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As equity, student success and completion are priorities for Red Deer Public Schools, officials have recognized the move to at-home or temporary online learning has presented challenges for some students and their families who do not have access to technology. In response to this challenge, the...
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As equity, student success and completion are priorities for Red Deer Public Schools, officials have recognized the move to at-home or temporary online learning has presented challenges for some students and their families who do not have access to technology. In response to this challenge, the...
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As equity, student success and completion are priorities for Red Deer Public Schools, officials have recognized the move to at-home or temporary online learning has presented challenges for some students and their families who do not have access to technology. In response to this challenge, the...
Loss of funding for Alberta School Council Association is a significant loss to the system Parents have an important voice as partners in education - maybe the most important voice. That’s why the loss of 75% of funding to the Alberta School Councils’ Association (ASCA) by the provincial gove...
After much discussion with Senior Administration, the Board of Trustees for Red Deer Public Schools have decided to opt out of Provincial Achievement Tests for the 2020/2021 school year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Provincial Achievement Tests are standardized provincial assessments take...
Remembrance Day ceremonies go virtual for Red Deer Public Schools Recognizing Remembrance Day in our schools and remembering those who fought and continue to fight for our freedom is extremely important to students and staff in Red Deer Public Schools - in fact, it’s one of the biggest ceremoni...
It’s been tough times for many, especially over the last eight months, but three local automotive dealerships are committed to making a huge impact on the community with their donations to multiple charities. One of the recipients was The Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools’ Step Up program....
School trustees from Red Deer Public Schools are calling on the provincial government to suspend Grade 12 Diploma Exams for the 2020/21 school year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board will present an emergent resolution to the Alberta School Boards Association Fall General Meeting cal...
Red Deer Public Schools has 426 students less students for the 2020/21 school year than it did last year. A total of 10,803 students are registered this year compared to 11,229 students the year before. Included in the overall count, 906 students are registered in the At-Home Learning program as a r...
The annual St. Patrick’s/Dawe Run, which is in its fourth decade, will be cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The run was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, September 22. Currently, Alberta Health has gathering restrictions of 200 people for outdoor events. In the past, the St. P...
As the Board of Trustees began their meeting on Wednesday, they remembered Trustee Bill Christie, who passed away in August. With his passing, a vacancy exists on the seven member board. The Education Act allows the Board to decide whether or not to have a by-election. Given provisions in the Loc...
A global pandemic can’t stop this year’s Smile Cookie campaign, because who doesn’t love cookies? They taste even sweeter when you are making a difference in a child’s life! Helping struggling students become readers of potential is exactly what local Tim Hortons stores want as proceeds f...