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Minister’s Education Leadership Recognition Awards

The Minister’s Education Leadership Recognition Awards celebrate significant improvement and/or very high achievement at the district or jurisdiction level.  These awards recognize those school board leaders who make a difference in our classrooms every day.

School boards are eligible to receive an award if their annual results demonstrate improvement and/or prolonged achievement across the following categories:

  • Safe and Caring Schools
  • Student Learning Opportunities
  • Student Learning Achievement (Grades 1 to 9)
  • Student Learning Achievement (Grades 10 to 12) including High School Completion
  • Preparation for lifelong learning, world of work, and citizenship
  • Parental Involvement
  • School improvement
  • Healthful living (e.g.: Physical Education, Health, Nutrition, etc.)
  • Fine Arts (e.g.: Music, Drama, etc)
  • Practical Arts (e.g.: RAP, CTS, etc.),
  • Academic Non-Diploma Exam Courses (e.g.: Second languages, Religious studious, courses leading to a diploma exam such as Applied Math 10 and 20 or Pure Math 10 and 20, etc.)

Many of these categories are measures under the province’s Accountability Pillar, an innovative and straightforward way of measuring our learning goals at the school authority and provincial level. 

Jurisdictions are eligible for multiple awards.  Based on a set standard per category, a jurisdiction may receive an award in each category for improvement and/or achievement. 

Recognition events:

The Alberta School Boards Association  has partnered with Alberta Education to plan recognition events throughout Alberta:

  • November 2, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
    Calgary     and area boards (zone 5)
    The Echo Room, Holiday Inn Airport
    1250 McKinnon Drive, NE     Calgary
  • November 23, 2007 at 10:15 a.m.
    Edmonton and area boards (zone 2/3)
    Top of the Inn Room, Delta Edmonton South and Conference Centre
    4404 Gateway Blvd, Edmonton
  • January 9, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
    Southern Alberta boards (zone 6)
    Erickson’s Family Restaurant (Basement Level)
    1715 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge
  • January 17, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
    Northern Alberta boards (zone 1)
    Holiday Inn
    9816 107 Street, Grande Prairie
  • January 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
    Central Alberta boards (zone 4)
    Public School Board Office
    5515 47A Avenue, Wetaskiwin