Alberta Education supports the needs of students, parents, teachers and administrators from Early Childhood Services (ECS) through Grade 12.
The Ministry has the following responsibilities:
- Develops curriculum and sets standards.
- Evaluates curriculum and assesses outcomes.
- Teacher development and certification.
- Supports special needs students.
- Funds and supports school boards.
- Aboriginal and francophone education.
- Management of the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI).
- Oversees basic education policy and regulations.
Curriculum Summaries and Curriculum Handbooks contain information for parents on subjects, programs and courses available in Alberta schools. They are updated every year as changes are made to the curriculum. Users are encouraged to provide feedback to Alberta Education via the Curriculum Handbooks Questionnaire.