Edmonton (Alberta)

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53.5461° N, 113.4938° W Map of Edmonton (Alberta)

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  • Post-colonization and prior to 1870, the Hudson's Bay Company governed the West, which included Fort Edmonton (established in 1754). Education of children in the Northwest Territories was provided by church missions and private religious schools. In 1881, a public school was built in the Edmonton settlement. In 1882, Edmonton became part of the District of Alberta, one of the four districts of the Northwest Territories. In 1883, the Edmonton riding of the North-West Legislative Assembly was established through a royal proclamation. In 1905, the province of Alberta was established, and the district continued as Edmonton (Alberta).

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Index

Item is a list of memoranda and enclosures sent from the Superintendent of Schools to Principals 1931-1959. The memoranda were directives for the Principals and the enclosures were passed on to all staff.

Communications

Memo : to Administrators

Item is a continuation of the Superintendent's Memo which was to provide staff in leadership positions with Edmonton Public Schools' operational information and to assist leadership staff in becoming more efficient in their roles. Item reflects time period 11 Jun 1973 to 20 Aug 1974. Some memoranda within these records have enclosures.

Communications

Policy Development

Series pertains to policy development within Edmonton Public Schools. The series is arranged into three sub-series: 84.51.3 Policy Development : Survey of Principals, 84.51.4-7 Policy Development : Advisory Committee which contains agenda, minutes, memoranda and the policies and regulations the committee has agreed to, 84.51.8 Policy Development : Project Booklets and Draft Policies which consists of Advisory Committee notes and a draft policy manual.

Board Administration

Policies and Bylaws

Item is a compilation of Board Policies and Bylaws. It is divided into Part I, Operation of the School System and, Part II, Operation of the Edmonton Public School Board.

Board Administration

Attitudes of Parkallen Residents Towards the Proposed Closure of Parkallen Elementary Public School

Item is a report commissioned by the Parkallen Community League and presented to the Edmonton Public School Board. It was prepared by the Parkallen School Closure Committee and by Western Social and Geographic Surveys, Ltd. It addresses the proposed closure of Parkallen school and the community’s opposition. Included is the questionnaire survey which was conducted in the Parkallen neighbourhood.

Parkallen Community League

L.Y. Cairns Vocational School Equipment Budget

Item is divided into four parts (a-d). (a) budget which lists equipment needed for each room, price of each item and total for each room. (b) memorandum that explains the list does not include music equipment, one unassigned vocational area and teaching aids such as maps and globes. It also recommends that the list of equipment be put out to tender. (c) site plan, main floor plan, and second floor plan. (d) Equipment Budget Breakdown by room. It includes the total equipment for vocational and academic budgets, and the total installation cost broken down into academic, vocational and labor budgets.

Edmonton School District No. 7 Building Program 1980-1983

Item is a coil-bound plan detailing recommendations for school and core portable development for the 1980-1983 period. Core portables are structures attached to the main school building and are usually built in groups of 4, 6 or 8. The plan lists recommended projects, budgets, basis of budget development, the financial effects of the recommended projects, the effect of recommended construction in relation to district enrolment and capacity, and a ranking of the different projects into three priority levels.

Schools, Sites and Statistics

This item is a file of notes compiled by Herbert Story during his position as Building Commissioner 1916-1936, with some additions made by an unknown author after Mr. Story’s tenure. Detailed, organized notes were made regarding school buildings constructed between 1904-1931, site plans, playgrounds, school furnishings, air quality in schools, washroom facilities, sports grounds, and formulas to make stone preservative, linseed oil soap, Sanispray, disinfectant, hectograph mass, ink, and blackboard dressing.

Facilities

Souvenir of the Edmonton Schools Issued at the Opening of the High School ...

Item consists of two copies of a souvenir program. It includes a history of Edmonton Public Schools and photographs of school board officials and schools. Information about cadets and physical education also included. In addition, the description of building specifications for the Edmonton School and Oliver School are mentioned.

Edmonton High School

Design Construction Files

Series pertains to the construction, modifications and maintenance of EPSB schools and buildings. Included are construction schedules, tender specifications, architectural and engineering correspondence, blueprints, plans, school inspection reports, and caretaking appointments and resignations. The series is a complete record of the building programs carried out by EPSB on a school by school basis during the period 1942-1972.

