PART VI BOARDS
Board responsibility for student achievement and effective stewardship of resources
169.1 (1) Every board shall, (a) promote student achievement and well-being; (a.1) promote a positive school climate that is inclusive and accepting of all pupils, including pupils of any race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status or disability; (a.2) promote the prevention of bullying; (b) ensure effective stewardship of the board’s resources; (c) deliver effective and appropriate education programs to its pupils; (d) develop and maintain policies and organizational structures that, (i) promote the goals referred to in clauses (a) to (c), and (ii) encourage pupils to pursue their educational goals; (e) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of policies developed by the board under clause (d) in achieving the board’s goals and the efficiency of the implementation of those policies; (f) develop a multi-year plan aimed at achieving the goals referred to in clauses (a) to (c); (g) annually review the plan referred to in clause (f) with the board’s director of education or the supervisory officer acting as the board’s director of education; and (h) monitor and evaluate the performance of the board’s director of education, or the supervisory officer acting as the board’s director of education, in meeting, (i) his or her duties under this Act or any policy, guideline or regulation made under this Act, including duties under the plan referred to in clause (f), and (ii) any other duties assigned by the board.  2009, c. 25, s. 15; 2012, c. 5, s. 3 (1). Multi-year plan (2) A multi-year plan is a plan for three or more school years.  2009, c. 25, s. 15. School climate surveys (2.1) In fulfilling its duties under clause (1) (e) with respect to the effectiveness of policies developed by the board to promote the goals referred to in clauses (1) (a.1) and (a.2), every board shall use surveys to collect information from its pupils and staff, and parents and guardians of its pupils at least once every two years in accordance with any policies and guidelines made under paragraph 31 of subsection 8 (1).  2012, c. 5, s. 3 (2). Same (2.2) In collecting information under subsection (2.1), a board shall not collect any name or any identifying number, symbol or other particular assigned to a person.  2012, c. 5, s. 3 (2). Measures in plan (3) Every board shall ensure that the plan referred to in clause (1) (f) includes measures respecting the allocation of resources to improve student outcomes that fall below the outcomes specified in regulations made under section 11.1.  2009, c. 25, s. 15. Communication re multi-year plan (4) Every board shall, (a) publish the plan referred to in clause (1) (f), in the form required by the Minister, on its website; (b) take steps to, (i) bring the plan referred to in clause (1) (f) to the attention of parents of pupils, supporters and employees of the board, and (ii) report to parents of pupils, supporters and employees of the board about progress in implementing the plan referred to in clause (1) (f); and (c) meet with parents of pupils about the plan referred to in clause (1) (f), (i) within the first two months of each school year, to discuss the plan as it applies to that school year, and (ii) within the last two months of each school year, to report on progress and results achieved in that school year. 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 13 (1). Meetings (4.1) Meetings required under clause (4) (c) must include information on planned and actual spending related to the plan, and provide means for parents of pupils to participate in the meetings and engage with all other participants. 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 13 (1). Effective stewardship (5) Every board shall, (a) effectively use the resources entrusted to it; (b) use the resources entrusted to it for the purposes of delivering effective and appropriate education; and (c) manage the resources entrusted to it in a manner that upholds public confidence.  2009, c. 25, s. 15. Support personnel (6) The Minister may assign support personnel to work with a board where, (a) the board’s multi-year plan referred to in clause (1) (f) fails to address all the elements required under that clause, except as it relates to clause (1) (b); or (b) the Minister is unsatisfied with the board’s progress in implementing the multi-year plan or achieving the goals of the plan, except as it relates to clause (1) (b). 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 13 (2). Same (7) The board has a duty to co-operate with the support personnel assigned by the Minister under subsection (6). 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 13 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 25, s. 15
- 15/12/2009 2012, c. 5, s. 3 (1, 2)
- 01/09/2012 2023, c. 11, Sched. 2, s. 13 (1, 2) - 08/06/2023