Thursday, January 17, 2013

From Karen Drummond, Communications Advisor, CBE

Attend a trustee-hosted meeting in February
Trustees will be hosting meetings to learn more about parents' vision for their children's future. School council chairs or designates are welcome to attend the meeting in their area or a meeting in another area. All meetings will be held at area offices.
Area I -- Feb. 6 -- 9:30-11:30 a.m. -- Parkdale Centre, 728 - 32 St. N.W.
Area II -- Feb. 11 -- 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. -- Mount View Centre, 2004 - 4 St. N.E.
Area III -- Feb. 12 -- 7-9 p.m. -- Marlborough School, 4711 Maryvale Dr. N.E.
Area IV -- Feb. 4 -- 7-9 p.m. -- A.E. Cross School, 3445 - 37 St. S.W.
Area V -- Feb. 6 -- 7-9 p.m. -- Haysboro School, 1123 - 87 Ave. S.W.

More information about these meetings will follow soon.

2013-14 school calendars now available
The Calgary Board of Education has approved the system instructional calendars for the 2013-2014 school year. These calendars are updated from the tentative calendars previously linked to this page.

Minister of Education's Jan. 22 conference call with parents and school councils
Education Minister Jeff Johnson and Brad Vonkeman, President of the Alberta School Councils' Association, will be hosting a teleconference with school councils to continue the discussion about priorities for Alberta's education system.

School councils are invited to invite their broader parent community to participate.

The call will take place from 7-9 p.m. on Jan. 22.

Read more

CAPSC invites parents to attend Jan. 23 meeting
The Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils will be hearing from Jillian Drysdale at their meeting this month at A.E. Cross School starting at 7 p.m. She will be discussing her involvement with the Alberta Safe Streets initiative, which aims to extend playground zone hours to include all school start times.
Following her presentation the CAPSC executive will host a conversation on how CAPSC as an organization can aid in promoting communication among school councils. The executive will be looking for opinions on methods that CAPSC can use to facilitate council networking, and will also be looking for your council's success stories with engaging other associations. Finally, CAPSC would like to get membership input towards the creation of guidelines for establishing public positions that best represent the interests of our members.
Read about the November meeting, the CBE Board of Trustees Report and communicating with school families in the latest newsletter.

Nominate teachers and principals for Excellence in Teaching Awards by Feb. 8
At the Calgary Board of Education, we know our teachers and principals are among the best and brightest and we want Alberta to know it too.

Nominate someone today

Nominate a CBE graduate for the EducationMatters Distinguished Alumni Award
by Jan. 31
This annual award was established to celebrate highly successful alumni of the Calgary Board of Education. The Distinguished Alumni Award is not only a celebration of the achievements of the recipient but also an acknowledgement of the remarkable achievements of public education in Calgary and those involved in public education who contributed to that individual's success.

Nominate someone today

Stories recently featured on CBE website
* Discovering Choices students find their voice as they help guide regulations for cyberbullying
* January Lighthouse Award: Calgary Hitmen
* Preschool children thrive at new Terrace Road Early
Development Centre
* Breakfast program exhibits the spirit of giving all year long
* Get your discounted tickets to CBE Hitmen game Jan. 18

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