The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on January 13, 2021. To view full highlights, click HERE.

Clearview donates books to support young families and early reading   Supporting early reading is a focus for Clearview, and encouraging adults to read to children as early as possible helps to ensure learners can be active readers growing up.   Clearview Public Schools has once again dona...

Clearview Public Schools invites nominations for the Clearview Award of Merit and the Clearview Star Award. Do you know someone from our communities who has achieved excellence nationally or internationally? Or an individual who has made a  significant contribution to the lives and welfare of...

  Clearview School Division and the Stettler Football community are excited to announce that the first part of the new sports field lighting system for the Stettler Recreation Field has been installed.     The track and field revitalization is an exciting improvement of our communities...

  The Board of Trustees is seeking input on two new policies.  Policy - Alternate Programs Policy - Recruitment and Selection of Personnel   FIRST READING has been done, and SECOND READING was provided Wednesday, December 9.  THIRD AND FINAL READING is planned for January 13, 2...

Clearview Public Schools and Alberta Teachers Association Honours 2019-2020 Retirees  Kim Thorne has dedicated herself to fostering students' learning and inspiring students to reach their full potential. Congratulations to Kim on her retirement! Kim teaching path includes: teaching...

To our Clearview communities, The health and safety of teachers, students, families and the broader community are of the utmost importance, and Central and School Leadership is closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation.     What does school look like for December 14 - 18, 2020...

  Clearview and staff are providing $1,595 towards ensuring families have enough to eat over the holiday season. Clearview Public Schools Board of Trustees and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4292 (CUPE) presented donation cheques to Betty Birch from the Stettler Food Bank. This...

Due to declining resources and conversations towards the best use of education dollars, Clearview Public Schools in consultation with school principals provided a one-year notice to their municipal partners in December 2019 that they would withdraw from the agreement effective the end of December 20...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on December 10, 2020. To view full highlights, click HERE.

Clearview Public Schools and Alberta Teachers Association Honours 2019-2020 Retirees    Norb Baharally started in Stettler School District in 1988 at Wm. E. Hay Composite High School and has dedicated himself to fostering students' learning and inspiring students to reach their full potential...

An individual in Clearview has tested positive for COVID-19, impacting students and staff at Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus.  This individual was present in the school November 23 during the period they may have been contagious.  Please note that our division will follow the Freedom of Infor...

An individual in Clearview has tested positive for COVID-19, impacting students and staff at Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus. This individual was present in the school November 26 and 27 during the period they may have been contagious.  Please note that our division will follow the Freedom of...

Clearview Public Schools is seeking your thoughts on the proposed learning calendars for 2021-22. Three learning calendars have been developed for feedback by Superintendent MacDonald and schools.  Clearview is seeking to understand which learning calendar provides the best benefits for stude...

The Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Board Meeting will be held online and viewable by the public through Facebook live stream commencing at 9:30 a.m. at https://www.facebook.com/clearviewschools/live/. Due to COVID-19 and the recommendations of Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health and Alberta Ed...

  The Board of Trustees is seeking input on two new policies.  Policy - Alternate Programs Policy - Recruitment and Selection of Personnel   Interested readers are recommended to review the proposed policies, and if you have any comments please use the following link to provide inf...

Clearview Public Schools and Alberta Teachers Association  Honours 2019-2020 Retiree Annette Hunter   Since 1985, Annette Hunter has dedicated herself to fostering student learning and inspiring students to reach their potential. Congratulations to Annette on her retirement!     ...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on November 25, 2020. To view full highlights, click HERE.

Dear parents, families and guardians, On November 24, 2020, the provincial government announced several changes and new restrictions across the province as Alberta's COVID-19 cases continue to rise. I know we are all concerned about the record-setting numbers and its potential to affect our schoo...

Due to COVID-19 and the recommendations of Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health and Alberta Education, Clearview Public Schools is not holding in-person meetings at this time.  The Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Board Meeting will be held online and viewable by the public through Facebook liv...

