Background
Alberta Education has provided an annual grant of $716,000.00 per year for three years (2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2010-2011) for school jurisdictions in the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium (ERLC) region to provide curriculum implementation support, which aligns with Alberta Education’s Curriculum Implementation schedule. The grant deliverables request that a comprehensive plan that meets the expectations of Alberta Education and matches the needs and direction of zone three districts is developed. The plan was submitted and a copy is available from ERLC offices.
This report provides highlights of the work completed during 2008-2009 to support the region with implementation, based on the plan submitted in Fall 2008.
Regional Characteristics
The ERLC facilitates learning opportunities for eighteen school districts as well as charter, private and band schools in the region. The 18 districts in the ERLC region that had opportunities to be involved with conversation about a regional plan to support implementation and that may have sent representatives to advisory committee meetings and/or, June planning meeting for district contacts or the curriculum coordinator meeting include:
Aspen View Regional Division |
Grande Yellowhead Regional Division |
Black Gold Regional Division |
Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division |
Edmonton Catholic Schools |
Living Waters Catholic Regional Division |
Edmonton Public Schools |
Northern Gateway Regional Division |
Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division |
Parkland School Division |
Elk Island Public Schools |
Pembina Hills Regional Division |
Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division |
St. Albert Protestant Separate School District |
Fort McMurray Public Schools |
St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools |
Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate District |
Sturgeon School Division |
The region includes:
- A large number of districts (18) with diverse needs including different jurisdictional and AISI priorities.
- A large geographic area (e.g. Fort McMurray, Jasper, Athabasca).
- District staff that must travel a distance to attend sessions in Edmonton, (e.g., 6 districts include schools more than 3 – 5 hours away from Edmonton).
- Districts that are increasingly using technology to access professional development (e.g. video conferencing).
- Jurisdictions with limited access to supply teachers (e.g. rural).
- Districts that have a significant percentage of new teachers including teachers from out of province who are not familiar with the Alberta Program of Studies (e.g. Fort McMurray, Northern Tier district).
Results: Grant Deliverables and ERLC Planned Actions 2008-2009
Data to Support Results