BSEC

WE WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY (as of now). This is the message from our Superintendent, Mavis Averill:

After consulting with Alberta Education and our Board Chair, we have decided to keep the school open during the May 3 -14 school closure times. This decision has been made taking the following into consideration:

• Consultation with AB ED and Board Chair
• Wide staff eligibility for immunizations
• Success at managing COVID spread in our school by successfully applying barriers, personal protective equipment, distancing and sanitizing.
• Importance of in-person learning and support services for students with severe disabilities

If a new situation arrives, we may have to make a different decision but for now we will keep our school open for in-person supports and learning for our students during the May 3 – 14 school closure times.

Mavis Averill

Superintendent

Boyle Street Education Centre

The following link takes you to the revised Youth (<18) and Adult (18+) screening tools (as of November 2nd, 2020).

While the screening tool goes into more detail, you should NOT attend school if you have the following core symptoms:

• Fever
• Cough
• Sore Throat
• Shortness of Breath
• Loss of Smell or Taste

Here is the link to the new screening tools.

As always, if you cannot attend In-Person, you can continue to study remotely by going to www.office.com and entering your BSEC student ID and Password on any internet-capable device (desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone).

Please call 780-428-1420 if you have any questions about COVID screening and school.

School Re-Entry Planning – 2020-21 School Year

As you know, in-person classes are cancelled for the rest of this school year. At present, Alberta Education is working with Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services to prepare school re-entry strategies for the next school year.

The school re-entry plan for Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools for the 2020-21 school year is based on three scenarios that could exist by the fall:

• Normal operations
• Schools are open with some health restrictions that affect operations
• In-person classes remain cancelled and At-Home learning continues

None of these is the “official” plan yet. We have to prepare for all of these scenarios because this public health emergency might suddenly require us to switch from one scenario to another.

Next Year – Registration and Calendar

We will release next year’s registration form in the coming week. We will also release the 2020-21 calendar at the end of this month (along with some other information around the conclusion of this school year). We will share more information about how our school will be conducting re-entry when the planning has been finalized.

For more information about Alberta’s approach to re-launching the economy, visit their website here – https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-relaunch-strategy.aspx