The Saskatchewan School Trustees Association was part of the release of the National Children s Agenda on May 7 in Saskatoon. The paper is a discussion document aimed at involving the public in exploring how we might better support child development and address the needs of families. It is significant that this agreement among the provincial and federal governments to address children s needs is being launched here in Saskatchewan. The SSTA, school boards, and the province have provided leadership here and at the national level in addressing the growing range of children s needs that must be fulfilled for children to learn successfully. Ward also said that developing a shared vision is an important step in securing broad public support for ways to better meet children s needs.
Children can t wait.
We will be calling on the province and Canada to focus their resources on these objectives. Saskatchewan trustees resolved at the 1991 SSTA Annual Convention that joint action and increased resources were needed to meet a growing range of needs like hunger, increasing delinquency and family dysfunction that were getting in the way of children learning at school. The two governments also released a supplementary discussion paper Measuring Child Well-Being and Monitoring Progress that identifies indicators of success in meeting the NCA objectives. I m very pleased with the message senior governments are sending and I am hopeful improved resources to address children s needs will soon follow. Operators at that number can also provide information on public dialogue opportunities in Saskatchewan related to the National Children s Agenda.