The Public School Boards' Association of Alberta (PSBAA) is a not-for-profit society, the members of which can be any public school jurisdiction, or First Nations Education Authority, in Alberta, Canada. The membership criteria for the Association requires a school jurisdiction which provides public education to affirm its support to the Objects of the Association.
The main activities of the Association are: advocacy for public school education; leadership development programs for school trustees, system administrators, and citizen advocates for public school education; building and maintaining political relations with the provincial government and the provincial public service; and, research and the dissemination of findings significant to the improvement of public education.
The Association is host of the Public School Boards Council, a representative assembly for school jurisdictions in Alberta, at which assembly the jurisdictions speak about issues of concern to public school education, and do so without relying on the intermediary of a separate corporate entity.
History
The Public School Boards' Association of Alberta was founded in 1989, at a convention held in Edmonton, Alberta.
Presidents in order were:
Mr. Dick Mather, a trustee of the Edmonton Public School District (1989 - 1991)
Mr. Gordon Pearcy of Grande Prairie Public School District (1991 - 1992)
Ms. Deb Poffenroth, of Foothills School Division (1992 - 1994)
Ms. Anita Dent, of Peace River School Division (1994 - 1996)
Mr. Dick Chamney, of Buffalo Trail School Division (1996 - 1997)
Mr. Clyde Blackburn, of Grande Prairie Public School District (1997 - 1999)
Mr. Don Fleming, of Edmonton Public School District (1999 - 2000)
Ms. Carolyn Kaiser, of Foothills School Division (2000 - 2001)
Ms. Joan Trettler, of St. Albert Protestant Separate School District (2001 - 2005)
Mr. Don Fleming, of Edmonton Public School District (2005 - 2009)
Ms. Patty Dittrick, of Clearview School Division (2009 - 2013)
Ms. Arlene Hrynyk, of Northern Lights Public Schools (2013 - 2017)
Ms. Cathy Hogg of Prairie Rose School Division (2017 - 2021)
Mr. Dennis MacNeil of Aspen View Public School (2021 - 2025)
Ms. Lorraine Stewart of Parkland School Division (2025 - Present)
Executive Directors in order were:
Mr. David King (1990 - 2010)
Ms. Mary Lynne Campbell (2010 - 2018)
Mr. Brian Callaghan (2018 - 2020)
Mr. Troy Tait, Chief Executive Officer (2020 - present)
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