One responsibility of the Board of Trustees is to develop and approve the Board Policy Handbook. This Handbook has been developed to highlight and support the very important governance function of the Board. In addition to clearly defining the role of the Board, the role of the Superintendent, and the delegation of authority from the Board to the Superintendent, it includes the following as policies:

1. Foundational statements that provide guidance and direction for all activities within the Division;
2. Directions for how the Board itself is to function and how individual trustees are to conduct themselves; how Board committees and representatives are to function;
3. Statements as to how appeals and hearings will be conducted;
4. Non-delegable matters such as school closures and policy-making; and
5. Specific matters which the Board has chosen not to delegate to the Superintendent. 

Board Policy Updates

At the Aug. 30, 2018 Board Meeting, trustees approved the following policy amendment:

• Policy 2, Role of the Board: "Appendix: Board Performance Assessment Guide was appealed."
• Policy 8, Board Committees: The changes reflect new roles and titles listed within the policy, specifically the Secretary-
  Treasurer and Recording Secretary.
• Policy 19, Welcoming, Caring, Respectful and Safe Learning and Working Environments: The changes made align
  with Bill 24: An Act to Support Gay-Straight Alliances passed by the province.
• The following policies were also updated to reflect new dates, roles and titles:
  • Policy 2, Role of the Board 
  • Policy 3, Role of the Trustee 
  • Policy 4, “Appendix: Trustee Code of Conduct Sanctions” 
  • Policy 14, Hearings on Teacher Transfers 
  • Policy 16, Recruitment and Selection of Personnel 
  • Policy 21, Expense Transparency 

Board policies are available for review in the Board Policy Handbook.
Administrative Procedures are available for review in the Administrative Procedures Manual.

Community Engagement

From time to time, the Board of Trustees may invite feedback from parents, students, staff, and the community as it considers revision to Board Policies and/or development of new Board Policies. 

Links to current community engagement opportunities related to Board Policies are listed below.

No current opportunities