Respect Group Inc Comes to the CBE

The CBE has partnered with Sheldon Kennedy's Respect Group Inc to bring Respect in the Workplace to their organization. Read all the details here and for more information on this fabulous online program, click here.

Fundraiser: FundScrip - Where Shopping Is Fundraising

WILMA HANSEN Giftcard Fundraiser

With the Christmas season coming soon this makes gift giving easy! 

Purchase gift cards at no extra cost to you !

When you order $150 in gift cards, you pay $150 and you get gift cards worth $150!

Over 100 different gift cards from gas to groceries to restaurants !

HOW DO I START RAISING MONEY? SIMPLE:

• Check out the order form by clicking here for a full listing of cards available,
• Print out the sheet, 
• Fill in your orders,
• Make out your cheque to Wilma Hansen School Parents Association, 
• Drop off forms at the office.

Please note our final day for orders is FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29th

Alberta Education Partial Cutback on Cutback...

"I delivered"

 Thomas Lukaszuk, Alberta's Education Minister is taking full credit, he promised to look for money after the heavy $150 million cuts to post-secondary education - "and I delivered". $50 million will be distributed among institutions around the province. Read the whole story here.

CBE Newsletter - November

November Meeting

Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday November 20th, 7:00-9:00pm AE Cross school library (3445 37 St SW).  Please stay tuned for details on meeting content.

September Meeting Follow Up - The Personalization of Learning and Iris Please see the attached document for a summary of our September meeting.  It covers a brief description of the CBE presentation, much of which encouraged dialogue between CAPSC members and the CBE administration.  Should you have specific questions related to the meeting content, please forward them to us at info@capsc.ca, or to Karen Drummond at the CBE kldrummond@cbe.ab.ca.

October Meeting Follow Up - ASCA meeting, co-hosted with the CBE Several members of the CAPSC executive were in attendance for the October 16th CBE co-hosted meeting with ASCA (Alberta School Councils' Association).  CAPSC executive member Karen Lloyd offers these comments from the meeting.  To read up on the meeting content, please click here and make sure to check out these great tools provided by ASCA ASCA presenter Marilyn Welsch touched on a lot of information that could be of great value to your school council.  As a school council in the CBE system, your council has an automatic membership to ASCA, so make sure to take advantage of the resources they offer.  For specifics on the ASCA research behind the importance of parent involvement in student council, please find the attached document.

CBE Council of School Councils (COSC) The first COSC meeting of the school year is scheduled for November 27th.  For details on the meeting please click here.

Voilà Learning - Free Online Homework Help in French  If your child is studying french and is in need of programming and support, please feel free to check out the attached information from Voilà Learning.

Helping Boys Learn Dr. Edmond Dixon will be returning to Calgary Nov. 27 to 29 to make several presentations on helping boys learn.  For information on the workshops or to schedule a one hour presentation for your council, please see www.helpingboyslearn.com

Trustee Procedural Review Takes 'Backseat'

Rookie trustee Trina Hurdman introduced the motion Tuesday for an ad hoc committee to examine whether board meetings at the Calgary Board of Education are in keeping with the “principles of openness and transparency.” - From the Calgary Herald