Item is Kenneth Ray Williamson’s Master of Arts thesis. His research subjects were Grade X boys from Bonnie Doon Composite High School. The thesis was submitted to the University of Alberta.

Item relates to the saluting of the flag in schools during WW II and immediately afterwards. In January 1940, the Board approved the ceremony of saluting and pledging to the flag. The file contains correspondence relating to the suspension of students who refused to salute the flag. Other correspondence is from the RCMP, the Deputy Attorney General, Office of the City Solicitor and the Coleman School District. A list of students who were suspended is included.

Item consists of Empire Day programs from schools submitted to the office of R.S. Sheppard, Superintendent of Schools.

Item pertains to the collecting and analyzing of financial data from several school boards including: correspondence and completed questionnaires from various Canadian school boards, a chart showing the cost per capita for 1923 on the basis of school attendance for several Canadian cities as well as Los Angeles, Seattle and Spokane, a second chart comparing the education cost per capita for 1922 of several Canadian cities, a third chart comparing teacher salaries in different Canadian cities as well as Los Angeles, Seattle and Spokane, and a diagram comparing the cost of public schools across the Canadian provinces. This file was compiled by Sarah Wilson, Edmonton Public Schools Secretary-Treasurer (1921-1925).

Item is a history of Queen Alexandra School in the form of a booklet.

Item is a report which assesses Allendale Elementary-Junior High School, its priorities, its goals and its policies.

Item consists of two notebooks of handwritten minutes taken at the Princess Anne School staff meetings.

Item is a summary of research and evaluation projects which involve Edmonton Public Schools during the 1979-1980 school year.

Item is a report which presents surveys and conclusions pertaining to the high school year being divided into four and six month semesters. Prior to the evaluations, the four and six month semester system was tried in Bonnie Doon, Harry Ainlay and Victoria Composite High Schools.

Item is the report produced by the Drug Survey Committee within Edmonton Public Schools. Included is the survey and its conclusions. The survey and report were the result of a request made by the Trustees after the Board approved a Statement of Policy and Guidelines relating to the non-medical use of drugs.

Item is the summary of projects that were coordinated and/or conducted by the Research, Evaluation and Pupil Assessment Branches of Edmonton Public Schools in 1977-78.

Item is a summary of projects that were coordinated and/or conducted by the Research, Evaluation and Pupil Assessment Branches of the Edmonton Public School System in 1976-77.

Item is a summary of research and evaluation projects which involve Edmonton Public Schools staff, students and schools and were coordinated through the Department of Research and Evaluation

Item is a chart showing clerical help time allotment and is divided into three groups, Elementary, Elementary-Junior High, and High School. A comparison to the Calgary School Board Time Allotment is made.

Item consists of worksheets made by Edmonton Public Schools and completed by Elementary Principals. Worksheets requested: space availability for Early Education and Inner City School Programs, ideas to create attractive schools and issues to be addressed, specifically staffing. Associate Superintendent Educational Administration, Dr. Hohol, directed the Task Force. Participating schools were: Central, Delton, Donald Ross, Eastwood, McCauley, McDougall, North Edmonton, Norwood, Oliver, Parkdale, Riverdale, Rutherford, and Alex Taylor.

Item consists of reports about the declining enrolment in the Edmonton Technical School and about the use of the Technical School by the Wartime Emergency Training Program.

Item is a duo-tang that contains a history of Continuing Education within Edmonton Public Schools. Enrolment figures for 1963-1980 are included. The 1981 goal statement is also included.

Item consists of handwritten minutes from Belvedere Staff Meetings.

Item consists of handwritten minutes from Belvedere Staff Meetings.

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

Series consists of minutes taken by the Finance Committee, made up of Edmonton Public Schools Trustees. School Board officials and representatives also attended. The committee addressed the Edmonton Public Schools’ finances, including salaries and investments.

Item is a leaflet providing information about Edmonton Public Schools, its budget, and programs.

Item consists of two copies of a card listing facts about Edmonton Public Schools.

Item is a laminated page giving a brief biography of George Marion, principal of King Edward School from 1915-1949.

Item is the list of teachers who taught at Donald Ross School. It includes the grade each teacher taught and the name of the principal.

Item is a notebook containing the minutes of the H. A. Gray staff meetings.

Item pertains to the annual spring tea held at H. A. Gray School. Included are programs, job allocations, tickets, applications to the Provincial Government for permission to hold Raffles, expenses, supplies, procedures, and information about displays.

Item consists of information pertaining to Education Week at H. A. Gray School. Included is a public manual, general planning information, a classroom guide for Open House 1960, and information from the principal about activities for Education Week 1967.

Item is a notebook which was used as a guest book. The signatures of guests follow the name and date of various special events at Bennett School.

The fonds consists of minutes of the Argyll Home and School Association. The Argyll Home and School Association was formed in Edmonton in 1958. With a membership consisting of parents of students attending the school, the association raised funds for the school and served as an advocacy group for school-related issues.

Item is a list of statements for 1910. The first statement is regarding permission for the West Edmonton School District No. 2320 to collect property taxes previously collected by the Turnip Lake School District No. 386 within the newly incorporated village of West Edmonton. West Edmonton School District No. 2320 was established on November 25, 1910. The remaining statements list the expenditures, liabilities and assets for the West Edmonton School District No. 2320 for the year 1910.

Item is a coil-bound report produced by the Faculty of Physical Education, University of Alberta. The report authors studied the frequency of student injuries based on accident reports from Edmonton Public and Edmonton Separate Schools. Most information in the report is presented using bar-graphs.

Item is a report which assesses Kenilworth School, its priorities and its programs.

Item is a program plan which identifies, in general terms, the location of facilities for J. Percy Page School and the interrelationships of the facilities.

Item is a document pertaining to the formula used to calculate the amount of time principals should be in the classroom and the use of relieving teachers to take over their classroom work. It lists the schools, their principals, and the amount of time that a relieving teacher would have to provide in 1927-1928 compared to 1926-1927. It appears to be written by the Superintendent of Schools.

Item is a log created by R. H. Routledge, Physical Education Assistant Supervisor. It is an incomplete list of high school Track and Field winners from Edmonton Public Schools for the period 1908 to 1961. It is arranged by track and field event.

Item is a history of Parkdale School to commemorate its 70th Anniversary. Letters of congratulations from public figures are included within the published booklet.

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.

Item is memoranda that were issued out of a need to communicate information to personnel other than school administrators. Item reflects time period 17 Oct 1972 and 23 Nov 1972.

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.

Item consists of the 1935 Rules and Regulations of the Edmonton Public School Board for its members, officers and employees with additional information interleaved between the pages and within the covers.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.