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Calgary Public School System

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Biography

The Calgary Pulic School System (est. 1885) functions as a public school system for grades K-12 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The first school in Calgary, Alberta was established in 1884, although it was not until March 2, 1885 that the North-West Territories Council set up Calgary Protestant Public School District No. 19, after Col. James Walker had circulated a petition. In 1889 a high school was started in Calgary, one of the first two in the North-West Territories. In 1906, when the new provincial government took over responsibility for education, there were 1600 students and 34 teachers in School District No. 19. The word "Protestant" was dropped from the name in 1914, and the district later became known as the Calgary School Board, District No. 19. In 1975 the name was changed to the Calgary Board of Education. The Board, which administers only Calgary's public schools (there is also a Catholic Board of Education) is governed by nine trustees, elected for three year terms. As of 2019, the board serves a total of 246 schools and 125,809 students.

Citation:
glenbow, via WWW, May 11, 2020 (established 1885; public school system for grades K-12 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; first school in Calgary, Alberta established in 1884; North-West Territories Council set up Calgary Protestant Public School District No. 19 on March 2, 1885; James Walker circulated petition; one of the first two high schools in the North-West Territories established 1889 in Calgary; new provincial government took over responsibility for education in 1906, there were 1600 students and 34 teachers in School District No. 19 in 1906; "Protestant" dropped from the name in 1914; district later became known as the Calgary School Board, District No. 19; 1975 the name changed to the Calgary Board of Education; The Board administers only Calgary's public schools; there is also a Catholic Board of Education; is governed by nine trustees, elected for three year terms).

cbe.ab.ca, via WWW, May 11, 2020 (serves 246 schools and 125,809 students as of 2019).

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Personal histories

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3024
Scope and Contents Autobiography for Alva John Clarke details memories of his childhood in Alberta, Canada; attendance at Calgary Normal School, 1927-1928; teaching school in Canada; marriage; attendance at the University of Alberta, 1930-1936, and Brigham Young University, 1937-1942; teaching at the Brigham Young laboratory school and Brigham Young University; travels to Iran as part of the U.S. Point Four program in Iran; and other travels. Autobiography of Rissa Merkley Clarke details memories of her...
Dates: 1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Personal histories

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