For those of you who may have missed it, I was on Global TV Evening news last week being interviewed about my candidacy for Ward C Trustee. http://globalnews.ca/news/781179/municipal-election-candidates-hit-the-books-before-hitting-the-campaign-trail/
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
New Endorsements
It is an awesome, and humbling feeling when people express their excitement at my candidacy as the next Ward C Trustee.Thank you for the continued support!
From
Joyce Sneddon – Teacher, Edmonton Public School Board
Susan Ketteringham is an amazing, strong leader who has the
ability to bring her voice forward to create positive change for all stake
holders. Having had the honour of watching her first hand in action working on
the parent council at an Edmonton Public School, it was very apparent that
Susan Ketteringham was a person who held education at the forefront and only
wanted what was best for all students. Susan demonstrated that she is the type
of leader who will work diligently for all stake holders and will always put students’
needs first and foremost. This is the exact type of leader Edmonton Public
needs, a leader to instill change for the betterment of all stake holders.
From E.
Joy Muller, Ph.D. – Yellowhead Youth Centre
I believe Susan will be a tremendous advocate for children
and youth in the Public School Board. She has a demonstrated ability to
challenge the status quo to achieve what she believes is right. She is ‘can do’
personified and insightful and experienced into the mechanics of business
planning that looks toward the future. Her intimate experience as an Edmonton
Public parent, Support Staff member, and Volunteer equip her with a solid
baseline understanding of how the ‘system’ works. Her significant experience in
the business world has equipped her to do ‘more with less’ and given her the
mindset of always thinking ‘outside the box’; those character traits will serve
the Ward C community very well in the coming four years.
Monday, August 5, 2013
New School Year Set Up
It seems quite foreign to
me that I will not be involved this year in getting the School Council and
Fundraising Society at my son’s elementary school set up. This is
because for the first time since he started school I will not assume a formal
role with either group as I intend on having the role of Ward C EPSB Trustee.
I have a great deal of
admiration for the parents and community members who step forward to contribute
positively to the education experience of students in the public system. Quite
frankly, I had very little understanding of how many hours are selflessly
dedicated by volunteers whether it is reading with children, working in the
supply room, engaging with student field trips or assisting teaching staff and administration in
general.
In addition to monthly
meeting preparation and execution, high performing School Council and
Fundraising Society teams across the system will spend the month of September …
- setting up teacher work request systems
- exploring and implementing fund-raising strategies
- creating 'Consent to Contact' distribution lists
- engaging on social media streams
- recruiting new membership
- organizing Casino’s
- establishing reading schedules with students
- arranging Annual General Meetings
- setting up a hot lunch program
- establishing Kid’s Pantry’s and;
- generally engaging and communicating with the larger parent group
And then October comes!
They may also be
advocating for larger scale initiatives and programs for their school;
including driving enrolment, by-law updates and governance, results review and
viable space utilization amongst other priorities. This is in addition to
managing their already busy, full lives.
I encourage you to get
engaged in even the smallest way; regardless of whether you have children
attending Edmonton Public, or not. Last year one parent group I know of began
utilizing the previously untapped resource of retired neighbours with great
success. I guarantee that watching a grand-parent engage with students on a
one-to-one basis will be the ultimate ‘win-win’.
I know some remarkable parent
groups in Ward C and would love the opportunity to advocate for you as
accurately as possible after the election on October 21st. Reach out today at ketteringham@shaw.ca
or via cell at 587 988 5310 and share your concerns, hopes and dreams for the
future of public education in Edmonton.
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