The Alberta Government announced new protocols for COVID-19.  Here is the link for all information relating to the enhanced protocols: https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx Please know that as this news is recent, leadership and school principals will be meeting tomorro...

Since June, Clearview has been working diligently on a plan for the potential of a case of COVID-19 in our schools.  An individual in Clearview has tested positive for COVID-19, impacting students and staff at Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary School, Stettler Elementary School, and Erskine School.�...

New staff to allow for enhanced services for those students that need supports   Starting in the 2020-21 school year, the Board of Trustees approved two additional staffing positions to ensure supports are in place for students that need speech language services and occupational therapist sup...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on November 10, 2020. To view full highlights, click HERE.

Erskine School students from grades K - 6 participated in a provincial poster contest to promote School Bus Safety Week.    Annually, the Alberta Student Transportation advisory Council sponsors a provincial poster contest to promote School Bus Safety Week (October 18-24, 2020).  For this yea...

Effective November 1, 2020 Superintendent MacDonald has authorized Clearview schools in resuming inter-school play (following the mini-league cohort guidelines) and the use of school bus transportation for these purposes.  No competition outside of CARA schools is permitted.  These guidelines will...

    To our Clearview families, Clearview received important information from Alberta Education about changes to the daily checklists for students that will take effect on Monday, November 2. Please read this communication carefully and follow up with your school if you have questions rega...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on October 28, 2020. To view full highlights, click HERE.

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on October 7, 2020. To view full highlights, click HERE.

Dear Clearview Parents/Guardians:   RE: Return to Sport and Extracurricular Activities   I would like to say I am extremely grateful for a wonderful start to the school year in spite of the challenges we are all facing together.  As we navigate challenges this year we will continue to f...

Clearview Public School Division is proud to participate in Orange Shirt Day on September 30, 2020. We participate to grow our understanding, and to show our support towards reconciliation with our indigenous communities. Clearview school staff, students, and central office staff are encouraged to w...

To our Clearview families, At the beginning of the school year, all Alberta school divisions were provided with alcohol-based sanitizer.  To address a better solution for schools and student safety, Clearview will be moving towards non-alcohol based products for hand sanitizers and in-classroom...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on September 16, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.

Clearview Public Schools is pleased to honour Cindy Zimmermann at the Board of Trustees Meeting on September 16th as the recipient of the 2020 Clearview Star Award. “The Clearview Star Award is a community that recognizes outstanding contributions and achievements in community life and provide...

Dear Clearview Public School Families, Successful Start After an approximately six month hiatus from in-person learning, it was exciting to have students back in our buildings to continue their learning. We appreciate the effort that students, staff and parents are making to create both a safe...

TO: Our Clearview Families Next week, schools are ready and eager to welcome your child back to the classroom.  We also recognize some families may want their children to continue to be educated while remaining at home. To help understand our work in the first week to assist and understand t...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on August 26, 2020. To view full highlights, click HERE.

Clearview Public Schools has provided a comprehensive handbook that will help families in understanding re-entry for 2020-21, including programming options, with a focus on safety and the best learning environment for students. We have missed our students and cannot wait to welcome them back to s...

Clearview Public Schools is ready to provide the learning options our families want.   In our conversations with our families, the ingenuity and creativity on what is needed to ensure our students are in a safe learning environment has been outstanding.  On Monday, August 17, the Board of Trus...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on August 17, 2020. To view full highlights, click HERE.

Clearview has modified school bus services in light of COVID-19 to provide safe busing services for our students.   The main objective of the Clearview’s Transportation Services department is to ensure that students are transported to and from school safely.  We rely on students' behavior...

Information for our Clearview families on masks for students Alberta Health Services has provided guidance for masks for transportation and in-school learning. Please see the following information on use of masks for students, including the types of masks that may be used in schools and sc...

