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New director of Public Schools Branch
2023-12-06
The Public Schools Branch Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracy Beaulieu as the new director of the Public Schools Branch.
Mrs. Beaulieu served as the acting director since August 2023 and is the successful candidate of a public competition carried out by the board of...
PEI’s education system scores well in the latest PISA assessment
2023-12-05
The recently released Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results show the global standing of education systems in preparing 15-year-olds for higher education and the workforce, evaluating their achievements in math, reading, and science.
Canada maintains its position among the...
Family Support Worker making a difference for Island families
2023-12-04
It’s a Tuesday evening at Eliot River Elementary School and people are filing into a classroom. But it’s a group of parents, not students, taking seats at the desks.
They aren’t there for parent-teacher interviews, or a concert, or sporting event. They’ve come to chat with Sarah Fletcher, the...
Q & A about school bus safety with school bus driver Pat Ellsworth
2023-10-20
Pat Ellsworth is a bus driver for St. Louis Elementary School and M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School in Prince Edward Island. Oct. 16-20 is School Bus Safety Week, and he has some advice for students, parents and the public about keeping everyone safe around school buses.
What advice...
Oct 16 - 20 is School Bus Safety Week
2023-10-16
Everyone has a role to play to make sure Island students travel safely on buses every day throughout the school year.
This is School Bus Safety Week and it’s a good reminder that students, bus drivers, parents, and motorists must all work together to ensure students get to school and back home...
Congratulating new School Board Trustees
2023-10-12
The Hon. Natalie Jameson, Minister of Education and Early Years, issued the following statement on the recent school board by-election process:
“I am thrilled to announce and extend congratulations to our two, newly acclaimed, School Board Trustees:
André Doucette, La Commission scolaire...
Nominations to open September 5 for School Board By-Elections
2023-08-31
School board by-elections will be held this fall to fill trustee vacancies in the Public Schools Branch (PSB), and La Commission scolaire de langue française (CSLF).
There is one vacancy to be filled in PSB Zone 7, which represents the catchment area of the Morell and Souris families of schools,...
Welcoming students back to school
2023-08-30
Thousands of new and returning students across the province will benefit from greater access to programs, staff resources and renewed curriculum this year.
Staffing for schools across the province has increased by 159 FTE frontline positions – including 59.5 FTE teachers, 92 FTE educational...
Evangeline Education Centre receives significant funding to rebuild and expand its facilities
2023-08-14
The Government of Canada is committed to investing in education, beginning in preschool, to help equip youth for their future and promotes the vitality of official language minority communities.
Today, Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament (Egmont), announced more than $12.9 million in funding...
Free school supplies for Island students
2023-08-08
Once again, the province will provide free school supplies to all students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in the public-school system.
“The back-to-school season can be a stressful and expensive time for many families. Providing free school supplies is a positive initiative that gives students...