We count on them to help raise our children into capable, educated, secure adults. They play a crucial role in our society, so anything we can do to better support that role is a boon for the province and our country.
The Government of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) and other education stakeholder groups, has announced it has appointed an eight person transition committee to develop a new regulatory body to handle teacher certification and discipline in Saskatchewan.
Government initiated the change is intended to provide Saskatchewan teachers with the same authority and responsibility as other self regulated professions in the province. The body will regulate who is a member of the profession and will oversee disciplinary functions for misconduct or incompetence.
The transition committee consists of the a varied group of representatives which will communicate and consult with teachers, parents, students and the public over the next year as they develop the bylaws and structure of the new regulatory body, and will provide regular updates to the sector through their representatives.
The new regulatory body is expected to be in operation by fall 2015.
Transparency, simplicity, fairness and functionality are all important components and perhaps this move will help to ensure this is the case as we move forward as a province and a whole.
