The Provincial Government and the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association (NLTA) will host a Teachers Think Tank in early 2024 to inform further initiatives to support the recruitment and retention of teachers in the province.
Minister Howell will be available to media to provide more details about the Teachers Think Tank today (Thursday, December 14) outside the House of Assembly, Confederation Building, at 10:15 a.m. Minister Howell will be joined by President Trent Langdon of the NLTA.
Teachers are facing recruitment and retention challenges that need to be addressed in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Teachers Think Tank will provide a dedicated forum to hear directly from teachers and determine opportunities to address those challenges head on.
The Teachers Think Tank will include educators, as well as the Provincial Government, the NLTA and academia. The goal of the Think Tank is to have solutions-focused discussions that will help strategize innovative short- medium- and long-term measures to build on the recently ratified collective agreement and ultimately improve the retention and recruitment of teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Provincial Government recognizes the importance of teachers and the role they play in helping to shape the future generation of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. It is vital that we work collaboratively with stakeholders like the NLTA to appropriately address challenges related to recruitment and retention of teachers.
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“Teachers play a key role in contributing to the social and economic fabric of our province. I look forward to the opportunity to bring together educators and stakeholders from throughout Newfoundland and Labrador to outline challenges and, more importantly, identify solutions. Our government understands the value of teachers, and we’ll continue to work towards supporting the recruitment and retention of those professionals.”
Honourable Krista Lynn Howell
Minister of Education
“Our Association has been shining a light on the hidden reality in our schools for some time. Attention needs to be paid and action taken to address the retention and recruitment challenges facing the K-12 public education system. We are pleased with the creation of this Think Tank, including a commitment to give teachers throughout the province a voice in identifying issues that need to be addressed and the types of solutions that would help to improve the situation in our schools. The working conditions for teachers are the learning conditions for students.”
Trent Langdon
President, Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association
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