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"Controversy" section

Currently, the references for this section rely almost exclusively on details from only 2 articles by one columnist at one news outlet (i.e. those two articles are cited multiple times in the section with no other 3rd party verification). Given the situation covered is controversial, more reliable, verifiable, and objective sources are needed to improve this section's accuracy.

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Update with current board of directors:

Governance

The Board of Directors of the Fraser Academy Association consists of Brenda Jones Kinsella, Chair; Rod Johnston, Vice Chair; David Sacks, Secretary/Treasurer; Jeff Hornell; Wendy Reifel, Bursaries Committee; Mark Hammer; Debby Jenkins; Michelle Hughes.^[1]

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Updates to additional programs:

Additional programs

Fraser Academy offers after school tutoring program, called After3 Tutoring at Fraser Academy and Summer Boost Camp, an academic, yet fun, summer camp that gives children a "boost" in their learning. Registration for After3 Tutoring programs are open to students who do not attend the day program, but require remediation for specific learning difficulties. In addition to 1:1 Orton-Gillingham and Remedial Math tutoring, Fraser Academy started offering Executive Function (EF) coaching in September 2018. EF Coaching helps students who require support in organization, time management, planning and prioritizing, developing working memory and metacognitive strategies. It is offered to both school-aged, and university-aged students.^[2]

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University placement (new section)

Over 90% of Fraser Academy graduates go on to college and university, attending post-secondary institutions across Canada, and in the United States and United Kingdom. The 35 student Grad Class of 2018 had 121 post-secondary acceptances and over $65,000 in scholarship offers.

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Vision

Changing Destiny by Changing Minds.

Mission

We celebrate the unique strengths of individuals with dyslexia and language-based learning differences, empowering students with choice and opportunity.

Values

Resilience: Having the courage to persevere

Acceptance: Demonstrating respect, empathy and openness in our community

Innovation: In teaching and learning

Self-Reliance: Utilizing personal strengths and resources to become independent

Excellence: In delivery and standards

Controversy section is inaccurate and biased. The two articles referenced are from one columnist and are unproportionately represented.

Pheonix33 (talk) 00:48, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pheonix33, those edits are not acceptable. The "controversy" section can be discussed, of course. User:John from Idegon, do you have an opinion? Drmies (talk) 23:36, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Fraser Academy Board of Directors".
^ "After3 Tutoring at Fraser Academy". After3 Tutoring.

"Controversy" section

I've removed this section. Christie Blatchford is an opinion writer/columnist at the National Post, not a reporter; it is contrary to our practices to base a quarter of any article on opinion pieces. The reference sources are all Canadian-based, not "international", as is said in this section. All of the people quoted in Blatchford's piece (as well as the article) were terminated employees. This was a classic case of undue weight being given to an issue. Risker (talk) 05:41, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Fraser Academy Board of Directors".

[2] "After3 Tutoring at Fraser Academy". After3 Tutoring.

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