March Key Commmuniqué

A regular bulletin for Key Communicators & School Council Chairs, to be shared with your school councils and parent communities.

System Meeting - Save the Date:
Here are the particulars for the last System Information Session of the 08/09 school year.
When: April 8th, 2009 registration begins at 6:00 p.m, event runs from 6:30- 8:30 p.m.
Where: John G. Diefenbaker High School (6620 - 4 Street N.W.)
Topics: Safety and Security in Schools and The CBE Parent Portal

Area V Meeting:
Thursday, April 16, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Area V Conference Room (Haysboro Centre) 1123 - 87 Avenue S.W.
Topic for discussion: Student Accommodation and Transportation

More Questions to Trustees Answered:
Click here to read the Trustees' answers to more of your questions from the last system information session.

WorldSkills Calgary 2009:
The CBE's Worldskills website is continually being updated as we receive more information regarding our schools and this exciting event. You can check it out here or visit the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 homepage at http://www.worldskills2009.com/
You can also contact Marsha Levy at mlevy@cbe.ab.ca with your questions.

New Parent Section of the Website:
We are in the process of developing a section of the website for prospective CBE parents. Your feedback will help us make sure we include all the necessary information that new parents will need. If you could email Katie Young at the CBE your thoughts on the kinds of things you were looking for when you registered your children in CBE schools, as well as the reasons you chose the CBE that would be a great help.

Resources:
CAPSC:
CAPSC is Calgary’s city-wide, public school parent association. CAPSC’s primary goal is to keep parents up to date and involved in their children’s education, and to help make individual school’s Parent Councils as effective as possible. CAPSC provides parents with resources, learning and sharing opportunities, and representation of parent concerns to the CBE and all levels of government. For more information or to subscribe to their newsletter, visit www.capsc.ca.

School Council Development
School Council Development (SCD) provides workshops and resource materials to assist school councils.

School Council Development provides the following services:

• Workshops for school councils anywhere in Alberta
• Toll Free School Council Consultation Line - 1-800-661-3470
• Instructor training to deliver workshops to school councils
• Resource manual and materials for school council

Alberta Education

School Council Resource manual

The School Council website is a great resource for information. Check it out at http://www.cbe.ab.ca/Parents/schlcouncils.asp.

If ever you don’t have access to a computer but want to find what is going on, call 403-294-8244.