TO: Our Clearview Families, Parents, and Legal Guardians: The 2020-21 school year is fast approaching.  To help with our planning, please complete the following survey before or on Tuesday, August 18, 2020.  Clearview Public Schools looks forward to welcoming students back and to providing...

  A note to our families: While we are looking forward to seeing our students face to face, we are committed to doing so safely. The answers to the frequently asked questions below are based on what we know today. On July 21,  the Alberta government announced that we will re-enter in...

To our Clearview families, Alberta Education has made students wearing masks a mandatory, additional health measure to the school re-entry plan in September. We were prepared for this possibility and grateful this decision has been shared now so our families, students and staff have a chance to...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on July 16, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.

Clearview is excited and ready to welcome students back after the summer! To our Clearview Families, On July 21, 2020, the Alberta Government confirmed that school divisions will proceed with opening classrooms to students under “Scenario 1 - In-school classes resume (near normal with health...

Congratulations to Wendy Coppock on her new position as Principal of Gus Wetter School starting September 1, 2020  Wendy Coppock has a long, dedicated history in Clearview with roles as a teacher at Waverly School for one year, Principal at Halkirk School for one year, teacher and Vice Principal...

To our Clearview Families, As we enter the Summer of 2020, we would like to take a moment to acknowledge and sincerely thank all of our parents and students for the work they did to ensure learning continued in the spring.  Clearivew has been inspired by the determination and spirit of all.  We...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Brenda MacDonald as Superintendent of Schools and Chief Executive Officer for Clearview Public Schools effective August 1, 2020.  Ms. MacDonald has been Clearview’s Deputy Superintendent for the past five years.  After an extensi...

Congratulations to Christy Comte on her new position as Compensation Coordinator starting in the 2020-21 school year.      Christy Comte has been with Clearview since 1995, and brings 25 years of various experience to this position.  Christy completed her Payroll Compliance Practitioner c...

Congratulations to Daram Van Oers on his new position as Deputy Superintendent with Clearview starting August 17, 2020.    Daram Van Oers has been with Clearview since 1993, and has served in the roles of school principal and teacher.  He has been the principal of Gus Wetter School since 2003...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on June 17, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.

Message from Superintendent Peter Barron Greetings everyone! First, I would like to thank all of our parents for your support as we moved to online learning this spring.  We recognize this has been very challenging for you, the students and our staff.  You are all to be commended for your ef...

Clearview Public Schools is very pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Myranda Shepherd as the new principal of William E Hay Secondary School Campus beginning in 2020-21.   Myranda Shepherd is currently the principal of Bashaw School.  She returns to Clearview after a 7 year absence duri...

Clearview Public Schools is pleased to announce that Cindy Zimmermann has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Clearview Star Award. The Clearview Star Award recognizes staff and community members who have made significant contributions to our school communities through volunteerism, as a c...

Clearview Public Schools is pleased to announce that Judith Birdsell, PhD has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Clearview Award of Merit.  The Clearview Award of Merit is offered to present or former students/employees of the school division who have achieved excellence in a particular...

Congratulations to Mark Siemens on his new position as Director of Human Services with Clearview Public Schools starting in the 2020-21 school year.    Mark Siemens has been with Clearview since 2007, and has served in the roles of teacher, school principal and Division Principal.  In his l...

These days, good news is something to celebrate and the results from the 2019 Terry Fox School Run are in. In 2019, thirteen schools from Clearview took part in Terry Fox Runs and raised $31,324.75 to benefit cancer research.  Clearview Public Schools is proud of the staff and students as they w...

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The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on May 27, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.

The Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Board Meeting will be held online and viewable by the public through Facebook live stream commencing at 9:30 a.m. at https://www.facebook.com/CPS71/live/ To view the board meeting agenda, please click here. 

As a valued part of the education and learning for our students, Clearview is seeking your feedback. Clearview is considering the opportunity to shift the outreach programming offered through Coronation Outreach School into Coronation School effective September 2020.  The program and opportuniti...

