Clearview Public Schools

📚 Welcome Back, Clearview Teaching and Administrative Staff!

Today, we are excited to welcome our teaching and administrative staff back as they begin preparing for the 2026–27 school year.

Classes begin on Monday, August 31. Families are encouraged to check their school website for school-specific information, including staggered start dates, first-week events, and other important back-to-school details.

We look forward to welcoming students back soon! 💙

We All Belong – We All Succeed

📵 SCREEN BREAK TIP: Make the plan before school starts
With one week until the first day of school, now is a great time to talk about screen habits for the year ahead.

If your family is not signing the Unplugged Canada pledge, you can still make a simple screen plan at home. Unplugged Canada encourages families to delay smartphones until at least age 14, but every family can take small steps to build healthy boundaries.

Talk about:
✅ Where phones charge at night
✅ When screens are put away
✅ What happens during homework time
✅ How school phone rules will be supported
✅ What to do if online stress or conflict comes up
✅ Who students can go to when they need help — a parent, teacher, school staff member, or trusted adult

The first week of school is busy. Clear routines help students start the year with confidence. 💙

🎓 Investing in local students. Building our future workforce.

Clearview Public Schools is proud to congratulate Baylee Freimark, the inaugural recipient of the 2026 Clearview Return Service Bursary!

Baylee is pursuing her Bachelor of Education and is eligible to receive up to $10,000 as she completes her studies and works toward returning to the Clearview region to begin her career.

The Return to Service Bursary is about more than financial support. It's an investment in local people, future professionals, and the long-term strength of the communities we serve.

Learn more about Baylee, how the bursary works, and how local businesses and community partners can help grow the program:

🔗https://www.clearview.ab.ca/about/news/post/investing-in-our-communities-clearview-announces-inaugural-return-to-service-bursary-recipient

🚌 Bus Route Information Coming Soon!
Clearview Transportation Services is busy putting the final touches on bus routes for the 2026–27 school year.

📧 Bus route information will begin being emailed to families this Friday, including:
- Student pick-up and drop-off times
- Bus stop location
- Driver information
If you have not received an email by Monday afternoon, please contact our Transportation Services office at 403-742-6192 ext 1 for assistance.

We appreciate your patience as our team works to finalize routes and prepare for a safe and smooth start to the school year.

🚌 We look forward to seeing students back on the bus soon!

We All Belong – We All Succeed

📵 SCREEN BREAK TIP: Talk about phone safety

With just 2 weeks until the first day of school, now is a good time to talk with students about safe and respectful phone use.

Social media, group chats, texts, and photos can move quickly. A simple conversation at home can help students know what is okay, what is not okay, and when to ask for help.

Talk about:
✅ What respectful messages look and sound like
✅ What kinds of messages, photos, or comments are not okay
✅ Why screenshots and forwarding messages can cause harm
✅ When to pause before replying or sharing
✅ Who to go to if something feels uncomfortable, unsafe, or unkind — a parent, teacher, school staff member, or trusted adult

A helpful reminder for students:
💬 “If a message makes you feel worried, pressured, embarrassed, unsafe, or unsure — stop and talk to an adult before responding.”

Open conversations help students build confidence, make safer choices, and know they are not alone. 💙

📢 Board Meeting – August 20, 2026

The agendas for Clearview Public Schools’ Organizational and Regular Board Meetings on Thursday, August 20, are now available.

Community members are welcome to attend the meetings in the Boardroom at Central Services, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

📋 View the agendas: https://www.clearview.ab.ca/board/board-meetings

📚 Clearview’s Senior Leadership Team is attending the 2026 CASS/ASBOA Summer Learning Conference in Edmonton from August 12–14.

This professional learning opportunity brings together system education and school business leaders from across Alberta to build leadership knowledge, share practical strategies, and support strong learning environments for students and staff.

We look forward to bringing this learning back to Clearview as we prepare for the year ahead.

We All Belong - We All Succeed

📣 We’re Hiring: Full Time Probationary Teacher – Stettler Elementary School

Located in Stettler, AB, Stettler Elementary is an innovative preK to Grade 6 school with approximately 500 students.

Clearview Public Schools is accepting applications for a full time (1.0 FTE) probationary teaching position at Stettler Elementary School beginning August 25, 2026.

The successful applicant will be an engaging, student-focused educator with demonstrated expertise in the subject fields along with creating high impact and engaging learning experiences. The individual will be expected to work collaboratively with colleagues to develop interventions and differentiated learning activities that meet the diverse needs of all students.

📝This competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found, apply immediately to be assured of careful consideration.

📧 Applications must be submitted electronically through Apply to Education: http://clearview.simplication.com

🔗 Learn more: https://www.clearview.ab.ca/careers

📵 SCREEN BREAK TIP: Start with bedtime

With the first day of school just 3 weeks away, now is a great time to start easing back into school-night routines.

Back-to-school mornings are easier when bedtime habits start early. Try turning screens off 30–60 minutes before bed and charging devices outside bedrooms.

Small habit to try this week:
✅ Pick a “screens off” time
✅ Use Do Not Disturb overnight
✅ Charge devices outside bedrooms
✅ Swap scrolling for reading, music, or quiet time

Better nights. Smoother mornings. 💙