Posts Tagged ‘Press Releases’

Minister Alan McIsaac made a statement in the legislature on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 to recognize the efforts of the Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation in engaging parents and students in the education system.  The Home and School Federation just released the results of its 2013 "Parents as Partners in Education Survey", in which…

November 22, 2013                           Press Release:    Charlottetown —– The Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation released highlights of its 2013 parent engagement survey.  This survey of parents having school-aged children in PEI, carried out by consultant Vicki Bryanton and funded by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Education, explored issues related to parent…

Press Release:  Charlottetown, P.E.I. November  2013——The 10th Annual Atlantic Caucus of Home and School/School Council Federations meeting took place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on November 2nd.  Representatives from the Home and School Federations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Federation of School Councils in Newfoundland Labrador participated in the meeting.…

Home and School and You – November 2013   When schools and parents are able to work together in constructive and meaningful ways much can be achieved.  The federation, along with its partners in education, strives to encourage parents and guardians to be more involved and participatory in their child’s education.  Small group discussions held at…

NEWS RELEASE:  October 31, 2013 CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — Literacy and mathematics assessments show that student achievement is improving in several key areas in Prince Edward Island, says Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Alan McIsaac.  “The number of Grade 3 students who met the grade level expectation in reading rose from 62 percent in 2007…

CBC Compass aired a story in the October 7, 2013 edition about the funding of school playgrounds. They interviewed students, educators and parents as well as English Language School Board Superitendent Cynthia Fleet and PEIHSF Vice-President Peter Rukavina.

  September was a busy month for schools, students, and parents as the routines of a new school year took shape. October offers some welcome breathers in the form of several short weeks, with Thanksgiving, the annual P.E.I. Teachers Federation meetings in mid-month, and parent-teacher interviews late in the month.  Those long weekends are a…

The P.E.I. Home and School Federation responds to Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Alan McIsaac's September 16, 2013 announcement "New computers will benefit Island students" with the following statement: "The P.E.I. Home and School Federation is always happy to see investments in educational technology, especially when geared towards the classroom and students.  We feel…

The StudentsAchieve system is used by teachers, students and parents on Prince Edward Island for a variety of information and communications tasks; the system has three main components: Attendance reporting. Mark Management/Grade Book. Student/Parent Access. StudentsAchieve is used for attendance reporting in all Island schools – elementary, intermediate and high schools. Mark management and student/parent access…

Every year the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, under the terms of the School Act, must release a Minister's Directive on the staffing and funding program for the upcoming school year. The directive for the 2013-2014 was released today and it contains the following changes from the directive for the previous 2012-2013 school…