<p>Additional details and full reports from the April 18, 2023, Board Meeting can be found in the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LWMf-FYWiyffdQfKcDwV6dK3pSrviAL3/view?usp=share_link">Agenda Package</a>.</p><p><img src="/images/7b1b1147-e81b-4a1d-a8b8-42da905799e3?fingerprint=ppb20251217023604" alt=""></p><p><strong>Jenner School Presentation</strong><br>Jenner School principal Kirby Stensrud provided an overview of the school and the learning students and staff have been doing to support the school division goals of kindling hearts, igniting minds and forging futures. It was noted that literacy continues to be a strong focus for the school, with students preparing to showcase some of their work at the upcoming Exhibition of Learning on May 25, 2023. Stensrud shared that staff gave students considerable flexibility in choosing their topic for the exhibition based on feedback from the recent assurance survey that suggested students would like to have more input on what they are learning about. Information about the school's Prairie Rose Possibility program called Jr High Options was also shared. With the program, the school brings in outside experts on various topics, and students work through modules. Some of the options students have participated in this year include carpentry, photography, stained glass, leather working, art, welding, cooking and outdoor education. The full presentation can be found in the Board Meeting Agenda package.</p><p><strong>Trustee Awards of Recognition</strong><br>Trustee Shauna Vanderspruit shared that starting this spring, the Board of Trustees will be implementing a new award of recognition program that acknowledges the contributions of Prairie Rose stakeholders towards making the school division and our rural communities an amazing place to learn, work and pursue joint partnership opportunities. This program will allow our staff and community members to nominate those who go above and beyond to promote PRPS's core principles and our education goals. Additional awards will be added in the following years, but the first three awards available for nomination starting the 2022-2023 school year include; the Grade 9 Student Leadership Award, the High School Student Leadership Award and the Community Champion for Education Award. Award details and information on how to make a nomination can be found here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19V45LK5dInfZZxBoEYOOnS_WNON6DMQN/view?usp=share_link">https://drive.google.com/file/d/19V45LK5dInfZZxBoEYOOnS_WNON6DMQN/view?usp=share_link</a></p><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><img class="image_resized" style="width:41.63%;" src="/images/76c892ce-1785-4927-b4c5-67217f078321?fingerprint=ppb20251217023516" alt=""><img class="image_resized" style="width:41.85%;" src="/images/ceb8d81f-fcde-47d9-b0d8-3e9e0be1f9bb?fingerprint=ppb20251217024943" alt=""><img class="image_resized" style="width:44.02%;" src="/images/c54d043d-fae1-49a8-8e58-2e1fbec1fae8?fingerprint=ppb20251217024807" alt=""></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p><strong>Financial Report</strong><br>Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Candice Hintz provided a financial update to the Board for information. As of February 28, 2023, the division was 50% of the way through the current fiscal year. It was shared that due to an increase in expected revenues of $665,150, the division is now expecting a $27,712 decrease in the projected deficit from ($926,606) to ($898,894). The complete financial report is available in the Board Meeting Agenda package.</p><p><strong>Interim Vice-Chair Elected</strong><br>Acting PRPS Board Chair Lois Bedwell asked for nominations for interim Board Vice-Chair, as the position is currently vacant due to the leave of absence of trustee Cathy Hogg. Trustee Patty Rooks was acclaimed to the position.</p>

Best of luck to all our students writing exams this week! #bestofluck #examweek #striveforsuccess #prairierosesd8 #mhcollege #mhpublicschools

<p><img src="/images/1057aa10-13e6-410f-9f58-8ce57113816f?fingerprint=ppb20251217021813" alt=""></p><p>The April 18, 2023, PRPS Public Board Meeting will take place at the Prairie Rose Public Schools Division Office starting at 12:45 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person only.</p><p>The complete agenda package can be found here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LWMf-FYWiyffdQfKcDwV6dK3pSrviAL3/view?usp=share_link">April 18, 2023 Board Meeting Agenda</a></p>

Happy Easter from all of us at Coulee Collegiate! #happyeaster #enjoythebreak #myprsd #prairierosesd8 #mhcollege #mhpublicschools

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter! See you back on April 17th!

Laec has been a student at Coulee Collegiate since 2019 when he signed up to do some Grade 10 courses with us. He has also taken classes with a local high school and has found that a balance between the two schools has helped him find time for his passions. And for those of you who know Laec, you know one of his passions is the cello. Not just playing, but excelling. Laec has won numerous awards across Canada. Some of his most noted include the Rotary Music Festival Rose Bowl winner in 2019, 2020, 2022 and just recently again in 2023, Provincial Winner 2022 for Solo Cello, Chamber Winner in 2019 and 2021 and just recently won the Calgary Civic Symphony Concerto competition. It’s also not too late to catch him in action as he will be 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟰. The most recent news in Laec’s life though is that he just recently accepted a ‘full ride’ scholarship to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut! 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Laec…through all your hard work, you have shown that things we truly value in life, require effort. “𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 100% 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘠𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤." -Laec #myprps Prairie Rose Public Schools Medicine Hat College Medicine Hat Public School Division

