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Premier of Alberta, Hon. Jason Kenney
Minister Of Education Hon. Adriana LaGrange
Dear Premier Kenney,
I am writing to express my opposition to the Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations in the MacKinnon Report and
Recommendations on Alberta’s Finances August 2019, specifically as they relate to public education in Alberta.
I have specific concerns regarding the recommendations to:
● Reduce education funding when the report itself states Alberta’s per student funding ($11,121) is less
than Quebec ($12,325) and significantly less than Ontario ($17,077). (MacKinnon report, pg 34)
● “Decrease the percentage of government funding that goes to administration and governance by 7.6%,”
based on the claim that Alberta’s spending is currently 24.6%. (MacKinnon Report, pg 38) These findings
are incongruent with the regulations for school authorities, to which all boards must adhere. Alberta
Education’s Funding Manual for School Authorities 2017/2018 School Year document, pg10 under
LIMITATIONS states: “1. The maximum expenditure for system administration and school board
governance will range from 3.6 percent to 5.4 percent depending on the student enrollment of the
school jurisdiction.” If Dr. MacKinnon and the panel have evidence that Alberta school boards are
spending beyond these limits, more details should be provided to the public.
● Completely review and revise the current education funding formula to “provide incentives for sharing
services, and achieving better outcomes for students.” (Mackinnon Report, pg 38) Linking funding to
student performance and outcomes is an inequitable way to fund education and will lead to more
standardized testing, and will negatively and disproportionately affect our most vulnerable students.
As a citizen of Alberta, I urge you and Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange to reject the MacKinnon Report’s
recommendations 5 and 6 as they are harmful and regressive to Alberta children and public education as a whole.
Sincerely,
Name:
Address:
City:
Postal Code:
Phone/Email:
Cc: Support Our Students Alberta
info@supportourstudents.ca
education.minister@gov.ab.ca
Cc: info@supportourstudents.ca
Premier of Alberta, Hon. Jason Kenney
Minister Of Education Hon. Adriana LaGrange
Dear Premier Kenney,
I am writing to express my opposition to the Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations in the MacKinnon Report and
Recommendations on Alberta’s Finances August 2019, specifically as they relate to public education in Alberta.
I have specific concerns regarding the recommendations to:
● Reduce education funding when the report itself states Alberta’s per student funding ($11,121) is less
than Quebec ($12,325) and significantly less than Ontario ($17,077). (MacKinnon report, pg 34)
● “Decrease the percentage of government funding that goes to administration and governance by 7.6%,”
based on the claim that Alberta’s spending is currently 24.6%. (MacKinnon Report, pg 38) These findings
are incongruent with the regulations for school authorities, to which all boards must adhere. Alberta
Education’s Funding Manual for School Authorities 2017/2018 School Year document, pg10 under
LIMITATIONS states: “1. The maximum expenditure for system administration and school board
governance will range from 3.6 percent to 5.4 percent depending on the student enrollment of the
school jurisdiction.” If Dr. MacKinnon and the panel have evidence that Alberta school boards are
spending beyond these limits, more details should be provided to the public.
● Completely review and revise the current education funding formula to “provide incentives for sharing
services, and achieving better outcomes for students.” (Mackinnon Report, pg 38) Linking funding to
student performance and outcomes is an inequitable way to fund education and will lead to more
standardized testing, and will negatively and disproportionately affect our most vulnerable students.
As a citizen of Alberta, I urge you and Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange to reject the MacKinnon Report’s
recommendations 5 and 6 as they are harmful and regressive to Alberta children and public education as a whole.
Sincerely,
Name:
Address:
City:
Postal Code:
Phone/Email:
Cc: Support Our Students Alberta
info@supportourstudents.ca