WHEREAS   the current allotment of principals in Prince Edward Island schools (1 principal per 200 students and less than 20% vice principal per 200 students) is insufficient to address the needs of Prince Edward Island school children in schools with under 200 students, and

WHEREAS    the principals of a small school is most directly responsible for maintaining the relationship between the school and the community, they develop a strategy for school-community relations, and

WHEREAS    principals ensure that their schools allow both adults and children to put learning at the center of their daily activities, and

WHEREAS    principals focus on building a sense of school community, and

WHEREAS  principals play a major role in developing a "professional community" of teachers who guide one another in improving instruction, and

WHEREAS   principals that are teaching courses in schools with under 200 students are required to attend the same meetings and Professional Development as other PEI principals as well as Professional Development in their subject matter,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the PEI Home and School Federation request the Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning address principal allotment positions in Prince Edward Island schools, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the PEI Home and School Federation request the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning to demonstrate its commitment to PEI students by establishing a target of a minimum of one full time principal and one .50 vice principal for every PEI school.

DESTINATION:        Department of Education and Lifelong Learning

BACKGROUND:

This would directly impact 19 of PEI’s 56 English Language Schools having student populations as follows:

1. Alberton Elementary – 118           
2. Amherst Cove Elementary – 118
3. Belfast Consolidated – 109
4. Cardigan Elementary – 100
5. Georgetown Consolidated – 57
6. Kinkora High – 156
7. Morell Consolidated – 175
8. Morell Regional High – 149
9.  Mt. Stewart Consolidated – 188
10.  O’Leary Elementary – 109
11.  Parkdale Elementary – 174
12.  Somerset Consolidated 151
13.  Southern Kings Consolidated – 188
14.  St. Jean Elementary – 107
15.  St. Louis Elementary– 112
16.  Tignish Elementary – 174
17.  Vernon River Consolidated – 183
18.  Donagh Regional – 206
19.  M.E. Callaghan Intermediate – 207