Welcome back! The staff of St. Edmund would like to extend a warm welcome to our new and returning students and their families. We’re glad you’re here! We are looking forward to a happy and productive school year. As the new school year begins, it is important to remember that students who experience success in school are diligent and conscientious in their approach to school work. There are a number of ways that parents can help their children as they prepare for the start of the new school year: Talk with your children about the school day. Use questions such as “How was your day?” “Tell me all about it.” “Do you have homework?” “What is your homework?” “What was the best part of your day?” “Who did you sit with for lunch?” If your children have recess, try these questions: “Who did you play with?” “What did you play?” These are just ideas for starting the conversation each day. Soon your children will start the conversation them- selves. If you can initiate the conversation as soon as you see your children each day, it will become part of a daily, “scheduled” event. Get to know your child’s teachers. Children notice when their parents greet their teachers — and when their teachers know who they are! Check on the academic progress of your children. Start early! Junior high parents can use PowerSchool to access their child’s marks and assignments in a secure online environment. Elementary parents may use the Student Agenda Book to record homework and assign- ments, it can also become a key communication tool between parents and teachers. Parents are urged to check their child’s agenda regularly. Read the monthly newsletter. The newsletter includes information that can answer many questions you may have and it will alert you to upcoming events. The newsletter is posted online on the first Friday of each month that we are in session, along with a monthly calen- dar of events. For those parents who are subscribed to Synervoice, an email message is sent to parents when the newsletter has been posted. The newsletter can be accessed on our school website: http://stedmund.ecsd.net/news_calendar.php Please feel free to contact the school if you require clarification about anything. Attend school events such as our Meet the Staff Evening, student-led conferences, music con- certs and cultural events when they take place. If your child is on the sports teams, be a fan. Consider attending the School Advisory Council meetings and becoming part of the parent team that assists the staff with the education of your children. Our first meeting of the school year is on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30 pm. We look forward to an excellent year with your children! Terry Volk Darrell Cleave Kerry Carr-Jeschke Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Administrators’ Message MEET OUR STAFF 2 ENROLMENT HOURS OF OPERATION 4 OFFICE HOURS TEXTBOOK INFORMATION SCHOOL FEES 5 PROPERTY TAXES BUS PASSES 6 YELLOW BUS INFORMATION 7 INFO RE PERMEATION OF FAITH REGISTRATION/FOIP/RESPONSIBLE USE FORMS 8 PERSONAL PROPERTY/ELECTRONIC DEVICES POKEMON GO JH STUDENT HANDBOOK ELEMENTARY AGENDA BOOK HOCKEY HELPS KIDS 9 VACATIONS/EXTENDED ABSENCES PROTOCOL FOR PARENT CONCERNS STAFF OPENING LITURGY 10 STUDENT PICK UPS & DROP OFFS SLOW DOWN FOR SCHOOL ZONES 11 SAFETY PATROLS SAFETY DRILL PRACTICES SCHOOL PICTURE DAY POWERSCHOOL 12 SCHOOL OPENING CELEBRATIONS MEET THE STAFF EVENING CURRICULUM INFO FOR PARENTS ILLNESS & RECESS MEDICAL ALERTS 13 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CLOSED CAMPUS HOT LUNCH PROGRAM 14 ELEMENTARY BOOMERANG LUNCH SCHOOL POLICIES SCHOOL WEBSITE 15 PEANUT & NUT ALLERGIES SYNERVOICE COMMUNICATIONS 16 VISITORS & VOLUNTEERS INFO RE SCHOOL EMERGENCIES 17 REPORT CARD & CONFERENCE DATES EREPORT CARDS FOR 2016-2017 SOCCER SEASON BEGINS CONGRATS STEPHANIE LABBE! 18 SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING FENTANYL: A DEADLY DRUG 19 IB NEWS 20 ALL THINGS FRIENDLY 22 SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE 23 ARCHBISHOP SMITH’S MESSAGE 24 VACCINATION/MEASLES INFO 25 SEPTEMBER CALENDAR 30 STAY ALERT 29 September 2016
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Welcome back! The staff of St. Edmund would like to extend a warm welcome to our new and returning students and their families. We’re glad you’re here! We are looking forward to a happy and productive school year.
As the new school year begins, it is important to remember that students who experience success in school are diligent and conscientious in their approach to school work. There are a number of ways that parents can help their children as they prepare for the start of the new school year:
Talk with your children about the school day. Use questions such as “How was your day?” “Tell me all about it.” “Do you have homework?” “What is your homework?” “What was the best part of your day?” “Who did you sit with for lunch?” If your children have recess, try these questions: “Who did you play with?” “What did you play?” These are just ideas for starting the conversation each day. Soon your children will start the conversation them-selves. If you can initiate the conversation as soon as you see your children each day, it will become part of a daily, “scheduled” event.
