The Public School Boards' Association of Alberta (PSBAA) is a not-for-profit society, the members of which can be any
public
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school jurisdiction, or First Nations Education Authority, in
Alberta, Canada
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to t ...
. The membership criteria for the Association requires a school jurisdiction which provides public education to affirm its support to the Objects of the Association.
Jurisdictions
Twenty-six of forty-two public school jurisdictions in Alberta belong to the Association as of January, 2023. These jurisdictions are:
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Aspen View Public Schools
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Buffalo Trail Public Schools
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Canadian Rockies Public Schools
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Edmonton Public Schools
Edmonton Public Schools (legally Edmonton School Division) is the largest public school division in Edmonton, the second largest in Alberta, and the sixth largest in Canada. The division offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, ...
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Fort McMurray Public School District
Fort McMurray Public School Division or the FMPSD is a publicly funded school division, serving the urban service area of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada and the outlying areas.
Schools
* Elementary Schools
** Beacon Hill School (ECDP-6)
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Golden Hills School Division
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Grande Prairie Public School Division
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Grande Yellowhead Public School Division
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Grasslands Public Schools
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High Prairie School Division
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Lethbridge School Division
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Medicine Hat Public School Division
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Northern Gateway Public Schools
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Northern Lights Public Schools
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The Northland School Division
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Parkland School Division
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Peace Wapiti Public School Division
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Pembina Hills School Division
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Prairie Land Public School Division
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Prairie Rose Public Schools
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Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools
Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11 or Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools (WRPS) is the school board serving the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10. WRPS is a public school board system obliged to accept anyone who meets age and location requirements.
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Wild Rose School Division
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Wolf Creek Public Schools
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The main activities of the Association are: advocacy for public school education; leadership development programs for school trustees, system administrators, and citizen advocates for public school education; building and maintaining political relations with the provincial government and the provincial public service; and, research and the dissemination of findings significant to the improvement of public education.
The Association is host of the Public School Boards Council, a representative assembly for school jurisdictions in Alberta, at which assembly the jurisdictions speak about issues of concern to public school education, and do so without relying on the intermediary of a separate corporate entity.
History
The Public School Boards' Association of Alberta was founded in 1989, at a convention held in Edmonton, Alberta.
Presidents in order were:
*Mr.
Dick Mather, a trustee of the Edmonton Public School District (1989 - 1991)
*Mr. Gordon Pearcy of Grande Prairie Public School District (1991 - 1992)
*Ms. Deb Poffenroth, of Foothills School Division (1992 - 1994)
*Ms. Anita Dent, of Peace River School Division (1994 - 1996)
*Mr. Dick Chamney, of Buffalo Trail School Division (1996 - 1997)
*Mr. Clyde Blackburn, of Grande Prairie Public School District (1997 - 1999)
*Mr. Don Fleming, of Edmonton Public School District (1999 - 2000)
*Ms. Carolyn Kaiser, of Foothills School Division (2000 - 2001)
*Ms. Joan Trettler, of St. Albert Protestant Separate School District (2001 - 2005)
*Mr. Don Fleming, of Edmonton Public School District (2005 - 2009)
*Ms. Patty Dittrick, of Clearview School Division (2009 - 2013)
*Ms. Arlene Hrynyk, of Northern Lights Public Schools (2013 - 2017)
*Ms. Cathy Hogg of Prairie Rose School Division (2017 - 2021)
*Mr. Dennis MacNeil of Aspen View Public School (2021 - present)
Executive Directors in order were:
*Mr. David King (1990 - 2010)
*Ms. Mary Lynne Campbell (2010 - 2018)
*Mr. Brian Callaghan (2018 - 2020)
*Mr. Troy Tait (2020 - present)
External links
The Public School Boards' Association of Alberta
Educational organizations based in Alberta