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Recent updates on existing Board Policies and Administrative Procedures are below.
Board Policy 8 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
Approved update to Board Policy 4 Appendix B: Trustee Code of Conduct Sanctions.
11. If a trustee is disqualified under section 87 or 88 of the Education Act from remaining as
a trustee of the Board and does not resign as required under section 90, the Board may by
resolution declare the trustee to be disqualified from remaining a trustee or the Board
may apply for originating notice to the Court of Queen’s Bench for an Order:
11.1 Determining whether the trustee is qualified to remain as a trustee, or
11.2 Declaring the trustee to be disqualified from remaining as a trustee
At the September 5, 2019 Board Meeting, trustees approved the following policy amendment:
Board Policy 2 ROLE OF THE BOARD
Selected Responsibilities
Addition of:
8. Arrange for educational services on Hutteritarian Brethren colonies, as requested, in
facilities to be provided by the colony, for an annual rental fee
Board Policy 21: HUTTERITE COLONY SCHOOLS
At the May 30, 2019 Board Meeting, trustees approved the following policy amendment:
Board Policy 7 BOARD OPERATIONS
Original Text
4.7 The Board will hold special meetings provided that petitions are received signed by at least ten (10) electors who indicate they will attend a meeting on any weekday at a date, time and place designated in the petition. The petition must be submitted to the Superintendent or designate at least three (3) weeks prior to the date on which such a meeting is required. An acceptable alternative to a petition is the receipt of at least ten (10) individually signed letters from electors indicating the same information required of the petition described above.
Amended Text, adopted by Board Motion
4.7 The Board will hold special meetings provided that petitions are received signed by at least forty (40) electors who indicate they will attend a meeting. A special meeting must be held within thirty (30) days of the receipt of this petition submitted to the Superintendent or designate, at a location to be determined by the Board. An acceptable alternative to a petition is the receipt of at least forty (40) individually signed letters from electors indicating the same information required of the petition described above.
At the September 5, 2018 Board Meeting, trustees approved the following policy amendment:
Board Policy 8 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
A motion was passed by the Board to amend section 4 of Policy 8 regarding committee membership for the Student Engagement Committee. Previously, this committee included junior high and high school students, however with the approved change this committee will only include high school students from across the Division.
Updates to form, appendix and content of Administrative Procedure 317 STUDENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING (ANAPHYLACTIC) ALLERGIES
Updates to Administrative Procedure 444 CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES PENSION PLAN (LAPP)
Administrative Procedure 160 HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND STAFF
Administrative Procedure 262 EXTRA-CURRICULAR: HIGH SCHOOL
Administrative Procedure 263 EXTRA-CURRICULAR: JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Administrative Procedure 301 ADMISSION OF NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS
Administrative Procedure 220 ALTERNATE LEARNING PROGRAMS
Administrative Procedure 140 TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE USE
Administrative Procedure 145 USE OF PERSONAL OWNED DEVICES (PODS)
Administrative Procedure 110 SCHOOL COUNCILS
Administrative Procedure 430 ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL
Administrative Procedure 201 HUTTERITE COLONY SCHOOLS
Administrative Procedure 314 CONCUSSIONS
Administrative Procedure 140 TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE USE
Administrative Procedure 146 RESPONSIBLE USE OF ELECTRONIC SOCIAL MEDIA
Administrative Procedure 262 EXTRA-CURRICULAR: HIGH SCHOOL and
Administrative Procedure 263 EXTRA-CURRICULAR: JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Administrative Procedure 451 ROLE OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
Administrative Procedure 452 ROLE OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT-LEARNING SERVICES
Administrative Procedure 453 ROLE OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT-INCLUSIVE LEARNING
Administrative Procedure 455 ROLE OF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Administrative Procedure 456 ROLE OF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
Administrative Procedure 492 Adult Interaction with Students
Administrative Procedure 321: Young Offender Information Sharing
The AP has been amended to include “Youth Worker(YW)/Probation Officer (PO)” where currently only "youth worker" appears.
September 5, 2018
Administrative Procedure 132: Emergency School Closure
A revision has been made to AP 132 that includes the Director of Transportation in the decision-making process of emergency school closures. That change has been made and the revised document is on the website.
From time to time, the Board of Trustees and Administrative Team may invite feedback from parents, students, staff, and the community as it considers revisions to Board Policies and Administrative Procedures and/or development of new Board Policies and Administrative Procedures.
Links to current community engagement opportunities related to Board Policies are listed below.
No current opportunities
Administrative Procedure 110: SCHOOL COUNCILS was updated to include a section on dispute resolution, as outlined in Section…
Administrative Procedure 418: STAFF TRANSFERS This AP has been formally posted to our website.
Administrative Procedure 355: SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION was updated in December 2023 to clarify the roles of teachers, school…
Administrative Procedure 418: STAFF TRANSFERS This AP is being reviewed by the ATA and will be formally adopted on January…
Administrative Procedure 152: CONCERNS & COMPLAINTS The name of this AP was updated to make it easier to locate during a…
Administrative Procedure 314: CONCUSSIONS This AP was fully reviewed and all resources and processes were updated to reflect…
Administrative Procedure 265: ESPORTS was approved on August 22, 2023.
Updates were made to AP 308 to clarify the process and include specific language from the Education Act. Administrative…
Board Policy 9: BOARD REPRESENTATIVES The Board Reviewed BP9 at the March 13, 2023, board meeting, and a motion was passed…
Administrative Procedure 263: SPECTATOR CODE OF CONDUCT March 2023 This new AP was created, approved by the Superintendent,…
Administrative Procedure 260: TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF ALBERTA March 2023 18.7.6 was updated to include a link to the Division's…
