Resources for Families Affected by the Flooding

From the CBE:

"As a result of the devastating flood last June in southern Alberta  we have many students and families who have been affected. In addition to the resources available with the Calgary Board of Education , there are other resources available through Alberta Health Services."

Click here to find out the details.

Watch CAPSC School Traffic Safety Week Video

From the CBE:

"We all play a role in keeping Calgary’s streets safe as we walk, drive and play outdoors. Schools, school councils, communities, youth groups, families and kids can participate in contests and safety demonstrations during Calgary’s School Traffic Safety Week Sept. 23-27. Included in this initiative is a video that helps students, schools and families learn more about safe crossing practices. This video was produced on behalf of CAPSC for School Traffic Safety Week. We encourage everyone to take the time to watch it and play it for students. Together we can help keep students safe."

Show this video to your kids. It's cool!

Watch the video here.

School Traffic Safety Week

TAKE PART IN CAPSC's CALGARY SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY WEEK
September 23 – 27, 2013

TRAFFIC TIP #3:  Distribute the School Traffic Safety TIps Handout  

Parents often unknowingly create safety issues in school and playground zones. The School Traffic Safety Tips handout targets that problem. It was created using guidelines from the Calgary Police Service, and explains safe behaviour in school and playground zones. Read the handout online.

Like this idea? Forward it to help spread this positive message across Calgary!

GET IN TOUCH

We want your feedback!  E-mail traffic@capsc.ca to let us know what events you will be participating in and how they work, and win an invitation to our upcoming reception.

The Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils (CAPSC)305 - 4625 Varsity Drive NW Suite #92 Calgary, AB T3A 0Z9

WEBSITE:  tsk.capsc.ca 

E-MAIL:  traffic@capsc.ca

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CBE Report Card Processes

From the CBE:

"Our provincial programs of study are changing and like many other school divisions in Alberta, the CBE is re-designing assessment and reporting practices to reflect these changes.
The introduction of new reporting processes, including a new report card, will be an important part of our work moving forward. The direction of our province, as well as current research on assessment, evaluation and student learning, require us to work together to understand, recognize and communicate about student learning in new ways."

Read more details here.

Calgary parents' group alarmed over CBE Palm Springs trip

... from the CBC website.

The chair of a local parents' group is alarmed over some of the Calgary Board of Education's spending after it came to light three trustees took a trip to Palm Springs.

Documents detailing the CBE's spending have been made public and reveal three trustees went to a two-day conference in Palm Springs. The trip cost roughly $1,500 per person but there is no record of what the trustees did during the trip.

Read the full story here, and feel free to comment with your thoughts below.

Facts About CBE Class Sizes

Read the CBE publication here

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CBE Headed to New Record Enrollment

Check out the details here.