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East Central Alberta Catholic Schools Challenges ECACS Three-Year Education Plan and Annual Education Results Report
Safe & Caring Schools
The stakeholder assessment measures the percentage of teacher, parent and student agreement that: students are safe at school, are learning the importance of caring for others, are learning respect for others and are treated fairly in school.
Program Of Studies
The stakeholder assessment measures the percentage of teachers, parents and students satisfied with the opportunity for students to receive a broad program of studies including fine arts, career, technology, and health and physical education.
Education Quality
The stakeholder assessment measures the percentage of teachers, parents and students satisfied with the overall quality of basic education.
Transportation Challenges
Most of our students are transported by Buffalo Trail Public School (BTPS) Division and Clearview Public School Division; therefore, our schedule is pre-determined by two very different bus schedules. Consequently, we do not have a common time throughout the division to provide professional development during non-instructional days.
The ECACS continues to subsidize the transportation costs to pay for additional bussing days to maintain a 184 student instructional days. The Division will continue meeting with leaders from the public system and hope to reach a solution in the best interest of students and parents in the region.
ECACS senior administration and board members participated in a regional transportation advisory committee meeting in Stettler to discuss the issues related to student transportation services in rural regions across the province. The Division is looking forward to this provincial committee's recommendations, which will hopefully address the increasing costs related to school boards managing
transportation and the potential impact of the school of choice
fees on families that elect to attend catholic schools in the region.
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