Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal
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Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (PSBGM, French: Commission des écoles protestantes du Grand Montréal, CEPGM) was a Protestant and predominantly English-language school district
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
which was founded in 1951 as a replacement for the Montreal Protestant Central Board, and ceased operations in 1998, with most of its assets transferred to the new English Montreal School Board
. Quebec's Protestant school boards served all non-Catholics, so that the city's Jewish students generally attended schools operated by the PSBGM. The PSBGM's headquarters was located at 6000 Avenue Fielding Avenue in Montreal, which is now the headquarters for the English Montreal School Board.
reorganized the province's public school boards in the mid-1990s. School boards in Quebec had been organized along confessional lines, Catholic
and Protestant, since before Canadian Confederation
. In fact, Quebec was guaranteed a confessional public school system by the British North America Act, 1867, now known as the Constitution Act, 1867
. The provincial government was therefore required to ask the federal government
to amend the Canadian Constitution
if it were to reorganize school boards along linguistic lines, English and French. The amendment was passed without much debate by both the House of Commons and the Senate, notwithstanding the unresolved constitutional debate between Quebec and the rest of Canada.
Debra Shapiro-Lambersky, then a student of the district, designed the district's 150th anniversary logo. The PSBGM held the 1996 PSBGM 150th Anniversary Logo Contest. Shapiro-Lambersky, then a 6th grade student at the Willingdon School, designed the winning logo, showing a group of books surrounding a red heart.
English Montreal School Board
and the other new linguistic school boards began operations on July 1, 1998. The English sector of the PSBGM and the English sectors of the Montreal Catholic School Commission
, the Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer
and the Commission scolaire Sainte-Croix were amalgamated to form the EMSB. The French-language sector became a part of the Commission scolaire de Montréal
.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
which was founded in 1951 as a replacement for the Montreal Protestant Central Board, and ceased operations in 1998, with most of its assets transferred to the new English Montreal School Board
English Montreal School Board
English Montreal School Board is the largest English-language school board in Quebec. The EMSB is responsible for anglophone public schools in the centre and eastern sectors of Montreal Island. Public education in the western portion of Montreal Island is administered by the Lester B. Pearson...
. Quebec's Protestant school boards served all non-Catholics, so that the city's Jewish students generally attended schools operated by the PSBGM. The PSBGM's headquarters was located at 6000 Avenue Fielding Avenue in Montreal, which is now the headquarters for the English Montreal School Board.
Schools operated
This partial list includes some schools that are still in operation and others that have closed or been put to other uses.High schools
- Baron Byng High SchoolBaron Byng High SchoolBaron Byng High School was located at 4251 St. Urbain Street, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was named after the Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, the Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926. Byng was a World War I hero at the battle of Vimy Ridge, an important battle...
- Dunton High School
- Girls' High School
- High School of Montreal
- Malcolm Campbell High School
- Montreal West High SchoolMontreal West High SchoolMontreal West High School was a school located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It originally opened as the Aberdeen School of Coteau Saint-Pierre, or Aberdeen School, in a two story school erected in 1894 that housed two hundred students on Easton Avenue in Montreal West...
, later renamed Royal West AcademyRoyal West AcademyRoyal West Academy is a public anglophone secondary school in Montreal, Quebec. Royal West has limited enrollment, and prospective students are only admitted after an entrance examination and interview. It is situated on Easton Avenue in Montreal West, but its students come from all parts of the... - Northmount High School
- Outremont High SchoolOutremont High SchoolOutremont High School was a high school in the Montreal suburb of Outremont, operated by the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal and later by the English Montreal School Board. It opened in September 1956...
- Sir Winston Churchill High School
- Strathcona Academy
- Verdun High School, later renamed Argyle Academy
- Westmount High SchoolWestmount High SchoolWestmount High School is a public secondary school located at 4350 St. Catherine St. West in Westmount, Quebec, Canada.-Notable graduates:* John E...
History
The Government of QuebecGovernment of Quebec
The Government of Quebec refers to the provincial government of the province of Quebec. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
reorganized the province's public school boards in the mid-1990s. School boards in Quebec had been organized along confessional lines, Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
and Protestant, since before Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
. In fact, Quebec was guaranteed a confessional public school system by the British North America Act, 1867, now known as the Constitution Act, 1867
Constitution Act, 1867
The Constitution Act, 1867 , is a major part of Canada's Constitution. The Act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system...
. The provincial government was therefore required to ask the federal government
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
to amend the Canadian Constitution
Constitution of Canada
The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions and conventions. It outlines Canada's system of government, as well as the civil rights of all Canadian citizens and those in Canada...
if it were to reorganize school boards along linguistic lines, English and French. The amendment was passed without much debate by both the House of Commons and the Senate, notwithstanding the unresolved constitutional debate between Quebec and the rest of Canada.
Debra Shapiro-Lambersky, then a student of the district, designed the district's 150th anniversary logo. The PSBGM held the 1996 PSBGM 150th Anniversary Logo Contest. Shapiro-Lambersky, then a 6th grade student at the Willingdon School, designed the winning logo, showing a group of books surrounding a red heart.
English Montreal School Board
English Montreal School Board
English Montreal School Board is the largest English-language school board in Quebec. The EMSB is responsible for anglophone public schools in the centre and eastern sectors of Montreal Island. Public education in the western portion of Montreal Island is administered by the Lester B. Pearson...
and the other new linguistic school boards began operations on July 1, 1998. The English sector of the PSBGM and the English sectors of the Montreal Catholic School Commission
Montreal Catholic School Commission
The Montreal Catholic School Commission was a Roman Catholic school district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which operated both French-language and English-language schools. It was the largest school board in Quebec, and was created on June 9, 1846, at the same time as a Protestant school board...
, the Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer
Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer
The Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer is a former school board that was located in the east end of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was abolished by the government of Quebec on July 1, 1998, as part of a general transition from school boards representing religious communities to those representing...
and the Commission scolaire Sainte-Croix were amalgamated to form the EMSB. The French-language sector became a part of the Commission scolaire de Montréal
Commission scolaire de Montréal
Commission scolaire de Montréal is a French-language school board located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The school board was created on July 1, 1998, as a result of a law passed by the Quebec government that changed the school board system from denominational to linguistic...
.
Labour relations
The board's teachers were represented by the Provincial Association of Protestant Teachers, a union and professional association which later merged with the its English-language Catholic counterpart, the Provincial Association of Catholic Teachers, to form the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers.Leadership
School board members were originally appointed, but this gave way to elections, originally restricted to property-owners.External links
- Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (Archive) /
- "Création du Bureau métropolitain des écoles protestantes de Montréal." Université de SherbrookeUniversité de SherbrookeThe Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...
- Coordinates of the board's headquarters building: 45.4757°N 73.63745°W