Equity and Social Justice
Candidate: Connie Epp
Contact: connieepp@mymts.net
Bio: Connie Epp is currently a grade 5 teacher at Green Valley School. After starting at GVS in 2002, Connie has taught grade 5 – 8 German, as well as grade 5 and 6 homerooms. Besides teaching, her involvements in GVS include being part of school productions (drama, musical and community dinner theatre), Indigenous Awareness Club and Aboriginal Awareness Achievement group and Hanover committee. She has also been the HTA Council Rep for her school.
Connie is a mother of four adult children who all completed high school in HSD schools. Connie has supported her family by being involved in CanSkate, going to endless baseball games, and other sporting events. She is active in community events: fundraising with the Grunthal Refugee Committee and other supports as needed for the new refugees, volunteering to help with AV support at a local church, and working for the Hanover Ag fair are a few highlights.
In Connie’s free time she studies. Connie loves learning. She has completed one Post-Bacc, has nearly completed a second Post-Bacc, and plans to pursue her Masters. Connie is passionate about best pedagogical practices, Indigenous Studies, the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations and anything else that will help her be the best teacher for her students.
Connie states that she appreciates any PD available that will make her better at what she does. She truly loves people and doing what she can to make their lives better.
Electoral Statement: After carefully considering the passion and commitment required for this position, I have chosen to accept the nomination for the position of Equity and Social Justice Chair.
I have been a middle years teacher at Green Valley School since 2002. I served on the Hanover Teachers Association for several years and am currently the Professional Development representative for Green Valley School.
There are a number of areas of social justice that I am already involved in. I participated in the Aboriginal Awareness Achievement Grant Committee for Hanover School Division. I have built important partnerships through which I’ve played a key role in promoting reconciliation and developing a greater awareness of the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. I continually seek ways to make school safe, inclusive and accessible for each student. Our school division should be known as a place where all people are respected and treated equitably.
The ESJ chairperson is to be a strong advocate for teachers. I will be an active member of the negotiation team and will always stand up for the collective bargaining rights of our teachers. We need to do more to promote equity in areas such as prep time, duty free lunch hour, and workload. I will do everything I can to ensure that the voices of our early, middle, and senior years teachers all have an equitable opportunity to be heard.
Bio: Connie Epp is currently a grade 5 teacher at Green Valley School. After starting at GVS in 2002, Connie has taught grade 5 – 8 German, as well as grade 5 and 6 homerooms. Besides teaching, her involvements in GVS include being part of school productions (drama, musical and community dinner theatre), Indigenous Awareness Club and Aboriginal Awareness Achievement group and Hanover committee. She has also been the HTA Council Rep for her school.
Connie is a mother of four adult children who all completed high school in HSD schools. Connie has supported her family by being involved in CanSkate, going to endless baseball games, and other sporting events. She is active in community events: fundraising with the Grunthal Refugee Committee and other supports as needed for the new refugees, volunteering to help with AV support at a local church, and working for the Hanover Ag fair are a few highlights.
In Connie’s free time she studies. Connie loves learning. She has completed one Post-Bacc, has nearly completed a second Post-Bacc, and plans to pursue her Masters. Connie is passionate about best pedagogical practices, Indigenous Studies, the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations and anything else that will help her be the best teacher for her students.
Connie states that she appreciates any PD available that will make her better at what she does. She truly loves people and doing what she can to make their lives better.
Electoral Statement: After carefully considering the passion and commitment required for this position, I have chosen to accept the nomination for the position of Equity and Social Justice Chair.
I have been a middle years teacher at Green Valley School since 2002. I served on the Hanover Teachers Association for several years and am currently the Professional Development representative for Green Valley School.
There are a number of areas of social justice that I am already involved in. I participated in the Aboriginal Awareness Achievement Grant Committee for Hanover School Division. I have built important partnerships through which I’ve played a key role in promoting reconciliation and developing a greater awareness of the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. I continually seek ways to make school safe, inclusive and accessible for each student. Our school division should be known as a place where all people are respected and treated equitably.
The ESJ chairperson is to be a strong advocate for teachers. I will be an active member of the negotiation team and will always stand up for the collective bargaining rights of our teachers. We need to do more to promote equity in areas such as prep time, duty free lunch hour, and workload. I will do everything I can to ensure that the voices of our early, middle, and senior years teachers all have an equitable opportunity to be heard.