There have been several great discussions and questions posed regarding school issues in the past month or so. To address this, BCHA has put together some information we hope you will find helpful.
- What schools do students in Brookside attend?
- HRSB
- Prospect Road Elementary - http://www.pres.ednet.ns.ca/
- Brookside Junior High - http://www.bjh.ednet.ns.ca/
- Halifax West - http://www.hwhs.ednet.ns.ca/
- CSAP
- École Beaubassin - http://beaubassin.ednet.ns.ca/
- École Secondaire du Sommet - http://sommet.ednet.ns.ca/
- How do I find out if school is closed for a storm?
- Call Halifax Regional School Board info line at 464-4636 (INFO)
- Listen to CBC Radio for their storm line reports or check online at http://www.cbc.ca/stormcentre/ns/
- Élèves et parents de CSAP, peut voire http://csap.ednet.ns.ca/tempetes.php?id=21
- Who do I call about a school bus issue ?
- If about a discipline issue on the bus, then call your Vice Principal at your child’s school as they will be the prime contact.
- If about locating a bus stop, go to https://www.stockhalifax.com/default.aspx?load=custompublic
- If about bus stop safety, then call Stock Transportation at 481-8400
- If looking for general information about pupil transportation , see the HRSB FAQs at http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/687.html
- If other bus concerns, call the HRSB Administrator, Student Transportation, at 464-2000 ext. 2452
- Élèves et parents de CSAP – faire le contact a 433-7045
- Who do I speak to if I have questions about the curriculum or outcomes in my child’s classroom?
- Best place to start is with speaking to the student’s teacher as they are best able to advise on what is being covered at any one time in your child’s classroom.
- Curriculum guides are online at the Provincial Dept. of Education – see https://sapps.ednet.ns.ca/Cart/index.php?UID=20140206163637198.90.94.170
- Learning outcomes (what students should be able to do and understand) are located at http://www.ednet.ns.ca/psp-lof.shtml
- Élèves et parents de CSAP - http://csap.ednet.ns.ca/prog_etudes.php?id=34&menu_type=menu et ministère de l'Éducation - 424-4183
- Where do I go to see policies in effect at my child’s school?
- Provincial policies and guidelines are located on line at: http://www.ednet.ns.ca/document_depot.shtml
- Board policies are located at http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/541.html
- Élèves et parents de CSAP - http://csap.ednet.ns.ca/poli_direct.php?id=162
- What resources are available to help me work with my child’s school work in Nova Scotia?
- Provincial wide resources are found on line at http://www.ednet.ns.ca/families.shtml
- Additional provincial resources are at http://www.ednet.ns.ca/educators.shtml
(Note: some resources are limited to teacher’s access only) - Halifax Regional School Board maintains a parent portal at http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/3.html
- Élèves et parents de CSAP - http://csap.ednet.ns.ca/serv_eleves.php?id=44&menu_type=menu
- Who is my School Board representative that I may speak with on issues regarding our schools?
- HRSB District 6 – Sheryl Blumenthal- Harrison
- Clayton Park West - Spryfield
- Phone: 902-252-0306 or 902-430-8313
- Email: sblumenthalharrison@hrsb.ca
- CSAP –Halifax
- Lucien Comeau (902) 430-0369, Lucien.Comeau@csap.ednet.ns.ca
- Brenda Pickup (902) 223-8665, Brenda.Pickup@csap.ednet.ns.ca
- Jacques LeBlanc (902) 860-2135, Jacques.Leblanc@csap.ednet.ns.ca
- Who do I speak to if I have concerns about the school building itself?
- Speak directly to the school Principal first as often they may already have a request in to Operations (Property Services) to deal with the concern. They may direct you to the Board Operation for more detailed questions as this area is looked after at the Board, not school level.
- Follow up with the School Advisor Committee (SAC) as often long range issues such as student overcrowding are being worked on by the school already and your help is always needed.
- Speak to your School Board rep – see above.
- Where do I find out the school calendar so I can better plan our family events?
- HRSB is on line at: http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/628.html
- CSAP is on line at: http://csap.ednet.ns.ca/info_general.php?id=7&menu_type=menu
