GOVERNANCE POLICIES (adopted in 2021-2022)
The elected Council revised its policies and adopted new ones to implement the policy governance model adopted in 2021.
Administrative policies remain in place until revoked by elected Council.
SECTION 1 – GOVERNANCE PROCESS
1.0 - Metapolitics
1.1 - Governance Commitment
1.1.1 Defense of interests
1.2 - Governance model
1.3 - Policy categories
1.4 - Code of Conduct
1.4.1 - Criminal background checks for school counselors
1.5 - Annual work plan
1.6 - Role of the Presidency
1.7 - Committee Principles
1.8 - Committee structure
1.9 - Participation of student advisers
1.9.1 - Procedure for the representation of student trustees within the CSCDGR
- Appendix 1 – Declaration of interest in the position of student advisor
- Appendix 2 – Confirmation from school management for nomination to the electoral college
- Appendix 3 – Submission of applications by the electoral college and school management
- Appendix 4 – Authorization for travel with or without overnight stay
1.10 - Governance costs
1.11 - Allowances for school trustees and student trustees
1.12 - Reimbursement of expenses for school trustees and student trustees
1.13 - Development and review of the Multi-Year Strategic Plan
SECTION 2 – RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ELECTED COUNCIL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SECRETARY-TREASURER
SECTION 3 – OPERATIONAL LIMITS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
3.0 - Overall constraints to the director of education and secretary-treasurer
3.1 - Financial planning and budgeting
3.2 - Financial situation and activities
3.3 - Treatment of Parents, Guardians and Students
3.4 - Treatment of staff and volunteers
3.5 - Hiring, compensation and benefits
3.6 - Asset Protection
3.7 - Redevelopment of school communities
3.8 - Communication and support
3.9 - Emergency Replacement of the Director of Education and Secretary-Treasurer
SECTION 4 – PURPOSES IN EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES (under review)
1100 - GOVERNANCE
1101 – Code of Ethics for School Counselors (repealed and replaced by 1.4 – Code of Conduct)
1102 – Fees of Council members (repealed and replaced by 1.11 – Allowance for school counselors and student counselors)
1103 – Representation of students within the Council (repealed and replaced by 1.9.1 – Procedure for the representation of student trustees within the CSCDGR)
2100 - FINANCE
2101 - Purchases
Annexes: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 |
2102 – Request from community organizations (repealed and replaced by FIN-01: Request for sponsorship from community organizations)
2103 – Use of professional credit cards (repealed and replaced by FIN-05: Use of Corporate Credit Cards)
2104 – Advertising Expenses (repealed and replaced by ADM-02: Council and School Advertising)
2105 – Advocacy (repealed and replaced by Governance Procedure 1.1.1: Advocacy)
2106 – Investments (repealed and replaced by FIN-03: Official Signatories, Banking Operations and Expenditure Approval)
2107 – Adoptions of budgets (repealed and replaced by FIN-02: Budget estimates)
2108 – Accident insurance for students (repealed).
