Item is a photograph taken at the demolition site of Queen's Avenue [old] School. Seven identified men are standing in front of debris. Left to right: Walter Aiken (Adby Demolition), Robert H. Rae (EPSB Chairman), Walter Ramsay (first principal of Queen's Avenue [old] School), Ross S. Sheppard (EPS Superintendent), William Rea (pioneer principal of Edmonton High School), Harry G. Turner (EPSB Secretary-Treasurer), James MacDonald (EPSB Trustee). Mr. Aitken and Mr. Rae hold the cornerstone box [time capsule], and Mr. MacDonald holds the document found in the cornerstone box.

Item is a general report written by the Braemar School Administration for parents or other stakeholders. It addresses school objectives, performances, field trips, charitable projects, enrichment, school orientation, school citizenship, computers, and the school building. It includes a financial report. The Principal is Allen Brown and Assistant Principal is Doug Cowan.

Item is a general report written by the Braemar School Administration for parents or other stakeholders. It addresses school objectives and themes, student achievement results, attitude survey results, the budget, the school building, and special events. Item is a draft and indicates that Allen Brown is Principal and Doug Cowan is Assistant Principal.

Item consists of two ledgers, one labeled “Completed” which covers 1936-1959, the other labeled “Current” which covers 1946-1960. Both are divided into school sites. The ledgers record expenditures for buildings and additions and break down the data by type of work. The names of contractors are included.

Item is a catalogue of school supplies and furnishings. Prices are included.

Item is a report produced by the City of Edmonton in collaboration, in part, with Edmonton Public Schools. It is a proposed Site Development Plan for a West Jasper Place Educational and Recreation Centre southwest of 170 Street and 79 Avenue. The plan was not implemented.

Item is a programme from the ceremonies which marked the moving of King George Park School from its old building to a new one. Biographies of teachers and staff are included.

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.

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.

Item is the program of the official opening of M. E. LaZerte Composite High School. It includes a school plan, a list of the architects and contractors, and a list of administrative and support staff.

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.

Item consists of an inventory of Edmonton Public schools. Next to each school is the date occupied, gross square feet, and definition of additions.

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.

Item is a study comparing five potential sites for a new administration building. It was produced by architectural and engineering firms. It is stamped “Interim Report”.

Item is an outline of the Building Quality Restoration Program (B. Q. R. P.) by Alberta Education, School Buildings Administration. It presents the program statement and categories of projects. The Appendices contain guidelines, instructions, plans, forms, and time charts.

Item is a prospectus for L. Y. Cairns School. It describes the school, the selection of students, the school program, work experience, and school services. It contains a chart showing where students are coming from and where they will go after leaving L. Y. Cairns School.

Item is a prospectus for M. E. LaZerte High School which describes the philosophy of the school. It includes photographs of the school, teachers and students. It also includes a floor plan of the school as well as a biography and the curriculum vitae of Dr. Milton Ezra LaZerte.

Item is a petition signed by residents of the Parkallen neighbourhood opposing the closure of Parkallen school. It was sent to the Edmonton Public School Board. Also included is a general statement of concerns.

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.

Item is a report presenting the findings and interpretations of a survey which was conducted in order to better plan Junior High schools and, more specifically, to change the School Building Regulations.

Item is a report to the Board of Trustees from the Superintendent of Schools recommending the construction of several new Edmonton Public Schools. The report is divided by school and includes construction detail, cost analysis, required financial support and drawings. Within the appendices are included General Background Information, Summary of New School Costs and Financial Support, Proposed Building Schedule, and Historical Summary of Elementary School Construction from 1965-1985.

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.

Series consists of reports produced by teams of school inspectors visiting Edmonton Public High Schools. Inspectors comment on and critique the school’s philosophies, administration, programs, counseling services, library services, subject areas, and the physical plant. The report of McNally School only addresses the Biology Department and the Library Services.

Item is a guide to programs and policies within Edmonton Public Schools. It is a single page, one side of which is a map of Edmonton showing the public schools.

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.

Series consists of the minutes from the meetings held by the entire Board of Trustees of Edmonton Public Schools. Discussions included concerns about teachers, salaries, budgets and the need for new schools.

Series consists of the minutes from the Property Committee, which was made up of Edmonton Public Schools Trustees with School Board officials and representatives present. The committee was concerned with Edmonton Public Schools sites and addressed issues around utilities, supplies, maintenance, caretaking staff, the use of schools by outside groups, and the renovating and selling of sites.

Series consists of minutes from a committee made up of Trustees, School Board Officials and representatives. Throughout its history, the committee was called The Management Committee; The Management and Health Committee; The Management, Health and Discipline Committee; and The Management and Discipline Committee. The committee addressed staff appointments, dismissals and salaries; new courses and programs; new schools; student discipline; student health issues; and the organization of programs such as Kindergarten.

Item is the minutes of the Informal Committee, made up of Edmonton Public School Trustees and School Board Officials. The Superintendent of Schools attended most Informal Committee meetings. A variety of issues about school sites, employment and student concerns were discussed, some reflecting wartime circumstances.

Series contains the minutes of the Building and Grounds Committee, made up of Edmonton Public Schools trustees. In 1935 the committee became the Property Committee. The committee addressed the care and expansion of buildings and grounds and issues affecting custodial and trades staff. It received monthly accounts from the Building Commissioner, information from the Engineer and Superintendent, and concerns from other parties.

Item is a small book containing the history of the Edmonton Technical School from 1913-1923.

Item is an invitation to the official opening of the new Edmonton Technical School on 03 Jan 1923. Included is a history of the school.

Item consists of two identical copies of the Edmonton Technical School Prospectus. Descriptions of the school’s aim, origins, building, equipment, courses, methods of instruction, and entrance requirements are included.

Item is a list of schools, the years they were built, the cost of each school and the cost per class room for each school. The costs of frame buildings are combined together.

Item contains descriptions of the boilers and electrical machines in Edmonton Public Schools. General information about the boilers is included.

Binder used by Herbert Story, EPS Building Commissioner 1916-1936. Binder held Herbert Story’s notes he made while employed by Edmonton Public Schools.

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.

Item contains documents listing annual costs for the school board, government assistance, and statistical information about student enrolment. Information is for the period 1918-1950.

Item consists of specifications of labor and material required for the erection and completion of frame school buildings for Edmonton Public Schools.

Item includes correspondence, plans, and contracts pertaining to the construction and use of R. J. Scott School.

Item consists of correspondence, plans, quotes and insurance pertaining to the construction and use of Lawton School.

Item includes correspondence, land acquisition documents, progress estimates, and contracts pertaining to the Beverly Central School building, which was built in the Beverly School District in 1913.

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.

Item consists of tenders, contracts, school site inspection reports, blueprints, and correspondence pertaining to the original construction of Beacon Heights School and a later addition.

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

Item consists of the floor plan and external elevations of Abbott School. The drawings were produced by architects Patrick Campbell-Hope and Associates.

Item is a program for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Argyll Elementary School. Photocopied photographs of the 1981-1982 students are included.

Item is a cerlox bound booklet which presents both the historical background of Argyll School and current information about the school. Photographs and descriptions of the students are included.

Item consists of architectural drawings of the 1881 schoolhouse. It includes the site plan for the house on 96 Avenue and 100 Street; floor plans and foundations plans; existing elevations; proposed elevations; proposed interior elevations; electrical and mechanical plans. Of note is the floor plan of the interior of the house before restoration.

Series consists primarily of correspondence pertaining to the work done by Supervisors and Directors working out McKay Avenue School.