Participate

The Futures Planning process offers six different ways for you to participate and keep informed about the events and the information generated.

Community Forums (6 events)

• Large forums for members of the public and community groups to learn, dialogue and generate information in relation to the process phases.
• Two, 3 hour events for each of three phases (events will concurrently in Canmore and Banff)

Phase 1: Community Values

Canmore Community Forum
Held on November 14, 2007
See Results page for summary of input

Banff Community Forum
Held on November 14, 2007
See Results page for summary of input

Phase 2: Education Trends and Forces of Change

Canmore Community Forum
Held on February 6, 2008
See Results page for summary of input

Banff Community Forum
Held on February 6, 2008
See Results page for summary of input

Phase 3: Key Directions

Canmore Community Forum
Held on April 30, 2008
See Results page for summary of input

Banff Community Forum
Held April 30, 2008
See Results page for summary of input

Teachers Forums (3 events)

• Large forums for teachers in all of the Bow Valley communities to learn, dialogue and generate information in relation to the process phases.
• One 2-3 hour event for each of the three phases (events will occur in Canmore)

Phase 1: Community Values

Teacher’s Forum
Held on November 21, 2007
See Results page for summary of input

Phase 2: Education Trends and Forces of Change

Teacher’s Forum
Held February 11, 2008
See Results page for summary of input

Phase 3: Key Directions

Teacher’s Forum
See Results page for summary of input

Students Forums (multiple events)

• Large group or classroom forums to involve middle and high school level students in facilitated dialogue and activities
• Student events to occur in Phase 1 of the project, led by teachers and administrators in the various schools

Website Questionnaire (ongoing)

• Accessed through the project website, (linked from CRPS website) to host information about the futures planning process and an ongoing questionnaire
• Questionnaire to follow same progression and question of 3 phases, providing  an opportunity for individuals to give input anonymously

Speaker Series

The Annual CPRS Speaker Series will coordinate both its timing and its topics with the three phases of the Futures Planning Process - occurring in the month prior to the Forums, so as to inform the discussions there. The proposed months for presentations are October, 2007 and January and April, 2008. General topics of focus:

Phase 1: Community Values

Held on Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Speaker: David King, Executive Director, Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta

Phase 2: Education Trends and Forces of Change

Held on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Speaker: Ruben Nelson, Futurist
View Event Video

Phase 3: Key Directions

Held on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Speaker: Emery Dosdall, past Deputy Minister of Education, British Columbia, and past Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools

Community Outreach

• Press releases to local media to inform the public of the general progress and results
• Use of available CRPS outreach mechanisms, e.g. website, newsletters, student notices, school council, to build public awareness.