Susan Vukadinovic

Is caught between the decline of print and the rise of digital.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@Carolannbagan @Carolannbagan, duzhe dyakuyu for the welcome!

[Edmonton Journal @edmontonjournal]

Opinion: Alberta undermining public education — and democracy

https://t.co/0N2K8SEsme

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@MSchleinich @shoffmanAB Thank you for sharing @MSchleinich. Fascinating article.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@PaulaRe48195653 @MsLutzmann @PaulaRe48195653 , it's not the ATA that would have to figure out where to find space for more classes if public education gets proper funding to hire additional teachers. It's the school boards that would have to figure it out. Trust me, the boards would figure it out!

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@_Andrew_Chu_ @AmandaChapman I encourage you to email me at [email protected] or at [email protected] because then I can properly share this store with you, more than 200 characters at a time.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@_Andrew_Chu_ @AmandaChapman And the number one issue is that this this opaque and flawed calculation leads to larger class sizes at public schools only. I do not understand why chartered and private schools can cap their class sizes at any size they want with no financial penalty. Let's level the rules.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@_Andrew_Chu_ @AmandaChapman The calculation is so complex that it's obfuscating. Taxpayers deserve transparency. And a major issue is that the Province has used this tool to reject requests for new schools in new communities, and to force public school boards to close schools in established communities.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@_Andrew_Chu_ @AmandaChapman This is so complex that it's obfuscating. Bottom line: public school boards and charter boards are being treated differently. The GoA clawed back $4 million from the CBE last year for "half empty" schools that were actually full. P69 of funding manual explicitly exempts charters.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@_Andrew_Chu_ @AmandaChapman @_Andrew_Chu_ and @AmandaChapman, The 85% rule is laid out in a different document from the school utilization calculation. You’ll find the 85% rule in Section C3.1 of the provincial government’s Funding Manual for School Authorities, which starts on p 68.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@_Andrew_Chu_ @AmandaChapman @_Andrew_Chu_ and @AmandaChapman, And, sure, not EVERY school in Alberta needs 40 kids per class to achieve 100% utilization, but the fact that we have ANY public school in Alberta expected to have 40 kids per class in KINDERGARTEN is wrong.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@_Andrew_Chu_ @AmandaChapman @_Andrew_Chu_ and @AmandaChapman, ONLY public schools in Alberta have operational funding clawed back by provincial government when class sizes fall below a threshold set by the provincial government, which varies from school to school. Chartered and private schools do not.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

My new lawn signs are here! If you live in Calgary's Ward 8 or Ward 9, DM if you're willing to display one on your lawn.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

Thank you @ABDanielleSmith and @DemetriosnAB for your funding announcement yesterday. This is good news for Calgary's kids and good news for Alberta's future prosperity!

[Joe Ceci @joececiyyc]

It was an honour to present CBE school trustee @SusanVuka with a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal on behalf of @shoffmanAB for Susan's outstanding commitment to public education and volunteerism. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. #yyccbe #yycedu #ableg

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

A safe space for children fleeing the war in Ukraine https://t.co/tNXexoXAZN via @YouTube The situation continues to deteriorate. More than 4.2 M people—half of them children—have already fled the country, with thousands more leaving every day. I'm a proud monthly donor to UNICEF

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@TinyBeaches @youthenroute @patriciajbolger @yyCBEdu @CalgaryPolice @TinyBeaches, Tim Schaefer, can you email me about the bike rack issue at Riverside School? I'd love to help you, but I can't resolve something like this over Twitter. My email address is [email protected].

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@jarvisschmid @elledotelliott @yycbe @yyCBEdu @UsihChristopher Yes, @jarvisschmid, let's have a telephone conversation about this. Please send me an email at [email protected] and we can figure out a time in January to have this convo. I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@elledotelliott @kprather88 @schill_dawg @jvipondmd @SOSAlberta @CleanAirCrewOrg @JimRosenthal4 @GosiaGasperoPhD @APEGA_AB Yes, I am for sure not good at social media. I'm working on it. Would you like to set up an online meeting so we can chat? Send me an email at [email protected] and we can figure out a time. I'm good at email, phone, in person meetings, online meetings - just new to Twit.

[Susan Vukadinovic @SusanVuka]

@apmalong @elledotelliott @yycbe @yyCBEdu @UsihChristopher @schill_dawg @CBCCalgary @CTVCalgary @AdrianaLaGrange Yes, I am for sure not good at social media. I'm working on it. Would you like to set up an online meeting so we can chat? Send me an email at [email protected] and we can figure out a time. I'm good at email, phone, in person meetings, online meetings - just new to Twit.