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There are four major areas of concern that CESD are focussing on. According to the division's Annual Education Results Report (2018-2019), the areas of inclusive education, transportation, facilities, and staff wellness are all targeted areas for support.
Inclusive Education - CESD emphasizes the increasing and diverse needs of the students, and has provided professional development, classroom supports, and so forth. However, there is a need for further funding, which may not be fulfilled in the coming years.
Transportation - funding for transportation costs has not increased with growing fuel coasts, resulting in inadequate bussing for the school division.
Facilities - with growing communities, school buildings are being pushed to their limits. There are plans to build a new high school in Sylvan Lake, and to then repurpose the current high school as a junior high. There is also a need to do some grade reconfiguration in order to capitalize on the current available space.
Staff Wellness - CESD places a high priority on staff wellbeing, as indicated by the high number of programs available to the teachers and support staff of the division. Additionally, the division has created a Staff Wellness Steering committee, which is "gathering
data about type of support needed in our schools, aspects of our profession that are causing most challenge, and will
work to determine high leverage strategies to support our educators at all levels" (CESD AERR 2018-2019).

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Goals 1 & 2:
- To meet reach their goals of literacy and academic excellence, the Chinook Edge Division has developed a tracking tool within their Literacy Framework looking at areas of challenge and to help with transitions
- using a HLAT (Higher Level Achievement Test) and their conceptually developed math tool (MIPI+) to give teachers "diagnostic information" to use proactively for planning outcomes
http://literacy.cesdhub.com/

Goal 3:
- To assist students in planning for after school, Chinook Division utilizes programs such as MyBlueprint and Dual Credit opportunities with a focus on personalization
- Chinook Division provides students with opportunities to meet with academic counsellors and individuals in the work force
-  Every high school in the division has a "career scope" for the students to focus on planning for future careers

Goal 4:
- This division has a Social Awareness frame work in place, as well as various programs to provide students and staff with support (Family School Wellness workers, Violence Threat Risk Assessment Support, Students of Concern/High Risk Meetings)
- They also partner with Alberta Health Services and Alberta Child and Family Services as well as various other community support services
http://selframework.com/

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Wellness Champions for Our Schools and Our Departments

School Activity and Initiative Planning; Awareness and Staff Support; CESD Wellness Meetings (three/year); Key Resource Distribution

Steering Committee for CESD Staff Health and Wellness

Facilitation of Wellness Champions Meetings; Leadership, Guidance, Support; Strategic planning for CESDD: Analysis and Wellness Surveys
Staff Wellness Worker - Aaryn Manning

Direct 1-on-1 Individual Staff Support; Champions & Steering Committee Support; Professional Learning Sessions; Primary Staff Wellness CESD Contact
Key Partnerships and Resources For Staff Health and Wellness

Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan(ASEBP); ATA Local & Teacher Welfare Committee; Alberta Health Services; Other Jurisdictions
Homewood Health: Our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Immediate Support (24/7); Individual Counselling and Resources; Health, Life Balance, Career Support; Key Person Advice Line

Culture Of Listening, Collaborating, Connecting, Responding, and Celebrating

Teachers Matter, Support Staff Matter; Connecting with Colt School Visits; Mentorship, PLC’s, Cohorts, Teams; Celebrating CESD & Communication

Cultural Norms That Focus on Wellness

Staff Wellness Activity Each Meeting; Relationships Matter at Every Level; Putting Ourselves in the Shoes of Others; Taking Care of One Another

Social Emotional Well-Being For Students and Staff - CESD Goal #4

Social Emotional Framework and Tools; Collective Responsibility; Collaborative Response Model (CRM)Kite Model

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4904 50th Street
Innisfail, Alberta
T4G 1W4

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Weekdays 'til 6 - non emergency emails and texts sent prior to 6pm. Ensures teachers get the rest and break needed to be at their best for their students during the day.

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1. Top priority goal is literacy.  Specifically they have a target of getting 93% of their students reading at grade level.
2. Second goal is academic excellence and to see students reaching beyond the bar currently set.
3. Third goal is to have each of their students coming out with some sort of a plan for post graduation and to help them with career connections to be "contributing members of society".
4. Their third goal relates to supporting the staff and the students of the division in their social and and emotional well-being.