2109 - Excellence scholarships
2110 – Costs for learning materials and activities (repealed and replaced by FIN-09: Fees charged for learning materials and activities)
2111 – Fundraising (repealed and replaced by FIN-07: Fundraising)
2112 – Disposal of surplus and obsolete property (repealed and replaced by FIN-06: Disposal of Surplus and Obsolete Material)
2113 – Alienation of surplus real estate (repealed and replaced by FIN-10 – Acquisition and alienation of real estate)
3100 - HUMAN RESOURCES
3101 - Professional and administrative activities
3102 - Leave for political or community appointments
3103 – Leave relating to a loan of service (repealed and replaced by HR-07: Leave for loan of service)
3104 – Occupational Health and Safety (repealed and replaced by RH-12: Occupational Health and Safety)
3105 - Modified work program
3106 - Recruitment and hiring of staff
3107 – Long-term unpaid leave (repealed and replaced by HR-10: Long Term Unpaid Leave)
3108 – Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace (repealed and replaced by RH-05 – Harassment and Discrimination for Reasons Based on a Prohibited Ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code)
3109 - Hiring of students
3110 - Employee Criminal Background Check
Annexes: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 |
3111 - Teacher performance evaluation
3112 - Criminal background checks of service providers
Annexes: 01 |
3113 - School management changes
3114 – Workplace Violence (repealed and replaced by RH06 – Harassment and Violence in the Workplace)
3115 – Performance evaluation of the education department (repealed and replaced by director of education performance appraisal procedure)
3116 – Role and responsibilities of the education department (repealed)
3117 – Disciplinary measures for misconduct by a staff member (repealed and replaced by HR-08: Disciplinary measures)
3118 - Performance appraisal of non-teaching staff
3119 - Well-being and attendance at work
3120 - Voluntary self-identification of Indigenous staff and trustees
4100 - PREMISES, MACHINES and SUPPLIES
6100 - SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
6101 - Review of facilities
Annexes: 01 | 02 |
6102 - Responsibilities of administrative units
6103 - Oral administration of medication
6104 - School councils
6105 – Repealed
6106 – Travel allowance (repealed and replaced by FIN-04: Reimbursement of staff member expenses)
6107 – Bullying Prevention and Intervention (repealed and replaced by PED-01: Bullying Prevention and Intervention)
6108 - Progressive discipline
Annexes: 01 |
6110 – Access to school premises during the school day (repealed and replaced by ADE-03: Access to school facilities)
6111 – Start or end of day assembly ceremony (repealed and replaced by ADE-01 – Start of day assembly ceremony)
6112 - Appropriate attire
6113 – Partnerships for sharing facilities (repealed and replaced by INS-01: Community use of school premises)
6114 - Suspension of a student
6115 - Referral of a student
6116 - School board code of conduct
6117 - Safety in physical education
Annexes: 01 | 02 |
6118 – Educational outings (repealed and replaced by ELE-06 : Educational, cultural and sporting outings)
Appendices: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 |
6119 - School attendance sector
Annexes: 01 | 01a | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14a |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32
6121 - Self-identification of Indigenous students
6122 – Staff Dress Code (repealed and replaced by Administrative Directive RH-14 – Staff dress and personal appearance)
6123 – Early detection (repealed and replaced by PED-02: Reception and support for early childhood)
6124 – Expenses of school counselors (repealed and replaced by 1.12 – Reimbursement of expenses of school counselors)
6125 - Admission of students
6126 - Use of CCTV cameras
Annexes: A | B | C | D |
6127 – Equity and Inclusive Education (repealed and replaced by ADM-03 – Equity and Inclusive Education)
6128 – Parent Participation Committee (repealed and replaced by 1.7 – Principles governing committees / 1.8 – Committee structure)
6129 - Assessment and communication of student performance
Annexes: 01 |
6130 - School feeding
6131 - Concussions
6133 – Welcome to school (repealed and replaced by ELE-02: Good arrival)
6134 – Use of information and communications technology resources (repealed and replaced by TIC-01 – Use of technology and TIC-02 – Use of personal mobile devices and access to social media)
6135 - Students with predominant medical conditions
Annexes: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 |
6136 - Student who mentions suicide
6137 - Injury prevention
7100 - TRANSPORTATION (STUDENTS)
7101 – School transport (repealed and replaced by ELE-04: School transport)
8100 - MISCELLANEOUS
8101 - Environmental education
8102 - Smoke-free environment
9100 - PROCEDURES
9101 – Metapolitics (repealed and replaced by 1.0 – Metapolitics)
9102 – Repealed
9103 - Cataloging procedure
9104 – Records Management (repealed and replaced by ADM-09 – Records Management)
9105 – Repealed
9106 – Repealed
9107 - Designation of a school
9108 - Linguistic and Catholic planning
9109 – Repealed
9110 - Communication channels
9111 - Language of communication
9112 - Access to information and protection of privacy
9113 - Emergency measures
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