Role of Parents
Parents play an important role in the education of their children. Their involvement and encouragement can help a child excel. Alberta Education encourages parents to take an active role in the education of their children and provides resources to support their involvement.
Working Together to Resolve Differences
How to resolve issues related to your child and their school.
Working Together: Review by the Minister
After the local appeal procedure has been completed, the Minister may decide to review a board decision but only in certain categories.
Working Together: Special Needs Tribunal
If a school board decides that a student has special needs that cannot be met in an education program that the board can provide, or to which the board can direct the student, the board will refer the matter to a Special Needs Tribunal.
Working Together: Attendance Board
When a student who is under 16 years of age fails to attend school as required by law, the school board may ask for a panel of the Attendance Board to deal with the matter.
School Councils
Information on how parents and community members can get involved in local schools.
Tips for Parents
Find useful information on such topics as: preparing your child for the first day of school, helping with homework, and getting your child prepared for high school, post-secondary and the world of work.
Resources for Parents
Information and strategies to support learning which address specific student needs.
Curriculum Handbooks for Parents and Curriculum Summaries
Find out what students are expected to learn in each grade and subject.
LearnAlberta.ca
A website where students and their parents can access online multimedia learning resources to help with homework.
Site sponsor: Alberta Education
Planning for Post-Secondary Studies
Resources for parents of students transitioning into junior high, senior high, and post-secondary studies.
Site sponsor: Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS)
