EA Standards of Practice Working Group

We are committed to advancing the establishment of provincially mandated standards of practice for Education Assistants in BC.

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

@MrLunde Potentially, but it all comes down to wording.

IF government goes forward, CUPE is ensuring they are at the table for these discussions. Which they should always be anyway.

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

#bced #CUPE @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @bcedaccess @bccpac @SoniaFurstenau #InclusiveEd @BCSTA_President @elenoresturko @coraleeoakes @BCSTA_News @BCSups @BCPVPA #bcedchat #bcpoli

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

#bced #CUPE @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @bcedaccess @bccpac @SoniaFurstenau #InclusiveEd @BCSTA_President @elenoresturko @coraleeoakes @BCSTA_News @BCSups @BCPVPA #bcedchat #bcpoli

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

We rest a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of paraprofessionals but rarely include them in professional development opportunities. Let's include our paraprofessionals in training for all teachers. #LeadInclusion #SpecialEducation #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

@marysuither @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @BCEdAccess @BCCPAC @SoniaFurstenau @BCSTA_President @elenoresturko @coraleeoakes @BCSTA_News @BCSups @BCPVPA Standards of practice do not require a change of the School Act.

But yes, the School Act is outdated and needs to be updated.

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

#bced #CUPE @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @bcedaccess @bccpac @SoniaFurstenau #InclusiveEd @BCSTA_President @elenoresturko @coraleeoakes @BCSTA_News @BCSups @BCPVPA #bcedchat #bcpoli

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

@marysuither @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @BCEdAccess @BCCPAC @SoniaFurstenau @BCSTA_President @elenoresturko @coraleeoakes @BCSTA_News @BCSups @BCPVPA The roles & responsibilities document is sorely outdated. Further, teacher's standards do not apply otherwise each EA would require teacher credentials. The role of the EA is separate and distinct from teachers.

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

#bced #CUPE @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @bcedaccess @bccpac @SoniaFurstenau #InclusiveEd @BCSTA_President @elenoresturko @coraleeoakes @BCSTA_News @BCSups @BCPVPA #bcedchat #bcpoli

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

We can no longer ignore the importance of the EA in our schools. Thank you for publicly recognizing how important standards of practice are, @teachermrskhan. ❤️ #bced

[Iram Khan👋🏽 She/Her @teachermrskhan]

EAs need the training to cope with the increasing complex needs of students. We need EA standards of practice to ensure that the training EAs go through prepare people for this “new realities” of this job. @BCPVPA

https://t.co/Ft5pi7DiNY

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

#bced #CUPE @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @bcedaccess @bccpac @SoniaFurstenau #InclusiveEd @BCSTA_President @elenoresturko @coraleeoakes @BCSTA_News @BCSups @BCPVPA #bcedchat #bcpoli

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

#bced #CUPE @cupek12bc @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @bcedaccess @bccpac @SoniaFurstenau #InclusiveEd @BCSTA_President @elenoresturko @coraleeoakes @BCSTA_News @BCSups @BCPVPA #bcedchat #bcpoli

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

#bced #CUPE @cupek12bc @CUPEBC @bcedplan @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson @bctf @bcedaccess @bccpac @SoniaFurstenau #InclusiveEd

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

Why do we need standards of practice for EAs?
An example:
#SurreyBC @bcedplan @BCEdAccess @Surrey_Schools @RachnaSinghNDP @selinarobinson #bced @InclusionBC @CUPE728 @FSIBC

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

Thank you to all those at #AdvoCon2022 @BCEdAccess for joining Ryan and Cindy as they discussed standards of practice for EAs. What a huge conversation that took us right down to the final minute. #bced

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

Shout out to @CUPEBC locals and members participating. We do love seeing Res. #27 - "Lobby the B.C. government to set provincial education levels required to perform the work of Education Assistants (EA) across the province."

Now, the follow through. What will it take? #bced

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

EAs raise the dignity of a child who may be unable to do so unaided. 💕

#EssentialEAs #bced #StandardsOfPractice

[Cindy Dalglish (she/her) @CindyDalglish]

I support seamless child care in our schools.
I support EAs to have whole jobs, not piecemeal.
I support EAs to have standards of practice.
The roles of ECE and EA are not interchangeable.
EAs are crucial to our education system.

@cupek12bc @CUPEBC @EaWorking #EssentialEAs

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

An amazing response rate for our survey! We love seeing the representation from around the Province.

If you are an EA and haven't filled in the survey yet, do so today!

Fill in the survey here: https://t.co/rs7G50zrfL

#bced #CUPE @cupek12bc @CUPEBC #EssentialEAs #bcpoli

[EA Standards of Practice Working Group @EaWorking]

New year, new data! We are launching a more comprehensive survey on the Day in the Life of an EA.

This data will inform our steps to highlight the importance of standards.

This survey is for EAs.
A survey for parents, teachers, & admin is coming soon.
https://t.co/RscJeunS93