Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools
| Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School district No. 734 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Canada | |
| Coordinates | 53°38′14″N 113°37′57″W / 53.63722°N 113.63250°W |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | David Keohane |
| Chair of the board | Rosaleen McEvoy |
| Schools | 16[1] |
| Budget | CA$70.2[2] million (2012/2013) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 6,200[1] |
| Other information | |
| Elected trustees | Dave Caron Joan Crockett Jacquie Hansen Rosaleen McEvoy Cathy Proulx Noreen Radford Lauri-Ann Turnbull |
| Website | www |
Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools or Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 734 is a separate school board serving St. Albert, Morinville, and Legal, Alberta, Canada.
History
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Quick facts
[edit]- Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools formed in 1995 after the amalgamation of three historic school jurisdictions. We are the 4th largest Catholic jurisdiction in Alberta.
- Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools was the first jurisdiction to offer a cyber school. St. Gabriel High School marks 14 years of success providing online learning opportunities for Alberta and overseas students.
- Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools was the first jurisdiction in Alberta to offer the highly acclaimed Learning Through the Arts program developed by the Royal Conservatory of Music.
2013 - 2014 School Year
- Superintendent: Mr. David Keohane
- Schools: 16 located in 3 municipalities (Morinville, Legal & St. Albert) with 1 outreach location (St. Albert)
- Students: 6000
- Teachers: 378 (371 in schools + 7 in district operations)
- Total Staff: 579 (552 in schools + 27 in district operations)
- Trustees: 7 (4 in St. Albert ward; 2 in Morinville ward; and 1 in Legal ward)
- Board Chair: Mrs. Joan Crockett
- Budget: $67.2 million
Board of trustees
[edit]- vacant – St. Albert Ward
- Joan Crockett – St. Albert Ward,
- Serena Shaw – St. Albert Ward
- Rosaleen McEvoy – St. Albert Ward, Vice Chair
- Cathy Proulx - Legal Ward
- Noreen Radford – Morinville Ward, Board Chair
- Rene Tremblay – Morinville Ward
Programs
[edit]- Kindergarten
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Faith Education
- French Immersion
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Learning Through the Arts
- Sports Academy
Schools
[edit]St. Albert:
- Albert Lacombe School
- Bertha Kennedy Catholic Community School
- Ecole Father Jan
- Ecole Marie Poburan
- J.J. Nearing Catholic Elementary School
- Neil M. Ross Catholic School
- Holy Family (formerly Vital Grandin) Catholic School
- Richard S. Fowler Junior High School
- Vincent J. Maloney Catholic Junior High School
- Ecole Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d’Youville
- St. Albert Catholic High School
- St. Gabriel High School
- Greater St. Albert Sports Academy
Legal:
- Legal School
Morinville:
- Ecole Notre Dame Elementary
- Georges H. Primeau Middle School
- Morinville Community High School
Alleged human rights violations
[edit]In October, 2009 it was reported that a man formerly employed by the district had filed a human rights complaint against the district.[3] The man, Jan Buterman, claimed that in 2008 he had been removed from the district's substitute teaching list after he declared his intention to transition from a female to male. In a letter to Buterman dated October 14, 2008 the division's deputy superintendent, Steve Bayus stated "Since you made a personal choice to change your gender, which is contrary to Catholic teachings, we have had to remove you from the substitute teacher list."[4] As of October 15, 2009, the Alberta Human Rights Commission had accepted Buterman's complaint.[3]
2011 Morinville controversy
[edit]One anomaly of the school system in Alberta is that the Town of Morinville has only a public Catholic high school (part of the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division), and no secular or Protestant high schools of any kind, when the surrounding Sturgeon County, is a part of the public Sturgeon School Division.[5] This led, in 2011, for non-Catholic parents to start an advocacy campaign to secularize education in Morinville.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Quick Facts". Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Budget Report For The Year Ending August 31, 2010" (PDF). Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools. 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2010-04-10. [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Staples, David (2010-01-18). "Story of the Oilers: Hanging out, hands in pockets, shirts not tucked in, goals against | Edmonton Journal". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ Copy of Letter to Mr. Buterman - http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.edmontonjournal.com/news/2059641.bin [permanent dead link]
- ^ Sturgeon School Division
- ^ "In an Alberta town, parents fight for a secular education". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. March 5, 2011.
- ^ "Parents want secular school". Archived from the original on 2011-03-08.
- http://www.gsacrd.ab.ca
- http://education.alberta.ca/parents/educationsys/factsheets.aspx Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine