2009 News Releases

Seven school boards in central Alberta are receiving an award recognizing their leadership teams for outstanding work that contributes to student success.
 

Twenty-four school boards in and around Edmonton are receiving an award recognizing their leadership teams for outstanding work that contributes to student success.
 

Ten school boards in southern Alberta are receiving an award recognizing their leadership teams for outstanding work that contributes to student success.
 

Ten school boards in and around Calgary are receiving an award recognizing their leadership teams for outstanding work that contributes to student success.
 

Seven school boards in northern Alberta are receiving an award recognizing their leadership teams for outstanding work that contributes to student success.
 

The Alberta government has signed an agreement with Clark Builders to design and build four new high schools in four Alberta communities.
 

Approximately 1,000 Albertans wrapped up the Inspiring Education fall forum with a commitment to preparing now for students of the future and a renewed vision for education to support a diversified knowledge economy in 2029.
 

Approximately 1,000 Albertans will continue to help shape the future of education in the province through the Inspiring Education Fall Forum, October 18-20, in Edmonton. The forum, featuring renowned keynote speakers and roundtable discussions, is the next step after the community conversations sessions held across the province last spring.
 

Thousands of Alberta trades and technology students will benefit from state-of-the-art equipment purchased by the Alberta government for WorldSkills Calgary 2009.
 

Alberta’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) leaders are collaborating with the Government of Alberta to establish a First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Partnership Council to guide the future direction of FNMI education in Alberta.
 

Alberta’s education system is performing well, according to a new provincial accountability report that shows significant improvement in satisfaction with the overall quality of education, improved student achievement and more students moving on to post-secondary education.
 

Making mentoring a way of life is the goal behind a new awareness campaign that encourages Albertans to become actively engaged as mentors for children and youth in their communities.
 

Students from Palliser Regional Schools gathered in Vulcan to ask Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk a series of science and technology-related questions in real time at a special downlink event with the International Space Station.
 

Albertans will continue to have an opportunity to shape the future of education in Alberta through Inspiring Education: A Dialogue with Albertans fall forum October 18 to 20 in Edmonton. Registrations for the event, which is a continuation of the spring public engagement initiative led by Alberta Education, are now open.
 

Doug Horner, Minister of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, and Dave Hancock, Minister of Education, along with the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), wished success to the students representing Team Canada at the 40th WorldSkills Competition, at Stampede Park in Calgary.
 

Educational leaders from 16 countries are meeting with their Canadian counterparts in Calgary August 31 to discuss innovative developments in vocational education and training and explore the trends and skill requirements for the ‘next generation’ economy within a global context.
 

Alberta’s students and teachers will benefit from a new coordinated Learning and Teaching Resource Review Centre set up to support the implementation of Alberta Education’s revised high school Career and Technology Studies (CTS) program.
 

The Alberta government has narrowed the field to six prospective proponents for delivering four new high schools to Calgary, Edmonton, Sherwood Park and Spruce Grove.
 

Seven new outreach programs launching in September 2009 will enable more Alberta youth to stay in school. The new programs will be offered by school boards in Athabasca, Medicine Hat, Lloydminster, Taber, Okotoks and two in Calgary, for a total of 134 approved outreach programs now operating in the province.
 

The Alberta government has asked three groups to submit proposals to deliver 10 new elementary-junior and middle schools for the Edmonton Capital and Calgary regions through a public-private partnership (P3). The 10 schools represent one of two school bundles under the Alberta Schools Alternative Procurement phase two (ASAP II) project.
 

Alberta’s Education Minister Dave Hancock has accepted an invitation to an international roundtable in Singapore on July 6 and 7, joining a select group of education leaders to showcase and share best practices.
 

The new Northern Student Teacher Bursary, available this coming September, will provide financial support for post-secondary students who are interested in teaching in northern Alberta communities.
 

The Government of Alberta has teamed up with Northland School Division and other northern school jurisdictions to provide a tuition and cost-of-living subsidy to support up to 40 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) adults in northern communities as they study to become teachers.
 

More than 1,000 Albertans shared their ideas about the future of education at 10 community conversation sessions held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June. Edmonton hosted the final session in the first phase of Inspiring Education: A Dialogue with Albertans, with more than 100 people in attendance.
 

