Haultain Parents

(This is the regular bulletin for Key Communicators & School Council Chairs, to be shared with your school councils and parent communities - sent by Katie Young, the CBE Communications specialist.)

Thank you to all who attended the System Information Session last week. I will be posting the summary of Janice Richardson’s presentation and Cindy Seibel's PowerPoint on the Parent Portal here as soon as I receive it. It should be up by mid-week at the latest.

If you are interested in becoming involved in the Parent Portal, or have questions regarding the presentation, you can email Cindy at cgseibel@cbe.ab.ca.


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

Key Communiqué Archives:
If you ever wanted to find information in previous issues of the Key Communique, they are all archived on the CBE Parent Page under School Councils. Click here to find the archives.

International Certificate:
The International Certificate is a way of recognizing and valuing the significant contributions, work, and experiences of an international nature that students have accomplished throughout their CBE journey. The CBE began piloting the International Certificate in October 2008 and it will be available to all students for September 2009.

Students completing the International Certificate are:

1. Second Language Learners - ESL Students, International Students, students with a passion for second language learning and study (Spanish, French, German etc), students participating in weekend language classes (Swedish or Chinese School for example), students studying American Sign Language.
2. Students with a passion for International Social Justice issues - Students bringing awareness to the school body on international issues such as Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda, or Women's Rights in Afghanistan.
3. Students passionate about international studies or intercultural studies (Model UN).
4. Athletes with opportunities to train and compete internationally.
5. Students with access to international travel (with family, school, or by participating in a student exchange).

You can find out more by visiting www.cbeglobalconnect.ca and clicking on "International Certificate".

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 may contact Marsha Levy at mlevy@cbe.ab.ca with any questions you may have that have not been addressed on these websites.

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

School Council Website & Hotline:
The School Council website is a great resource for information. Check it out at http://www.cbe.ab.ca/Parents/schlcouncils.asp. I have also been regularly updating our Key Communicator and School Council Chair Hotline. If ever you don’t have access to a computer but want to find what is going on, call 403-294-8244.