Plested v. Board of Education of Ponoka (County) No. 3, (1988) 84 A.R. 111 (BdRef)

• Judge: Cawsey, J.
• Case Date: January 08, 1988
• Citations: (1988), 84 A.R. 111 (BdRef)

Plested v. Ponoka School Bd. (1988), 84 A.R. 111 (BdRef)

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Janet Darlene Plested v. The Board of Trustees of the County of Ponoka No. 3

Indexed As: Plested v. Board of Education of Ponoka (County) No. 3

Board of Reference under the School Act

Cawsey, J.

January 8, 1988.

Summary:

A teacher appealed her dismissal by the Board of Trustees.

A judge of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, sitting as a Board of Reference under the School Act, dismissed the appeal.

Education - Topic 6280

Teachers - Dismissal - Grounds - Planning and teaching strategy - A judge of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, sitting as a Board of Reference under the School Act, dismissed a teacher's appeal from her dismissal - The board held that there were grounds for dismissal, where the teacher failed to properly plan class lessons, failed to prepare required individual program plans, was unable to manage a class effectively and had an unacceptable teaching strategy respecting giving suitable assignments and evaluating student work - The board noted that the teacher had been warned for two years to improve or face termination - The board was satisfied that the Board of Trustees made appropriate attempts to assist the teacher, but such attempts were unsuccessful because the teacher lacked the basic elements of teaching and classroom control required of any teacher.

Cases Noticed:

Kane v. Board of Governors of University of British Columbia, [1980] 3 W.W.R. 125; 31 N.R. 214, appld. [para. 7].

Statutes Noticed:

School Act, R.S.A. 1980, c. S-3, sect. 89.

Counsel:

M.B. Bielby, for the appellant;

J.C. Anderson, for the respondent.

This appeal was heard before Cawsey, J., of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, sitting as a Board of Reference under the School Act, who delivered the following judgment on January 8, 1988.