Community

Mon, 13 Jul, 2015

Board urges province to extend campaign finance reform measure to municipal elections

The Board is lending its support to a plan to ban corporate and union donations to provincial election candidates, and is hoping those reforms will be extended to those running for mayor, city councillor and trustee positions.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2015

Board approves $1 billion budget for 2015-2016 school year

The Board of Trustees unanimously approved Edmonton Public Schools' $1.08 billion budget for the 2015-2016 school year at their regularly scheduled board meeting yesterday.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2015

2015 Michael A. Strembitsky Award of Excellence

At the June 23 board meeting, Trustees had the honour of recognizing sixteen outstanding nominees for the Michael A. Strembitsky Award of Excellence.

Mon, 8 Jun, 2015

Avonmore School Welcomes Metro Continuing Education

Come to an information session to learn how Avonmore School will make room for Metro Continuing Education.

Wed, 20 May, 2015

Trustees accept resignation of former Board Chair

The former chair of the Edmonton Public School Board has officially resigned her position. Sarah Hoffman was recently elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the provincial election. 

Wed, 18 Mar, 2015

Trustees Advocate For Traffic Safety Education And Enforcement In School Zones

“With 17,000 speeding tickets issued in school zones, we strongly believe enforcement needs to be ramped up. We are happy to partner with the City on this initiative.” Board Chair Janz

Wed, 24 Sep, 2014

Edmonton Police Service School Resource Officer Unit Recognized by National Association

Yesterday morning, the Edmonton Police Service School Resource Officer Unit (SRO) was recognized by the City for being awarded the Model Agency of the Year Award by the National Association of School Resource Officers. 

Wed, 24 Sep, 2014

READ IN Week 2014

Help us celebrate the 25th anniversary of READ IN Week in Edmonton! Volunteer to read at district schools from October 6 to 10.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2014

District Recognition Nominations Now Being Accepted

Each year the Board of Trustees acknowledges parents, community members, secondary students and staff who have been nominated for their contributions to the District. Nominate a deserving individual or group for the 2013-2014 school year.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2014

Revised School Year Calendars

The 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year calendars for Edmonton Public Schools have changed. Over the next two school years, there will be more professional development (PD) days for teachers and one more day in lieu for time they have invested in parent-teacher conferences. Although students will have a few extra days off, they will still receive the same amount of instructional time due to slightly longer school days.