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Originally Posted by WinnipegFan
So you work downtown? What’s your take on the horrendous rental agreement the CBE signed paying triple the going rate for office space that is occupied by people who have been creating the class size issue hand in hand with the UCP? The financial responsibility of the CBE leaves as much to be desired as this government.
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I came into the profession after the Ed Centre was already signed, there’s been three chief superintendents since I became a teacher, and I don’t know anyone in senior leadership who was involved in the deal. My scope is somewhat limited but everyone I know acknowledges that it was a mistake; I met Brad Grundy, the CFO, super early in my career and he implied that he came into CBE after the deal was signed, and was pretty frank about it being a terrible decision.
You and I have both worked in head office and seem to have different experiences, and both are valid. I don’t offer any defense for CBE; all I know is that the colleagues and leadership that I currently work with in downtown are the strongest educators I’ve ever worked with. My system principal actually taught me many years ago and she was the best teacher I’ve ever had. I also believe that the work my service unit is responsible for is important and necessary to advance practice in the classroom.
I can’t do anything about what CBE is now strapped with, but I believe in public education and will say that my service unit and past teacher colleagues equally care about students. So despite what occurred with Ed Centre, when I advocate for public education it’s also advocating for my colleagues, both in downtown and schools.