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Your Provincial Executive met in St. John’s on March 5 and 6 followed by a Joint Council Meeting on March 7. Executive Notes is a summary of discussions and decisions that occurred at these meetings.
For further information contact any member of Provincial Executive or the NLTA staff person as indicated.
President’s Report
Since the last meeting of Provincial Executive, the President has participated in several events and attended meetings in his capacity as President, including attending a Teacher Allocation Review Committee Meeting, Teacher Recruitment and Retention Committee Meeting and an Education Accord Advisory Group Meeting. President Langdon also participated in several media interviews about the proposed Intermediate Curriculum changes. The full President’s report is available here.
For further information contact Trent Langdon, President.
Provincial Executive Meeting Minutes
The minutes of the January 31, 2025, Provincial Executive meeting, as adopted during the March 5, 2025, Provincial Executive meeting, are available here.
For further information contact Trent Langdon, President or Stefanie Tuff, Executive Director.
Business from Standing Committees
Table Officers
· The NLTA will donate $2,500 to support the 2025 Provincial Student Leadership Conference taking place in Grand Falls-Windsor in October 2025.
· The following policy changes have been approved: I. Operations of the NLTA, L. Biennial General Meeting, #2-5 were amended. The amended policy can be viewed here.
For further information contact Trent Langdon, President or Stefanie Tuff, Executive Director.
Membership Benefits and Services Committee
· Five Pre-Retirement Seminars will be held during the Fall of 2025 in the following locations: Deer Lake, Gander, and three in St. John’s. The dates and sites will be announced later.
· The NLTA will award Terence Ball, Heather Wells, and Earle Pike the 2024-25 Bancroft Award, established to recognize outstanding service at the branch level.
· Robyn Foley will be awarded the 2024-25 Special Recognition Award, which recognizes teachers who have made a major contribution to the cultural, social and/or the community life of Newfoundland and Labrador.
· The 2024-25 Allan Bishop Award recipient will be Dean Ingram. This award was established to recognize outstanding service to the NLTA at the provincial level.
For further information contact Darryl George, Chair of the Membership Benefits and Services Committee or Bob Johnston, Administrative Officer.
Professional Issues Committee
The 2025 Barnes Award will be presented to Yvonne Dawe. The Barnes Award has been established to recognize outstanding professional development services provided at the Special Interest Council level.
For further information contact Hollis Cull, Chair of the Professional Issues Committee, or Darlene Johnson or Jamie Kieley, Administrative Officers.
By-Laws and Resolutions to Convention 2025
The Provincial Executive considered each resolution to BGM and determined their recommendations for delegates. They also considered proposed amendments to NLTA By-Laws that will be brought forward at Convention. More information on BGM is available here.
For further information contact Trent Langdon, President or Stefanie Tuff, Executive Director.
Other Business
· The NLTA will issue a public statement condemning the harassment and disruptive behaviors directed at teachers by individuals on both social media and in person. More information is available here.
· The NLTA will lobby NLSchools and CSFP to implement a debriefing policy for school staff following traumatic incidents.
For further information contact Trent Langdon, President or Stefanie Tuff, Executive Director.
Discussion Topics
The following topics were reviewed and discussed by Provincial Executive: group insurance; assessment policy; bathroom supervision/issues; the Education Accord; and, CTF Advisory Committees.
For further information contact Trent Langdon, President or Ian Crewe, Assistant Executive Director.
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