Series contains documents pertaining to administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools departments, schools, trustees, and committees.

Series contained teacher personnel files that were arranged by surname and by the original file number as assigned by the creator. Dates reflect the retirement or resignation date of the teachers.

Series is an alphabetical subject based index system to motions made at Edmonton Public School Board meetings. The series is in the format of index cards.

Series contains documents pertaining to the administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools departments, schools, Trustees, and committees. Series contains inactive files that were closed in June 1971 and sent to the vault for storage. Files are arranged numerically by the original file number assigned by creator.

Series completed by principals. Cards organized chronologically and alphabetically by school. Each card records Month, Year, School, Teacher, Grade, No. of Teaching Days, Aggregate Days' Attendance, Percentage and Lates. Pre 1962, on verso Substitute, Day Taught, For Whom, Cause, Days Absent, No. of Fire Drills in Month and Avg Time and Principal. Post Sep 1962, on verso Avg Enrolment, Avg No. of Pupils per Class, No. of Register Room Teachers, No. of Other Full-Time Teachers, No. of Part-Time Teachers, No. of Fire Drills in Month, Avg Time in Seconds and Principal.

Each card in series records Month, Year, Teacher, No. of Teaching Days, Aggregate Days Attendance, No. of Pupils Enrolled, Average Attendance, Percentage and Lates. Cards in series are arranged chronologically and, after May 1950, alphabetically by school. Schools named: Beacon Heights, Beverly Heights, Central, Lawton Junior High, R. J. Scott and Abbott.

Series contains correspondence pertaining to administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools as well as trustees' acceptance and resignation letters.

Series contains documents generated by Department of Education Inspectors. Pre-1905, Inspectors are from the Government of the North-West Territories and post-1905 from the Alberta Provincial Government. Documents record the Inspectors' evaluation of schools, classrooms, school grounds, equipment, pupils and teachers within Edmonton School District No. 7.

Item contains documents pertaining to administrative activities of North Edmonton School District No. 2305. Most documents are correspondence relating to the building and outfitting of the North Edmonton school.

Item contains correspondence and two pages from Poll Book. The first page from Poll Book lists candidates nominated for position of Trustee and date and hours of polls. The second page from Poll Book is the vote on the formation of the proposed North Edmonton School District. It includes date and times of poll and name of voters and if they are for or against the district. Item also contains information from the Alberta Department of Education about instructions regarding the formation of school districts, school groups and buildings, treasurer's bond, and debenture proceedings.

1 folder of teacher and custodial positions.

Item is a report card from Queen's Avenue School for October 1930 in the 1930-31 school year. It is the report card of Joyce Barnes, grade 2, room 4. The teacher is Thyra Hull. Item is accompanied by corresponding envelope (84.12.1ii) and a complimentary student ticket (84.12.1iii) to the Edmonton Exhibition for July 14, 1930 the previous school year.

Item pertains to those paying property taxes to West Edmonton School District No. 2320. For each ratepayer it lists name of ratepayer, post office address, description of property, number of lots, amount and date of payment.

Item pertains to those paying property taxes to West Edmonton School District No. 2320. For each ratepayer, it lists Land Assessed (block and lot), Name of Person Assessed, Post Office Address, Amount Paid and Date of Payment.

Item pertains to those paying property taxes to West Edmonton School District No. 2320. For each ratepayer, it lists Name of Ratepayer, Post Office Address, Description of Real Property, Value of Real Property, Date of Mailing of Assessment Notice and Secretary's Initials. Item includes oath and signature of Assessor, Johnathan Davidson.

Item pertains to those paying property taxes to West Edmonton School District No. 2320. For each ratepayer, it includes Name of Ratepayer, Post Office Address, Assessed Value of Real and Personal Property, Rate of Taxation on the Dollar, Amount of Taxes for Current Year, Arrears of Taxes Due, Total Taxes Due, Date of Mailing Tax Notice, Treasurer's Initials, Payment of Taxes (Date and Amount) and Remarks.

Item is a list of statements for 1910. The first statement is regarding permission for the West Edmonton School District No. 2320 to collect property taxes previously collected by the Turnip Lake School District No. 386 within the newly incorporated village of West Edmonton. West Edmonton School District No. 2320 was established on November 25, 1910. The remaining statements list the expenditures, liabilities and assets for the West Edmonton School District No. 2320 for the year 1910.

