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| Marcus Tabachnick resigns | | | | Marcus Tabachnick completes quarter century of service to public education QESBA expresses profound appreciation for major contributions of former Association President to English public schooling Montreal, March 28, 2011 – The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) expresses its profound appreciation to Marcus Tabachnick, former QESBA President (1998, May 2003- January 2008) and current Chair of the Lester B. Pearson School Board upon the announcement that he is leaving public education, made at a news conference earlier today. “Mr. Tabachnick has given 20-plus years of leadership and dedication to the English public education network,” noted current QESBA President Debbie Horrocks. “Those years have been marked by a rigorous commitment to the welfare of our students and the defense and promotion of our English public schools. He’s been a formidable advocate. I wish Lester B. Pearson School Board every success as it moves to build on the strong legacy that Mr. Tabachnick has helped put in place.” In his four years as President of QESBA, Tabachnick spearheaded projects like the seminal QESBA Advisory Council Report, a commissioner certification initiative and a watershed collective agreement with all English sector education employees. The Advisory Council report in 2006 was one of the first to call for linguistic exchanges to better serve the students of Quebec. Such exchanges, of course, were front and centre in Premier Jean Charest’s inaugural address earlier this month. “Mr. Tabachnick has been a force for our network,” said QESBA Vice-President, Carolyn Curiale. “Whether it be with successive Education Ministers, our French counterparts or within our very own network, he has always fought for what is right, especially for the students.” QESBA thanks Marcus Tabachnick for his years of dedicated service to English public education and wishes him well in all his future endeavors. | | |
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