Cowan Heights Elementary Profile

Cowan Heights Elementary

St. John's, NL

SCHOOL STATUS

SCHOOL OPEN

SCHOOL OPENING INFORMATION

School opens on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 for all students (K-7) at Cowan Heights Elementary School.

Our doors will open at 7:50 a.m., classes begin at 8:10 a.m. and dismiss at 2:15 p.m.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Cowan Heights Elementary
100 Canada Drive
St. John's, NL
A1E 2M8 · Canada

TEL: 709-745-1700
FAX: 709-745-2694

SCHOOL CREST/LOGO

BLUESKY FEED

School has no active BlueSky Account.

GOOGLE MAP

NLSCHOOLS CONTACT

NLSchools
Avalon Regional Office (HQ)

100 Prince Philip Drive
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL · A1B 4J6

Tel: (709) 729-1234
Fax: (709) 729-9876

OTHER LINKS

SCHOOL MISSION/DESCRIPTION

Cowan Heights Elementary is dedicated to providing a safe, collaborative, positive atmosphere that nurtures the mind, body, heart and spirit,

LEARNING AND GROWING TOGETHER.

QUICK INFORMATION/FACTS

Dept ID: 331
Grade Level: K - 7
Start Time: 8:10 AM
Dismissal Time: 2:15 PM
Community: St. John's
Region of Province: Avalon
Bus Route(s): YES - VIEW ROUTES
School Report: N/A
Website: YES - VISIT SITE
Twitter: YES - VISIT FEED

Security Camera(s): NO
Accessible School: NO
French Immersion: YES
Enrollment (PS Data):
Principal: sherry maher
Assistant Principal: kerri norberg
Secretary(s): Not Currently Assigned
Counsellor(s): Not Currently Assigned
Family of Schools (FOS): FOS 09
Director of Schools (DOS): susan perry
Student Services (DSS): Heidi Williams

BUSING INFORMATION

Busing information for your school and location can be found below. Please visit the Student Transportion page for full information and access to the Busing Portal.

For any student transportation related inquiries, requests, concerns or to report an incident, please complete the following Student Transportation Form for your region below and a NLSchools Representative will get back to you as soon as possible.

Public Busing Inquiry Form

To report an Emergency or a Bus Service Delay, please call: (709) 729-8200

For more information please refer to the Student Transportation/Busing page.

FRENCH IMMERSION

NLSchools offers a variety of French programs to help students achieve the ability to know a second language. These programs range from common classroom french classes to full French immersion. To learn more on what we offer, please select one of the following:

If you are inquiring about French Immersion, please contact the Program Specialist(s) for French Programs (Early and late French Immersion) for your school.

TEACHING/SUPPORT STAFF ()

The list below shows staff currently assigned to this school based on staff account records. Please note that assignments may change, particularly at the start of each school year, as staffing updates are processed.

Abbott, Bridgette (Elementary Teacher)

Ash, Lauren (Teacher)

Aylward, Catherine (Substitute Teacher)

Baker, Adam (Teacher)

Baldwin, Samantha (Teacher)

Benoit, Giselle (Teacher)

Billard, Kathryn (Substitute Teacher)

Bishop, Danielle (Teacher)

Boland, Courtney (Teacher)

Burke, Krista (Teacher)

Bursey, Andrea (Teacher)

Careen, Meagan (Physical Education Teacher)

Collier, Sean (Teacher)

Cram, April (Student Assistant)

Curtis, Bernice (Teacher)

Doucette, Leah (Substitute Teacher)

Duke, Genine (Student Assistant)

Dunn, Courtney (School Secretary)

Earle-joyce, Ruth (Teacher)

Evely, Andrea (Kindergarten Teacher (efi))

Farrell, Angela (Teaching And Learning Assistant)

Fitzgerald, Mike (Maintenance/custodian)

Gibbons, Krystal (Teacher)

Gosse, Arlene (Teacher)

Gosse, Miranda (School Counsellor)

Halley-harris, Stephanie (Student Assistant)

Hamilton, Mitchell (Teacher)

Hickey, Anne Marie (Teacher)

Humby, Meghan (Teacher)

Jackson, Courtney (Teacher)

Kent, Janet (Teacher)

Lannon, Kerri Lynn (Teacher)

Leclerc, Danielle (Teacher)

Lucas, Kelly (Student Assistant)

Maher, Sherry (Principal)

Malone, Erin (Teacher)

Manuel, Remona (Student Assistant)

Mcintosh, Niquae (Teacher)

Moores, Joanne (Teacher)

Morris, Danielle (Teacher)

Murphy, Jillian (Elementary Teacher)

Norberg, Kerri (Assistant Principal/irt)

Oldford, Alexis (Teacher)

Pennell, Lesa (Teacher)

