-
Welcome to Chinook’s Edge!
-
Chinook’s Edge is one of the largest school divisions in the province, serving over 11,000 students in 43 Central Alberta schools between Calgary and Red Deer.
Our schools are located in 13 small communities that sprawl east and west from the Highway 2 corridor, conveniently providing Chinook’s Edge staff and families with the best of both worlds: a friendly, healthy and affordable small-town lifestyle combined with the proximity to big city amenities! Plus, the world famous Rocky Mountains are a short drive away.
The Chinook’s Edge reputation for staff and student wellness, our family-friendly communities that boast easy access to exciting cultural and recreational opportunities, and our highly regarded quality learning environments make us a desirable division in which to live, learn, work and play!
- VISION
- Chinook's Edge School Division will be universally recognized as a collaborative learning community where learning is personalized for all students to achieve success as compassionate and innovative global citizens.
- MISSION
- Chinook's Edge School Division will engage every student in meaningful learning by challenging, encouraging and believing in them.
-
- BOWDEN
- Bowden Grandview School
- CARSTAIRS
- Carstairs Elementary School
- Hugh Sutherland School
- Neudorf Hutterite
- CREMONA
- Cremona School
- DELBURNE
- Delburne School
-
- OLDS
- École Deer Meadow School
- École Olds Elementary School
- Horizon School
- Off Campus Learning Centre
- Olds Career High School
- Olds High School
- Olds Koinonia Christian School
- Reed Ranch School
- PENHOLD
- Jessie Duncan School
- Penhold Crossing Secondary
- Penhold Elementary School
- RED DEER COUNTY
- Gasoline Alley Career High
- Pine Hill Hutterite School
- Poplar Ridge School
-
- GENERAL
- COVID-19 Information
- AB Government Letter - Bill 1
- Alberta Education Website
- Destiny
- Fentanyl Information
- Inclement Weather
- Kids Plus Accident Insurance
- LearnAlberta.ca
- Moodle
- myBlueprint
- Out of Area Request
- PowerSchool
- QuickPay - Online Fee Payment
- QuickPay - Terms of Use
- Safety Response Summary
- School Fees
- Technology Use Agreement
- Trustee Update
- Weekdays 'til 6
-
- EMPLOYMENT
- Contact
- CESD73 Careers (Twitter)
- Employment Opportunities
- EMPLOYEE SERVICES
- Contact People Services
- Benefits
- Calendars
- Employee Information Form
- Employee Self Services
- Evaluations
- Grids
- Handbooks
- Homewood Health
- ID Card Requests
- Interview Information
- LAPP
- Legal Name Change Notification
- Maternity/Adoption Leave Request
- Medical Leave Notification Form
- People Services Forms
- Record of Employment
- Staff Links
- Staff Health & Wellness
- Support Staff Request For Time Off
- Teacher Leave Day Request
- Teacher Supervision & Evaluation
- Timesheets
-
- LEARNING SERVICES
- CESD Hub
- Contact Learning Services
- Assessment
- Career Connections
- CTF Site
- Destiny
- Ed Tech Framework
- Essential Outcomes
- French Immersion
- Indigenous Education
- Instructional Media Centre
- Learning Support Teams
- Literacy Framework
- Locally Developed Courses
- Mentorship
- PLCs
- Quality Learning Environment
-
- SYSTEM SERVICES
- Administrator's Handbook
- Contact System Services
- Purchasing Technology
- Student Information
- Tech Advisory Group (TAG)
- Tech Help Ticketing System
- CORPORATE SERVICES
- Facilities Services
- Financial Services
- Health & Safety
- Online Field Trip Information
- Out of Province PD Form
- Records Management
- Relocatables - Photo Tour
- Transportation Services
Contact your Trustee

Ward 4 – Innisfail
Phone: (403) 391-2321
hbilton@cesd73.ca
I have spent several years assisting young people with career development opportunities, and am very pleased to now be serving Chinook’s Edge students as trustee for Innisfail. My husband and I live on a farm east of Innisfail that has been in the Bilton family since the late 1800s. I sit on several committees and work hard to create partnerships that benefit learners. It is important to me to serve on the Board of Education because I want to make a difference for my community, because I believe in high quality education, and because I want to see our youth succeed.


