Wild Rose School Division board approves 2026-2030 Education Plan

The Wild Rose School Division (WRSD) Board of Trustees has approved its 2026-2030 Education Plan, which aims to improve the life chances of all students.

The division says the plan is a living document that will be updated annually to meet the changing needs of its school communities.

The plan features four domains of focus: student growth and achievement, teaching and learning, learning supports and governance. Each domain includes its own strategies and implementation plans.

Student growth and achievement

Strategies for this domain include:

1. Focusing on literacy, numeracy, financial literacy, citizenship and practical life skills for all students.
2. Collaborating with other ministries to expand mental health and well-being for students.
3. Supporting and implementing the Grade 7-9 curriculum in math, social studies, career education and financial literacy, and physical education and wellness.

Teaching and learning

WRSD will implement the following strategies to address teaching and learning goals:

1. Reenvision the Powerful Learning Environment (PLE) Framework to reflect Education Act updates and Education Plan direction.
2. Enhance career education programming opportunities that enable Grade 7-12 students to explore various occupations.
3. Support teachers and staff in professional learning.

Learning supports

Strategies for learning supports will include:

1. Strengthening literacy and numeracy intervention to align with Bill 6 and Bill 25 amendments.
2. Implementing and using a new Student Behaviour Administrative Procedure.
3. Supporting student complexity and strengths through intentional programming and supports.
4. District safety preparedness and response consolidation with a collaborative and consistent approach.

Governance

To address governance, the division intends to do the following:

1. Collaborate through advocacy with relevant ministries to support the priorities of Wild Rose School Division and the province.
2. Collaborate with community organizations, Indigenous communities, municipalities and government ministries to support student success.
3. Collect and apply input from staff, families, students and local partners to guide divisional strategy and operations.
4. Promote impactful student participation by providing involvement opportunities at both the school and divisional levels.
5. Enhance school safety across the school division.

The strategies are informed by the strengths and weaknesses highlighted in the division’s 2024-25 Annual Education Results Report.

WRSD reports an improvement in the “acceptable” category for students’ provincial achievement test (PAT) results.

As a result of its dedicated intervention programs, the division says three high-needs students successfully transitioned from the RISE behaviour program back to their community schools, and over the 2025-26 school year, there was a significant decrease in the number of acts of aggression in the division.

WRSD also expanded its mental health supports by opening a specialized classroom designed to provide critical mental health intervention for students in Grades 8–11.

Officials also note, there was a positive increase in the number of students who self-identified as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. The four-year high school completion rate for students in these groups also increased to 67 per cent, up from 49.7 per cent. On the other hand, the three-year and five-year completion rates for learners in these groups declined.

WRSD’s results also highlighted a systemic decline in parents, teachers and students modelling the characteristics of citizenship and overall student learning engagement, especially at the Grade 4-6 level.

The WRSD Board of Trustees approved the 2026-2030 Education Plan during its June 16 meeting.