The file consists of samples of correspondence between the Grande Prairie School Division No. 14 and the Two Rivers School District. Correspondence covers the initial transfer of responsibilities from Two Rivers to the Grande Prairie Division in 1938. The letters discuss administrative concerns such as elections of Divisional Board trustees and notices of annual meetings of ratepayers and new legislation. There is correspondence between the GP District and the Two Rivers Secretary-Treasurer regarding the operation of the Two Rivers School, including financing repairs to the school, school equipment (such as desks, telephones and typewriters), wood and water supplies and care of the teacherage. The correspondence also covers personnel and curriculum concerns regarding appointments, contracts and duties of janitors and teachers and instruction of upper grade levels at the Two Rivers School, and includes an order from the Provisional Board of Health regarding a closure of schools in the district during the smallpox epidemic.
The file consists of samples of correspondence between the Department of Education and the Two Rivers School District. Correspondence addresses land and tax related issues, including changes in the boundaries of the school district and valuation of property in the district; issues relating to Statements of Grant, the Tax Recovery Act, the School Assessment Act, the School Act and the Tax Arrears Consolidation Act; issues regarding teaching such as teacher's contracts, authorization to teach grade 9, school inspection appointments, policies for conducting Department exams, and forms from the School-Book Branch regarding textbook rentals. Administrative concerns include the necessary qualifications of an elector of the district, as well as nomination of Board trustees. There are a number of letters between the Deputy Minister and the Secretary-Treasurer of Two Rivers School concerning the turnover of book-keeping responsibilities and financial control to the Grande Prairie Divisional Board.
The file consists of samples of correspondence between the Department of Municipal Affairs and the Two Rivers School District. Topics include the collection of school taxes and Coal Lease money; the return of arrears, seizure of goods and distress proceedings under the School Assessment Act; and communications in regards to the issues and policies relating to the Tax Recovery Act and Local Tax Arrears Consolidation Act. Also included in the sub-series are receipts for taxes and Statements of Tax Collection
The file consists of items relating to personnel at the Two Rivers School: newspaper advertisements for teachers, contract agreements between trustees and teachers, and Department of Education School Inspection reports.
The file consists of samples of plans for school events; a Department of Public Health letter regarding Smallpox and Diphtheria; a letter from the Beaverlodge Board of Trade inviting Two Rivers School to Coronation Day Celebrations; Department Exams for Grade 9 Science and Math; and a Certificate of Promotion.
This file consists of The School Act (1937) of the Department of Education in the Province of Alberta. The Table of Contents is on pages 3 to 5 and the General Index is on pages 170 to 187 (pages listed on Table of Contents and Index do not strictly correspond with numbered documents on this webpage). The School Act, 1931, starts on page 6 The School Assessment Act, 1931, starts on page 114 The School Grants Act starts on page 145 The School Attendance Act starts on page 156 The Teaching Profession Act starts on page 162 General Regulations start on page 166