Wednesday, March 29!!! Career Expo and Hiring Fair at MHHS!! Prairie Rose Public Schools Medicine Hat High School École Secondaire Crescent Heights High School- Medicine Hat, AB Eagle Butte High School - Prsd8 Careers Medicine Hat College

Prospective MHC students ….mark your calendar!! Prairie Rose Public Schools Medicine Hat Public School Division Medicine Hat College

<p><img src="/images/566f9525-29b3-4556-b38a-fe111e5f2b25?fingerprint=ppb20251217022954" alt=""></p><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Prairie Rose Public Schools congratulates first-year teacher Katelyn Rozdeba on being selected to represent the school division as the 2023 Edwin Parr nominee for Zone 6.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p><i>You could say a love for teaching is in her blood. </i>From an early age, Katelyn Rozdeba remembers visiting schools as a child with her parents, who were both teachers. As they would get caught up on their work, she and her sisters would go into the classroom and take turns being the teacher at the front of the class. This passion for teaching continued into her teenage years when she taught swimming lessons and coached club basketball in her spare time.</p><p>“Many of my role models are teachers, and it made me want to be like them. My dad Dave Rozdeba, my mom Tammy Rozdeba, and my longtime basketball coach Rob Grisonich.”</p><p>In her first year of teaching, Katelyn's assignment is a very unique position at Eagle Butte High School. In addition to teaching social studies and information processing, she is the Dave Rozdeba South Alberta Flight Academy program co-teacher. The program is the only one of its kind in Canada where students entering high school can earn high school credits and obtain their private pilot license upon graduation.</p><p>“The flight academy is especially special to me as it is named after my dad, a longtime teacher and administrator with Prairie Rose Public Schools. In addition to teaching, he had a passion for aviation and flight, and I get to carry on that work and legacy as part of my job. The flight academy program teaches students a broad range of aviation skills. These include ground school, drone training, survival camp, building an airplane, and how to fly a plane.”</p><p>"Katelyn possesses many exceptional skills that show her level of commitment and dedication to her craft," says Eagle Butte High School principal Rocheal Howes. “As a first-year teacher, she spends a lot of time collaborating with other teachers to build her professional capacity. She is always asking questions to ensure she understands the full picture. Katelyn has also stepped up to help coach the senior girls' basketball program. She truly has a passion for teaching and genuine care for her students, which shows.”</p><p>“It makes me feel good when I see the light bulb go off with my students when they achieve success. I try really hard to develop good relationships with my students and be involved, even outside of work hours, such as by attending their sporting events. You can tell they really appreciate that commitment.”</p><p>For Katelyn, it's a dream job and one that she feels very fortunate to have.&nbsp;</p><p>"I got very lucky for my first job, and other people outside this school tell me that too. I have an amazing staff that makes me feel welcomed daily and encourages me to do things knowing they have my back. Working with three things I love; social studies, flight and basketball. It makes me feel like this is not just a job but an opportunity I get to be a part of every day."&nbsp;</p><p>The Edwin Parr Teacher Award is presented annually by the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) to six exceptional first-year teachers from across the province of Alberta. Each spring, Alberta school divisions nominate and recognize one outstanding teacher who will represent them at the zone awards ceremony. The Prairie Rose Public Schools’ board of trustees would like to congratulate Katelyn and wish her luck at the Zone 6 awards event in May.</p>

A special congratulations to our past and current students who participated in the 2023 Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival: Emma Lavigne, Laec Loerentzen, Denis Kim, Bailey Streifel and Gerhard Knauer. Prairie Rose Public Schools Eagle Butte High School - Prsd8 École Secondaire Crescent Heights High School- Medicine Hat, AB Medicine Hat Public School Division Medicine Hat High School Medicine Hat College Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival

<p>The March 14, 2023, PRPS Public Board Meeting will take place at the Prairie Rose Public Schools Division Office starting at 12:45 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person only.</p><p>The complete agenda package can be found here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NeEzMSTAOPaUl8EsX-kpczIaLb5mfqSy/view?usp=share_link">March 14, 2023 Board Meeting Agenda</a></p>

Interested in a career in Trades? Did you know that there are 49 designated trades in Alberta? CAREERS is hosting a Young Women in Trades and Technologies event at Medicine Hat College. The online registration form can be accessed at https://www.tfaforms.com/5042646 Prairie Rose Public Schools Medicine Hat College École Secondaire Crescent Heights High School- Medicine Hat, AB Eagle Butte High School - Prsd8 Medicine Hat High School Careers

<p>Following the announcement of the provincial budget on February 28, 2023, the Minister of Education provided school boards with a letter to send to parents. The letter outlines funding priorities and changes families can expect related to supports, instruction and transportation.&nbsp;</p><p>The full letter can be read here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VU-4PYwSoYrExl1VIyx9mHnSMNs7of4s/view?usp=share_link">2023 Budget Letter to Parents</a></p>

