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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Transfer Book

Item is a notebook which logs students transferring in and out of McQueen School. For students transferring in, each entry includes the date, the student's name, grade, address, former teacher, former school, and the room to which they are assigned. For those transferring out, each entry includes the date, the student's name, grade, teacher and to which school or locality the student is going. There are no entries for 1963-1964 for students transferring in.

McQueen School

Punishment Record

Item consists of two notebooks recording student punishments at McQueen School. Each entry includes the date, student's name, misdemeanor, and punishment.

McQueen School

Edmonton School System 1874-1970

Item is a list which indicates the number of students and teachers within Edmonton Public Schools per year as well as which schools were built each year. Prior to 1900, the number of students attending is not provided. Within the file is a draft and final version.

Communications-Community Relations

Transfer Slips

Item is a booklet of transfer slips. These are the slips of students who left McQueen school and include the date, the student's name, address, age, grade, attendance during the present month, and the school to which the student is going.

McQueen School

Punishment Record

Item is a notebook which lists punishments at Sherbrooke School. Each entry includes the date, the student's name, the misdemeanor, the punishment issued, and the teacher's initials or signature.

Sherbrooke School

Record of Substitutes

Item is a notebook recording substitute teachers at King Edward Elementary and Junior High School. Each entry includes the date, the name of the substitute teacher, and the name of the absent teacher.

King Edward School [1914]

Record of Substitutes

Item is a notebook used to record substitute teachers at King Edward School. Each entry includes the date, the name of the substitute teacher, the name of the absent teacher, and the length of absence. Some entries include the reason for the absence. At the back of the notebook are supply lists, a list of students and their misdemeanors, and a seating plan. Pages are brittle and loose from binding.

King Edward School [1914]

H. A. Gray Junior High School Scrapbook

Item consists of five booklets of Transfer Slips. The Transfer Slips list students transferring out of H. A. Gray to other schools. Each slip includes the date, the student's name, age, grade, address and the school to which the student is transferring. The number of absent days is included and, inconsistently, so is the student's new address.

H.A. Gray School

Honour Roll

Item lists students in Grades VII, VIII and IX who received a 70% or higher average in the four core subjects, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Hand lettering by K.J.R.

H.A. Gray School

Transfer Slip

Item is a booklet of transfer slips from Donald Ross School. It contains the carbon copies of transfer slips given to students transferring out of Donald Ross School to other schools within Edmonton Public Schools.

Donald Ross School

Transfer Book

Item is a notebook listing students transferring in and out of Donald Ross School. Listed are students' names, grade-levels, teachers, addresses, the school to which the student was going or from which the student came, and the date the cumulative card was sent.

Donald Ross School

Student Transfers

Item is a notebook listing students transferring in and out of Bennett School. Students' names, grade-levels, teaches, reason for coming or going, and addresses are listed. Within the front cover are completed Admission Slips used by students changing schools within Edmonton Public Schools.

Bennett School

Directory of Pupils

Item consists of the class lists for Grades I to VI at Donald Ross Schools. Included are students' names, addresses, birthdates, schools last attended, and religions.

Student Information

Punishment Record

Item is a notebook which lists punishments at Sherbrooke School. Each entry includes the date, the student's name, grade, room, misdemeanor, punishment issued, and teacher's initials.

Sherbrooke School

Newsletter to Parents

Item is a brief letter to parents of Junior High students with the H. A. Gray student handbook attached. Handbook is divided into the areas of staff directory, philosophy and goals of H. A. Gray School, student attendance, and progress reports.

Transfer and Admission Slips

Item consists of five booklets of Transfer Slips. The Transfer Slips list students transferring out of H. A. Gray to other schools. Each slip includes the date, the student's name, age, grade, address and the school to which the student is transferring. The number of absent days is included and, inconsistently, so is the student's new address.

H.A. Gray School

Cum Card Transfers : School to School

Item is a notebook listing the date when students' cumulative cards were received or sent. Each entry includes the student's name, date the card was received or sent, and the school to which the student was going or from which the student came.

