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Productive discussions at semi-annual association meeting
Forty-eight members of home and school associations from across the province, along with 18 guests from the Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture, the English Language School Board, education sector unions and others gathered at Three Oaks Senior High School on October 20, 2015 for the Semi-Annual Meeting of the PEI Home and School…
Read MoreEnglish Language School Board adopts new School Change policy
The English Language School Board released a Proposed Board Governance Policy – School Change in June 2015 and offered the public an opportunity to comment until October 2, 2015. PEI Home and School Federation submitted feedback in advance of the deadline, and the board went on to formally adopt the policy at its meeting on…
Read MoreFeedback from 2015 Semi-Annual Meeting
The Federation held our Semi-Annual Meeting at Three Oaks Senior High School on October 20, 2015. The meeting was attended by 48 members and 18 guests and, beyond the business meeting, the heart of the event was a series of three roundtable discussions: a dialogue with Hon. Hal Perry, Minister of Education, Early Learning and…
Read MoreBuilding relationships: Details announced for semi-annual meeting of the P.E.I. Home and School Federation
Over the past month at schools across P.E.I., Home and School members have gathered for leadership training workshops, workshops focused on helping our local home and school associations become even more effective. Home and School is a broad-based movement of parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff; to be an effective forum, local associations need…
Read MoreSubmission to English Language School Board on Draft “School Change” Policy
The English Language School Board released a Proposed Board Governance Policy – School Change in June 2015 and offered the public an opportunity to comment until October 2, 2015. The following was the response of the PEI Home and School Federation: Fred Osborne, Chair English Language School Board PO Box 8600, Charlottetown, PE C1A 8V7…
Read MoreTime to Start Thinking About Resolutions!
Policy resolutions are the Home & School superpower: the way that our network of parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff can effect policy and operations in the education system by speaking with a powerful collective voice. Our Leadership Training Workshops, being held this week and next in locations across the province, include a workshop on…
Read MoreBringing together education partners to start off the school year…
We were happy to organize a successful event this afternoon at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown that saw the Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture, the chairs of the English and French language school boards, the Superintendent of the English Language School Board, the President of the PEI Teachers Federation, the heads of the…
Read MoreMake the most of the annual meet-the-staff night
In the weeks to come, as we begin this new school year, the yearly “meet the staff” night will be held at each school across the province. “Meet the staff,” though, is a misnomer, for these events are as much an opportunity for staff to meet families as they are for families to meet staff.…
Read MoreWhen all of the partners in public education work together, great things are possible…
The following opinion piece appeared in The Guardian newspaper on June 26, 2015. If I have learned anything in my 8 years of involvement with Home & School, it’s that public education is a complicated system with many moving parts: issues that appear simple – “let’s extend the school day by 30 minutes,” for example…
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth Elementary school bus driver receives recognition
Press Release: The Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation recognized Steven Waugh, Bus #584 from Queen Elizabeth Elementary School with a 2015 School Bus Driver Award. Mr. Waugh was nominated by students, parents and staff at Queen Elizabeth Elementary. He carries out his duties with kindness, consideration and respect for all students in his…
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