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 photograph of the Certificate of Enrolment into the City of Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame that was presented to Ross Sheppard in 1961.

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 consists of six newsletters published by Edmonton Public Local A.T.A. pertaining to teachers and activities in Edmonton Public Schools.

Item consists of copies of newspaper and bulletin clippings pertaining to Superintendent Rolland W. Jones. Correspondence about Superintendent Jones’ relationship with Teacher Associations is included.

Item is a journal commemorating a trip to the West Coast taken by Grade VI students from Alex Taylor School. With the students were six senior citizens from the community and trip supervisors.

Item consists of handwritten minutes from Belvedere Staff Meetings. Several typewritten agendas stapled in.

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1906. It includes reports by Committee chairs to the Board of School Trustees. Of financial note are the reports of the Finance Committee and of the Supply Committee. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education Department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of the Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1909. It includes reports by committee chairs to the Board of School Trustees and detailed financial reports. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of the Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1910. It includes reports by committees to the Board of School Trustees and a report by the Superintendent. The report by the Secretary-Treasurer contains a detailed financial report. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of the Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1911. It includes reports by committees, report of the medical inspector, report of the attendance officer, report of industrial training, and the report of the Superintendent. The report of the Secretary-Treasurer contains a detailed financial report. Also included is a schedule of salaries. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1957. It includes a message from the Superintendent of Schools and a summary of the work completed by the various departments within Edmonton Public Schools. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the school year 1963-64. Included are reports addressing Organization and Staff, Instruction, Special Services, Finances, the Maintenance Department, the Construction Department, and Planning. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the school year 1964-65. Included are reports addressing Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Special Instructional Areas, Department of Pupil and Personnel Services, and School Planning and Construction. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of the Edmonton School District No. 7 for the school year 1968-69. It includes reports pertaining to the Division of Curriculum, the Division of Educational Administration, and the Business Division. Also included is a brief financial summary from the Department of Business Administration and the Department of Administrative Services. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the school year 1971-72. It addresses the implementation by Edmonton School District No. 7 of the ideas from the document, People, Patterns, Progress : A Focus On Change, 1968-1971. In particular, it looks at the goals and accomplishments of Edmonton Public Schools as well as Community Involvement. A brief summary of Enrolment and Finances is provided. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the 1980-81 school year. It appeared in the Edmonton Journal. It highlights activities and programs within Edmonton Public Schools. A brief summary of the budget is included. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Item consists of information pertaining to the origin of school names in Edmonton Public Schools.

Item is a report evaluating alternatives to the Mill Woods Campus Facility. It presents projections of student distribution to Senior High Schools in south Edmonton. It was prepared for the Edmonton Public School Board of Trustees by APRA (Advance Planning and Research for Architecture).

Item consists of affidavits and information pertaining to the intoxication of and neglect of duties by Superintendent James McCaig.

Item is an invitation from the Trustees to attend the Official Opening Ceremony of the Centre for Education.

Item is a program from the Official Opening of the Centre for Education. It includes the order of ceremonies and the names of the presenters.

Each card in series records Month, Year, Teacher, No. of Teaching Days, Aggregate Days Attendance, No. of Pupils Enrolled, Average Attendance, Percentage and Lates. Cards in series are arranged chronologically and, after May 1950, alphabetically by school. Schools named: Beacon Heights, Beverly Heights, Central, Lawton Junior High, R. J. Scott and Abbott.

Item consists of the ceremonial ribbon cut at the Official Opening of the Centre for Education on 28 Sep 1984. The ribbon was red and blue but has faded to purple and blue.

Item is a recorded interview with Ed McDougall about school life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He identifies photographs of school mates and teachers. He mentions, but does not describe, the schools he attended namely Edmonton School, McKay Avenue School, Queen's Avenue School, and Victoria School. He mentions teachers, Miss Chegwin, Miss Barker and Mr. Welbourne. He describes his homes in Edmonton. Interviewer is M. A. Kostek. On verso is an accidental recording of daily activity in Alma McKay’s office ca. 1984. Mike Kostek’s voice can be heard.

Item is a cerlox-bound booklet produced by Edmonton Public Schools. It provides information about the Edmonton Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Suggestions and Unit Divisions, and Grade VI enrichment material.

