Board Correspondence

As champions of public education, the Board of Trustees have an important role in supporting student success. 

The trustees are committed to being accountable and transparent in their work. To that end, they passed a motion on Nov. 3 to publicly post all future letters sent by the Board Chair, Committees and the Board as a whole except those that would be protected under Caucus guidelines. This allows students, parents, staff and the community to see the Board's position and advocacy efforts on a wide array of subjects. 

MAY 2023

Sent May 25

• Meeting request regarding carbon tax payment options for public schools, sent to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Invitation to information session on options for carbon tax rebates for climate, sent to Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
• Request for equitable support for all refugee students, sent to the federal Minister of Finance; the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; the federal Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion; and the federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Sent May 18

• Joey Moss School Opening, sent to the Ministers of Education, Infrastructure, and Skilled Trades and Professions

APRIL 2023

Sent April 27

• Request to partner on carbon tax relief advocacy, sent to the Alberta School Boards Association

Sent April 26

• Request to restore funding to the Alberta School Council's Association (ASCA), sent to the Minister of Education

Sent April 18

• Updated Ten-Year Facilities Plan 2023–2032 and Three-Year Capital Plan 2024–2027, sent to the Minister of Education
• Updated Ten-Year Facilities Plan 2023–2032 and Three-Year Capital Plan 2024–2027, sent to Mayor Amarjeet Sohi

MARCH 2023

Sent March 13

• School Council Annual Report Highlights, sent to the Alberta School Councils' Association

DECEMBER 2022

Sent December 8

• Career Pathways, sent to MLA  Shane Getson

Sent December 5

• Invitation to tour Edmonton Public schools, sent to the Ministers of Education, Skilled Trades and Professions, and Infrastructure

NOVEMBER 2022

Sent November 23

• Requests re: mitigating respiratory illness for students, staff and families, sent to Dr. Mark Joffe, Chief Medical Officer of Health
• Requests re: mitigating respiratory illness for students, staff and families, sent to the Minister of Education
• Requests re: mitigating respiratory illness for students, staff and families, sent to the Minister of Health

OCTOBER 2022

Sent October 26

• Invitation to Joey Moss School Opening, sent to Deputy Premiers Neudorf and Madu, and the Minister of Education

Sent October 3

• Response to ASCA request for support, sent to Brandi Rai, President, Alberta School Councils’ Association

SEPTEMBER 2022

SENT SEPTEMBER 28

• Letter of Congratulations upon election as Board President, sent to Mr. Étienne Alary, Board President, Conseil scolaire Centre‐Nord

SENT SEPTEMBER 26

• Amendment to the Edmonton School Division Three-Year Capital Plan 2023–2026, sent to the Minsters of Education and Infrastructure

SENT SEPTEMBER 22

• Feedback regarding Thrive Charter School Society application, sent to Alberta Education

JULY 2022

SENT JULY 25

• Letter of Support - Centre for Diversity

JUNE 2022

SENT JUNE 29

• Dedicated, funded childcare space needed in schools, sent to Rebecca Schulz, MLA

SENT JUNE 22

• P3 model for new school builds, sent to the Ministers of Education and Infrastructure (from the Metro School Boards Group)

SENT JUNE 15

• Request for education and mental health funding for refugee/displaced students, sent to the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

SENT JUNE 7

• Sharing Edmonton Public Schools' work toward making schools anti-racist, sent to the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights

APRIL 2022

SENT APRIL 28

• Lansdowne Child Care and Family Centre, sent to the Minister of Children's Services
• Request for timely and equitable funding for refugee and displaced students, sent to the Minister of Education

SENT APRIL 26

•  Edmonton Public Schools’ Ten-Year Facilities Plan 2023–2032 and 2023–2026 Three-Year Capital Plan, sent to the Minister of Education
  • Attachment 1 — Ten-Year Facilities Plan 2023–2032
  • Attachment 2 — Three-Year Capital Plan 2023–2026
• Edmonton Public Schools’ Ten-Year Facilities Plan 2023–2032 and 2023–2026 Three-Year Capital Plan, sent to Amarjeet Sohi, Mayor, City of Edmonton
  • Attachment 1 — Ten-Year Facilities Plan 2023–2032
  • Attachment 2 — Three-Year Capital Plan 2023–2026
    

SENT APRIL 21

• CUPE 3550 Board Presentation, sent to Jorge Illanes, CUPE 3550
• Exempt Staff Board Presentation, sent to Jeff Waselenchuk, Exempt Staff Liaison

SENT APRIL 8

• Invitation to grand openings of seven new schools, sent to the Ministers of Education and Infrastructure

SENT APRIL 7

• Congratulations on election as President of CUPE Local 784, sent to Ryan Lauder

SENT APRIL 6

• Trustee Appointment to Provincial Executive, sent to the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta

MARCH 2022

SENT MARCH 10

• Information Session, sent to Mayor Sohi

FEBRUARY 2022

SENT FEBRUARY 25

• Request for school-division-directed COVID-19 mitigation measures and rationale for the ending of masking in schools, sent to the Minister of Education

SENT FEBRUARY 17

• Budget Watch 2022 open letter

SENT FEBRUARY 10

• Invitation to March 8 Board meeting, sent to Jorge Illanes, President, Edmonton Public Schools’ Support Staff, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3550
• Invitation to March 8 Board meeting, sent to James Niven, President, Edmonton Public Schools’ Maintenance Staff, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 784 
• Invitation to March 8 Board meeting, sent to Barry Benoit, President, Edmonton Public Schools’ Custodial Staff, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 474
• Invitation to March 8 Board meeting, sent to Mr. Jeff Waselenchuk, Exempt Staff Liaison
• Invitation to March 8 Board meeting, sent to Heather Quinn, President, Edmonton Public Teachers, Local No. 37 of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