In accordance with the Education Act, the Board of Trustees is establishing Bylaw 1 Electoral Wards.    FIRST READING for Bylaw 1 Electoral Wards was passed on February 5, 2020 as follows: “THAT the Board of Trustees hereby gives FIRST READING to the proposed changes to “Board Policy...

TO: Parents and Legal Guardians As all parents and legal guardians can appreciate, 2020 has been a year we have not experienced in the past. Recently, Clearview participated in conversations with other school divisions in central Alberta.  In reflection of all information received from paren...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on May 6, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.

Clearview is donating unspent nutrition dollars totalling almost $131,000 to local food banks in Coronation, Castor, Stettler and Big Valley.  These funds are part of Alberta Education’s School Nutrition Program which provides students with access to nutritious food throughout the school year. ...

(Sent by Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Education) As announced by Premier Kenney during the release of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy, the province has made the decision to not have students return to in-school classes for the remainder of the academic year. While I know many of you anticipated...

May 4th is Bus Driver Appreciation Day and at Clearview Public Schools we are truly missing our team of school bus drivers.  Our bus yards are full of clean, sanitized buses ready for when school starts once again.  Staff are committed to being ready to start when needed.  Like our teaching and s...

Clearview Public Schools CARS Mental Health Capacity Building Team invites you to participate in their virtual events during Mental Health Week. This year, the Canadian Mental Health Association’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘social connection’ and its importance for mental he...

The Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Board Meeting will be held online and viewable by the public through Facebook live stream commencing at 9:30 a.m. at https://www.facebook.com/CPS71/live/ To view the board meeting agenda, please click here. 

The theme for Education Week from April 27 to May 1, 2020 is "Learning is a Journey".  In March of 2020, the journey to learning had to rapidly evolve when the Alberta Government announced that face-to-face classes were cancelled. The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the way we live our liv...

On Wednesday, April 15, Superintendent of Clearview Public Schools, Peter Barron, announced his resignation at the Board meeting.  Mr. Barron will be leaving Clearview at the end of July 2020 to assume the role of Superintendent of Schools for Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools. Mr. Barron joine...

Clearview Public Schools now allows for parents and legal guardians to register their child on-line. The new registration process is open for all new students to Clearview, allowing families looking to register their child for next year's (2020-21) Kindergarten and Clearview's early learning pr...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on April 15, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.

Due to COVID-19 and the recommendations of Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health and Alberta Education, Clearview Public Schools is not holding in-person meetings at this time.    The Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Board Meeting will be held online and viewable by the public through Facebook...

On Saturday, March 28, Clearview was informed by Alberta Education that funding reductions would be occurring this spring: For transportation services the reduction would be for three months (April, May, June) totaling $362,763, and  For education the reduction would be for two months (May,...

Caring And Resilient Students (CARS) is part of the Mental Health Capacity Building Project in Clearview Public Schools. The CARS program promotes positive mental health in children, youth, and families and supports individuals in the community who interact with children & youth.  The CARS team...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on March 18, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.   

Click HERE for the video   Greetings to all of our students and families   The health and safety of our students and staff is always our top priority.  As with all public health matters, Clearview Public Schools is working closely with Alberta Education and Alberta Health Services to...

I want to personally thank all of you for your patience and cooperation as we deal with the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on our schools and communities.  Since Sunday afternoon when the Alberta Government announced that classes were cancelled, we have been meeting with the Alberta Gove...

The Alberta Government has directed all K-12 classes to be canceled indefinitely starting Sunday, March 15.   While we are working to understand how this news will impact student learning and our staff, please note the following: Students and parents are not permitted to come to school unt...

With this communication, we wish to share some important information and provide direction regarding Clearview’s response to the epidemic.  We are regularly checking for updates from Alberta Health Services and Alberta Education. Please be advised that this situation is quite fluid and changes ma...

