EDMONTON Police will not return to Edmonton public schools in the fall in the form of school resource officers. Instead, the division is looking to hire people who work with youth, have cultural sensitivity and anti-racism training, and experience in risk assessment and suicide prevention to fill a new role it is calling safety coaches. And if candidates are missing some of those qualifications, they ll be provided with training in those areas and more before hitting the halls in September, the school division says. It is not a law enforcement position, let me just be clear about that, superintendent Darrel Robertson told trustees Tuesday evening. This is another set of adult eyes watching over our kids, building relationships with them, and looking to support their success.
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A teacher has come out of the fire well done after her first year of teaching Foods at Grande Prairie Composite High School.
Kaitlyn Frost was nominated by the Grande Prairie Public School Division Trustees for the Edwin Parr Award for excellence in first-year teaching.
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“Our board values having high expectations and developing strong relationships in all that we do,” Board Chair John Lehners said, “We are proud of Kaitlyn’s work in her first year of teaching to make a positive difference for her students and to help every student she teaches to succeed.”
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Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools Division is joining the growing number of school districts that will not pilot the UCP Government’s draft K-6 curriculum.
In a statement released last week, board chair Lynn Ware said, “It’s important to note that we are still in the midst of a crisis. If there were a tornado swirling around us, we wouldn’t emerge from the refuge of the basement to start building a new shed in the backyard. The current storm needs to pass, and it is then incumbent on us to assess and repair the damage before taking on new projects.”
Opposition to K-6 curriculum draft grows as 11,723 parents sign petition Albertans have spoken up loud and clear about this curriculum and they are giving it a failing grade, said NDP Education critic Sarah Hoffman
Author of the article: Eva Ferguson
Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • NDP Education Critic Sarah Hoffman, left, and concerned parent Taylor Schroeter with a petition calling on the UCP to scuttle its K-6 curriculum draft. The two appeared at a press conference in Edmonton on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Photo by Greg Southam/Postmedia
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Up to 41 school districts, representing nearly three-quarters of Alberta students, have now confirmed they will not pilot the UCP government’s K-6 draft curriculum, according to the Opposition NDP.
Officials say the decision was based on overwhelming feedback from parents, community leaders and curriculum experts. It s not even that it s worth piloting but also that the concerns are plenty enough that it warrants a rewrite and so I m quite pleased that the board of trustees voted in favour of bringing this forward, said Estabrooks. She says 37 school boards representing 65 per cent of Alberta students have already refused to pilot the draft curriculum.
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