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ATA Strike Commencing on Monday; School Closures Starting Oct 6th

As a result of the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) rejecting a proposed deal from the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), all FMPSD schools will be closed to students starting Monday, October 6, 2025, unless a new agreement is reached or strike action is otherwise averted. Additionally, all yellow school bus routes will be suspended for the duration of the strike.

In light of the ongoing strike, all extracurricular activities, including sports, clubs, and after-school programs, will be temporarily suspended.

As there is no definitive end date for the strike, FMPSD is unable to provide a timeline for when normal operations will resume. We will continue to provide timely updates as we receive them from the Ministry of Education and Child Care.

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Instructional Programs and Materials AP 215: Career and Technology Foundation/Studies

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Background

Student participation in Career and Technology Foundations/Studies (CTF/CTS) is a valuable learning experience for students in grades 5 to 12.

Fees for specific CTF/CTS courses may be determined by the Principal, in consultation with the Head of the Education Department.

Procedures

  1. Grade 5 to 9 CTF
    1. The CTF program will be offered to Grade 5 to 9 students in their neighbourhood school.
    2. The CTF program offered at the Grade 5 to 9 level is to be designed by combining components of courses within and across strands (e.g. career clusters) to enable students to explore a wide range of career options.
  2. Senior High CTS
    1. CTS courses offered at the senior high level are to be designed to provide students the opportunity to investigate potential career choices from introductory courses to advanced courses in a career pathway of their choice, based on course availability and access.
    2. Students may elect to take a course in any year, depending on the availability of staff, facilities, and student places, recognizing that not all courses may be offered at all levels.
  3. CTF/CTS courses will be offered to students in grades 5 to 12 with due consideration of the abilities and interests of the students, expertise of the staff, financial, material and physical resources within the school and student enrolments.

Adopted:

September 21, 2016

Amended:

August 23, 2021, December 31, 2021

Reference:

Section 18, 22, 52, 53, 196, 197, 222 Education Act

Student Record Regulation 97/2019

Guide to Education ECS to Grade 12

Off-Campus Education Guide for Administrators, Counsellors and Teachers
Cross Reference:

AP 200 Organization for Instruction

AP 430 Role of the Principal