Get to know your child’s teachers. Children notice when their parents greet their teachers — and when their teachers know who they are!
Check on the academic progress of your children. Start early! Junior high parents can use PowerSchool to access their child’s marks and assignments in a secure online environment. Elementary parents may use the Student Agenda Book to record homework and assign-ments, it can also become a key communication tool between parents and teachers. Parents are urged to check their child’s agenda regularly.
Read the monthly newsletter. The newsletter includes information that can answer many questions you may have and it will alert you to upcoming events. The newsletter is posted online on the first Friday of each month that we are in session, along with a monthly calen-dar of events. For those parents who are subscribed to Synervoice, an email message is sent to parents when the newsletter has been posted. The newsletter can be accessed on our school website:
http://stedmund.ecsd.net/news_calendar.php
Please feel free to contact the school if you require clarification about anything.
Attend school events such as our Meet the Staff Evening, student-led conferences, music con-certs and cultural events when they take place. If your child is on the sports teams, be a fan.
Consider attending the School Advisory Council meetings and becoming part of the parent team that assists the staff with the education of your children. Our first meeting of the school year is on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30 pm.
We look forward to an excellent year with your children!
Terry Volk Darrell Cleave Kerry Carr-Jeschke Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
Administrators’ Message MEET OUR STAFF 2 ENROLMENT HOURS OF OPERATION
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OFFICE HOURS TEXTBOOK INFORMATION SCHOOL FEES
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PROPERTY TAXES BUS PASSES
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YELLOW BUS INFORMATION 7
INFO RE PERMEATION OF FAITH REGISTRATION/FOIP/RESPONSIBLE USE FORMS
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PERSONAL PROPERTY/ELECTRONIC DEVICES POKEMON GO JH STUDENT HANDBOOK ELEMENTARY AGENDA BOOK HOCKEY HELPS KIDS
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VACATIONS/EXTENDED ABSENCES PROTOCOL FOR PARENT CONCERNS STAFF OPENING LITURGY
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STUDENT PICK UPS & DROP OFFS SLOW DOWN FOR SCHOOL ZONES
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SAFETY PATROLS SAFETY DRILL PRACTICES SCHOOL PICTURE DAY POWERSCHOOL
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SCHOOL OPENING CELEBRATIONS MEET THE STAFF EVENING CURRICULUM INFO FOR PARENTS ILLNESS & RECESS MEDICAL ALERTS
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VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CLOSED CAMPUS HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
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ELEMENTARY BOOMERANG LUNCH SCHOOL POLICIES SCHOOL WEBSITE
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PEANUT & NUT ALLERGIES SYNERVOICE COMMUNICATIONS
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VISITORS & VOLUNTEERS INFO RE SCHOOL EMERGENCIES
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REPORT CARD & CONFERENCE DATES EREPORT CARDS FOR 2016-2017 SOCCER SEASON BEGINS CONGRATS STEPHANIE LABBE!
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SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING FENTANYL: A DEADLY DRUG
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IB NEWS 20
ALL THINGS FRIENDLY 22 SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE 23
Alberta Health Services – Fentanyl Information and Resources ( http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/11357.asp ) Ontario Provincial Police - Officer Safety Alert – Fentanyl ( https://www.ecsd.net/News/Documents/Fentanyl%20Bulletin%20UPDATE%20FINAL%20CPAT%20135-15_1.pdf ) If you have additional questions about the drug Fentanyl, please call the Poison and Drug
Information Service at 1 800 332-1414.
IB News September 2016
Mission Statement from the IB The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. For more information about the PYP and MYP programmes please visit their website at www.IBO.org
Developing the International Student
The cornerstone of the IB programme is the Learner Profile. These are the ten most important attributes of an international person. We seek to challenge ourselves to answer the question: What kind of person do we want our students to be? The aim of the PYP and MYP is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. At St. Edmund we want the students to learn to become inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk-takers, knowledgeable, principled, caring, open-minded, balanced and reflective. In all areas of the school, the teachers and staff model these attributes. Learning experiences are created so that the students are able to develop these characteristics. Wherever we are in the world and whatever we are learning, the characteristics of the learner profile define us as the international person according to the IBO. Developing the Learner Profile Attribute - Risk-taker Over the course of school year, our school will focus on one attribute of the learner profile each month. This month we will promote the attitudes and ideas connected to being a risk-taker. As risk-takers we approach uncertainty with forethought and determination; we work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies. We are resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change. Here are some resources posted below for our students to explore these attributes at home.
