Programme cadre de francais was
created in 1979. At that time, 250 pupils
were registered in 9 school districts. Since
then, the Programme has developed
against all odds and today 2700 pupils
are registered in 25 school districts. It
goes without saying that if the Programme
had received the necessary support from
the School Boards, its clientele could be
twice as much today.

In fact, many difficulties were
encountered by parents to obtain services
such as transportation, learning
assistance, Frenchifying, or resources
such as teachers, auxiliary teachers,
adequate facilities. The above added to
the absence of promotion by the School
Boards, were all factors slowing down
the development of Programme cadre de
frangais.

But, with the parents strenuous work,
their persistence, their conviction as well
as their commitment, the Programme

’ view of supporting the

While we wait for the
Court ruling, we will focus
our energy on the
development of the quality
of education for pupils
enroled in Programme
cadre de francais.

however flourished. Let us imagine what
the same parents could have done if they
had more control on the fate of Programme
cadre...

A.P.F.C.B. is asking for the creation
of a French School Board to obtain that
control. Supported by aresolution passed
at the Annual General Meeting, the
Association reopened the action taken in
1989 against the Government of British
Columbia. The case is now in the hands
of the Association’s
lawyers. We have the
complete support of the
Federal Government.
Furthermore, Dr.
Victor Goldbloom,
Commissioner to
Official Languages,
has submitted, and
obtained, an intervenor
status in the matter, in

issues raised in the
action by francophone
parents.

While we wait for
the Court ruling, we will
focus our energy on the
development of the
quality of education for
pupils enroled in
Programme cadre de
frangais, which is an
education that will
answer their specific
needs, especially on
linguistic and cultural

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levels. Please refer to A.P.F.C.B.’s
Annual Planning in this bulletin, page _.

We will also emphasize on
information related to _ school
management. We will talk about Why?
a school management instead of talking
about How? which will be determined by
the Court.

In this edition we reproduce, in French,
an extract from the bulletin of the
Association des parents francophones de
1’Alberta where the 10 main advantages
of school management for the province
are enumerated. Because of lack of space,
the English version will be published in
the next Info-Parents in December.

Finally, awaiting the pleasure to meet
with you, I wish you all, pupils, parents,
educators, a successful and rewarding
school year.

Marc Gignac