Phillips, Kimberly (Reading Specialist)

Ransome, Marsha (Teacher/librarian/irt)

Squires, Alicia (Teacher)

Squires, Rhonda (Teaching And Learning Assistant)

Stack (casual), Elaine (Custodian)

Stack, Bert (Custodian)

Stone, Melanie (Teacher)

Symonds, Lisa (Teacher)

Varghese, Karla (Teacher)

Wannamaker, Steven (Substitute Teacher)

Whelan, Camillia (Substitute Teacher)

Staff-to-school associations are managed by each individual staff member. Only those who have logged into the system during the current school year will appear in this list. Please contact the school administration if you notice any omissions or errors

SCHOOL ALLOCATION 2025-26

Allocations for this year can be found below. Any extra allocations are represented by *

UNIT TYPE	DESCRIPTION	NUMBER
Regular	Resources deployed based on the number of classrooms to school enrollment.	20.0
Administration	Resources deployed for Principal and Assistant Principal positions.	1.75
Guidance	Resources deployed for Guidance Counselor positions. In some cases Guidance services may be provide by another school.	0.87
Specialist	Resources deployed for Physical Education, Art, French, etc.	2.53
Learning Resource Teacher (LRT)	Resources deployed for Learning Resource Teachers.	0.83
Instructional Resource Teacher (IRT)	Special Education resources deployed and determined by school population.	6.5
Instructional Resource Teacher (IRT) 2	Special Education resources deployed to support identified student needs.	0.00
Reading Specialist	Reading Specialist resources deployed to support identified student needs.	1.0
Teaching Learning Assistant (TLA)	Resources deployed for Teaching and Learning Assistants.	2.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Other Guidance. (Date Given: 24-03-2025)	0.13
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Band. (Date Given: 24-03-2025)	0.25
TLA*	Additional unit required. Rationale: TLA-SS (Perm). (Date Given: 01-07-2025)	1.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Grade 7. (Date Given: 03-07-2025)	1.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Grade 3. (Date Given: 03-07-2025)	0.5
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Grade 4. (Date Given: 03-07-2025)	0.5
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Kindergarten (English). (Date Given: 10-09-2025)	1.0
Teacher*	Additional unit required. Rationale: Grade 2. (Date Given: 10-10-2025)	1.0
Adjustments	Resource deployed to round allocation to quarter units.	-0.11

TOTAL ALLOCATIONS	DESCRIPTION	NUMBER
Teacher(s)	Total number of Teaching units allocated.	37.75000000000001
Teaching and Learning Assistant(s)	Total number of TLA units currently allocated.	3.0
Student Assistant(s) hrs allocated	Total number of Student Assistant hours allocated.	40.5

SCHOOL CLASS DETAILS (PowerSchool)

The following data is from PowerSchool information as entered by the school. The numbers indicate the number of students, unless otherwise noted. Only classes with 1 or more students will be listed.

K	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Total Students
39	65	48	57	58	59	75	47	448

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
K,1	K,1	01	24
0	K	04	16
1	1	11	17
1	1	12	19
1	1	13	26
2	2	21	18
2	2	22	10
2	2	23	18
3	3	31	21
3	3	32	18
3	3	33	16
4	4	41	19
4	4	42	19
4	4	43	20
5	5	51	19
5	5	52	21
5	5	53	17
6	6	61	28
6	6	62	26
6	6	63	21

NOTE: Individual schools are responsible for keeping this information updated. If you have any questions regarding the school infomation posted to this page, please contact your local school administration.

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
K,1	K,1	01	24
0	K	04	16
1	1	11	17
1	1	12	19
1	1	13	26
2	2	21	18
2	2	22	10
2	2	23	18
3	3	31	21
3	3	32	18
3	3	33	16
4	4	41	19
4	4	42	19
4	4	43	20
5	5	51	19
5	5	52	21
5	5	53	17
6	6	61	28
6	6	62	26
6	6	63	21

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
K,1	K,1	01	24
0	K	04	16
1	1	11	17
1	1	12	19
1	1	13	26
2	2	21	18
2	2	22	10
2	2	23	18
3	3	31	21
3	3	32	18
3	3	33	16
4	4	41	19
4	4	42	19
4	4	43	20
5	5	51	19
5	5	52	21
5	5	53	17
6	6	61	28
6	6	62	26
6	6	63	21

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
K,1	K,1	01	24
0	K	04	16
1	1	11	17
1	1	12	19
1	1	13	26
2	2	21	18
2	2	22	10
2	2	23	18
3	3	31	21
3	3	32	18
3	3	33	16
4	4	41	19
4	4	42	19
4	4	43	20
5	5	51	19
5	5	52	21
5	5	53	17
6	6	61	28
6	6	62	26
6	6	63	21