Kindergarten through Grade 3 http://vimeo.com/36120812 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTu6c9yAssY Grades 3 – 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEDT8mCOfM4 http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-change/ Grades 6 – 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tOp7OxyQ8 Self-Study Beginning this September, St. Edmund will begin an evaluation process where we, as a community, will assess ourselves against the standards and practices set forth by The International Baccalaureate Organization. What is the self-study?
The self- study is process put forth by the IB which involves the whole school assessing the delivery of the PYP and MYP programmes. The self-study is based on the following practices and standards of the IB PYP Programme:
Each section has a set of criteria which are measured both by the school and the IB. The self-study should reflect the results of discussions and reflections of documented evidence gathered in the process. Once we have completed the self-study and submitted the findings, it is reviewed by a team of evaluators who complete a report and are then sent to our site for an evaluation visit. This will occur in the fall of 2017. As always we welcome questions about the IB Programme in our school. Laura Manucci is the co-ordinator for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Lyndsy Panizzon is co-ordinator for the Middle Years Programme (MYP). They can both be reached at (780) 453-1596.
“All Things Friendly” by Gerald Bara. B.ED / R.S.W. Emotional Behavior Specialist. St. Edmund School.
Getting Great Relationships Back on Track “At core, every choice is a choice between love and fear. Choose love.” Adapted from Dr. Laura Markham. www.ahaparenting.com
Even though it doesn’t feel like it at times, there is always a way to make even a difficult interaction with our child into a win / win situation. Simple, yet really hard at times because we have to step up and be willing to do ‘the work’ to choose love when we feel sad or mad and our thoughts are very negative.
1. Start by being willing to offer compassion (kindness, mercy) to yourself. Doing this will help process and shift you out of your own internal state of emergency.
2. Remind yourself that every relationship has two people, whose needs will sometimes conflict. As parents we are called to model for children that we can help ourselves out of conflicts in ways that bring us closer. This awareness helps us shift into a willingness to be emotionally giving and kind, even when we can’t give our child what they want.
3. Then you connect with your child. You might be setting a limit (“I can’t do that now.”) AND you are offering love and understanding instead of frustration or intolerance. Often, feeling understood and loved is enough for a child to accept a situation, even when they don’t like it.
4 Core Skills of Shifting Our Feelings and Thoughts to More Loving Places 1. Breathe into where it is closing. (Your chest, throat, stomach, shoulders) 2. Imagine a Loving person or Image. (You are hugging your family. God is holding you). 3. ADD better-feeling thoughts. (“Even if I feel bad I am still good, loved, smart, getting
better, can let it go). 4. Let the stress go from your body by using exercise, movement and / or tapping.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Check out the Dr. Laura Markham website at www.ahaparenting.com for other supportive parenting strategies for 100 voices to grade 9 students. There is a free newsletter you can subscribe to.
* Check out the Edmonton Public Library website. (www.Epl.ca). Click on “Digital Content” then “Databases” then “Health and Wellness” then “Family Behavior Toolbox”. (This toolbox is from Alberta Health Services).
August - September 2016
Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year! Our theme for this year is We are Called…To Be Leaders of Hope and Mercy. The scripture which we have chosen to guide us this year provides us with a truly beautiful image for Catholic education. It speaks to us of nurturing our students so that they become leaders of hope and mercy who show compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. At the most fundamental level, they are learning how to clothe themselves in Christ to create a world of great hope.
Christ is the focal point of all that we are and all that we do in Catholic education. On August 30, our staff gathered together as a community of Christ to renew their commitment to Catholic education and to celebrate the Eucharist together. This uplifting celebration is such a wonderful way for each of us to celebrate our vocation and our role in fulfilling our District’s mission to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another.
Our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible educational opportunities to our students and their families is reflected in the six goals that we have established in our District Plan for Continuous Growth (2016-2019). I invite you to visit our website at https://www.ecsd.net/AboutUs/annual_reports/Pages/District-Plan-for-Continuous-Growth.aspx to look more deeply at the richness of each of these goals and the promise that this plan holds for your children.
Goal One Live the Distinctiveness of Catholic Education Goal Two Every Student is Successful Goal Three The Edmonton Catholic School District is Inclusive Goal Four Quality Teaching and School Leadership Goal Five Engaged and Effective Governance Goal Six First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Students are Successful
This is such an exciting year for Edmonton Catholic Schools. As we continue together on our mission to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another, we are welcoming two new schools and a new educational partnership into our Edmonton Catholic Schools family. St. John XXIII and St. Brendan Catholic Elementary/Junior High Schools are opening this fall, and we welcome Kitaskinaw Educational Authority from the Enoch Cree Nation into partnership with us. We are truly blessed to be able to serve these communities!
Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, is a shining example of what it means to be a leader of hope and mercy. I would like to share one of his many inspiring, hope-filled tweets with you as you begin the exciting journey of a new school year. “God is inviting you to dream: He wants to show you that you can make the world a different place.” (July 30, 2016) This is the essence of Catholic education, empowering our children to make the world a better place!
I wish everyone an amazing year of growth and discovery as members of our Edmonton Catholic Schools family!
August - September 2016 Dear Friends, Welcome to a new faith filled school year. The theme for our new school year, “We are called…to be leaders of Hope and Mercy” continues to focus our attention on the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy which has as its central message God’s forgiveness. Each of our schools designated a Jubilee Door of Mercy, modelled on the official Doors of Mercy opened by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, last December. As you walk through the Holy Door at your school may you be reminded that our God is a God of Hope and Mercy. May we continue to be instruments of His hope and mercy in our schools and communities. May God continue to bless each of you this school year. Sincerely Yours in Christ, Richard W. Smith Archbishop of Edmonton
Public Health
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August 30, 2016 Dear Sir or Madam: Health and Education have a long history of working together to ensure that children in Alberta are healthy and protected from vaccine preventable diseases. Immunization saves lives, prevents complications and is the most cost effective disease prevention program in health care. Alberta Health has requested that Public Health in Edmonton Zone review the immunization records of all grade 1, 5 and 9 students; this change will further improve vaccine coverage rates, thus protecting Alberta students from vaccine preventable diseases. Our continued partnership between Education and Health is essential for our success. The changes to the school based immunization program will be phased in over the next two years. Going forward it will include: Grade 1: Review immunization records of all grade 1 students, and offer relevant
vaccines to all children who are not up to date according to Alberta Health recommendations. This is unchanged from previous years.
Grade 5: Offer Hepatitis B and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for girls and boys (each consists of a series of 3 doses of vaccine spaced over at least 6 months). New for 2016/17 school year: Review all students’ immunization records and offer relevant vaccines to children who are not up to date according to Alberta Health recommendations
Grade 9: Offer Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (combined) vaccine, Meningococcal vaccine and HPV vaccine (consists of a 3 dose series spaced over at least 6 months, for students who have not yet received). Starting 2017/18 school year: Review all students’ immunization records and offer relevant vaccines to children who are not up to date according to Alberta recommendations
We request your support to communicate the school immunization program changes to principals and school staff, and to highlight some of the possible impacts your school may experience: Offering additional immunizations may increase the amount of time our nurses will
require in the schools to deliver the program in a safe and effective manner. Our immunization program will have to start earlier in the school year; this will ensure
our students are protected earlier, and minimize the scheduling of the program during December and June, which are both busy times for schools.
For an efficient and safe immunization program, School Health Teams will require current class list information. In September we will ask for your support in ensuring we have the most up to date client names and contact information.
Public Health Nurses are experts on vaccines and the diseases they prevent. They are also a key contact on health matters for schools and parents of students. Working in partnership with the Edmonton Zone schools, our Public Health Nurses will continue to do their utmost to meet the needs of the individual schools, while delivering the expanded immunization program in a safe, effective and efficient manner. In addition to arming children against disease, immunizations are also important for adults. Adults need booster doses of certain vaccines throughout their lifetime, and may also need additional vaccines if they have specific health conditions, risks or are travelling out of country. We encourage all adult Albertans discuss their individual immunization needs with local Public Health. Vaccines not only protect individuals – they also protect our communities against disease. As more people are immunized, the risk of disease for everyone is reduced. For school staff to learn more information about immunity, immunization, and how to protect themselves and their family, visit www.immunizealberta.ca or call Health Link at 811. The routine immunization programs offered by Public Health through schools have continued to expand over the years to provide better and broader protection to Alberta students. Our continued partnership is essential for our success. Thank you for your support in helping us to deliver the best school-based immunization program possible. Please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely,
Connie Berg Chabaniuk, RN, BScN, MA Program Manager, Child & Youth Health Public Health, Edmonton Zone (office) 780 735-3023 cc. Chrystal Ference, RN, BN, MN Director, Public Health Programs, Edmonton Zone Dr. Christopher Sikora, MD, MPH, Msc CCFP FRCP(C) Medical Officer of Health, Edmonton Zone
August 2016 Dear School Parents, Staff and Volunteers: PROTECTION AGAINST MEASLES - IMMUNIZATION REMINDER FOR SCHOOL PARENTS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS Measles is an illness that can sometimes cause severe health problems, and occasionally death. It can be prevented by measles immunization. A school exposure occurs when a person with measles is present at a school. Persons who attend, work or volunteer at that school are at risk of getting measles. When there is a school measles exposure: 1. Public Health will check all students, staff and volunteers for protection against measles. 2. Students, staff and volunteers who do not have protection against measles may be
excluded, meaning they are not allowed to attend, work or volunteer at school, until the risk for infection is over.