JANUARY 2022

SENT JANUARY 21

• Greater access to COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 needed, sent to the Minister of Education

SENT JANUARY 13

• Edmonton Public Schools - Contact Protocol, sent to Minister Jason Nixon, UCP House Leader
• Edmonton Public Schools - Contact Protocol, sent to MLA Christina Gray, NDP House Leader
• Edmonton Public Schools - Contact Protocol, sent to Minister Kaycee Madu, MLA for Edmonton-South West

SENT JANUARY 6

• An open letter to Minister LaGrange and Families of Edmonton Public Schools

DECEMBER 2021

SENT DECEMBER 17

• Period promise funding , sent to the Associate Minister of Status of Women

SENT DECEMBER 16

• Congratulations on election to president of Alberta School Boards Association, sent to the president of the Alberta School Boards Association
• Congratulations on election to president to Public School Boards' Association, sent to the president of the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta

SENT DECEMBER 9

• Request for revisions to the K-6 curriculum and implementation timeline, sent to the Minister of Education

NOVEMBER 2021

SENT NOVEMBER 4

• Congratulations on election as mayor of Edmonton, sent to Amarjeet Sohi, Mayor, City of Edmonton

SENT NOVEMBER 3

• Congratulations on election, sent to Sandra Palazzo, Board Chair, Edmonton Catholic School Division
• Congratulations on election, sent to Laura Hack, Board Chair, Calgary Board of Education
• Congratulations on election, sent to Cathie Williams, Calgary Catholic School District

OCTOBER 2021

SENT OCTOBER 15

• Follow-up to meeting with Minister, sent to the Minister of Education
• Request for urgently needed COVID-19 protection measures in schools, sent to the Minister of Education

SEPTEMBER 2021

SENT SEPTEMBER 16

• Reinstate contact tracing and close contact quarantine requirements, sent to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Health

AUGUST 2021

SENT AUGUST 10

• Protocols needed for a safe return to school, sent to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Health

JULY 2021

SENT JULY 7

• Charter School Application Process and Implications, sent to the Minister of Education

SENT JULY 5

• Supports and services for blind and visually impaired students, sent to Alberta Society for the Visually Impaired (ASVI) Edmonton

JUNE 2021

SENT JUNE 25

• Request for meaningful consultation on Standards for Special Education, sent to the Minister of Education
• Letter of Support for Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care (ECELC), sent to the co-chairs of the Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care
• Response to CUPE's Board presentation, sent to CUPE Local 3550

SENT JUNE 24

• Letter regarding anti-racism policy, sent to parents, guardians and families

MAY 2021

SENT MAY 31

• Requesting information on metrics used to determine shift from and to in-person learning, sent to the Ministers of Education and Health

SENT MAY 20

• Request to halt piloting and implementation of the draft K-6 curriculum, sent to the Minister of Education

SENT MAY 3

• Requesting a Ministerial Order directing provision of free menstrual products, sent to the Minister of Education
  • Attachment - Motion re Free Access to Free Menstrual Products in Edmonton Public Schools

APRIL 2021

SENT APRIL 28

• Urgent request for vaccinations for school-based staff, sent to the Minister of Health

SENT APRIL 23

• Neighbourhood Park Development Program Funding, sent to Mayor Don Iveson

MARCH 2021

SENT MARCH 22

• Letter of thanks for poem, sent to Salsabel Aboktef

SENT MARCH 10

• Alberta School Councils’ Association an essential support for school divisions, sent to the Alberta School Boards Association president and executive director

FEBRUARY 2021

SENT FEBRUARY 18

• Data supports robust funding for early childhood programming, sent to the Minister of Education
  • Attachment 1 - Strategic Plan Update: Early Years
  • Attachment 2 - Request to reconsider Program Unit Funding model

SENT FEBRUARY 3

• Request to immediately increase advocacy for hold harmless year, sent to the Alberta School Boards Association president 

JANUARY 2021

SENT JANUARY 22

• Vaccinations for school-based staff, sent to the Minister of Health

SENT JANUARY 20

• Invitation to EPSB Board meeting, March 9, 2021, sent to Alberta Teachers Association Local 37
• Invitation to EPSB Board meeting, March 9, 2021, sent to CUPE Local 474
• Invitation to EPSB Board meeting, March 9, 2021, sent to CUPE Local 784
• Invitation to EPSB Board meeting, March 9, 2021, sent to CUPE Local 3550
• Invitation to EPSB Board meeting, March 9, 2021, sent to Exempt Staff Liaisons

DECEMBER 2020

SENT DECEMBER 16

• Appreciation and a request regarding COVID-19 decisions, sent to the Minister of Education

SENT DECEMBER 15

• Requesting four supports to mitigate COVID-19 transmission and increase public assurance, sent to Premier Jason Kenney

SENT DECEMBER 2

• Request to collect race-based data provincially, sent to the Minister of Education

NOVEMBER 2020

SENT NOVEMBER 12

• Board correspondence will be posted, sent to the Alberta School Boards Association president 
• Board correspondence will be posted, sent to Mayor Don Iveson 
• Board correspondence will be posted, sent to the Minister of Infrastructure 
• Board correspondence will be posted, sent to the Minister of Education
• Board correspondence will be posted, sent to the Minister of Children's Services 
• Board correspondence will be posted, sent to the Premier of Alberta 
• Board correspondence will be posted, sent to the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta president