Who we are?
Introduction
The purpose of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) is to advocate appropriate education for students in both the youth and adult sectors and to enhance the effectiveness of school commissioners and member school boards in the areas of education, governance, finance and labour relations.
Because school commissioners and boards are valued clients, the prime focus of the Association is to fulfill the needs of school boards. In this perspective, we communicate, collaborate and cooperate with other educational organizations including the Ministry of Education.
The Association must act with integrity, endorse an open style of operating, respect the diversity of school board regions and promote the responsible administration of school boards.
All these objectives should be attained by providing adequate information to our member boards.
Our History
Since 1929, the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) and its predecessors have served as a vehicle through which its school board members, elected commissioners, and parents have shared ideas and worked together to achieve the common goal of ensuring quality educational services focused on student success. In fulfilling this key role, the QESBA and its predecessors have contributed to modern public education policy in Québec, including the creation of linguistic school boards, the management of ever increasing demands on teachers and school administrators, understanding and promoting the diversity of school communities, and preparing students to effectively contribute to a predominantly French-speaking Québec society. The QESBA has consistently advocated for the acknowledgement and protection of the education rights of the Official Language Minority in Québec, specifically Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and most notably the Official Language Minority Community’s right to manage and control its school boards and schools.
Organigram
(20 members)
President
Executive Director
Director Comm. & Special Projects
Director Labour Relations
Administrative Assistant
Administration Officer
Strategic Plan
1. Advocacy
Engage government and the public to shape policy decisions, and;
Defend and promote language rights as a core element of this advocacy.
2. Governance
Promote excellence in school board governance.
3. Services
Provide platforms and resources to strengthen leadership, labour relations, and communication across the English network.
4. Partnerships
Strengthen schoolboards as community leaders through partnerships, research, and reconciliation initiatives.
Territorial Map
Members
Partners
Educational Partners
Community Resources recommended by QESBA
- Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l’Ontario (ACÉPO)
- Association montréalaise des directions d’établissement scolaire (AMDES)
- Alliance for the Promotion of Public English Language Education in Québec (APPELE-Québec)
- Association québécoise pour les troubles d’apprentissage (AQETA)
- Association québécoise du personnel de direction des écoles (AQPDE)
- Bus Carriers Federation (BCF)
- Council of Ministers of Education (Canada) (CMEC)
- Conseil supérieur de l’Éducation (CSE)
- Le centre de transfert pour la réussite éducation du Québec (CTREQ)
- Éducation internationale (ÉI)
- Fédération des centres de services scolaires du Québec (FCSSQ)
- Fédération nationale des conseils scolaires francophones (FNCSF)
- Fédération québécoise des directions d’établissement d’enseignement (FQDE)
- Société de gestion du réseau informatique des commissions scolaires (GRICS)
- Ministère de l’éducation du Québec (MEQ)
- Québec Community Groups Network (QCGN)
- Québec Federation of Home and Schools Associations, Inc. (QFHSA)
- Quebec Provincial Association of Retired School Educators (QPARSE)
- Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network (QUESCREN)
- Regroupement des comités de parents autonomes du Québec (RCPAQ)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Member associations
- Association of Administrators of English Schools of Quebec (AAESQ)
- Association of Directors General of English School Boards of Quebec (ADGESBQ)
- Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA)
- English Parents’ Committee Association (EPCA)
- Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT)
Provincial School Boards in Canada
- Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA)
- British Columbia School Trustees Association (BCSTA)
- Manitoba School Boards Association (MSBA)
- Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (NLSBA)
- Districts scolaires anglophones (Nouveau-Brunswick)
- Nova Scotia School Boards Association (NSSBA)
- Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA)
- Public Schools Branch (Île du Prince Edouard)
- Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA)
- Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA)
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