Black Gold Regional Division No. 18
Black Gold School Division or Black Gold Regional Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Nisku.[1]
| Black Gold School Division | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 3rd Floor, 1101 - 5 Street Nisku, Alberta, Canada[1] Canada | |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | William Romanchuk |
| Chair of the board | Devonna Klaassen |
| Schools | 32 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 12,000+ |
| Teachers | 666 |
| Staff | 634 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Size
Black Gold School Division (BGSD) is the seventh largest public school division in Alberta with approximately 12,000 students in 32 schools. Formed in 1995, BGSD has 25 years of experience in “inspiring success” in the municipalities of the City of Beaumont, Town of Calmar, Town of Devon, City of Leduc, Leduc County, Town of Thorsby and Village of Warburg.
As a Division, Black Gold provides the highest possible standard of educational opportunities including a full inclusive education program, second language instruction, extensive Career and Technology Studies (CTS) programs, as well as specialized support and disabilities services to Grades 1 - 12, along with Kindergarten and Pre-kindergarten.
Every day Black Gold staff, composed of approximately 720 teachers and 634 support staff work to "Inspire Success" in our schools, your children and the future. For more information on the Division and Black Gold schools, visit: www.blackgold.ca.
Governance
The Board of Trustees of Black Gold School Division is composed of seven trustees, elected as follows, according to Bylaw No. 1-95 (https://www.blackgold.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Board-Policy-07-Appendix-Bylaw-No-1-95.pdf): - Ward 1 (Comprising those lands lying within The Leduc School District No. 297): Two (2) Trustees - Ward 2 (Comprising those lands lying within The Town of Devon): One (1) Trustee - Ward 3 (Comprising those lands lying with The County of Leduc No. 25): Four (4) Trustees, each Trustee to be elected in one of the four (4) electoral subdivisions in the ward.
As the corporate body elected by the electors that support Black Gold School Division, the Board of Trustees shall provide overall direction and leadership to the Division and is accountable for the provision of appropriate educational services and programs to resident students of the Division, in keeping with the requirements of government legislation and the values of the electorate.
The work of the Board will be characterized by thinking and acting in ways that embrace the Division’s core purpose “to inspire success” and its core values of student-focused learning, relationships, supportive environment, passion and managing resources responsibly.
French Immersion Schools
Black Gold School Division offers Early French Immersion in its Beaumont and Leduc Family of Schools with the objective of providing full mastery of the English language, functional fluency in French, as well as an understanding and appreciation of the French culture. The Division's Early French Immersion program is a highly effective way for students to become functionally fluent in French while achieving all of the objectives of a regular school program. Early immersion means that students will begin their immersion experience in Kindergarten or Grade 1 and continue in the program to Grade 12.