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The Modern Instructor

Item is a magazine presenting ideas and exercises for teachers to use in grades I to VIII. It also contains articles by experts pertaining to teaching.

Administration Files

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

Superintendent of Schools

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 Files

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

Secretary-Treasurer

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

Administration Files : Dramatics

Item focuses on Dramatics in the Intermediate and High Schools. Included are supply costs, costs for erecting stages with written and sketched plans and correspondence from the Alberta Dramatic League. Intermediate and High Schools offering Dramatics in 1937 are listed with names of the Dramatics teachers. These are McKay Avenue, King Edward, Westmount, Strathcona, McCauley, Victoria, Eastwood, Spruce Avenue, Highlands, Riverdale, Normal Practice, Garneau and H.A. Gray.

Administration Files : Religious Instruction

Item pertains to religious instruction in schools and, specifically, Bible readings. The file includes the document Bible Readings in Edmonton Public Schools, Revised Copy. It also includes the Report of Committee Appointed to Select a List of Bible Readings. Item also contains inquiries from other school boards, parent concerns and evaluations by teachers. Included are letters from the Religious Tract Society and a copy of a report on the learning of the Ten Commandments in state schools in the British Empire.

Administration Files : Vacation School

Item pertains to the Vacation School, a program at Victoria High School to prepare grade XI students for supplemental examinations. Examinations were conducted by the Department of Education and the University of Alberta. The Vacation School was aimed at students who failed their June examinations but others took the summer courses as well. File includes correspondence, planning information and reports from teachers.

Administration Files : Mental Tests

Item contains correspondence regarding intelligence tests. Included are letters of concern from parents, a copy of a letter from the Edmonton High School Teachers' Alliance and correspondence with C.B. Willis, Victoria High, regarding the comparison of student I.Q.'s within the city High Schools. Also included is a sample test.

The Five Year Program : A Guide for Parents

Item is a booklet for parents whose children are rapid learners and therefore eligible for the five year program. The five year program allowed children to complete the six years of elementary school in five years. The booklet describes the program, the type of children who would be eligible, and the role of parents.

Bureau Services

Memorandum of Transmittal

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.

Term Examination Report

Item is the term examination report for Bennett School. It lists the students, their ages, the grades they achieved in various subjects, and the teachers' recommendations. The name of the teacher for each grade is also included.

Bennett School

School Supplies

Item originated in Bennett School and consists of a general list of supplies to be handed out, a tally of supplies given to individual pupils in Grades II, III and IV in September 1915, and the names of the students who received primers in January 1915.

Bennett School

The Modern Teachers Daily Plan Book

Item originated in Canora School. It is the daily schedule of Anne Strain's Grade I class for November 1961 to June 1962. It is broken down by subject matter and objectives. Included are student grades, book order lists, the names of students who purchased class photographs and school crests, and memorandum to teachers and principals regarding school prayer, corporal punishment, leave of absence due to pregnancy, requisitions, report cards, and the City of Edmonton Planetarium.

West Jasper Place School District No. 4679

King Edward Junior High School Honor Roll

Item is an Academic Honour Roll for King Edward Junior High School. It lists the names of honour students, grades VII, VIII and IX, for the school years 1954-55 to 1961-62. It is continued on item 84.KE.20.

King Edward School [1914]

King Edward Junior High School Honor Roll

Item is an Academic Honour Roll for King Edward Junior High School. It lists the names of honour students, grades VII, VIII and IX, for the school years 1961-62 to 1972-73. It is continued from item 84.KE.19.

King Edward School [1914]

Honour Roll

Item is an Academic Honour Roll for King Edward Junior High School. It lists the names of honour students, grades VII, VIII and IX, for the school years 1973-74 to 1981-82. It is continued from item 84.KE.19.

King Edward School [1914]

The Worth Report

Item is a file pertaining to the Worth Report on Educational Planning. It includes a 1970 Edmonton Public School Board Brief to the Commission on Education Planning, a Reader’s Companion to the Alberta Worth Report on Educational Planning, and photocopies of Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal articles presenting reactions to the Worth Report.

Communications-Community Relations

Utilizing Community Resources : Theory and Practice of Community Study for Educational Purposes : A Directory for Field Trips

Item is a bound book which details the reasons for using Community Resources in education and lists a directory for field trips. The book was coordinated by the Committee for the Utilization of Community Resources within Edmonton Public Schools and a forward was written by the Superintendent, R. S. Sheppard.

