Today's update from St. Paul Education Regional Division regarding the continuation of student learning:
St. Paul Education’s top priority continues to be student, staff, and community safety in this unique global situation. We want to sincerely thank you for your continued patience as we make our way forward. In collaboration with all division schools and central office staff, we have developed strategies to deliver educational services to all of our students during this interruption to normal educational practices.
Today, Wednesday, March 18, schools began providing educational resources for our students enrolled in Grade 12 diploma courses. To access, please visit your school website to find links for grade 12 teachers using the “Student Homework/Online Learning” button. Within the teacher folders, each course will have a folder with instructions for students to access their course materials.
Tomorrow, Thursday, March 19, work for students in grades 10 and 11 core courses (Math, English, Social and the Sciences) will be available. Kindergarten to grade 9 core course work will be provided Thursday, March 19. To access, please visit your school website to find links for the grade level teachers using the “Student Homework/Online Learning” button. Within the teacher folders, each course will have a folder with instructions for students to access their course materials.
We have also added a “Student Homework/Online Learning” button to our division website at www.stpauleducation.ab.ca which will also give you access to your school’s website.
Please know that the Minister of Education has made it very clear that this interruption of classes will not impact the progression of students to the next grade or graduation of our grade 12 students. There is also a general belief that grade 12 students would require a numerical mark for courses to ensure admittance to post secondary and also for scholarships. Grade 10 and 11 students would also need numerical marks for use in determining Rutherford Scholarship eligibility in their graduation year. We are still very much deliberating on how to mark and assess your child’s work at all grade levels both online and in traditional paper formats. Right now our focus is to simply provide as much knowledge and learning for your child as possible.
Core courses will be the focus for all grade levels. We are awaiting information from the province about how physical education and other courses will be addressed.
There are still many details to be worked out in the weeks ahead and we will try to provide regular and timely information. If you have any questions do not hesitate to call your school or our office at 780 645 3323.
Please know that next week, (March 23-27) is the regularly scheduled Spring Break.
