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| LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds |
| No.: | PR3253 |
| TITLE: | Southern Regional Francophone Coordinating Council No. 7 Fonds |
| CREATOR: | Southern Regional Francophone Coordinating Council No. 7 |
| DATE RANGE: | 1992-2000 |
| EXTENT: | 0.79 m of textual records |
| ADMINISTRATIVE |
| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | The Southern Regional Francophone Coordinating Council No. 7 was created in 1994 by the Alberta Ministry of Education, to allow francophones to move towards the francophone management and control of the education for francophones. The responsibilities of the Council included: identify in the region the eligible parents according to Article 23; promote their rights according to the article and making them aware of the several available options regarding their children's education; work in cooperation with the eligible francophone parents and champion the education in French; facilitate the education in French for the eligible students by securing the offer of service by school boards or regional authorities; implementing of francophone management and control of schools where there is a sufficient number of students; counselling the Minister of Education, the regional authorities and all involved regarding any question or issue related to the French education for francophones. This new structure became necessary after the Supreme Court's ruling in the 'Mahé case', in March 1990, regarding the education in the languages of the official minorities. The Supreme Court ruling forced the provinces to respect Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and establish a management structure that would allow the French and English minorities in Canada to manage and control their own schools according to their own needs. The Alberta Government answered this ruling by allowing francophone schools in the provincial regions where the number of francophone and eligible students is sufficient, like La Vérendrye School in the Lethbridge school district.
Having as its mission to answer the educational needs of francophones and eligible students, the Coordinating Council managed francophone schools, recruited students and promoted education in French for the francophones and eligible students, and produced recommendations, studies, reports, and research for government.
The Coordinating Council ended its activities in 2000, when the new Greater Southern Public Francophone Education Region No. 4 Authority was established. This new body took over the management of francophone education in the regions previously covered by the South Central Regional Francophone Coordinating Council No. 6 and by the Southern Regional Francophone Coordinating Council No. 7. |
| CUSTODIAL HISTORY: | The documents were picked-up at Calgary from the custody of Greater Southern Public Francophone Education Region No. 4. |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The records cover the period 1992-2000 and demonstrate the functioning and activities of the Southern Regional Francophone Coordinating Council No. 7. The material includes records on school organisation and management, activities planning, programming, annual reports, meetings and minutes, as well as records of committees formed by the Council. It also includes documents on legislation and legal affairs regarding the education and the rights of French and English minorities in Canada.
The records are organized under 8 series: Accounting, finances; Relations Council-other organisms; Correspondence, miscellaneous; Projects, programming, recruitment; Schools; School districts; Reports, minutes; Communication, media clippings. |
| ARRANGEMENT NOTE: | An arrangement was imposed on this material in the first accession. |
| LANGUAGE NOTE: | The material is in French, with some documents in English. |
| RELATED RECORDS: | Greater Southern Public Francophone Education Region No. 4 Authority fonds (PR3254), South Central Regional Francophone Coordinating Council No. 6 fonds (PR3252). |
| GENERAL NOTE: | The information from the administrative history was translated from French from documents in the fonds. |
| RELATED FONDS: | PR3252 (South Central Regional Francophone Coordinating Council No. 6 Fonds)
PR3254 (Greater Southern Public Francophone Education Region No. 4 Authority Fonds)
SL3253 (Fonds du Conseil de coordination de la région Sud No. 7 - Éducation francophone)
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| RELATED SERIES: | PR3253.0001 (Accounting, finances)
PR3253.0002 (Relations Council-other organisations)
PR3253.0003 (Correspondence, miscellaneous)
PR3253.0004 (Projects, programming, recruitment)
PR3253.0005 (Schools)
PR3253.0006 (Schools districts)
PR3253.0007 (Reports, minutes)
PR3253.0008 (Communication, media clippings)
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