Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools | |
Native Name: | Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11 |
Country: | Canada |
Location: | 5515 - 47A Avenue Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates: | 52.9681°N -113.3881°W |
Superintendent: | Mike Wake |
Chair Of The Board: | Karen Becker |
Free Label1: | Elected trustees |
Free Text1: | Leanne Axelsen, City of Wetaskiwin Barb Johnson, City of Wetaskiwin Laura White, City of Wetaskiwin Joline Mearon-Bull, Maskwacis Cree Nation Lynn Ware, rural electoral division 1 Kathryn Weremey, rural electoral division 2 Kyle Dorchester, rural electoral division 3 Karen Becker, rural electoral division 4 |
Schools: | 20 |
Budget: | https://www.wrps.ab.ca/division-office/finance |
Students: | 3,939 (September 2007) |
Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11 or Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools (WRPS) is the school board serving the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10. WRPS is a public school board system obliged to accept anyone who meets age and location requirements.
WRPS operates 20 public schools in Wetaskiwin, Millet, Gwynne, Pigeon Lake Buck Lake, Alder Flats and Winfield. Also included in the school division is the Wetaskiwin Home Education system and two Colony Schools Pine Haven Colony School and Silver Creek Colony School.
WRPS is operated by a group of seven elected trustees and one appointed trustee they then elect a chairman, and a vice-chairman. Each of the trustees overlooks a different electoral district, whether it be the city of Wetaskiwin, Millet, or other rural attendance areas.