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On July 27th, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a new early learning pilot program for preschool-aged children who are deaf and hard of hearing or connected to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities.

The program will be delivered through a partnership with the Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services and Regina Public Schools.

Early Learning Deaf and Hard of Hearing Pilot

At the meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, June 19^th, the Board of Education considered the issue of the Davin School Name.

Following their deliberations, the Board passed the following motion:

That, effective with the 2018-19 school year, the name of Davin School be changed to The Crescents School, reflective of the neighbourhood it serves; and, that, as resources permit, the recommended actions related to creating lasting educational and historical legacies relative to the Davin School name and Industrial and Residential Schools be implemented.

The recommended actions to be taken follow:

On June 27, Regina Public Schools and Regina Catholic Schools announced that they have agreed to participate in a joint transportation pilot for the 2018-19 school year.  Regina Board of Education, Katherine Gagne and her Catholic Board counterpart, Rob Bresciani made the official announcement at École St. Elizabeth, which is a joint school with École Wascana Plains School. Students going to these two schools will participate in this pilot project.  Regina Catholic Schools will be providing the transportation services.

A number of adjustments will need to be made for the 2018-19 school year to help make this pilot project successful. These include:

Regina Public Schools is pleased to announce significant increases in graduation rates in the 2016-17 school year and increases over the past 7 years.

The on-time graduation rate (three years to graduate from Grade 10 to 12) for all Regina Public Schools students increased from 74 percent in 2015-16 to 79 percent in 2016-17. That is an increase of five percent. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students saw an on-time graduation increase of 11 percent from 42 percent in 2015-16 to 53 percent in 2016-17.  On-time graduation rates for non-First Nations, Métis and Inuit students increased from 81 percent in 2015-16 to 85 percent in 2016-17, which equals the provincial average of four percent.

In 2017, the Regina Human Service Partnership (RHSP) signed the Regina Human Service Partnership's Community Violence Threat Risk Assessment & Support Protocol at a ceremony at Regina Public Schools’ Campus Regina Public. This is an essential tool for creating and maintaining safe environments for students, staff, parents/guardians and community members.

It is important for all parents to read and understand the Community Assessment of Risk to Others & Support Protocol information. Below, please find links to review the brochure, the protocol document and a letter to all parents and guardians by Mark Haarmann, Regina Public Schools’ Director of Education/CEO.