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Increase in crime rate
Since 2013 there has been a substantial increase in crime rate, with the number of incidents reported increasing from less than 27,000 to almost 35,000. This would indicate that teachers within the area need to be aware of the threats facing families, student safety, and personal safety. it also suggests that it would be beneficial to provide an emphasis on critical thinking, empathy, and actions and consequences within their lessons.

Decreasing Employability
The unemployment rate has increased since 2006 from 3.94% to 10.04% in 2016. Home financial stability contributes to student well-being, consequently, teachers within the division need to be aware of the effects that a potentially unstable home financial environment might cause.

The attached article includes an interview with the mayor of Red Deer (which is outside of CESD, however a major economic hub within Central Alberta), who elaborates on the issues the community faces with a declining economy and a relatively high crime rate. She provides a sense of hope and positivity, however, as she describes the measures being taken and the changes being made in order to recover from these challenges.

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Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer said 2019 was an extremely challenging one for two main reasons.

The first was a bleak economy, both provincially and locally. The second reason was the City's crackdown on crime and community safety measures.

"When I look back on the year that was 2019, there are examples of both challenges and opportunities that came our way. However, I think the overriding story of 2019 was certainly that we were challenged with respect to the provincial and local economy and the consequences that have had for businesses and people who reside here," Veer said.

Business losses, closures, and cuts have been a heavy theme across the region, but Veer said Red Deer remains very much an oil-and-gas-centric economy, and so has felt the impacts of a lack of market for resources particularly hard. She said there have been "significant efforts" to diversify the local economy, however, she added that it is imperative the provincial and federal governments can secure an international market for goods so Alberta can become a province of growth as it has been in the past.

In efforts to address crime, Veer said the Red Deer RCMP have shifted from more of a reactive model for policing to a more proactive one.

The Downtown Unit has increased officer presence in the downtown core and is working to build better relationships with agencies like the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre, residents, and local businesses.

"Citizens expected that we respond to the new social normal we found ourselves navigating in over the past couple of years. We are starting to see results from that, but as 2020 approaches, we can't rest on the successes on the past and let our foot off the gas at all," Veer said.

In 2020, the City be re-adjusting bylaws to help address crime and safety. Local police have focused on organized crime, drug trade, and trafficking. These efforts have resulted in several substantial arrests and seizures in 2019, as well as returning large amounts of stolen property

Veer explained that another major challenge in 2019 was having to navigate the change in the provincial government, as it means having to start from the ground up in terms of advocating for the City's needs, and to keep Red Deer as a priority for funding for major infrastructure projects such as the hospital.

"Previously, Ministers have expressed support in principle for the hospital and shelter, but we will have our work cut out for us in coming months in coming up with the specific phasing of those plans and what the government is able to do with the new economic reality," she said.

She added Council ultimately had to make between $700 million and $1 billion worth of cuts in the 10 Year Capital Plan in order to keep the municipality in check. She said Red Deer wasn't alone in feeling this economic restraint, but it was difficult to do as a growing city with growing needs.

Red Deer did receive one significant economic boost in 2019 that was several years in the making: the opportunity to host the 2019 Canada Winter Games in February.

"It was never really about hosting the games itself, it was about what that would mean for our community. Over 5000 volunteers came together to unite the community at a time when we needed it most, not just for our community spirit, but financially as well," Veer said.

"The games injected $132 million - certainly welcomed and that helped sustain us and of course, it did transform the community."

Hosting the games made Red Deer eligible for infrastructure funding that would not have been made available otherwise, which was used for several major projects that will last many years into the future.

Another major project that is now underway is the Red Deer Justice Centre, which the City has advocated for for over a decade.

"This has always been a vital piece of infrastructure but is now even more critical as our city continues to grow," Veer said. "Our police are proactively policing and laying charges in significant criminal matters. We absolutely need crown prosecutors to ensure those charges are held and our victims are heard, not just locally but regionally as well."

The mayor said that one thing Red Deer has always had is a strong sense of coming together for important issues, and she said that spirit will need to continue as 2020 approaches.

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"A year of great challenge" says Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer - LacombeOnline.com

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Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer said 2019 was an extremely challenging one for two main reasons. The first was a bleak economy, both provincially and locally. The second reason was the City's crackdown on crime and community safety measures. "When I look back on the year that was 2019, there are examples of both challenges and opportunities that came our way.

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CESD shows their support of mental health awareness through their mental health program called YES, which stands for Youth Empowerment and Support. This program is established in schools in Olds, Didsbury, Bowden, Spruce View, Delburne and Elnora. The program provides success coaches who design activities for students and lead group work, however, there was little information about specifics within the program.

