Signal Hill School Enhancement Society

Enhancing the school experience!

About SHSES

The Signal Hill School Enhancement Society is:

A not-for-profit organization, incorporated under the Society’s Act of Alberta.
A Registered Charity under Canada Revenue Agency.
Required to file annual financial returns to various regulatory agencies.
We are a registered charity #86426 3926 RR0001.

The purpose of Signal Hill School Enhancement Society is to provide support of the educational needs for the students attending Battalion Park School.

The Signal Hill Enhancement Society is separate from Parent Council, but we both work together in supporting the school and its students.

The main fundraiser of the Society occurs every two years, involving a two day casino administered through Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (“AGLC”). The AGLC funds collected have disbursement restrictions, meaning the funds are only allowed to go towards student educational experiences and equipment. This includes field trips, residencies, iPads, chrome books, smart-boards, musical instruments and physical education enhancements.

New Playgrounds for Battalion Park School

All playgrounds have a limited lifecycle, and our much-loved playgrounds – the big playground (“Core”) and the little playground behind the mini-building (“Mini”) – have come to the end of their lifecycles. They are still safe for play but will have to be replaced soon.

The Signal Hill School Enhancement Society (“SHSES”) is responsible for fundraising the playground replacements. It has created a Playground Committee to develop and implement a fundraising program to replace these two playgrounds.

The Committee anticipates a three-year fundraising program for the Mini, and an additional three years for the Core. The Calgary Board of Education inspects and provides maintenance to school playgrounds, but the replacement of aging playgrounds must be managed and fundraised by local school parent societies. The SHSES Playground Committee has estimated a potential two playground build budget of approximately $900K – $1.5m.