THE QUÉBEC FEDERATION OF HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS
77th Annual General Meeting (AGM)
It has been a year like no other. Join us for our 77th Annual General Meeting, which will take place on Thursday, June 3rd, starting at 6:30 p.m. Together, we will look back at the challenges of 2020/2021, but we will also remember all that the QFHSA and its committees have been able to accomplish despite those challenges.
The event will feature a presentation by Heidi Yetman, the president of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT). Ms. Yetman has been a strong and important voice for teachers this year— and this year, teachers needed that voice more than ever. From teaching during a pandemic to negotiating a new contract with the provincial government, it has been a busy and immensely difficult year for all educators.
We are pleased to welcome Home & School Association delegates from across Quebec for this virtual meeing. They will be joined by invited guests and observers and the QFHSA’s Board of Directors and staff. Each local Home and School Association is invited to send one delegate to the meeting. Please click on the tab below to register for the event. The registration link also contains the documents local Home & Schools Associations need to complete for the event. Note that the meeting will open at 6:30 p.m. for registration. Ms. Yetman’s presentation will begin at 6:45 p.m. The business portion of the meeting will get underway at 7:30 p.m.
Draft Resolutions — 2021 Annual General Meeting
At this year’s meeting, delegates will be voting on eight resolutions, which deal with the following topics:
1. Request for Free French Instruction Services
2. Evaluation, Improvements, and Investments in School Buildings
3. Mail-In Ballots for School Elections
4. Request to Revise and Improve the Secondary III and Secondary IV History of Quebec and Canada Curriculum
5. Permanent English Voters’ List for School Elections
6. Curriculum Development
7. Addressing the Issue of the Teacher Shortage in Quebec
8. Environmental Awareness
Memories from the 2020 Annual General Meeting
The 76th Annual General Meeting, which had been scheduled for May 2, 2020, was postponed to August 22, 2020. The meeting was held via the Zoom platform due to restrictions on public gatherings in force at the time. The program was a very simple one that covered the basics that needed to be addressed: adoption of an agenda; approval of the minutes of the May 4, 2019 AGM; acceptance of the financial statements; the proposal of a budget for 2021; the election of new members of the QFHSA board of directors, and the appointment of the auditor for 2021.
Although we missed the camaraderie of getting together in person and sharing the H&S spirit, we look forward to next year when, hopefully, we will be able to connect with everyone in a meaningful way, even if, again, it cannot be in person. The annual Book of Reports, usually distributed by email to the delegates, is available below for all H&S members to reference.
Memories from the 2019 Annual General Meeting
Already more than a year has past since we were able to all gather together at the 75th anniversary edition of the QFHSA Annual General Meeting. The event, which was held on May 4, 2019, featured presentations by Fo Niemi, the executive director for the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR) and Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed, the founder and editor of the CanadianMomEh.com blog and a frequent contributor to the Montreal Gazette.
Though it may be some time before we can all meet again in person as a large group, here are some photos of the memorable event.
