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Resolution #7<br />
Motion: George Penner/Doug Anderson<br />
THAT whereas the number of certified resource teachers appears to be declining<br />
across the province, and<br />
whereas there continues to be an increasing number of students with diverse learning<br />
needs who require extra support during the school day, and<br />
whereas certified resource teachers have specialized training that enables them to<br />
effectively provide leadership within the school buildings to meet the needs of this<br />
diverse learning population, and<br />
whereas the Special Education Review clearly supported the need for certified<br />
professionals to support special needs students,<br />
Be it resolved that Manitoba Education, Citizenship, and Youth require that Resource<br />
Teachers/Special Education Teachers be certified<br />
CARRIED<br />
Resolution #8<br />
Motion: Twyla Kastrukoff/Geroge Penner<br />
THAT whereas currently there are no M.E.C.Y. certification requirements for teachers<br />
to assume the role of a guidance counsellor within a school, and<br />
whereas there is an increasing number of students requiring specialized<br />
social/emotional support and counseling within the schools, and<br />
whereas certified guidance counselors would have the specialized training that<br />
enables them to provide this support,<br />
Be it resolved that Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth establish the<br />
requirements for guidance counsellor certification, and,<br />
Be it further resolved that Manitoba, Education, Citizenship and Youth require that<br />
guidance counselors be certified<br />
CARRIED
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