Coulee Collegiate will have a booth at the Medicine Hat College Open House on Saturday, March 4 from 1:00-4:00 pm! Stop by to learn about our Distance and In Person High School courses! Prairie Rose Public Schools Medicine Hat College Eagle Butte High School - Prsd8 École Secondaire Crescent Heights High School- Medicine Hat, ABÉ Medicine Hat High School

Student Spotlight: Kane Scoville 😊 Kane began at Coulee Collegiate in the late fall of 2022 after returning to Medicine Hat. Kane successfully completed half of a term at Jasper Place High School in Edmonton before doing the remainder of his coursework at Coulee Collegiate, just in time to join MHHS for Semester Two in February 2023. 📚 What has been remarkable about Kane’s academic success is that he has been able to complete ✨THREE ✨ academic courses in just over 2 months! Kane has proven to be a dedicated student, attending CC campus each day to work independently. When Kane arrives at CC, he brings an engaging smile, a story or two to share, committed focus, and a determined work ethic. 🤩 Kane intends on earning his High School Diploma in June 2023 by doing classes at both MHHS and CC. His future plans include Culinary Training and working in the food industry. 👨🏻‍🍳 Coulee Collegiate is so excited to acknowledge Kane for his efforts and the infectious attitude that he brings to staff and other students. “The warm faces, and smiles make Coulee Collegiate a worth while place to be” - Kane Scoville Way to go! Keep up the good work 👏🏻 #kindlehearts #forgefutures #igniteminds #myprps Medicine Hat Public School Division Medicine Hat College Prairie Rose Public Schools

<p>Alberta Health Services has sent out school immunization information to parents and guardians of students whose regular school vaccinations (non-COVID) are due. The following are included as part of the routine school immunization program:</p><ul><li>Grade 9 diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Meningococcal ACYW type vaccines</li><li>Grade 6 for Hepatitis B and Human Papillomavirus</li><li>Grade 1 who have missed the pre-kindergarten routine boosters and homeschooled students (these are done via your local Public Health office)</li></ul><p>To find out more about the school vaccination program offered through AHS, please read the letter from the Medical Officer of Health for the South Zone Dr. Allison Gonsalves.</p><p><strong>Read the letter: </strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sV_VbYbIu3yFEpOqGozJMtipxyZtDIPi/view?usp=share_link">Letter to parents, guardians and caregivers from AHS</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>The complete agenda package can be found here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16cdxqL0JMrynQq0PsiVOLDEanL3zZAQi/view?usp=share_link">February 14, 2023 Board Meeting Agenda</a></p><p><strong>Burdett School Presentation</strong></p><p>Principal Cheryl Rebmann made a presentation to the board showcasing the many initiatives at Burdett School. The school is a K-9 school (approx 160 students) serving a primarily Low German Speaking Mennonite population. The presentation focused on how the school has incorporated the new division-wide education goals of kindle hearts, ignite minds and forge futures into daily activities and lessons. For the school’s exhibition of learning this spring, they will highlight fine and gross motor skills, writing, music, a 3D map, flow reading and passion projects. The full presentation can be found in the Board Agenda package.</p><p><strong>Trades, Apprenticeships and Vocational Education</strong></p><p>Superintendent Reagan Weeks provided a summary of the programming options available to PRPS students to connect the work done in school to future prospects. In the first semester of the current school year, 1,955 credits were awarded to students in the Trades, Apprenticeships and Vocational Education (TAVE) area. An overview of the courses students take to earn these credits was shared. Categories include flight and aviation, business, comm tech and design, cosmetology, industrial tech, home economics and foods, work experience, green certificate, RAP, dual credit and natural resources. It was noted that many students also receive credits through Coulee Collegiate for Human Social Services (HSS) and Health Care Services (HCS) courses. In total, PRPS has four dual credit agreements with institutions in Alberta. It was also shared that work preparation satisfaction rates recorded within the Annual Education Results for PRPS were 91% compared to 84.9% at the provincial level, whereas satisfaction rates with program access 83.3% compared to 72.6% provincially.</p><p><strong>Seven Persons Shop Project</strong></p><p>The PRPS Board received a request from Seven Persons School to support their plan to create a shop adjacent to the school. The proposal, presented in January, indicated that while the school currently has a small outdoor covered space for shop-type activities, they are limited by weather and code restrictions. It was also noted that currently, it is difficult for the school to provide a full complement of trades education due to the distance and travel time to access support either in Medicine Hat or Bow Island. The request from the school was for administrative and technical expertise, as well as financial support. The school requested $80,000 to support the project. Graeme Dennis made a motion to allocate $80,000 from PRPS Capital Reserves towards the project. The board approved the motion.</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p>

Coulee Collegiate is CLOSED February 20 - 24. We will reopen at 8:30 am on Monday, February 27! 📚 The assignment dropbox will still be available for anything that needs to be handed in over the break (Located at the front doors of MHC). 📝#familyday #abed #myprps