Learning, inclusion, mental health top Edmonton Public Schools education plan
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Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB) is entering the final year of its 2022–2026 Four-Year Education Plan, reaffirming its commitment to student success, mental health, and anti-racism initiatives.
As the division prepares to welcome over 120,000 students in the upcoming school year, the final year's plan aims to guide efforts across the division, remaining focused on enhancing pathways to success for all students.
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Learning, inclusion, mental health top Edmonton Public Schools education plan
Article content Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB) is entering the final year of its 2022–2026 Four-Year Education Plan, reaffirming its commitment to student success, mental health, and anti-racism initiatives. Article content Article content As the division prepares to welcome over 120,000 students in the upcoming school year, the final year's plan aims to guide efforts across the division, remaining focused on enhancing pathways to success for all students. Article content Article content What's the Four-Year Education Plan? Article content Article content Each year, EPSB submits a Four-Year Education Plan to Alberta Education, aligning it with the approved budget. Article content The plan is developed using data, stakeholder engagement, provincial planning documents, and the division's own strategic plan. Progress on the plan's actions will be reported in fall 2025 through the Annual Education Results Report (AERR) and results review process. Article content Brought before trustees for approval on Friday, the plan outlines the division's strategic goals and provincial assurance framework, reporting cycles, and funding manual for the 2025–2026 school year. Article content What are the division's priorities? Article content The plan is built around three key priority areas. Article content 1. How is EPSB supporting student learning? Article content Under 'Priority One: Outstanding learning opportunities,' the division is focused on helping teachers implement new curriculum to build on outstanding learning opportunities for all students, the report said. Article content Article content For example, targeted professional learning and resources for Kindergarten to grade 6 teachers has been well received, with 84 per cent of certificated staff who accessed support saying it was helpful, according to Division Feedback Survey (DFS) results. Article content Article content The plan emphasizes evidence-based strategies to support strong literacy and numeracy outcomes and ensures learning remains responsive to the needs of all students. Experiential opportunities will also help students explore and plan for their futures.
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Learning, inclusion, mental health top Edmonton Public Schools education plan
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Nearly century-old Edmonton school set to be demolished, replaced with new building
A school that has served thousands of students in north-central Edmonton for nearly a century is set to face the wrecking ball. Edmonton Public Schools told community members Wednesday night that the 1928 Spruce Avenue School at 114th Avenue and 102nd Street will be demolished to build a new school. The project will be led and fully funded by Alberta Infrastructure as part of its school accelerator plan. But the news is disappointing for some who would have preferred to see a modernization of the existing historic structure. Nadine Riopel's son is starting Grade 7 at the junior high next year and will be sad to see it go. "He's lived across the street from this building since he was six months old. So I think he's going to be real bummed out about it." Reba Baskerville, who went to the junior high in 1975, said the building is worth saving and its demise is an all too common story in Edmonton. "Everything is knock down, rebuild, Baskerville said. "And by the time my great-grandkids are around, there will be nothing to say "oh that was around when I was young.'" It's where she met her best friend Karen Winder. "It's a great school. I don't understand why they would even be considering it. They've fixed a lot of the schools of this era. Why not fix this one?" Winder said. Kim Holotawuk, supervisor in infrastructure planning at Edmonton Public Schools said it's out of their hands. "Unlike previous governments, this government has taken over the management of all school projects whereby in the past school divisions were able to manage their own," Holotawuk said. In December, the division was told that Spruce Avenue School had moved to the design stage as a full replacement school and that an architect had been contracted. It's a fast-moving project, expected to start next March and be completed by January 2028, she said. The decision to opt for a replacement instead of modernizing the existing building was based on a feasibility study done in the pre-planning phase. "To pivot away from a full replacement could put the entire project at risk as the province is committed to acceleration of new school building projects. "We do not want to lose out on an opportunity to improve the learning experiences of all of our students," Holotawuk said. The existing building has a capacity for 450 students but isn't currently full. The new school will have spaces for 605 students. Holotawuk said it will also offer more flexible learning spaces for a diversity of learning needs — something that could not be accomplished in the old building. Chris Wright, managing director of infrastructure with the division, said it's an exciting time. "We need school space, we need modernized buildings in this part of town, breathing life into some communities all over the place. And so if it can be done quickly, that's going to be great for our kids in this community."
