The Regina District School Division No. 208 of Saskatchewan was established on April 30, 2005 pursuant to Order-in-Council 85/2005 and Ministerial Order No. 018/2005-06, in accordance with the provisions of The Education Act, 1995. Eight existing school divisions were amalgamated into the Regina District School Division as follows: Aspen Grove School Division No. 144; Eslin School Division No. 107; Grand Coulee School Division No. 110; Gray School Division No. 101; Pense School Division No. 98; Qu'Appelle Valley School Division No. 139; Wilcox School Division No. 105; and the Lang and Milestone Attendance Areas of the Sunrise School Division No. 145. On December 1, 2005, the Regina District School Division No. 208 of Saskatchewan was renamed the Prairie Valley School Division No. 208 of Saskatchewan. On December 31, 2005, the eight existing school divisions were officially disestablished and Prairie Valley School Division began full operation effective January 1, 2006.
Prairie Valley School Division currently (2014) has 38 public elementary and high schools under its jurisdiction, located in numerous southeastern Saskatchewan communities as follows: Arm River, Balcarres, Balgonie, Bethune, Broadview, Cupar, Edenwold, Fort Qu'Appelle, Grenfell, Indian Head, Kelliher, Kipling, Langbank, Lemberg, Lipton, Lumsden, McLean, Milestone, Montmartre, Neudorf, Pense, Pilot Butte, Qu'Appelle, Regina Beach, Sedley, Southey, Vibank, White City, Whitewood and Wolseley.
The Board of Education of the Prairie Valley School Division consists of a chairman and elected trustees from 11 subdivisions. Trustees, who serve four year terms, are elected by voters and ratepayers to represent students. Funding is provided through provincial grants and locally generated revenues. The Board's duties and powers include administering and managing the educational affairs of the school division; exercising general supervision and control over the schools in the division; approving administrative procedures pertaining to the internal organization, management and supervision of the schools; providing and maintaining school accommodations, equipment and facilities; and appointing and employing qualified teachers, principals and other staff.
The Administrative Council Executive consists of the Director of Education, the Deputy Director of Education and the Chief Financial Officer. The Director of Education is the chief executive officer and reports to the elected Board. The Administrative Council Executive is supported by other senior administrators, including superintendents, supervisors and managers. Principals, teachers, speech language pathologists, psychologists and administrative and maintenance staff are also employed by the division. The division's office is located at 3080 Albert Street in Regina.