Education Leadership Recognition
The following Capital Region School Districts including Edmonton School District No. 7 have been recognized for last year’s results demonstrating significant improvement and/or very high achievement:
Aspen View Regional Division No. 19, Black Gold Regional Division No. 18, Buffalo Trail Public Schools Regional Division No. 28, East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 16, East Central Francophone Education Region No. 3, Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7, Edmonton School District No. 7, Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41, Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14, Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2 Fort McMurray Public School District No. 2833, Ft. McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 32, Grande Yellowhead Regional Division No. 35 Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2, Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division No. 29, Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School District no. 150, Living Waters Catholic Regional Division No. 42, Northern Lights School Division No. 69, Parkland School Division No. 70, Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7, St. Albert Protestant Separate School District No. 6, St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1, St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 38
How is Alberta’s K12 Education system performing? According to an Alberta Education brochure: “The K–12 system is performing at an acceptable or higher level in most performance areas… Performance areas requiring attention to ensure students have the knowledge and skills for their future success include provincial achievement tests and diploma examinations, diploma examination participation rates, dropout and high school completion rates.”
The brochure says: The “overall agreement of parents, teachers, school board members and the public [is] that Alberta’s Education System is accountable to the public.”
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