Ward 2 – Penhold / Poplar Ridge / Gasoline Alley
Phone: 403-886-5191
scooper@cesd73.ca
I am proud to serve the families of Penhold and Poplar Ridge, as well as students and families who are part of our Gasoline Alley Career High School community. My family has lived in Penhold for over 20 years. My three children were well served by Chinook's Edge during their school years and I'm happy to contribute my time to this great school division and to my community. I believe strongly in elected trusteeship, in partnerships and collaboration, in cost efficient management, and in listening to students and parents.
Colleen Butler
Ward 3 – Delburne / Elnora
Phone: 403-749-2124
cbutler@cesd73.ca
Representing this area is of very personal interest to me, as I grew up at Delburne, graduated from Delburne School and served as Vice Principal of Delburne for many years. My grandchildren now attend Delburne School, and my great nieces and nephew are at Elnora School. I have been involved in education all my life and feel that children and their high quality education must be our greatest priority.

Ward 5 – Bowden / Spruce View
Phone: 403-224-3037
chuelsman@cesd73.ca
I am proud to represent the K-12 children and communities of Bowden and Spruce View. My husband and I have farmed in the local Bowden/Innisfail area for over 30 years and raised our daughter here. I have served on the Board for the past 14 years and am excited to continue. I truly believe that children are our future and should be given every opportunity to reach their fullest potential. It is our role as Trustees to lobby on your behalf to ensure that issues are addressed, policies and processes reviewed or established, and infrastructures put in place if and when necessary. I have been proud to serve as ASBA Zone 4 Chair for the past two years and feel this enables me to take our local Board issues to another level of advocacy. We all need to work together to meet the diverse needs of today's learners and ensure that 'students come first'.

Ward 6 – Sundre
Phone: 403-638-4580 / 403-636-0725
atarnoczi@cesd73.ca
I am honoured to represent Sundre area students, parents and community members. My family and I have been involved in education in Sundre for over 35 years. From teaching math and physics at Sundre High, to opening the Sundre Learning Centre, to working as Principal at River Valley School, I have come to appreciate the importance the community places on quality education. Through my work with the Alberta Government to promote rural development through educational opportunities, I know that strong learning programs are key to creating thriving rural communities. I have worked as Associate Superintendent of Corporate Services and as an educational policy consultant, which has given me the background to understand how, as a trustee, I can be an advocate and a voice for stakeholders across Chinook’s Edge. I love being a trustee because I believe I can play a role supporting our educators as they help our children, including my grandchildren, reach their full potential.

Ward 7 – Olds / Reed Ranch
Phone: 403-556-2047
tjames@cesd73.ca
I have lived in Olds for 48 years, farming and ranching with my husband. Our two children graduated from Chinook's Edge schools and now our grandchildren are attending our schools. The high quality of education in this division produces above-average students and is filled with unique partnerships that create even greater opportunities for students. I'm happy to be part of that progress in Chinook's Edge.

Ward 8 – Didsbury
Phone: 403-994-0278
gkerr@cesd73.ca
I am pleased to be serving a second term as Trustee for Didsbury and area. Didsbury has been our home for 13 years. As the owner/operator of a small business in Didsbury, I have the opportunity to interact with many people who are looking to move to our area. I am able to tell them with great confidence what wonderful schools, great teachers and caring staff we have in the schools in our community and throughout our Division. I am looking forward to the next four years, as we strive to make Chinook's Edge THE PLACE 'where students come first.'

Ward 9 – Carstairs / Cremona
Phone: (403) 940-5290