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Edmonton Public School Board Annual Report 1909

Item is the Annual Report of the Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1909. It includes reports by committee chairs to the Board of School Trustees and detailed financial reports. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Board of Trustees

Correspondence Book : Edmonton Protestant Public School No. 7

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.

Administration Files

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

Secretary-Treasurer

Administration Files

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

Superintendent of Schools

Inspectors' Reports

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.

Alberta Education

Administration Files of Strathcona School District No. 216

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.

Strathcona School District No. 216

Annual Report of the Edmonton Public School Board

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1906. It includes reports by Committee chairs to the Board of School Trustees. Of financial note are the reports of the Finance Committee and of the Supply Committee. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education Department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Board of Trustees

Correspondence Book : Strathcona School District No. 216

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.

Annual Report : Alberta Education

Series consists of Annual Reports from Alberta Education. Prior to 1949-50, the reports cover the calendar year. Beginning in 1949-50, the reports cover the school year. Each Annual Report includes reports from divisions within Alberta Education as well as statistics. The 1907 Annual Report includes appendices which address regulations of the Department of Education, programs of study, and Annual Examinations. Dates are not inclusive, many years missing.

Alberta Education

Annual Report of the Edmonton Public School Board

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1907. It includes reports by committee chairs to the Board of School Trustees. Of financial note are the reports by the Finance Committee, the Supply Committee and the Secretary Treasurer. Annual Reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Board of Trustees

Annual Report of the Edmonton Public School Board

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1908. It includes reports by committee chairs to the Board of School Trustees. Of financial note are the reports of the Finance Committee, the Supply Committee and the Secretary-Treasurer. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Board of Trustees

Administration Files

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.

Superintendent of Schools

Administration

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.

North Edmonton School District No. 2305

Edmonton Public School Board Annual Report

Item is the Annual Report of the Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1910. It includes reports by committees to the Board of School Trustees and a report by the Superintendent. The report by the Secretary-Treasurer contains a detailed financial report. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Board of Trustees

Edmonton Public School Board Annual Report 1911

Item is the Annual Report of the Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1911. It includes reports by committees, report of the medical inspector, report of the attendance officer, report of industrial training, and the report of the Superintendent. The report of the Secretary-Treasurer contains a detailed financial report. Also included is a schedule of salaries. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Board of Trustees

Minute Book of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds

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.

Finance Committee Minutes

Series consists of minutes taken by the Finance Committee, made up of Edmonton Public Schools Trustees. School Board officials and representatives also attended. The committee addressed the Edmonton Public Schools’ finances, including salaries and investments.

Board Secretary

School Management, Health and Discipline Committee Minutes

Series consists of minutes from a committee made up of Trustees, School Board Officials and representatives. Throughout its history, the committee was called The Management Committee; The Management and Health Committee; The Management, Health and Discipline Committee; and The Management and Discipline Committee. The committee addressed staff appointments, dismissals and salaries; new courses and programs; new schools; student discipline; student health issues; and the organization of programs such as Kindergarten.

Board Secretary

Minute Book of Committee on School Management

Item is the minutes of Committee on School Management of Edmonton School District No. 7. The committee was also known as the Management Committee. Minutes address staffing and building issues and include complaints about Superintendent McCaig. Both Superintendents McCaig and McKee were on the Committee. Most minutes are signed by both the Secretary, W. D. Bradley, and the Chairman, S. A. G. Barnes.

Board Secretary

Special Meeting Minutes

Series consists of minutes from special committees formed by Edmonton Public Schools Trustees. These committees were appointed to discuss and report upon specific issues. Minutes signed by secretary. Included are minutes from informal Trustee meetings.

Board Secretary

Superintendent of Plant

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.

Post Card : Edmonton Technical High School

Item is a postcard listing night classes available at the Edmonton Technical High School. Students were urged to place an X next to the subject they wished to take and to mail back the post card. J.M. Clindinin was Headmaster.

Edmonton Technical School

Sinking Fund Trustees Committee Minutes

Series consists of the minutes from the Sinking Fund Committee, made up of trustees of Edmonton Public Schools. The committee met for the purpose of purchasing and selling bonds and securities to build up the sinking fund and pay off the debenture debt. The committee ended on 07 Jan 1947 when the debenture debt was paid off.

