Edmonton Public Schools
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| Board name (self named) |
Edmonton Public Schools |
| District name (given by province) |
Edmonton School District No. 7 |
| Popular unofficial name(s) | Edmonton Public School Board |
| Province | Alberta |
| Primary language | English |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Head office location | One Kingsway Avenue Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Board chair | Bev Esslinger (as of 2005) |
| Superintendent | Lyall Thomson (effective September 2006) |
| Enrollment | 79,133 (September 2005) |
| School count | 199 (October 2005) |
Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB) is the largest public school board in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton Public Schools is committed to giving students choice by offering diverse programming and an open boundary policy. The district offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, and many are offered in multiple locations to improve accessibility for students. The district is internationally renowned for its innovative practices and has been the subject of many books, including Making Schools Work by William Ouchi.
As a public system, Edmonton Public Schools is obliged to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements.
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[edit] Size
EPSB operates 199 schools. The operating budget was $636 million for the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
[edit] Governance
A group of nine elected trustees oversee the district. They are elected every three years, in the regular municipal election. In the election, Edmonton voters can only vote for a trustee to one (not both) of the two major school boards (EPSB and the separate Catholic system). The public (EPSB) and Catholic systems operate independently of each other, and are both under the direct authority of the provincial government of Alberta.
