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

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.

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 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 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 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.

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

Item is a contract between William Deitz and the Strathcona School District No. 216 for the construction of Rutherford School.

Item lists the names and addresses of Edmonton Public Schools caretaking staff. It is organized alphabetically by school and building followed by the names of the senior swingshifts, junior swingshifts and spare caretakers.

Item consists of plans of the H. A. Gray School. It has been color-coded to indicate the daily cleaning schedule. Item was removed from a frame.

Item consists of 25 architectural drawings of the proposed H. A. Gray School addition. Included is the room finish schedule, the door schedule and the locker schedule. The consulting structural engineers were C.C. Parker and Associates.

Item is an Edmonton Public Schools staff bulletin that features photographs and information about the opening of the Centre for Education.

Item is a program from the Official Opening of the Centre for Education. It includes the order of ceremonies and the names of the presenters.

Item is document given to Central Services staff and their families at an opening event at the Centre for Education. It lists activities for the evening including dinner in the café, tours, and student entertainment in the atrium. Item was signed by Derald Willows, Centre for Education Opening Activities Coordinator.

Item lists the roles and managers of the six teams within the Information Services Branch. A floor plan of the Branch within the Centre for Education is included.

Item is the pair of scissors used to cut ceremonial ribbon at the Official Opening of the Centre for Education on 28 Sep 1984. Tied to the scissors is a bow made from the official ribbon.

Item consists of the ceremonial ribbon cut at the Official Opening of the Centre for Education on 28 Sep 1984. The ribbon was red and blue but has faded to purple and blue.

Item is a Cross ball point-pen issued as a souvenir of the Official Opening of the Centre for Education. The pen is engraved: CENTRE FOR EDUCATION Sept. 28, 1984. The case is labeled: Centre For Education September 28, 1984.

Item is a button showing a stack of books and an apple with the words “one kingsway” beneath. Around the bottom edge of the button are the words “Centre for Education”.

Item is a videocassette with two Victoria Composite Television Productions. The first, entitled “Expansion 83 EPS”, looks at the building of the Centre for Education. The second, untitled, shows highlights from the Centre for Education’s Official Opening Ceremony on 28 Sep 1984.

Item is the videocassette recording of the Official Opening of the Centre for Education. The label on the videocassette case indicates that it is designed for still picture reproduction.

Item is a student exercise book used as a Utilities Record Book at Victoria School. It records utilities readings, including the amount of coal received and used. All entries are hand-written.

Item consists of Heating and Ventilating Specs for two schools not yet built. One school would be located on Block 7, 8 (HBR), which was bordered by 107 and 108 Streets, the Legislature and Jasper Avenue. The second would be located on one of the Hudsons Bay Additions.

Item consists of letters of tender and other correspondence pertaining to the old Garneau School building (frame construction).

Item includes letters of tender for repairing and extending Syndicate Avenue School. It also includes correspondence to the contractor from Edmonton Public Schools Building Commissioner during construction.

Item consists of specifications required for a temporary one-room school, possibly for Riverdale Temporary School No. 2. The specifications were prepared by George Turner, Building Commissioner at Edmonton Public Schools.

Item is a blueprint of a proposed one-room temporary school. It includes a floor plan, a front elevation, a side elevation, a cross section, and a longitudinal section. It is signed by H. Story, Building Commissioner of Edmonton Public Schools. Handwritten is Daniel C. Glanneau and Witness: H. Johnston.

Item includes letters of tender for construction of a temporary frame school in Elm Park, a list of hardware used, correspondence from the Building Commissioner at Edmonton Public Schools to the contractor and sub-contractors, and a balance sheet.

Item consists of letters of tender for the building of temporary schools in Allendale, Highlands, Elm Park, Norwood Extension, and Vermillion Avenue. Correspondence with the successful contractors and balance sheets are included.

Item consists of specs for the building, heating and ventilation of H. A. Gray School signed by contractors Doyle, Thomas and Christensen Ltd and by Kelly and Kokott Co. Correspondence about construction problems and costs is included. Reference is made to King Edward and McDougall Schools under construction at the same time.

Item consists of correspondence, tenders, accounts and bills pertaining to the construction of McCauley School.

Item consists of the general contract, plumbing, heating and ventilation tenders for the construction of Cromdale School. Correspondence from construction firms and copies of correspondence from the Building Commissioner are included.

Item consists of tenders for boilers at Cromdale School. Blueprints and boiler information packages are included.

Item consists of correspondence and accounts pertaining to the construction of the Garneau Temporary School. Most of the correspondence is between the construction firm of O.J. Edinger and the School Board Building Commissioner.

Series contains files created by the Superintendent's office documenting EPS administration. The files include correspondence, memoranda, copies of board minutes, blueprints, plans, and other material reflecting daily operations. The series covers a number of subjects including matters of curriculum, schools, associations, contract negotiations, planning, government departments, enrolments, teachers, the hiring of personnel, and school construction. Integrity of original filing system maintained.

Item consists of two identical posters advertising Education Week May 2-6, 1983. The photographs of six well-know Edmonton Public Schools graduates are featured with quotes about Education.

Item is an index listing schools and sites owned by Edmonton Public Schools. Handwritten additions were added by creator.

Item documents the purchasing and selling of Edmonton Public Schools sites. Legal land descriptions and the names of those selling land to the School Board or purchasing land from the School Board are included.

Item is a ledger of Edmonton Public Schools sites. Listed with the name of each school are the land title, date, lot, block, plan, subdivision, acres, and purchasing details.

Item lists property owned by Edmonton Public Schools as well as superseded and cancelled schools and property. The names of the schools, addresses and legal land descriptions are included.

Item consists of the programme for the official opening of McArthur Elementary School and an invitation from W. W. Butchart to Progress Electric Ltd. to attend the opening.

Item is an invitation to Superintendent Wagner from R. J. Scott, Official Trustee of the Beverly School District, to attend the formal opening of Abbott Elementary School.

Item is the programme for the official opening celebrations of Afton Elementary School.

Item is the programme of the Official Opening of Argyll School.

Item consists of the programme for the official opening of Avalon Junior High School and a letter from the Architect, W. W. Butchart, describing the school.

Item is the programme for the Official Opening of Brander Gardens School.