Two doses of measles vaccine given before a school measles exposure provides protection against measles and avoids possible exclusion. Please ensure your local Public Health Centre has a record of immunizations which may have been given previously in different locations in Alberta, Canada, or other countries, translated if necessary. To receive measles vaccine or check immunization records, please contact an Alberta Health Services Public Health Centre. For more information on measles immunization, please go to immunizealberta.ca. For more information on measles, protection, vaccine schedule, exclusion, and Public Health Centres, please see other side. Thank you for your attention and help in this important matter. Sincerely, Alberta Health Services Medical Officers of Health Dr. Albert de Villiers Zone Lead Medical Officer of Health North West Area
Dr. Chris Sikora Zone Lead Medical Officer of Health Edmonton Zone
Dr. Deena Hinshaw Zone Lead Medical Officer of Health Central Zone
Dr. Richard Musto Zone Lead Medical Officer of Health Calgary Zone
Dr. Vivien Suttorp Zone Lead Medical Officer of Health South Zone
Measles: Measles is a viral illness with fever, cough, runny nose or red eyes, and a red blotchy rash. It is spread easily through the air. Symptoms usually start 8 – 12 days after exposure; it takes about 14 days for rash to appear. About one in three children with measles will suffer more severe problems, including ear infections, diarrhea, croup, pneumonia, febrile seizures and inflammation of the brain (encephalitis). Persons who may have measles should contact Health Link Alberta (811). Protection Against Measles: Persons born in 1970 or later are considered protected if they have a written record of two doses of live measles-containing vaccine. The first dose must have been given on or after the first birthday, and the second one after a minimum time has passed (differs by vaccine). Persons born before 1970 are considered protected because most have been infected. Measles-Containing Vaccines: Children aged 1 year and 4-6 years of age are offered measles-containing vaccine at no charge as part of the Alberta routine childhood immunization program.
Exclusion from school due to lack of protection against measles:
• Exclusion lasts from 5 days after the first exposure up to 21 days after the last exposure. This continues for each new case. All persons attending, working or volunteering at school will be considered exposed, whether they were present when the person with measles was at school or not.
• Excluded persons must remain at home to avoid exposure of others in the community. • Persons who get measles must remain at home for four days after the start of the rash.
To find a local Public Health Centre:
• visit the Alberta Health Services website www.albertahealthservices.ca: select Find Health Care, Find Hospitals and Facilities, Facility Type, and Public Health Centres
• call Health Link Alberta (811) • consult a phone book
For information about immunization visit immunizealberta.ca
1. BE PROACTIVE‐‐Take responsibility for your life.
2. BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND‐‐Define your mission/goals in life.
3. PUT THINGS FIRST‐‐Prioritize, and do the most important things first.
4. THINK WIN‐WIN‐‐Have an everyone‐can‐win attitude.
5. SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD‐‐Listen to people sincerely.
6. SYNERGIZE—Work together to achieve more.
7. SHARPEN THE SAW—Renew yourself regularly.
These habits build upon each other. The first three deal with self‐mastery, what we call “PRIVATE VICTORY”. The next three deal with relationships and teamwork, what we call “PUBLIC VICTORY”. You have to get your personal act together before your become a good Team player. That is why “PRIVATE VICTORY” comes before “PUBLIC VICTORY”. The last habit is the habit of “RENEWAL”. It feeds the first six habits.
School Team Advisors for Youth (STAY) Junior high schools in the Edmonton Catholic School District each have ‘School Team Advisors for Youth’ (STAY) which are comprised of retired Police Officers.
The STAY role involves:
• Educating, mentoring, and empowering students. • Educating and mentoring parents on the realities their children face each day by raising parent awareness on
these issues. • Educating and mentoring staff on the realities that students face each day. Working in partnership with the
administration of the school to develop action plans for safety and health of all students.
Stay Advisors in our junior high schools make a difference in the lives of our youth by encouraging them to “STAY” in school. The STAY teams work hard to ensure our youth succeed in life.