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Spring Park Elementary school bus driver receives recognition
The Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation recognized Danny Murnaghan, Bus #157 from Spring Park Elementary School with a 2015 School Bus Driver Award. Danny was nominated by students, parents and staff at Spring Park School. He carries out his duties with kindness, consideration and respect for all students in his care and…
Read MoreRetirees honoured for their service
This month will see the retirement of many employees that Home and School members have had in their daily lives for many years: 43 teachers, 10 cleaners and custodians, 9 bus drivers, 9 educational assistants and youth service workers, 7 administrative assistants, and 2 board office staff from the English Language School Board. All were honoured…
Read MoreProvincial Heritage Fair Home and School Award Winners
The PEI Home and School Federation is happy to announce the winners of the 2015 Home and School Federation Special Prizes, awarded today at the Provincial Heritage Fair. Each year two Home and School Federation Special Prizes are awarded to Heritage Fair projects selected from those on the topic of "family heritage," reflecting the Federation's…
Read MorePlan now for next year
May is a good month for home and school associations to reflect, take stock, and to work to make sure the transition to the next school year is a smooth one for parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff. The focused discussions on provincial policy resolutions that took place in the months leading up to our…
Read MoreResolutions Presented to English Language School Board
The nine resolutions adopted to delegates at our 2015 Annual General Meeting were presented to trustees at the April 28, 2015 meeting of the English Language School Board. The slides presented to trustees, which summarize each resolution, are available online for review. We have requested a formal written response from the trustees, as per tradition…
Read MoreElection Questions for Candidates
As part of the Annual General Meeting of PEIHSF, delegates collaboratively developed questions for a “Leaders Debate on Education.” The questions were then collated and boiled down to 11 questions that were asked to the candidates. This document contains all of the questions that were developed; we also have a printable version that you can…
Read MoreWe don’t give up on kids
The following appear as an opinion piece in The Guardian on April 15, 2015. The right education must be offered to every student Parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff from schools across Prince Edward Island gathered in Charlottetown last week for the 62nd annual general meeting of the P.E.I. Home and School Federation. The meeting…
Read MoreLeaders Debate on Education (Transcript)
A transcript of the 2015 Leaders Debate on Education has been prepared from the audio recorded at the event. Download the transcript (233 KB PDF file).
Read MoreLeaders Debate on Education (Video)
There is also audio available of the debate, along with a list of the questions asked.
Read MoreLeaders Debate on Education (Audio and Questions)
As part our our Annual General Meeting, we held a Leaders Debate on Education on April 11, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the leaders of the Green, Liberal, NDP and PC parties on hand to respond to questions from our member parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff. More information about the debate…
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