Abbreviation | ATA |
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Formation | 1918 |
Type | |
Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Location |
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Membership | 43,500 |
President | Jason Schilling |
Executive secretary | Dennis Theobald |
Affiliations | Canadian Teachers' Federation |
Website | teachers |
Formerly called | Alberta Teachers' Alliance |
The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) is the professional association for the teachers of Alberta, Canada. It represents all teachers and teacher administrators in all schools in Alberta's public, separate and francophone school divisions. It also represents teachers in some charter and private schools. There are currently 43,500 members of the ATA. It is affiliated with other teacher organizations in Canada through the Canadian Teachers' Federation.
The Alberta Teachers' Association, as the professional organization of teachers, promotes and advances public education, safeguards standards of professional practice and serves as the advocate for its members.
The Alberta Teachers' Alliance was established during the First World War. Faced with constant opposition from government and employees, teachers had no basic contractual rights, no guarantee of a minimum wage and no mechanism for appealing dismissals. In addition, they were generally treated poorly in the communities they served. What teachers learned during those difficult years was that being united and having a dedicated leadership could help them shape the future. The organizing zeal of John Walker Barnett, the first full-time general secretary-treasurer of the Alberta Teachers' Alliance, became the stuff of legend. Barnett's dedication to the profession was later recognized when the Association's Edmonton headquarters were named after him.
The Teaching Profession Act was passed in 1935, giving the Alberta Teachers' Association its legal foundation. However, what united teachers and became the moral basis for the new organization was the determination to have teaching recognized as a profession. Over the next 10 years, the government approved legislation giving teachers a process for appealing dismissals, a pension plan and the right to bargain collectively. In addition, the government established the university as the home for teacher preparation.
Years | President |
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1917-19 | George D Misener |
1919-20 | Thomas E A Stanley |
1920-22 | Hubert C Newland |
1922-23 | Charles E Peasley |
1923-24 | John E Somerville |
1924-25 | William W Scott |
1925-26 | Frederick Parker |
1926-27 | Alfred Waite |
1927-28 | Harry C Sweet |
1928-29 | Harry D Ainlay |
1929-30 | Arthur J H Powell |
1930-31 | Roland D Webb |
1931-32 | Cedric O Hicks |
1932-33 | Milton W Brock |
1933-34 | George A Clayton |
1934-35 | Edward J Thorlakson |
1935-36 | Gordon G Harman |
1936-37 | Eric C Ansley |
1937-39 | Milton E LaZerte |
1939-41 | Raymond E Shaul |
1941-43 | James A Smith |
1943-45 | Clarence Sansom |
1945-47 | Harold C Melsness |
1947-48 | Herbert E Smith |
1948-49 | Edgar T Wiggins |
1949-51 | Frederick J C Seymour |
1951-53 | Marian Gimby |
1953-54 | Lars Olson |
1954-55 | Frank J Edwards |
1955-56 | George S Lakie |
1956-57 | H J McKim Ross |
1957-59 | Inez K Castleton |
1959-60 | Richard F Staples |
1960-61 | Arthur D G Yates |
1961-62 | John A McDonald |
1962-63 | Hugh C McCall |
1963-64 | Thomas F Rieger |
1964-65 | L Jean Scott |
1965-66 | Malcolm W McDonnell |
1966-67 | Frank W Hoskyn |
1967-68 | Bernie T Keeler |
1968-69 | Arthur M Arbeau |
1969-71 | Ivan P Stonehocker |
1971-72 | Walter L Hughes |
1972-74 | Murray Jampolsky |
1974-76 | Patricia M English |
1976-77 | Halvar C Jonson |
1977-82 | K Mac Kryzanowski |
1982-84 | Arthur V R Cowley |
1984-87 | Nadene M Thomas |
1987-90 | Brendan D Dunphy |
1990-93 | Frances M Savage |
1993-99 | Bauni M Mackay |
1999–2003 | Larry Booi |
2003–09 | Frank Bruseker |
2009–13 | Carol Henderson |
2013-17 | Mark Ramsankar |
2017-19 | Greg Jeffery |
2019–Present | Jason Schilling |
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