Posts Tagged ‘Resolutions’
Request for a Revision of the Education Act and a Return to Elected School Board
WHEREAS the Education Act provides for an elected board within the French Language School Board but not the PSB, and WHEREAS it was promised by the current Liberal government that an elected school board would be implemented within the PSB, and WHEREAS the Education Act has currently bestowed all decision making authority in regard to…
Read MoreRequest For Funding Of Replacing Expired Or Unsafe Playground Equipment
WHEREAS playground equipment is a valuable tool for developing school age children’s physical strength and co-ordination, social skills such as sharing, teamwork and competition and mentally preparing them for class room teachings, and WHEREAS playground equipment located on school property benefits not only the students of that school but the surrounding community…
Read MoreSeek Policy Advice From Students On The Autism Spectrum To Help All Students With Transitions
WHEREAS transitions, whether between grade levels and schools, between parts of the school year, or within the school day, have been identified by mental health professionals and by educators as significant mental health challenges for all students1 and, WHEREAS the PEI Learning Partners Advisory Council, in its white paper Ambition, Excellence and Prosperity:…
Read MoreMental Health Days
WHEREAS the current attendance policy of the Public Schools Branch states "that regular and punctual attendance at school is imperative for educational success. Students are expected to be in school each day unless ill or unable to attend due to an unavoidable circumstance," and WHEREAS procedures to address absences include calls to parents and letters…
Read MoreCommunication Protocols In Urgent Situations
WHEREAS urgent issues may arise outside school hours and on weekends and holidays that require quick decisions or timely resolution that may affect students, their families, and school staff; and WHEREAS each school's Home and School leaders have a role to play in providing valuable input into these decisions and helping to plan for the…
Read MoreSchool Closure For Deaths In The School Community
WHEREAS the people in our schools and on school grounds have a variety of employers (for example, the Public Schools Branch; the French-Language School Board; the Department of Education, Early Learning, and Culture; municipalities) and that students and volunteers on school sites are not there as employees; and WHEREAS "school communities" should be understood as…
Read MoreNotice of Motion: Membership Fees
To be presented to the PEI Home and School Federation Annual General Meeting, April 8, 2017 by Shelley Muzika, Treasurer MOTION: To increase the PEI Home and School Federation Membership Fees as follows: $100 for schools having under two hundred students, and $200 for schools having over two hundred students.
Read MoreIncrease to 5 Period Days for High School by Decreasing Class Length to 60 Minutes
WHEREAS an all around education includes opportunities to explore interests through elective courses and students that are able to do this would be better equipped to make informed choices for post-secondary education, and WHEREAS the number of mandated classes was increased in 2015 to include a grade 10 physical education class as well…
Read MoreMinister’s Directive on School Libraries
WHEREAS the Public Schools Branch is undertaking a School Review Process – Better Learning for All, and WHEREAS the Public Schools Branch states it is responsible to ensure students have equitable opportunities to learn and that resources be used effectively, and WHEREAS research is clear that a culture of learning and student achievement…
Read MoreProvincial School Food Strategy
WHEREAS the Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation passed a resolution in 2015 calling for a universal provincial school food program, and WHEREAS Public Schools Branch schools are required to follow the School Nutrition Policyi,iideveloped by the Prince Edward Island Healthy Eating Alliance, and WHEREAS the food being served currently in Island schools…
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