Clearview Public Schools knows that our families, students and staff are concerned about the coronavirus.  As you are likely aware, the World Health Organization has declared that the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), a new virus that causes respiratory illness, is a pandemic.   We are guided in our r...

Clearview Public Schools is pleased to announce that Sarah Irving has been selected by our Board of Trustees to represent Clearview as our nominee for the 2020 Alberta School Board Association (ASBA) Zone 4 Edwin Parr Teacher Award. Sarah is in her first year teaching at Gus Wetter School.  The...

Being a Substitute School Bus Driver gives you flexibility to work with your own schedule.  Clearview Public Schools is in need of Substitute School Bus Drivers in many areas. “S” Endorsement Training Course will be held for drivers with an existing Class 1 or Class 2 license on March 9-11, 202...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on February 26, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.   

On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, schools from across Canada will wear pink to support bully prevention awareness, education and programs. The theme for this year’s Pink Shirt Day is “Lift each other up”; a simple but powerful message encouraging people to look beyond their differences and c...

In accordance with the Education Act, the Board of Trustees is establishing Bylaw 1 Electoral Wards.  FIRST READING for Bylaw 1 Electoral Wards was passed on February 5, 2020 as follows: “THAT the Board of Trustees hereby gives FIRST READING to the proposed changes to “Board Policy 8 - Board...

Clearview Public Schools is beginning a process for consultation with our staff, parents, students, and communities to determine how to align funding from the Alberta Government towards the best in student success for 2020-21.   As you may be aware, on February 27 the Alberta Government will be...

Clearview Public Schools invites nominations for the Clearview Award of Merit and the Clearview Star Award.  Nominations remain open until Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Do you know someone from our communities who has achieved excellence nationally or internationally? Or an individu...

February 9th to 15th is Staff Appreciation Week.  Monday, February 10th, the Trustees for Clearview Public Schools participated in Staff Appreciation and took fruit baskets, cookies or juice boxes to the schools.  Teacher / Staff Appreciation Week was initiated by the Canadian Home and Schoo...

During Teachers’ Convention, on Thursday, February 13, 2020, the animated movie Up is presented by Clearview Public Schools’ C.A.R.S. Program for free at the Jewel Theatre. In keeping with this year's Pink Shirt Day theme "Lift Each Other Up", this movie is a heart-warming illustration that show...

The Board of Trustees for Clearview Public Schools is pleased to share the learning calendar for the 2020-21 school year.  Three draft calendars were shared with school council chairs and principals to share with parents and staff with a request for feedback.  All feedback was carefully conside...

We have had some questions about Clearview’s response to the coronavirus. While the impacts to Canada and Alberta have been low to date, we would like to share with you the following to help in understanding the concerns:  Clearview takes its direction from Alberta Health Services (AHS), and A...

The Board of Trustees is pleased to provide you with the highlights of our board meeting held on February 5, 2020. To view full highlights, click here.

Clearview has recently received questions from parents directly and questions on-line with respect to student safety in our schools.  We appreciate the opportunity to share information to address these concerns. The subsequent investigations following the lock-down in December found that the tip...

Clearview School Division has partnered with Stettler Parent Link, Stettler Regional Early Child Development Committee and the Stettler Public Library to present a Family Literacy Day – Celebration of Snow today Monday, January 27, 2020 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm.  This event will be held at the Stettler...

It is with deep regret and sadness that we are informing the community, parents and staff of the recent death of a staff member, Matthew Jarmin. Matthew was an Educational Assistant at Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus who worked with our students primarily in career and technology studies. ...

UNSTOPPABLE Mother Daughter Night Out is a collaboration between Clearview Public Schools’ CARS Program, Heartland Youth Center (HYC), and other community partners.  Girls age 10+ with their mom or other important female role model are invited to an UNSTOPPABLE Mother Daughter Night Out fr...