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Beverly Heights School File

Item consists of correspondence, contracts, and progress certificates between the School Board and contractors pertaining to the construction and opening of Beverly Heights School. National Defense siren arrangements and agreements are included.

Beverly School District No. 2292

Abbott School Files

Item consists of tenders, contracts, plans, correspondence, blueline prints and programs pertaining to the construction and opening of Abbott Elementary School.

Beverly School District No. 2292

High School and University Matriculation Examination Board Meetings

Item contains reports of the Committee on Special Cases. These reports include discussion of whether or not individuals will be allowed to advance to the next grade, whether or not individuals should be granted matriculation, the transferability of credit from other school districts and whether or not individuals may write an exam. Discussion is also given in the reports to the admission of special cases to Normal School. The grade levels evident in the reports are grades VIII-XII. The item also includes a list of examination subjects, correspondence about examination applications, analysis of examination results and the minutes of the High School and University Matriculation Examination Board meetings. File maintained by Superintendent of Schools.

Edmonton Public Schools’ Centenary

Item consists of correspondence and documents pertaining to the acquisition and transfer of the 1881 School House back to Edmonton Public Schools; a draft of a booklet about the history of Edmonton Public Schools; correspondence listing activities for the Centenary; lists of school projects; and descriptions of celebrations for the Centenary.

Board Secretary

Promotion and Pupils’ Progress

Item contains statistical information about the failures and passes of students in Grades I-VIII. Information about promotion policy and school closing and instructions about the reporting of pupils’ progress is included. Blank forms for Annual Report of Pupils' Progress are also included.

Student Information and Assessment

The Worth Report

Item is a file pertaining to the Worth Report on Educational Planning. It includes a 1970 Edmonton Public School Board Brief to the Commission on Education Planning, a Reader’s Companion to the Alberta Worth Report on Educational Planning, and photocopies of Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal articles presenting reactions to the Worth Report.

Communications-Community Relations

Manual Training

Item consists of the reports, correspondence, timetables, and suggested exercises and lessons maintained by T.E. Hughes, Supervisor of Manual Training.

T. E. Hughes

Administration Files

Series contains files created by the Superintendent's office documenting EPS administration. The files include correspondence, memoranda, copies of board minutes, blueprints, plans, and other material reflecting daily operations. The series covers a number of subjects including matters of curriculum, schools, associations, contract negotiations, planning, government departments, enrolments, teachers, the hiring of personnel, and school construction. Integrity of original filing system maintained.

Superintendent of Schools

Administration Files

Series contains documents pertaining to administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools departments, schools, trustees, and committees.

Superintendent of Schools

Bursaries : Teacher Training Recipients

Item consists of applications for Edmonton Public Schools bursaries and related correspondence. The bursaries were given to students studying Education and committed to teaching for Edmonton Public Schools. Only successful applicants are included.

Personnel Staffing

Educational Tests

Item pertains to standardized educational tests used in Edmonton Public Schools. It includes memos, blank tests, and reports with results.

Student Information and Assessment

Administration Files of Strathcona School District No. 216

Series reflects administrative activities of Strathcona School District No. 216. Although chiefly financial and staffing issues, opening of new schools, amalgamation with Edmonton School District No. 7, Inspector's Reports, correspondence with University of Alberta, Association of School Trustees of Alberta and Department of Education is also included. Of note is a letter from Lieutenant Governor Bulyea regarding the opening of Strathcona Collegiate Institute. Compiled by the Secretary-Treasurer, files are arranged chronologically. Correspondence of a related subject often glued together. The top document reflects the chronological date within the file but often much earlier documents are attached.

Strathcona School District No. 216

Industrial Education

Item consists of charts, course outlines, reports and articles about Industrial Education. Maintained by William E. Robinson, Supervisor of Industrial Arts.

William Robinson

Administration Files : Religious Instruction

Item pertains to religious instruction in schools and, specifically, Bible readings. The file includes the document Bible Readings in Edmonton Public Schools, Revised Copy. It also includes the Report of Committee Appointed to Select a List of Bible Readings. Item also contains inquiries from other school boards, parent concerns and evaluations by teachers. Included are letters from the Religious Tract Society and a copy of a report on the learning of the Ten Commandments in state schools in the British Empire.

Administration Files : Relief Fund

Item pertains to the distribution of the school fund for necessitous children (Relief Fund) by principals. Lists of amounts disbursed through the schools and receipts for clothing and dental work included. Funds were raised through concerts and contributions. Included is correspondence from Nelles Buchanan offering a donation and a letter from the Special Relief Department regarding the Dominion-Provincial Youth Training Programme.

Administration Files : Scholarships

Item contains information and correspondence about the following scholarships. The Booker T. Washington W.C.T.U trophy, the Hon. Frank Oliver Chapter I.O.D.E. Charles Keefer Memorial Bursary, The Municipal Chapter of Edmonton I.O.D.E. Scholarships, Queen's University Provincial Scholarships, Robert Tegler Matriculation Scholarships, Upper Canada College Scholarships and Bursaries, Governor-General's Medals for Gr. VIII, the Gyro Scholarship and the Dana College Scholarship Certificate.