The Government of Alberta augmented national Aboriginal Day celebrations across Canada by hosting a noon-hour gathering in downtown Edmonton, celebrating a $25,000 award winner and announcing a new pilot project under the Safe Communities Innovation Fund (SCIF).
 

Approximately 120 Albertans from the Calgary area shared their ideas about the future of education in the ninth of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June.
 

Approximately 100 Albertans from the Red Deer area shared their ideas about the future of education in the eighth of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June.
 

A $1.2-million grant from the province’s Safe Communities Innovation Fund (SCIF) will enable a partnership group led by the Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities to implement an intervention and prevention program targeting at-risk youth.
 

About 1,000 parents, teachers, school authority staff, trustees, and community members from across Alberta provided input to the government on proposed changes to special education.
 

An education system that ensures inclusivity for all students is the goal of a proposed new framework for special education in Alberta.
 

Approximately 100 Albertans from the Bonnyville area shared their ideas about the future of education in the seventh of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June.
 

Keyano College inFort McMurray, the Myer Horowitz Theatre in Edmonton, the Fine Arts & Multi Media Centre in Olds, the EPCOR Centre in Calgary and the Esplanade in Medicine Hat have been chosen as this year’s feature celebration sites for Arts Days 2009. Each of the sites received support from the Government of Alberta to plan and produce Arts Days activities.
 

Approximately 100 Albertans from the Medicine Hat area shared their ideas about the future of education in the sixth of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June.
 

Keeping students engaged, supported and motivated to stay in school is the goal of a $4.2-million investment by the Alberta government to support school jurisdictions as they work to increase high school completion rates.
 

Approximately 120 Albertans from the Calgary area shared their ideas about the future of education in the fifth of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June.
 

Approximately 100 Albertans from the Lethbridge area shared their ideas about the future of education in the fourth of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June.
 

Twenty-three remarkable teachers from across the province have been selected to receive 2009 Excellence in Teaching Awards. The awards recognize teachers and principals for their creative and inspiring work with Kindergarten to Grade 12 students.
 

Approximately 100 Albertans from the Fort McMurray area shared their ideas about the future of education in the third of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June.
 

Approximately 100 Albertans from the Grande Prairie area shared their ideas about the future of education in the second of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June
 

Students from across the province converged in Edmonton for the inaugural Speak Out-Annual Student Conference to share their views with Education Minister Dave Hancock about Alberta’s education system.
 

The Alberta government is seeking qualified firms to move ahead with building 14 new schools in the Edmonton and Calgary regions. Ten K-4 and K-9 elementary and middle schools will be built through a public-private partnership (P3) and four high schools will be delivered through a design-build approach.
 

Starting this fall, Alberta high school students from 10 school jurisdictions will be able to explore more health services courses under a revised Career and Technology Studies (CTS) program.
 

Approximately 120 Albertans from the Edmonton area shared their ideas about the future of education in the first of a series of 10 discussion sessions being held by the Alberta government in eight locations across the province between April and June.
 

Alberta students with vision loss can access new specialized website Online community to share news, information, and training tips
 

Students from County Central High School in Vulcan will talk directly with astronauts on the International Space Station in September. The school was selected by Alberta Education and the Canadian Space Agency to host the video link for Canada’s latest space mission dubbed Expedition 20/21.
 

The 2009 Excellence in Teaching Awards Program is recognizing 134 creative and innovative teachers as award semi-finalists for their exceptional work in Alberta’s Kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms. Semi-finalists were selected from 365 eligible nominations from across the province.
 

A number of schools across the province will test innovative uses of technology to advance learning across the education K-12 system.
 

Albertans are invited to take part in a series of conversations about the future of education in Alberta. Joined by a group of Grade 6 students at Grandin School in Edmonton, Education Minister Dave Hancock announced 10 community conversations with Albertans in eight different locations across the province in April, May and June.
 

Made-in-Alberta solutions prove second to none, as educators once again come together to showcase new ideas for improving student learning at the eighth annual Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) Conference, February 9 and 10 in Calgary.
 

Six school boards in northern Alberta are receiving an award recognizing their leadership teams for significant improvement and/or very high achievement in areas ranging from student achievement to the promotion of healthy living, and safe and caring school environments.
 

Alberta Minister of Education, Dave Hancock, will represent the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, at the inaugural Learning and Technology World Forum in London, England. The forum will be held from January 12 to 14.