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SHAPES Results Give Schools Insights into Student Health
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – NOVEMBER 1, 2012 – The PEI Home and School Federation encourages local home and school associations across the province to request school-level results from the recently released SHAPES survey of student health. SHAPES – a joint project of the Departments of Education and Health and the University of PEI – collected student…
Read MoreHome and School Federation Encouraged By Funding Restoration
The PEI Home and School Federation is encouraged by the announcement by Hon. Alan McIsaac, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, that capital funding for information technology in the education system will be restored to the provincial budget starting in 2013. Capital funding for education technology was cut from $500,000 to $0 in the…
Read MoreP.E.I. restoring IT funding for schools
From CBC Prince Edward Island: Money for upgrading information technology in schools will be restored in next year's budget, Education Minister Alan McIsaac told the P.E.I. Home and School Federation Tuesday evening. "Starting in April, so before the end of this school year, we'll be putting back in $500,000 into the IT program this year,…
Read MoreNeed tips on how to help your child with elementary math homework?
Ted Johnston Math Specialist, Department of Education & Early Childhood Development is available to present a 3/4 hour session to your Home and School Association meeting on elementary math and how parents can assist their children at home. To book and/or find out more information contact Ted at: (902)438-4138 tgjohnston@edu.pe.ca
Read MoreThere is still time to register for Semi-Annual Meeting
There is still time to register for the PEI Home and School Federation's 59th SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING coming up on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012, in the Kinkora Community Centre/Kanata Club, in downtown Kinkora, PEI. Hon. Alan McIsaac, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and Jane McMillan, Superintendent will be in attendance. Fred Osborne, incoming Chair of…
Read MoreOur Booth at PEI Teachers’ Federation Convention
Shirley Jay, Executive Director of the PEI Home and School Federation, is overseeing our booth at the PEI Teachers' Federation 2012 Annual Convention at the Delta Prince Edward hotel in downtown Charlottetown. The convention includes a substantial trade show, which is open to the public, and which includes exhibitors ranging from textbook suppliers to local educational…
Read MoreResponses to 2012 Resolutions
The PEI Home and School Federation received responses to 2012 resolutions from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and from the English Language School Board (representing the Eastern School District and Western School Board). The resolutions themselves were considered at the April 14, 2012 Annual General Meeting, and are available for review in…
Read MoreHow to hold a Home and School Movie Night
Many local Home and School associations hold "movie nights." This can be an excellent way of providing an inexpensive night out for your school families. Changes to the Copyright Act passed in 2013, however, have significant implications for Home and Schools, and what was permitted in the past under a province-wide educational license with film…
Read MoreHome & School Fall Leadership Training
Any Home and School Volunteer….Presidents, Vice Presidents, Treasurers, Secretaries, Committee Chairs, etc. What will you Learn? How to Run a Home and School Meeting How to Build an Agenda How to Do a Financial Statement How to Record a set of minutes How to Write a resolution How to stay current with educational issues No Cost!…
Read MoreTrustees announced for English Language School Board
For Immediate Release: The following is distributed by Island Information Service at the request of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Trustees announced for English Language School Board Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, September 14, 2012 – The transition to a single English Language School Board has reached a significant milestone today with the…
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