Teachers

Item consists of listings of teachers, breakdown of teachers by education and sex, timetables, information about teacher recruitment and retention, and a 1961 salary agreement.

Superintendent of Schools

Retirement Reception

Item consists of documents pertaining to Edmonton Public Schools employees’ retirement receptions for the years 1980-1982. Programs, letters of resignation and acknowledgement, invitations, lists of retiring employees and general correspondence are included.

Superintendent of Schools

Retirement Reception

Item consists of documents pertaining to Edmonton Public Schools employees’ retirement receptions for the years 1974-1979. Programs, letters of resignation and acknowledgement, invitations, lists of retiring employees and general correspondence are included.

Superintendent of Schools

New Teacher Reception

Item contains lists of teachers, menus and invitations pertaining to the New Teacher Receptions held in 1978 and 1979. Teacher induction program mentioned. File maintained by Trustee Shirley E. Forbes.

Superintendent of Schools

Harry Ainlay School Official Opening

Item consists of correspondence about the official opening of Harry Ainlay Composite High School and the programme from the event. The correspondence includes letters to those giving speeches and letters to and from Harry Ainlay.

Superintendent of Schools

New Calder School Formal Opening

Item consists of an invitation to the Formal Opening of the New Calder School and the programme for the event. The invitation includes a description of the school.

Superintendent of Schools

Administration Files : Student Inquiries

Item consists of correspondence to and from the Superintendent of Schools concerning student records, re-reading of examination papers, and programs offered by Edmonton Public Schools.

Superintendent of Schools

Major G. H. Schoof

Item is a file of correspondence between Gustav (or Gustaf) H. Schoof and the Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. Schoof lectured to schools and other groups about his adventures as a Mounted Policeman and about temperance and outdoor living. He also donated a trophy, the Major Schoof Cup, to the district for sports competition.

Superintendent of Schools

Wellington Junior High School

Item contains correspondence to the Deputy Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendent of Schools from and about Wellington Junior High School.

Superintendent of Schools

Department of Education High School Inspection

Item contains a synopsis of the follow-up meeting held in response to the eight reports presented to Edmonton Public Schools by the Department of Education High School Inspection Team. A memorandum from the EPS Special Education Branch suggesting follow-up investigations, specifically at W. P. Wagner School, is also included.

Superintendent of Schools

Administration

Item contains documents pertaining to administrative activities of North Edmonton School District No. 2305. Most documents are correspondence relating to the building and outfitting of the North Edmonton school.

North Edmonton School District No. 2305

Flag Raising Ceremonies

Item pertains to the new Canadian Flag and associated flag raising ceremonies. Programmes are included from the Ross Sheppard School Official Flag Raising Ceremony at which Governor General Georges Vanier and Madame Vanier were present.

Instructional Services Division

Family Life Education

Series consists of documents and petitions pertaining to the introduction of family life education in Edmonton Public Schools. The files are: Booklets, Articles and Briefs; Report, EPSB; Family Life Education Hearings; Public Support; Public Support Petitions; Public Opposition; Public Opposition Petitions; Unanalyzed Responses; Summary of Responses.

Curriculum and Program Planning

Heating and Ventilation Specifications

Item consists of Heating and Ventilating Specs for two schools not yet built. One school would be located on Block 7, 8 (HBR), which was bordered by 107 and 108 Streets, the Legislature and Jasper Avenue. The second would be located on one of the Hudsons Bay Additions.

Design Construction

Secondary Education Files : Mimeographed Material

Item consists of mimeographed material written by or pertaining to the work of M. J. V. Downey and G. R. Conquest. Included are notices of meetings, information about Junior High counseling and mathematics, an outline of the High School Program to be used by Grade IX students, and employment and scholarship information for Grade XII graduates.

Consulting Services

Secondary Education and Guidance Files : Mimeographed Material

Item consists of mimeographed documents including information about juvenile delinquents and exceptional children, information about programs of study in High School and reports from Counselling Services. Examples of employers seeking Gr. XII graduates for work are also included. The files were maintained by G. R. Conquest and M. J. V. Downey.

Consulting Services

Special Class Annual Reports

Item consists of reports about students in the Special Education classes in Oliver School, Queen’s Avenue School, and Ritchie School. The annual reports for the students in Queen’s Avenue Hearing Conservation Class and Sight Saving Class are included.

Bureau Services

Hard of Hearing

Item consists of correspondence to and from the Superintendent about the establishment of a Hard of Hearing Class. Surveys from principals, reports about equipment, correspondence with other school districts and with teacher training colleges are included.

Bureau Services

Trustee Shirley E. Forbes’ Working Files : Advanced Placement Program / The College Board

Series consists of information about the Advanced Placement (AP) Program gathered by Trustee Shirley E. Forbes. General information, newsletters and examinations are included and relate to the AP subjects of Art, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, English, French, History, Mathematics and Physics. The Advanced Placement program was first offered in Edmonton Public Schools in 1991.

Board of Trustees

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