Red Deer Public Schools

🎉 Retirement Spotlight ✨

Congratulations to Abe Tuazon, Teacher at Gateway Christian School, on his retirement from Red Deer Public Schools! Abe is looking forward to travelling with his wife to their dream destinations and spending meaningful time with family - especially his 89-year-old dad.

Thank you, Abe, for your dedication and the impact you’ve made in the classroom. Wishing you all the best in this next chapter! ✈️💛

Kindness was on full display at the Central Alberta Children's Festival this past weekend!

Students from Normandeau School's Service Option program hosted a Kindness Corner, where festival-goers could take part in activities designed to spread positivity and connection. One of the highlights was rock painting, giving children and families a chance to get creative while sharing messages of kindness.

Thank you to our students for representing Red Deer Public Schools so well and for making a difference in our community, one kind act at a time.

🎉 Retirement Spotlight ✨

After nearly 30 years with Red Deer Public Schools and 32 years in education, Kim Walker, Principal at École Mountview Elementary, is retiring. Kim says the greatest rewards of her career have been the students, staff, colleagues, and families she’s had the privilege to serve.

Thank you, Kim, for your leadership, passion, and dedication to students and school communities over the years💛

🎉 Retirement Spotlight ✨

After 28 years with Red Deer Public Schools, Jennifer Mann, Band Teacher at École Secondaire Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, is retiring! Jennifer has inspired countless students through music and is now looking forward to a new rhythm, sleeping in on weekdays, travelling during the off-season, and spending more time with family.

Thank you, Jennifer, for your passion and dedication to music education! 🎶✈️💛

🎉 Retirement Spotlight ✨

After a meaningful career with Red Deer Public Schools, Kim Kirkwood, Certified Director of Early Learning, is retiring. Throughout her time with the Division, Kim focused on fostering genuine human connection, creating spaces where kindness thrives and where students feel valued, heard, and empowered. Her leadership helped build school communities rooted in care, respect, and belonging.

Thank you, Kim, for your lasting impact and dedication. Wishing you all the best in this next chapter! 💛✈️

🎉 Retirement Spotlight ✨

Congratulations to Glenda Crawford on her retirement from Red Deer Public Schools after an incredible teaching career that began in 1982! Glenda is looking forward to spending more time with family, playing French horn with the Monday Night Community Band, enjoying a good book, playing cards and sharing lively game nights with her forever friends.

Thank you, Glenda, for your many years of dedication and the lasting impact you’ve made. Wishing you joy, music, and plenty of well-earned fun in retirement! 🎶📚💛

The sounds of cheering crowds will fill the Fairview Elementary School soccer pitch as more than 16 Red Deer Public elementary schools are set to come together for a Division-wide soccer tournament this week. The tournament, for students in Grades 4 and 5, is focused on connection, inclusion and community.

To learn more, visit https://buff.ly/05JEJNa

🎉 Retirement Spotlight ✨

After 29 years with Red Deer Public Schools, Jim Bussard, Vice Principal at Pines Alternative School, is retiring! Jim reflects on a career shaped by meaningful relationships, with students, staff, and colleagues who made each day count. Being part of a caring community and having the opportunity to support students as they learn and grow has been especially rewarding.

Thank you, Jim, for your leadership, dedication, and the difference you’ve made. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter! 💛

Pride Month will be celebrated across Red Deer Public Schools for the month of June.

Pride Month represents our Board’s commitment to fostering a safe and respectful teaching and learning environment for all students and staff. By officially acknowledging Pride Month as a Division, we affirm our support for the celebrations that already occur within our schools.

Today marks the start of National Indigenous History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the rich histories, cultures, traditions, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada.

At Red Deer Public Schools, we are committed to learning from Indigenous perspectives and fostering understanding, respect, and meaningful relationships. Throughout the month, our schools will continue to engage in learning opportunities that honour Indigenous voices, histories, and ways of knowing.

National Indigenous History Month is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the past, deepen our understanding, and work together toward reconciliation.