Prairie Rose Public Schools Trustee Graeme Dennis takes the oath of office on Tuesday. Courtesy/Prairie Rose Public Schools

By Jesse Gill

EDUCATION

Prairie Rose Public Schools holds an organizational meeting and cancels two PD days

Oct 29, 2025 | 9:03 AM

Prairie Rose Public Schools held its organizational meeting on Tuesday morning.

Trustees took an oath of office as they were sworn into the position. Included are four incumbents: Pam Cursons, Graeme Dennis, Patty Rooks, and Nancy Haraga.

New to the board are Janel Vossler, Lois Bedwell, and Darren Howes.

Voted in as the board chair is Rooks, with Cursons as vice chair. The seven trustees are each set to represent a ward.

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Patty Rooks will be the Board Chair, and Pam Cursons will be the Vice-Chair for the Prairie Rose Public Schools Board of Trustees. Courtesy/Prairie Rose Public Schools

Ward 1 has Bedwell representing the Oyen area, Ward 2 has Vossler covering the Elkwater area, Ward 3 is split between Cursons and Howe for Redcliff and Dunmore, Ward 4 has Graeme Dennis representing Seven Persons and Ralston, Ward 5 includes Rooks covering Bow Island and Burdett, and Ward 6 has Nancy Haraga looking after Foremost.

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Trustee Lois Bedwell for Ward 1 takes the oath of office from returning officer Ryan Boser. Courtesy/Prairie Rose Public Schools

The board of trustees approved modifications to the 2025-2026 school year calendar, changing the two November professional development days on Nov. 7 and Nov. 10 to instructional days for students.

The trustees also expressed that boards have not yet been advised whether there will be any adjustments or accommodations to student assessments as a result of the strike. It was noted during the meeting that recovering some of the lost instructional time is particularly important at the high school level, where schools operate on semesters.

The board approved the changes, and further adjustments could be made once Alberta Education provides more information.