EICS Board Highlights
April 19, 2017
Trustees Report
- A letter from Chair Laurie Skori from the Battle River Regional Division No. 31 in Camrose. This letter, which is dated March 31, 2017, outlines the intent for the school division to designate the Valleyview West portion of Camrose as a future school site for the Elk Island Catholic School Division.
- A letter from the Executive of the Alberta School Business Officials of Alberta congratulating our own CFO-Secretary Treasurer, Mr. Ryan Stierman as having met all the requirements to be approved and registered as a Certified School Business Official (CSBO) effective March 17, 2017. Congratulations Ryan!
Deputy Superintendent's Report
In his report to the Board of Trustees, Deputy Superintendent Shawn Haggarty touched on a number of issues, including:
Capital Projects Update
Central Learning Services Building - The County of Strathcona has approved the agreement in terms of land swaps and financial compensation. Everything is officially completed in regards to agreements and the tendering of trades has begun for the project.
Meeting with the Deputy Minister of Education
he Deputy Minister has requested that the Assistant Deputy Minister of System Excellence Division meet with the Superintendent of Elk Island Catholic Schools to review the assurance model and practices for provincial implications. It is important to recognize that the hard work of the Board of Trustees, System and School Leadership that has resulted in recognition of a system of assurance that has become a model of excellence within the Alberta education landscape.
Secretary Treasurer's Report - April 19, 2017
EICS uses Bill 1 funding to further reduce the financial burden on parents
Sherwood Park, AB – Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS) is receiving $474,000 during the 2017-2018 school year as part of the Government of Alberta’s mandate to reduce fees charged to parents as was announced in Budget 2017. As EICS has never charged fees for eligible transportation and all fees for Basic Education were eliminated in the 2016-17 school year, this new funding will provide EICS the ability to further ease the financial burden for our families.
EICS will be moving forward with the following initiatives during the upcoming school year:
● EICS will no longer require parents to supply basic school supplies for their students other than a backpack, gym attire and one-to-one technology device (as recommended for Grades 4-12).
● EICS will be supplying all basic required supplies to students, including, over the next 3 years, providing a graphing calculator while a student takes high school math courses.
● EICS will be eliminating noon hour supervision, agenda costs, locker fees and any other general fees that are not tied to a choice by parents.
● All remaining fees charged to parents, such as field trips, sports teams or enhanced programming with additional costs, will continue to be optional. Parents will be provided a choice for their child to participate in enhanced education services or extracurricular activities on a cost recovery basis.
● EICS will continue to provide monthly reports on all fees collected and spent at our public EICS Board meetings and also online.
“By effectively managing its resources and always keeping its priorities in mind, EICS will continue to provide an excellent, faith-based education while lessening the financial demands on families”, says Board Chair, Justine Wright. “EICS appreciates the financial support from the Alberta Government and is allocating it directly to supporting our parent community.”
The EICS Board of Trustees is currently working on policy to enshrine our support for reduction of financial costs to our families.
CEPAC - Parent Information Night - Drug Awareness
Thursday, May 25, 2017, 06:30 PM
St. Theresa Catholic School, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
EICS Board of Trustees
Jean Boisvert - Board Vice-Chair - Sherwood Park: jeanb@eics.ab.ca
Ron Baier - Trustee - Camrose: ronb@eics.ab.ca
Charlene Melenka-Trustee-Vegreville: charlenem@eics.ab.ca
Ted Paszek - Trustee - Sherwood Park: tedp@eics.ab.ca
Michelle Szott-Trustee-Sherwood Park: michelles@eics.ab.ca
Email: eicstalks@eics.ab.ca
Website: www.eics.ab.ca
Location: 160 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: (780) 467-8896
Facebook: facebook.com/ElkIslandCatholicSchoolDivision
Twitter: @eicstalks