Item is a file of correspondence pertaining to administration and collection of property taxes for the West Edmonton School District No. 2320.

Item is a file pertaining to the administration and collection of property taxes for the West Edmonton School District No. 2320.

Item is a file containing letters from individuals applying for the position of Director of Technical Education. Includes letter of successful applicant, W. L. Richardson. A more accurate description of the position is Principal of Edmonton Technical School. All letters are re-typed copies.

Item is two files containing letters of application for position of Superintendent of Plant. It includes the job advertisement in the form of a newspaper clipping and outline of the qualifications and duties of both Superintendent of Plant and Chief Caretaker. Letter of application from successful candidate, R. L. Haskell, included.

Item pertains to the collecting and analyzing of financial data from several school boards including: correspondence and completed questionnaires from various Canadian school boards, a chart showing the cost per capita for 1923 on the basis of school attendance for several Canadian cities as well as Los Angeles, Seattle and Spokane, a second chart comparing the education cost per capita for 1922 of several Canadian cities, a third chart comparing teacher salaries in different Canadian cities as well as Los Angeles, Seattle and Spokane, and a diagram comparing the cost of public schools across the Canadian provinces. This file was compiled by Sarah Wilson, Edmonton Public Schools Secretary-Treasurer (1921-1925).

Series reflects administrative activities of Strathcona School District No. 216. Although chiefly financial and staffing issues, opening of new schools, amalgamation with Edmonton School District No. 7, Inspector's Reports, correspondence with University of Alberta, Association of School Trustees of Alberta and Department of Education is also included. Of note is a letter from Lieutenant Governor Bulyea regarding the opening of Strathcona Collegiate Institute. Compiled by the Secretary-Treasurer, files are arranged chronologically. Correspondence of a related subject often glued together. The top document reflects the chronological date within the file but often much earlier documents are attached.

Item is a group of contracts including By-Laws regarding the borrowing of money, sale of land contracts, contracts with contractors and architects. Item is not complete. Only the Duggan Street School and Strathcona Collegiate Institute are mentioned although the transfer of land from J. Alexander Cameron Rutherford is included.

Item includes correspondence and lesson plans pertaining to the Grade VIII through XII lessons broadcast on the University of Alberta Radio Station, CKUA. Broadcasts were made when the schools were closed due to an epidemic. File was discontinued and removed from a larger series.

Item consists of Empire Day programs from schools submitted to the office of R.S. Sheppard, Superintendent of Schools.

Item relates to the saluting of the flag in schools during WW II and immediately afterwards. In January 1940, the Board approved the ceremony of saluting and pledging to the flag. The file contains correspondence relating to the suspension of students who refused to salute the flag. Other correspondence is from the RCMP, the Deputy Attorney General, Office of the City Solicitor and the Coleman School District. A list of students who were suspended is included.

Item pertains to the distribution of the school fund for necessitous children (Relief Fund) by principals. Lists of amounts disbursed through the schools and receipts for clothing and dental work included. Funds were raised through concerts and contributions. Included is correspondence from Nelles Buchanan offering a donation and a letter from the Special Relief Department regarding the Dominion-Provincial Youth Training Programme.

Item is the minutes of an Edmonton School District No. 7 committee. Comprised of several trustees and a secretary, the committee addressed issues such as concerns/wages of caretakers and workmen, maintenance of buildings and grounds, costs, new schools, additions to buildings, tenders, contracts, accounts, expenditures and community use of buildings and grounds. Minutes are arranged chronologically by year. Most minutes are original. Some are signed by the Secretary and the Chairman.

Item is an account book showing money coming in (cash) and going out (contra). It lists ratepayers, the amount of taxes collected, expenditures and amounts carried over. The book was maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer and each page is initialed. It is organized chronologically by year and month.

Item contains correspondence written and maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer for the Board of Trustees. C.F. Strang and St. George Jellett were the Secretary-Treasurers at this time. Included are letters to the Board of Education, teachers, school inspectors and the Imperial Bank. Subjects include the purchasing of supplies, complaints about night students, debentures received, the hiring of staff, the purchasing of a school site and teacher agreements.