Board Secretary

Personnel Files

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.

Human Resources

Principal's Monthly Report : Edmonton Public Schools

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.

Edmonton Technical High School : Course of Study : Day Classes 1917-1918

Item consists of two identical copies of the Edmonton Technical High School day class prospectus. Descriptions of technical options offered are included, specifically, Household Arts, Art, Mechanical Drawing, Printing, Woodwork, Machine Shop, and Forge Shop. For students over 16, industrial courses could be taken in Art, Architectural Course, Forge Shop, Gas Engine, Household Arts, Dressmaking, Industrial Chemistry and Mineralogy, Machine Shop, Printing, and Woodwork.

Edmonton Technical School

By-Laws and Rules of Order

Item is a booklet of the By-Laws and Rules of Order for the Edmonton Public School Board. The booklet was printed by the Technical High School Press.

Board Administration

Edmonton Technical High School : Sixth Announcement Day Classes : 1920-21

Item is the prospectus for Edmonton Technical High School. Prevocational, Matriculation and Industrial Programs are included. Within the Industrial Program both free courses and courses with fees are included. Course descriptions are included for Matriculations subjects, Art, Mechanical Drawing, Cooking, Sewing, Printing, Woodwork, Chemistry for Girls, Chemistry for Boys, Machine Shop Practice, Forge Shop, Vocational Dressmaking and Costume Designing, Gas Engine, Industrial Chemistry, Invalid Cookery and Chemistry.

Edmonton Technical School

Seventh Announcement of the Edmonton Technical High School Day Classes 1921-22

Item is a prospectus for the Edmonton Technical High School. Course descriptions for Prevocational, Matriculation, Shop Courses, and Industrial Courses are included. Industrial courses include both free and fee courses. Course descriptions are included for Matriculations subjects, Art, Mechanical Drawing, Elementary Carpentry, Cabinet Making, Advanced Cabinet Making, Pattern Making and Foundry, Power, Cooking, Sewing, Printing, Woodwork, Machine Shop Practice, Forge Shop, Vocational Dressmaking and Costume Designing, Textile and Textile Chemistry, Gas Engine, Industrial Chemistry, Invalid Cookery and Chemistry.

Edmonton Technical School

Expenditures of Canadian Schools

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).

Beverly School Monthly Report

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.

Edmonton Public School Board Financial Report for Year Ending December 31, 1930

Item is the Financial Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the 1930 calendar year. Prepared by the EPSB Secretary-Treasurer, Harry G. Turner. It includes cost of operations, balance sheets, summary of sinking fund investments, report by the City Comptroller and Auditor, j. Hodgson, regarding the audit of Edmonton School District No. 7 accounts, and the report by the Sinking Fund Trustees regarding the Sinking Fund Debentures.

Board of Trustees

Property Committee Minutes

Series consists of the minutes from the Property Committee, which was made up of Edmonton Public Schools Trustees with School Board officials and representatives present. The committee was concerned with Edmonton Public Schools sites and addressed issues around utilities, supplies, maintenance, caretaking staff, the use of schools by outside groups, and the renovating and selling of sites.

Board Secretary

Edmonton Public School Board Annual Report for Year 1940

Item is the Annual Report for Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1940. It includes the report of the Superintendent and of the Secretary-Treasurer. The report of the Secretary-Treasurer includes a Financial Report. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Board of Trustees

Edmonton Public School Board Annual Report for Year 1941

Item is the Annual Report of Edmonton School District No. 7 for the calendar year 1941. It consists of a report by the Superintendent and a report by the Secretary-Treasurer. The report by the Secretary-Treasurer includes a detailed Financial Report. Annual reports are created to demonstrate accountability to the Provincial Government Education department in accordance with the responsibilities specified in the School Act.

Board of Trustees

Edmonton Technical School Closure

Item consists of reports about the declining enrolment in the Edmonton Technical School and about the use of the Technical School by the Wartime Emergency Training Program.

Edmonton Technical School

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