Design Construction

Centre for Education : Central Services Family Tour, September 24

Item is document given to Central Services staff and their families at an opening event at the Centre for Education. It lists activities for the evening including dinner in the café, tours, and student entertainment in the atrium. Item was signed by Derald Willows, Centre for Education Opening Activities Coordinator.

Board Administration

Records

Item is a student exercise book used as a Utilities Record Book at Victoria School. It records utilities readings, including the amount of coal received and used. All entries are hand-written.

Victoria School

Temporary Schools Construction

Item consists of letters of tender for the building of temporary schools in Allendale, Highlands, Elm Park, Norwood Extension, and Vermillion Avenue. Correspondence with the successful contractors and balance sheets are included.

Design Construction

Syndicate Avenue School Modifications

Item includes letters of tender for repairing and extending Syndicate Avenue School. It also includes correspondence to the contractor from Edmonton Public Schools Building Commissioner during construction.

Design Construction

Cromdale School Construction

Item consists of the general contract, plumbing, heating and ventilation tenders for the construction of Cromdale School. Correspondence from construction firms and copies of correspondence from the Building Commissioner are included.

Design Construction

H. A. Gray School Construction

Item consists of specs for the building, heating and ventilation of H. A. Gray School signed by contractors Doyle, Thomas and Christensen Ltd and by Kelly and Kokott Co. Correspondence about construction problems and costs is included. Reference is made to King Edward and McDougall Schools under construction at the same time.

Design Construction

Use of Portables 1972-1973

Item is a list of schools and indicates the number of portables each school uses and the purpose of the portables. The list was updated Mar 1973 from a Principal’s Questionnaire of Nov 1972.

Design Construction

Contract

Item is a contract between William Deitz and the Strathcona School District No. 216 for the construction of Rutherford School.

Strathcona School District No. 216

H. A. Gray Floor Plans

Item consists of plans of the H. A. Gray School. It has been color-coded to indicate the daily cleaning schedule. Item was removed from a frame.

W.W. Butchart, M.R.A.I.C., Architect

Survey of Physical and Functional Conditions of Schools Considered for Renovations

Item was created at the request of the Edmonton Public Schools Board of Trustees. It examines 30 schools either in need of renovation or affected by the City of Edmonton’s proposed roadway plans. For each school, information about Building and Site, Safety and Maintenance, Edmonton Transportation and Urban Renewal, and Functional Status is provided.

Instructional Services Division

Elm Park School Construction

Item includes letters of tender for construction of a temporary frame school in Elm Park, a list of hardware used, correspondence from the Building Commissioner at Edmonton Public Schools to the contractor and sub-contractors, and a balance sheet.

Design Construction

Garneau Addition 1918

Item consists of letters of tender and other correspondence pertaining to the old Garneau School building (frame construction).

Design Construction

Garneau Temporary School Construction

Item consists of correspondence and accounts pertaining to the construction of the Garneau Temporary School. Most of the correspondence is between the construction firm of O.J. Edinger and the School Board Building Commissioner.

Design Construction

Edmonton Bulletin : Vol VIII, June 4, 1887, No. 31

Item is a newspaper covering local news, with some international and national items. Three stories are of note. The first is the Edmonton School closing for the summer on May 31st so the teacher, Mr. Martin, could meet his arriving family in Calgary. Second, is the voting on the creation of East Edmonton School District. Third, is the promotion examinations held in the public school on May 26, 27. The names of the children are included as are the arithmetic examination questions for standards four and five.

Punishment Book of Queen's Avenue School

Item is a notebook containing a Punishment Book, a Requisition Book, and a Library List. Each entry in the Punishment Book includes the date, the student's name, the misdemeanor, the teacher, and the punishment issued. The Requisition Book is a list of items requested by teachers. The Library List is a list of books. pages worn and loose from binding. Reference copy available for consultation. Dates for Requisition Book are 1908-1909 - 1911-1912. Date for Library List unknown.

Queen's Avenue School [old]

A Multiple Discriminant Analysis of Personality Dimensions Associated with Subject Preferences of Fifth Grade Pupils / Majorie Hawka

Item is a Master’s Thesis submitted to the University of Washington. It determines differences in the personality dimensions of pupils grouped according to their most and least preferred school subjects. Grade V students from fifteen classes in Edmonton Public Schools were studied.

Physical and Health Education Services

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