September 2006

Alberta Education and the Alberta Home and School Councils’ Association (AHSCA) have released a new resource manual for parents and school communities. The new Alberta School Council Resource Manual is part of the School Council Development Program, which provides workshops and support to parents, school staff, trustees and others on the role and operation of school councils. School councils advise and consult with the principal and the school board on matters relating to the school.
 

Alberta's students continue to achieve strong results on provincial diploma exams and on Grades 3, 6 and 9 provincial achievement tests written in the 2005-06 school year.
 

This year, schools are offering new career-focused courses in Grades 8 to 12, in an effort to keep students in school and better prepare them for the workforce or further education and training.
 

This morning, Centre High Campus hosted the official launch of new resources developed to teach students how to work safely before they enter the workforce.
 

Premier Ralph Klein and Canadian Idol judge Farley Flex will speak to delegates at the province’s first-ever symposium on high school completion. The symposium – part of the Your Future Starts Here consultation to explore ways to increase Alberta’s high school completion rates – is being held at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton on September 24-25.
 

Youth across Alberta are being encouraged to unleash their inner director and create short videos that show a solution to bullying as part of a new provincial contest.
 

Funding to reduce class sizes and an additional $303.3 million for school infrastructure projects are among a few of the highlights as students return to classrooms for the 2006/2007 school year. Notable additions include Alberta Education's new social studies curriculum for students in Grades 4 and 7 and the continuation of the Daily Physical Activity Initiative.
 

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