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According to press releases in 2019 and 2018, CESD has hired 71 new teachers in the last two years.

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Chinook's Edge School Division will be universally recognized as a collaborative learning community where learning is personalized for all students to achieve success as compassionate and innovative global citizens.

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Overall, this school division is doing quite well in almost all of the areas covered in this report. There was a recent decline in the Citizenship sector and the parental involvement.  The numbers for these two areas are considered as an "issue" according to the report. Two areas they are considered to be performing "excellent" are "safe and caring" and "education quality".

With regards to the Accountability Pillar Report for FNMI students, there are a couple areas of concern. First, for grades K-9, the PAT Excellence and Acceptable rates are listed as "low" and as an "issue". Second, the diploma exam participation and Rutherford scholarship and eligibility rate are both rated as "very low" and flagged as a "concern".

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- There are 40 different schools within this division with 3 Hutterite/ colony schools, 8 French schools, 1 Christian school, 5 Career High schools and 1 Off Campus Learning Centre
1. Nuedorf Hutterite School
- population 22
- grades Kindergarten- 9
2. École Innisfail Middle school (French Immersion)
- population 368;
- grades 5-8
3. Didsbury High school
- population 295
- grades 9-12
4. Delburne Centralized School
-population 367
- grades Kindergarten -12
5. Carstairs Elementary School
- population 264
- grades Kindergarten - 2

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CESD shows its dedication to student wellness and success through the strong presence of significant staff and programs intended to support the students. It appears that most positions are filled at the school level, rather than one individual serving the division at a whole. School population has a large effect on the types of support staff employed, as it is primarily larger schools that have positions such as "Family Wellness Worker" filled.
These roles are composed of: librarians, Family Wellness Workers, Speech Language Pathologist Assistants, Literacy Intervention teachers,  and Learning Support Teachers. It appears that all schools have at least one Family Wellness Worker, emphasizing the importance that CESD has placed on family wellbeing and its effect on students.

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Average Household Income: $82,000
Average Family Income: $94,122
Employment Rate: 63.8%
Language: 95.7% speak English at home
Visible Minority: 7.8% of population who are non-Causasian or non-white and are not First Nations
First Nations: 5.6% of population
Life Expectancy: 80.0 years old

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Central Alberta Economic Partnership Ltd. (CAEP)

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Central Alberta Economic Partnership Ltd. (CAEP)

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1. Sundre Learning Centre (part of Sundre High School)  offers flexibility in program and course delivery
2. There are 5 Career High Schools and 1 Off Campus Learning Centre within CESD
- Didsbury, Gasoline Alley, Innisfail, Olds, Sylvan Lake
- part of the off campus learning program within the division that allows students to take core courses off campus, while completing supplementary courses within a school environment
- Three kinds of students:
➢ Full-Time Students (Grade 9-12)
○ Working toward their high school diploma,
Knowledge & Employability Certificate, or
upgrading for post-secondary entrance
➢ Blended Students
○ Enrolled at both Career High and their
traditional school
➢ Adult Learners
○ Upgrading
○ Completing high school diploma or
equivalency
3. Three Hutterite/ colony schools located within the colonies:
Nuedorf Hutterite school
Pine Hill Hutterite School
Rainbow Colony School
4. Horizon School (Special needs school) https://www.cesd73.ca/Special%20Needs%20School.php

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Chinook's Edge School Division provides many platforms and programs for students to encourage their success. Click on the tabs below to find out more about the services they offer their students.

Hub

Career Connections

CTF Site

Destiny

Ed Tech Framework

Essential Outcomes

French Immersion

Indigenous Education

Instructional Media Centre

Learning Support Teams

Literacy Framework

Locally Developed Courses

Mentorship

PLCs

Quality Learning Environment

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Programs include:

10 Staff Health and Wellness Supports in CESD

Wellness Champions

Weekdays 'til 6

CESD Individual Counselling

CESD Corporate Discounts

Each of these programs provide advice and research for the support of physical and mental health for the teachers of CESD.

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- This school division is located in Innisfail, Alberta and is one of the largest school divisions located within the province.
- composed of 43 schools with 11,122 students.
-  This school division serves communities as far north as Sylvan Lake all the way to Cremona.
- Within the school division there are a variety of French, Hutterite and Christian schools.
- a variety of K-12, elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as 4 career high schools and a learning centre