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DECEMBER 3, 2020 – Updated -- Regina Public Schools is now providing remote learning for the 2020-21 school year. eSchool – Regina Public Schools Online Learning is for students who require an alternative way of learning outside of a school classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Courses are for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students and are specifically designed for learning in an online environment. Each online course will be taught by a teacher who will provide learning resources, activities, assessment, and opportunities for interaction. Because online learning is facilitated through the internet, course materials and activities will be accessible to Regina Public Schools students as long as a student is currently registered at a Regina public school and has a device and internet connectivity. However, some learning is also designed to take place offline, in part to avoid excessive screen time. eSchool is administered by Regina Public Schools and there will be no cost to our school families.

Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum is available. High school core credits are available; high school elective credits will be offered based on need. Intensive Support programming will be offered. Elementary French Immersion programming may be available based on student need and available resources.

Students who register for eSchool will be required to commit to remote learning for a designated time frame. Part-time enrolment is not available. Students will have opportunities to return to their home school at natural transition times during the school year (end of reporting periods).

General registration for eSchool is facilitated through students’ home school.

To register for eSchool:

Elementary eSchool Registration and Deadlines

As of November 5, 2020, all new eSchool students must follow the below process to register for eSchool:

1. Contact home school to discuss transition from in-person classroom to eSchool.
2. Parents/guardians and students will collaborate with home school administration to facilitate a referral to eSchool.
3. Home school administration will share eSchool registration form with students and parents/guardians.
4. eSchool administration will be notified of application by home school administration.
5. Students will be contacted by eSchool staff to arrange for registration.

This process will take 7 to 14 days to complete as students need to be transferred and enrolled in the online environment. Please call your home school for more information. 

Elementary eSchool registration will re-open January 25, 2021 and close February 2, 2021.

The registration of an elementary student in eSchool reflects the commitment from a student and their caregivers to remain at eSchool until March 8, 2021.

Future Elementary eSchool enrolment dates: 

The final elementary eSchool registration dates for the 2020-21 school year will be open from March 8 to 19, 2021.

High School eSchool

As of November 5, 2020, all students interested in registering for eSchool must follow the process below:

1. Contact home school to discuss transition from in-person classroom to eSchool.
2. Parents/guardians and students will collaborate with home school to facilitate a referral to eSchool.
3. Home school administration will share eSchool registration form with students and parents/guardians.
4. ESchool staff will contact student to arrange for registration.
5. Note for Regina Public high schools have differing Quint schedules: eSchool staff will make every effort to offer students the classes in which they are currently registered at their home school. While every attempt will be made to offer the same classes, eSchool cannot guarantee that all classes will be offered each Quint.
6. New registrations for Quint 3 will be accepted:
   1. 1. Between December 7 and December 14, 2020. All registrations submitted by December 14, 2020 will begin classes on January 4, 2021.

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6. 1. 2. Between January 4 and 6, 2021. All registrations submitted by January 6, 2021 will begin classes by the January 13, 2021.
7. Registration will close January 6, 2021. No new registrations will occur after this date.
8. Registration dates for Quint 4 will be announced at a later date. 

*The registration of a high school student in eSchool reflects the commitment from a student and their caregivers to remain at eSchool until the end of Quint 3. 

This process will take four to seven days to complete as students need to be transferred and enrolled in the online environment. Please call your home school for more information.

If you have any questions, please email eschool@rbe.sk.ca

For information relating to Home-Based Education, please click here.

The Organizational Meeting of the Regina Board of Education was held on November 17, 2020. Mr. Adam Hicks was declared elected by acclamation to the office of Chairperson, and Ms. Tara Molson was declared elected to the position of Vice-Chairperson, both effective immediately.

In addition, the Board adopted the following motion:

That, during the period December 2020 to September 2021, regular meetings of the Board be held on the following days:

Tuesday, December 8, 2020      Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Tuesday, January 12, 2021        Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Tuesday, February 9, 2021        Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Tuesday, March 2, 2021            Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Tuesday, March 23, 2021          Tuesday, September 7, 2021

commencing at 5:30 p.m., to be held at the Regina Public School Board Office, 1600 4th Avenue, Regina, unless otherwise scheduled by resolution; and that the 2021 Organizational Meeting be held on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., in the Regina Public School Board Office, 1600 4th Avenue, Regina.

More information about the newly elected and re-elected trustees and the subdivisions they serve, meeting agendas and meeting minutes can be found at https://www.reginapublicschools.ca/board_meetings.

Because of COVID-19 restrictions, ongoing health and safety protocols, and until further notice, meetings of the Regina Board of Education will be closed to the public. They are, however, live streamed and recorded for public viewing. To see the board proceedings from the November 17th meeting, to watch previously held meetings or to watch any future meeting, please visit https://www.reginapublicschools.ca/watch_board_meetings.

NOVEMBER 17, 2020 -- Please click on the letter below to read an important message from the Saskatchewan Association of School Business Officials (SASBO), Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) and Saskatchewan League of Educational Administrators, Directors & Superintendents (LEADS), requesting that we all do our part to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Regina Public Schools is an active member of each one of these Saskatchewan education sector organizations.

Open Letter from Saskatchewan’s Education Partners

November 6, 2020 -- On November 6, 2020, the Saskatchewan Health Authority informed us that a case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an individual at Gladys McDonald School. 

For the safety of students and staff, and in consultation with Public Health, we have closed the school until Friday, November 13, 2020.  All students will be participating in remote learning, beginning on Tuesday, November 10th. School families will be contacted with details.

Students can return to class and school will resume on Monday, November 16, 2020.

If there are any additional close contacts at the school, they will be contacted directly by Public Health. A close contact is someone who has been within two metres (six feet) of someone for a cumulative 15 minutes. 

If any staff, student or school family members show any symptoms, they should please stay home and contact Healthline 811. Symptoms are described here.

NOVEMBER 5, 2020 – Effective Monday, November 9, 2020, all Regina Public Schools students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 will be required to wear a non-medical  mask in school and on school buses. This change comes at a time when all schools and the school division are working to focus on limiting health risks to students and staff and to minimize disruptions to student learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please read the letter to all parents and guardians from Director of Education Greg Enion. It explains the background and the rationale for this decision.

We have also updated a number of documents to reflect this change. This is a great time to review these documents below.

If you have any questions, please direct them to your school principal.

Re-open Plan

Return-to-School Parent Handbook

Return-to-School Safety Plan Poster