Our Division

Wild Rose Public Schools serves the communities of Rocky Mountain House, Drayton Valley, Caroline, Leslieville, Condor and Breton. We have 16 schools and three alternate programs that serve approximately 5100 students. We are a strong professional learning community that is committed to an excellent education for all of our students and we encourage all our parents and community stakeholders to get involved in the educational process as we believe that the success of our students is a shared effort between the schools, the home and the community.

Wild Rose Public Schools employs over 650 full time and part time staff members, including 319 teachers and 350 support, maintenance, IT specialists, and bus driving staff. Each one of our staff is committed to providing a positive quality educational experience for our students.

We take pride in the fact that we:

• reflect best practices for instruction and assessment
• provide safe and caring schools
• focus on literacy
• provide and use the latest technology in our instruction
• recognize and accommodate individual differences, interests and abilities
• provide equity and access for all our students
• are continually growing and learning as a professional learning community.

Our Mandate

To improve the achievement levels of ALL students.

Our Mission

To create powerful learning environments that inspire excellence in learning and support the well-being of all students.

Our Vision

All students complete their programs with a sense of dignity, purpose, and hope.

Our Values

• Honesty & integrity
• Fairness & empathy
• Respect
• Responsibility & accountability
• Continuous improvement

Our Beliefs

• Education must be a hopeful activity
• All students can be passionate, successful learners
• Our primary purpose is facilitating student achievement
• Teacher practice is the most influential variable in student learning
• Learning must be unbounded
• Positive relationships are critical
• Learning best occurs in positive, safe and supportive environments
• Students will respond positively to high expectation
• Learning must be interactive, engaging, relevant and appropriate to the individual