Curricular Services

Utilizing Community Resources

Item is a coil-bound book prepared by the curriculum sub-committee of the Edmonton Public School Local Alberta Teachers’ Association in cooperation with Edmonton Public Schools. It details the reasons for using Community Resources in education and provides a directory for field trips. Within the book are photographs of a class which were taken by a Parkview School teacher.

Curricular Services

Preparing for School : A Message for Parents

Item is a booklet which suggests actions that parents can take at home to help prepare their child for school. It was prepared by supervisory staff, elementary counselors and school psychologists within Edmonton Public Schools. It was designed and printed by the students of the Graphics Arts Classes, Jasper Place Composite High School.

Bureau Services

The Five Year Program : A Guide for Parents

Item is a booklet for parents whose children are rapid learners and therefore eligible for the five year program. The five year program allowed children to complete the six years of elementary school in five years. The booklet describes the program, the type of children who are eligible, and the role of parents.

Bureau Services

Department of Education High School Inspection

Item contains a synopsis of the follow-up meeting held in response to the eight reports presented to Edmonton Public Schools by the Department of Education High School Inspection Team. A memorandum from the EPS Special Education Branch suggesting follow-up investigations, specifically at W. P. Wagner School, is also included.

Superintendent of Schools

Special Education Programs

Item describes the special education programs within Edmonton Public Schools. It includes Edmonton Public Schools' definition and philosophy of special education.

Bureau Services

Patterns in the Inner City : Phase I : A Study of Developmental Patterns and Influences ...

Item is a booklet which presents the findings of a survey examining the differences between inner city and suburban children. The intention of the survey was to develop teaching content and processes more applicable to the needs of inner city children. Conducted by the EPS Bureau of Child Study, and published under Continuous Instructional Improvement.

Bureau Services

Media Highlights

Item presents titles of print and non-print materials recommended for purchase by Elementary, Junior High and Senior High schools. Non-print materials include kits, slides, cassettes, study prints, phonograph records, and filmstrips. Compiled by the Learning Resources Branch of Edmonton Public Schools.

Learning Resources Acquisitions and Field Services

Curriculum Materials Catalogue

Item is a catalogue listing both curriculum materials developed by Edmonton Public Schools and curriculum guides, supplements and replacement sheets published by the Department of Education. For the curriculum materials, each entry includes the subject, grade level, title and description, and distributor. For the curriculum guides, each entry includes a catalogue number and description.

Curriculum and Program Planning

Utilizing Community Resources : Theory and Practice of Community Study for Educational Purposes : A Directory for Field Trips

Item is a bound book which details the reasons for using Community Resources in education and lists a directory for field trips. The book was coordinated by the Committee for the Utilization of Community Resources within Edmonton Public Schools and a forward was written by the Superintendent, R. S. Sheppard.

Curricular Services

Utilizing Community Resources

Item is a coil-bound book prepared by the curriculum sub-committee of the Edmonton Public School Local Alberta Teachers’ Association in cooperation with Edmonton Public Schools. It details the reasons for using Community Resources in education and provides a directory for field trips. Within the book are photographs of a class which were taken by a Parkview School teacher.

Curricular Services

Curriculum Division Analysis

Series consists of an analysis of the Curriculum Division within Edmonton Public Schools and the documents which support this analysis. The Curricular Division contained three departments: the Curricular Services Department, the Pupil Services Department, and the Research and Evaluation Department.

Program Review, Research and Liason

Elementary Math A - F

Item consists of six guides from the Elementary Mathematics Program of Edmonton Public Schools which are labeled A through F. The program materials were designed to assist teachers in the use of a text and activity approach in the teaching of Grade I - VI mathematics. The program was developed, in part, by Edmonton Public Schools’ teachers.

Mathematics Services

Inner City Schools

Item consists of reports, minutes and research produced by the Committee on Education in Older Areas of the City. This committee was made up of senior officials in Edmonton Public Schools. It investigated problems associated with educating children in inner city schools and addressed future city development which would affect inner city schools.

Monitoring and Assessment Services

Bureau Deployment

Item consists of a memorandum to the Superintendent with attached survey and documentation. Item addresses the effectiveness of the Bureau of Child Study Services and its current deployment plan.

Instructional Services Division

Educational Tests

Item pertains to standardized educational tests used in Edmonton Public Schools. It includes memos, blank tests, and reports with results.

Student Information and Assessment

Preparing for School : A Message for Parents

Item is a booklet which suggests actions parents can take at home to help prepare their child for school. The original manuscript was prepared by members of the curriculum and bureau staffs, Edmonton Public Schools. It was designed and printed by the students of the Graphics Arts Classes, Jasper Place Composite High School.

Bureau Services

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