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Apply for Regular Educational Assistant Authorization

School authorities employ educational assistants to work under the supervision of a certified teacher to help implement students’ individual education plans and/or behaviour management plans of students with special needs. You must hold a valid Educational Assistant Authorization to be hired by a school board to work as an educational assistant (EA2) or as a substitute only educational assistant (EA1) in a PEI school. Authorizations are issued through the Certification and Standards Section of the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning. You must apply to the school authority(authorities...

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Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder in PEI

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presents itself in a variety of ways and ranges from mild to severe. In PEI, a child may be identified with signs of autism at a very young age through a Public Health Nursing screening program. Public Health Nursing offers pre-school health clinics...

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New director of Public Schools Branch announced

The Public Schools Branch Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Norbert Carpenter as director of the Public Schools Branch. Mr. Carpenter has served as the acting director since July 2020. The board of directors has been consistently impressed with his...

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Province releases 2021-2022 school calendar

The 2021-2022 school year will see 182 instructional days and students returning to the classroom on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. The provincial school calendar outlines the dates of instructional days for students, professional learning days for educators, parent-teacher...

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Islanders asked to share views on pre-kindergarten program

The Province is seeking the views and opinions of children, parents, early childhood educators and education stakeholders on how to deliver a quality pre-kindergarten program for Island children. Pre-kindergarten is an optional play-based program for all Island four-year-olds...

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Modified Red Restricted measures for schools and childcare

Schools in Prince Edward Island will be closed as of Monday, March 1 for a 72-hour period. These measures are being taken out of an abundance of caution and to allow sufficient time for COVID-19 test results to come in. There is currently no indication that any schools have been...

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