Item is a weekly bulletin that was established in Jan 1957 for distribution to all staff members of Edmonton Public Schools. - Later issues are called Bulletin and Staff Bulletin. Item reflects time period 25 Aug 1965 to 19 Feb 1973. Some bulletins within these records have enclosures.

Item is a weekly bulletin that was established in Jan 1957 for distribution to all staff members of Edmonton Public Schools. Former issues are called Superintendent's Bulletin and later issues are called Staff Bulletin. Item reflects time period 26 Feb 1973 to 21 Jun 1973. Some bulletins within these records have enclosures.

Item is a newsletter initiated by Superintendent Rolland Jones out of a concern to meet a communication need for matters of specific concern to Principals. The newsletters were issued as required with no fixed date of issue. Later known as the Superintendent's Memo : to School Adminsitrators after Rolland Jones resigned. Item reflects time period 06 Feb 1970 to 28 Aug 1972. - Some newsletters within these records have enclosures.

Item is a continuation of Doc J's Newsletter. The purpose of the memo is the same as the newsletter, but as a result of Rolland Jones resigning as Superintendent a change in the publication ensued. Item reflects time period 07 Sep 1972 to 06 Feb 1973. Some memoranda within these records have enclosures

Item is memoranda distributed to a wider administrative audience than its predecessor. Consequently, the name was shortened to Superintendent's Memo. Item reflects the time period 19 Feb 1973 to 07 Jun 1973. Some memoranda within these records have enclosures.

Item is memoranda and enclosures sent to Principals from the Superintendent of Schools. The memoranda were directives for the Principals, and the enclosures were passed on to all their staff. This was the primary communication vehicle between the Superintendent and the Principals.

Item is a report by Mrs. A. Fester, Coordinator of Work Experience Education. It examines the Work Experience Program as it has existed since September 1970. It presents problems and recommendations. It also describes the program and states the number of students participating in each subject area by school.

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 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.

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

Item is a log of items lent by Edmonton Public Schools Teacher's Lending Library and is signed by Librarian Bertha McNaught. A list of books and magazines which make up the Teachers' Professional Library is included. It records the lending of the History of Music, maps, and the location of Travelling Libraries within the school system. The Travelling Libraries were designated as Primary, High School, Manual Training and Household Economics. Also included is a 1928 Registration of Speakers in High Schools.

Item is a report prepared for the Edmonton Public School Board by the Advisory Committee on Education of the Gifted. Item also includes an accompanying letter from the Deputy Superintendent of Schools. The Advisory Committee was made up of Edmonton Public Schools employees who presented information and recommendations through the report.

Item is a blueprint of a proposed one-room temporary school. It includes a floor plan, a front elevation, a side elevation, a cross section, and a longitudinal section. It is signed by H. Story, Building Commissioner of Edmonton Public Schools. Handwritten is Daniel C. Glanneau and Witness: H. Johnston.

Item consists of two copies of programme for Edmonton Normal School Reunion. It includes names and addresses of the graduates of the Normal School.

Item is the first annual magazine by and about the Technical School. It includes a forward by Principal Percy S. Bailey.

Item is a student newspaper from the Edmonton Technical School.

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

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 consists of two identical copies of the Edmonton Technical School Evening Classes prospectus. General information and list of classes are included.

Item is a prospectus for the Edmonton Technical High School. It provides a description of the programs offered and lists courses and clubs.

Item is a table showing the Edmonton Public Schools budget for 1921 and the estimated budget for 1922. It is broken down into salaries, departments, supplies, general expenses, and receipts and credits.

Item is a booklet to be used in the financial management of each school within Edmonton Public Schools. It is divided into Financial Planning Information, Budget Document, School Organization and Operation, and Staffing. Resource allocation falls under Financial Planning Information. It also includes sections entitled Underlying Considerations and Special Emphases for 1981-82. - Transferred to Archives and Museum from the Centre for Education in Feb 1985.

Item is a booklet produced by Edmonton Public Schools. Its purpose is to assist elementary school administrators in determining the responsibilities and duties of various personnel. It is to be used to make the teacher’s job more manageable and effective.

Item is a booklet containing information for new teachers in Edmonton Public Schools.