H.A. Gray School

Punishment Record : H. A. Gray

Item is a notebook recording punishments administered at H. A. Gray school. Each entry includes the date, student's name, age, grade, offence, punishment, and the initials of the person administering the punishment.

H.A. Gray School

H. A. Gray 1975-1976

Item is the H.A. Gray yearbook for Grade VII, VIII, IX, Vocational, and Senior Adaptation.

H.A. Gray School

Students’ Transportation

Item is a handbook to be used by principals and Edmonton Public Schools’ staff in the handling of inquires about student transportation. It describes the use, rules and costs of yellow buses and of public buses.

Transportation

Administration Files : Straps

Item consists of correspondence between the Superintendent of Schools and principals regarding the removal of straps from the classrooms and the exchange of smaller straps for larger ones.

Personality Traits and Intelligence Level of Female Athletes and Non-Participants from McNally High School / Majorie Winifred Niblock

Item is a Master’s Thesis submitted to the University of Washington. Its purpose was to determine whether differences in personality traits and intelligence existed between groups of female athletes and non-participants. The subjects of the study were students at McNally High School during the 1966-67 school year.

Physical and Health Education Services

Transfers

Item is a booklet of carbon copies of transfer slips. These are the slips of students who left McQueen school and each slip includes the date, the student's name, age, grade, address, attendance during the present month, and the school to which the student is going. Each slip is signed by the teacher and principal.

McQueen School

Student Transfers

Item is a notebook which logs students transferring in and out of McQueen School. Each entry includes the date, the studen'ts name, and from where to where the student is transferring.

McQueen School

Curriculum Division Analysis

Series consists of an analysis of the Curriculum Division within Edmonton Public Schools and the documents which support this analysis. The Curricular Division contained three departments: the Curricular Services Department, the Pupil Services Department, and the Research and Evaluation Department.

Program Review, Research and Liason

Children With Behavior Disorders

Item is a report written by personnel within Edmonton Public Schools. It presents a review of research about Behavior Disorders and proposes services and actions to assist behavior disordered students within Edmonton Public Schools for the 1983-84 school year. Included are the estimated costs for pilot programs.

Program Review, Research and Liason

McKernan Study Group

Item is a coil-bound brief written by members of the McKernan Study Group, a committee of the McKernan Home and School Association. It suggests ways to improve the quality of education in Alberta.

McKernan Home and School Association

Media Highlights

Item presents titles of print and non-print materials recommended for purchase by Elementary, Junior High and Senior High schools. Non-print materials include kits, slides, cassettes, study prints, phonograph records, and filmstrips. Compiled by the Learning Resources Branch of Edmonton Public Schools.

Learning Resources Acquisitions and Field Services

Happy Birthday Canada

Item is a souvenir booklet for children in Grades I-III in Edmonton Public Schools and commemorates Canada’s Centennial. It provides historical highlights from 1867 to 1967 with an emphasis on Edmonton. It was designed and printed by the Jasper Place Composite High School Graphic Arts Classes.

Instructional Services Division

Curriculum Materials Catalogue

Item is a catalogue listing both curriculum materials developed by Edmonton Public Schools and curriculum guides, supplements and replacement sheets published by the Department of Education. For the curriculum materials, each entry includes the subject, grade level, title and description, and distributor. For the curriculum guides, each entry includes a catalogue number and description.

Curriculum and Program Planning

Education Committee Minutes and Reports

Series consists of photocopies of the minutes of the Edmonton Public Schools Education Committee and related memorandums, speeches and reports. The committee was made up of Edmonton Public Schools trustees and school officials. Administrative personnel were frequently at meetings.

Board Secretary

Education Committee Minutes

Series consists of the minutes of the Edmonton Public Schools Education Committee, made up of Trustees, School Board officials and representatives from the ATA and other unions and a representative from the Home and School Association. The committee addressed issues affecting the delivery of education including new courses, changes in programs and required educational materials. The minutes are signed by the secretary.

Board Secretary

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