Prairie Land Public School Division

Mission:

The Prairie Land page has been established to provide our communities with an interactive forum for discussing educational issues that impact their schools. Individuals and groups are encouraged to take part in discussions that explore current educational issues and that support enhanced learning opportunities for students. It is expected that all comments and interactions be kept appropriate for public debate and respectful of staff, students, and other community members. All posts to the PLRD page are expected to comply with Alberta’s School Act and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy regulations (FOIP), with all Board Policies (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1V8Ox3fAws40oPRg6_wCv0MoMHOkjjHJS) and Administrative Procedures (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iLIpje9lX_0uja5anzcqk21Y__NZbTjg). Additionally, all posts to this page are to be in compliance with both Alberta and Canada’s civil and criminal laws. All posts by teaching staff are to be in compliance with The Alberta Teaching Profession Act. This site is not intended for posting personal information about employees, students, and other community members. It is not intended as a place to resolve disputes or to voice concerns about individuals. There are other procedures in place to resolve issues or to bring personnel matters to administration’s attention. PLRD’s first mechanism for conflict resolution is to talk with the person about whom you have a concern or to discuss personnel matters of importance with that person’s supervisor. Inappropriate Use:

Posts that do not comply with the above acceptable use guidelines will be removed. Further action for inappropriate use of this website may be taken as deemed appropriate by district administration and/or the Board of School Trustees. Monitoring:

Prairie Land will routinely monitor all posts to ensure that they comply with the above acceptable use guidelines. Prairie Land does not necessarily agree with the content expressed in individual posts, and does not take responsibility for individual posts to this website beyond what is stated above as identified through routine monitoring of the site. About Us:

One of the largest school jurisdictions in Alberta, Prairie Land encompasses approximately 15,500 square kilometres (6,000 square miles) in the East-Central region of the province. The Prairie Land school jurisdiction is sparsely populated and located a considerable distance from major urban centres. Although geographically very large, the jurisdiction serves a population of around 1350 students from ECS to grade twelve in local schools. The economic base in the region is historically agricultural, although in recent years there have been increasing levels of energy related development. Prairie Land's Central Office is located in the town of Hanna, Alberta. Prairie Land Regional Division was formed in January, 1995 as part of the restructuring of education governance in the Province of Alberta, Canada. At that time, four small school divisions, (Berry Creek, Neutral Hills, Rangeland and Starland), joined together in an effort to reduce the costs associated with system governance and administration. In 2019, the jurisdiction's legal name was changed to Prairie Land School Division by Ministerial Order, and on November 26th, 2019 the School Board voted unanimously that the branded name of the division be Prairie Land Public School Division and known as Prairie Land. Prairie Land prides itself on delivering quality education through a variety of means to all the students in the jurisdiction, regardless of their location. The eight member Board of Trustees has a strong commitment to maintaining its small schools and seeking innovative means of delivering quality programming to students in remote centres.