THE ALBERTA TEACHERS= ASSOCIATION

THE ALBERTA TEACHERS= ASSOCIATION THE ALBERTA TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION REPORT OF THE HEARING COMMITTEE OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE IN THE MATTER OF CHARGES OF UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AGAINST TRACY LYN EDWARDS The hearing committee of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Alberta Teachers’ Association reports that charges of unprofessional conduct laid against Tracy Lyn Edwards of Cochran. [...] At the sales deadline, student leadership class members picked up the envelopes that contained the orders and payments (both cash and cheques) for magazine sales, from the teachers, and reconciled the orders with the payments received and then turned the envelopes in to the office (Exhibit 5). [...] The school division treasurer, Susan Roy, was informed of the comments made and followed up by visiting the school and reviewing the records of the most recent magazine sales campaign. [...] The first was a typographical error and the second was to replace the word “permanently” with the word “temporarily” with respect to the recommendation for suspension of certification. [...] All teachers are expected to follow the provisions of the Code of Professional Conduct and to maintain the honour and dignity of the profession.