Entry to the School

In order to improve the security of our school and maximize safety for our students and staff, the doors to our school are locked during school hours. To enter the school, please go to the front door and ring the buzzer.

Sign-in/Sign-out

  • All parents and visitors, who will be working in the school, must sign in when they arrive and sign out when they leave.
  • When in the building a volunteer/visitor badge must be worn.
  • Parents must sign their children in/out of school at the office if their arrival/departure times are other than regular school hours.
  • Sign your child out in the office if you are taking them out for lunch for a special occasion.

Volunteers

  • All parents who wish to volunteer in the school must have a CBE Volunteer Security Clearance and complete an Annual Volunteer Registration form.
  • You can apply for a Volunteer Security Clearance at the office. It usually takes 4-6 weeks to obtain a clearance.
  • Security Clearances are valid at any CBE school for five years.

​Lockdowns

All CBE schools are required to practice lockdowns in the same way that we practice fire drills. The procedures for lockdowns are developed with the Calgary Police Service and are part of each school’s Emergency Response Plan. If you have questions about lockdown drills or lockdown procedures, please contact your principal.

Evacuation Procedures

In the event that the school needs to be evacuated for any reason, all staff have been trained according to CBE standards. All schools have a primary and a secondary evacuation site. In the event of an evacuation, you will receive an email, phone or SMS notification from the school.

Video Surveillance Technology

The Calgary Board of Education may install and use video surveillance technology at select schools to support maintaining a safe and secure environment and to help control vandalism and criminal activity on school property.

Personal information gathered by video surveillance is collected under the authority of the Education Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) section 33(b). The users of this information are the principal or designate and law enforcement personnel in the case of reported incidents that would require an investigation. Only authorized persons will review video surveillance information.

This technology is considered a complement to, and not a replacement for, CBE's strategies in supporting a welcoming, caring, safe, and respectful learning and work environment for students and staff.

Approval, installation and use of video surveillance technology will comply with Administrative Regulation 1066.

For questions or concerns, please contact the school principal.