As the 2020-2021 school year begins to wind down, work on the rebuilds for the Delia and Morrin Schools continues without signs of slowing down.
Construction on the new Delia School has been ongoing since September 2020 when ground first broke on the new facility.
“With Delia School, we are ahead of schedule but are still uncertain as to when the move-in will happen during the 2021-2022 school year,” says Prairie Land School Division Superintendent Cam McKeage.
Staff were recently given a tour of the new school building.
Residents in the Village of Morrin will also see the existing K-12 Morrin School rebuilt.
The new, draft Alberta K-6 curriculum, which was unveiled by Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange in March 2021 has been met with criticism from the Alberta Teachers Association, school districts, and parents.
Local school divisions are currently considering whether to pilot the curriculum, in whole or in part, as feedback from Albertans continues to come in via the online survey.
“At this time, Prairie Land will critically and systemically investigate this document in its entirety. We want to make sure that as a school division Prairie Land collectively finds our spot at the ministry table in an effort to provide intentional, accurate, and meaningful feedback,” said Prairie Land School Division Superintendent Cam McKeage.
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Locally, following a surge in cases mid-March which saw active cases in the Drumheller Valley rise to a record high of 75 on March 16, cases continue to fluctuate.
“We have now administered more than one million doses of vaccine in the province,” Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during the Thursday, April 15 COVID update.
It was also announced the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was previously paused due to a rare increased risk of blood clots, was made available to eligible Albertans aged 40 and older starting on Tuesday, April 20; previously the vaccine was not recommended for anyone under 55.