This Board Policy 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 Director and the delegation of authority from the Board to the Director, it includes the following as policies:
- Foundational statements which provide guidance and direction for all activities within the Division;
- 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;
- Statements as to how appeals and hearings will be conducted;
- Non-delegable matters such as school closures and policy-making; and
- Specific matters which the Board has chosen not to delegate to the Director.
This Board Policy Handbook is intended to be supplemented by an Administrative Procedures Manual; the primary written document by which the Director directs staff. The Manual must be entirely consistent with this Handbook.
The development of two separate and distinct documents is meant to reinforce the distinction in this Division between the Board's responsibility to govern and the Director's executive or administrative duties.
Board Policy Handbook
Policy 1 Foundational Statements (reviewed Oct 2024)
Policy 2 Role of the Board (reviewed Oct 2024)
Policy 2 Appendix A Annual Work Plan 24-25 (updated Oct 2024)
Policy 2 Appendix B Board Self-Evaluation Process
Policy 3 Role of the Board Member
Policy 3 Appendix A Services, Materials and Equipment Provided to Trustees
Policy 3 Appendix B Board Member Visits to Schools
Policy 4 Board Member Code of Conduct
Policy 4 Appendix A Code of Ethics
Policy 4 Appendix B Code of Conduct Sanctions
Policy 4 Appendix C Conflict of Interest Protocol
Policy 4 Appendix D Annual Declaration of Potentially Conflicting Interests
Policy 4 Appendix E Online Presence and Social Media Guidelines
Policy 5 Role of the Board Chair
Policy 6 Role of the Vice Chair
Policy 8 Committees of the Board
Policy 8 Appendix A Executive Committee Terms of Reference
Policy 8 Appendix B Finance Committee Terms of Reference
Policy 8 Appendix C Indigenous Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (updated Oct 2024)
Policy 8 Appendix D LINC Negotiating Committee Terms of Reference
Policy 8 Appendix E Support Staff Negotiating Committee Terms of Reference
Policy 8 Appendix F Transportation Committee Terms of Reference
Policy 8 Appendix G Workplace Wellness Steering Committee Terms of Reference
Policy 9 Board Representatives
Policy 11 Delegation of Authority
Policy 12 Director/CEO Roles and Responsibilities
Policy 12 Appendix A Director Evaluation Process, Criteria and Timelines
Policy 12 Appendix B Director/CEO Role Expectations
Policy 12 Appendix C Leadership Practices Interview Guide
Policy 13 Appeals and Hearings Regarding Student Matters
Policy 14 Hearings on Teacher Matters
Policy 15 Recruitment and Selection of Personnel
Policy 16 Student Transportation
Policy 16 Appendix A Good Neighbour
Policy 18 Community Partnerships
Policy 19 Enterprise Risk Management
Policy 19 Appendix A Enterprise Risk Management Framework
Policy 20 Respect for Human Diversity