Emily Follensbee School specializes in providing educational programs for students attending Kindergarten to Grade 9, who are considered medically fragile with multiple and severe complex learning needs, including those with:
- Cognitive disabilities
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory impairments
- Medical/health needs
- Augmentative/alternate communication needs
Because Emily Follensbee School is a unique setting school, all students are assessed and referred to our specialized program through the CBE Inclusive Learning Team. For more information, please visit our How to Register page.
Mission
Each student, in keeping with their individual abilities and gifts, will complete high school with a foundation of learning necessary to thrive in life, work and continued learning.
Vision
Emily Follensbee School is committed to providing a learning environment that supports all learners achieving their potential in a respectful, safe and caring community.
Values
Students come first. Learning is our central purpose. Public education serves the common good.
Results
Our students will experience academic success and growth in their understanding of citizenship, personal development and character.
Emily Follensbee School Beliefs
- Each individual should be treated with dignity and respect.
- All children can learn and experience success.
- Providing a caring and supportive environment facilitates student learning.
- Every learner makes a positive contribution to the learning environment and to society.
- Diversity is valued.
- Excellence is allowing each individual to develop to his or her full potential.
- At the heart of the learning experience is the relationship between the teacher/education assistant and the learner.
- All families have a meaningful and integral role in their children's education.
- It is important to foster community involvement both inside and outside the school.
- Teaming enhances individual and organizational growth and learning.
- Every individual is seen as a learner and we must all accept responsibility for developing and maintaining a strong collaborative culture based on trust, respect, ownership and risk taking.
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Our School's Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
We are committed to acknowledging and supporting the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 94 Calls to Action specific to education. Our school, along with all CBE schools, made a Truth and Reconciliation Commitment to Action, on June 21, we renewed our commitment.
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School Development Plan
Each year, our school prepares a development plan with input from teachers, school staff, students and parents. We review many sources of data, including report cards, provincial achievement test results and school surveys. Based on this information, we create our plan identifying targeted areas for growth. Our school development plan is not meant to represent all of the work that takes place in our school, but rather it focuses on specific areas for improvement.
View Our School Development Plan | 2024-2025
School Improvement Results Report
Our school also prepares a results plan, which looks at our previous school year. It shows our students’ achievement and progress in meeting the goals and outcomes as set out by the CBE and Alberta Education, outlines some of the highlights of our school development plan and gives an overview of our school. You can look on the CBE website for system-wide results.