Item contains correspondence written and maintained by A.T. Mode, Secretary-Treasurer of Strathcona School District No. 216. Subjects addressed include plans for the new Collegiate Institute, hiring teachers, tenders, debentures, re-opening date of school, letters to papers regarding advertisements, paying for plumbing and piano tuning, auditing books, requesting catalogues, a loan from the bank and leasing a school to the University of Alberta. Letters are numbered and an alphabetical index is included.

Item is a booklet containing reports on tournaments and sports in Edmonton Public Schools played in 1928. It also includes Edmonton High and Public School Sports Records, 1908-1928 inclusive.

Item is the Annual Report of the Alberta Department of Education for the calendar year 1920. It consists of reports by School Inspectors, Supervisors, and the Registrar. It contains reports about the Normal Schools, Inspection, and various Branches of the Department of Education. General Statistics are also included.

Series consists of documents from the Superintendent of Schools for the Edmonton Public School Board Trustees. The memoranda provided information about schools, students, staff, buildings, departments, curriculum changes, grievances, press releases and meetings. Appendices are included, but not all are on file.

Item is a plan which identifies the specific location of facilities and landscape elements to be developed on the Mill Woods Campus Site. This was to be a site of integrated and attached school and recreation facilities. Diagrams of possible configurations are included. Also included are Edmonton Public Schools curriculum requirements for playing fields and information about community characteristics.

Item is the Development Concept Report prepared on behalf of the Civic Administration by the Edmonton City Planning Department. it outlines the development plan of the area of Edmonton called Mill Woods. It includes site analysis, development objectives, and the development concept. Of note, the plan addresses the need for educational facilities, their location and access, and the potential school enrolment.

Item is a coil-bound plan detailing recommendations for school and core portable development for the 1980-1983 period. Core portables are structures attached to the main school building and are usually built in groups of 4, 6 or 8. The plan lists recommended projects, budgets, basis of budget development, the financial effects of the recommended projects, the effect of recommended construction in relation to district enrolment and capacity, and a ranking of the different projects into three priority levels.

Item is divided into four parts (a-d). (a) budget which lists equipment needed for each room, price of each item and total for each room. (b) memorandum that explains the list does not include music equipment, one unassigned vocational area and teaching aids such as maps and globes. It also recommends that the list of equipment be put out to tender. (c) site plan, main floor plan, and second floor plan. (d) Equipment Budget Breakdown by room. It includes the total equipment for vocational and academic budgets, and the total installation cost broken down into academic, vocational and labor budgets.

Item is a map produced by the Edmonton Public Schools Planning Branch showing the city's elementary schools and their boundaries for the 1973-1974 period. Donald Ross School has been highlighted in a red pen.

Item is a map produced by D. Pigeon showing the city's elementary schools and their boundaries for the 1981-1982 period. Some schools have been highlighted in pink and numbered with yellow stickers.

Item is a compilation of Board Policies and Bylaws. It is divided into Part I, Operation of the School System and, Part II, Operation of the Edmonton Public School Board.

Item is a handbook of the regulations to be followed by teachers and principals, which would implement Board Policy. An attached memorandum explains that each staff member should be in possession of the Administrative Regulations handbook.

Series pertains to policy development within Edmonton Public Schools. The series is arranged into three sub-series: 84.51.3 Policy Development : Survey of Principals, 84.51.4-7 Policy Development : Advisory Committee which contains agenda, minutes, memoranda and the policies and regulations the committee has agreed to, 84.51.8 Policy Development : Project Booklets and Draft Policies which consists of Advisory Committee notes and a draft policy manual.

Item consists of handwritten lists comparing teacher staffing in 1923-1924 to 1924-1925 within Edmonton Public Schools. It includes the number of teachers per school including a break down by Public Schools, Junior High Schools, High Schools, Part-Time teachers and Supervisors, the number of students enrolled per school, and it lists the names of tentative teacher appointees.

Item is a list of Public School Principals. Public School refers to Grades I - VIII. It includes the date when the individual was appointed to staff and the date when the individual was appointed principal.

Item is a table showing the Edmonton Public Schools budget for 1921 and the estimated budget for 1922. It is broken down into salaries, departments, supplies, general expenses, and receipts and credits.

Item is a table showing the Edmonton Public Schools budget for 1922 and the estimated budget for 1923. It is broken down into salaries, departments, debenture redemption and interest, supplies, general expenses, and receipts and credits.