Departments Board Services Policy and Research Policies

HRSB Policies

Policies are statements of principle which the board adopts to outline a course of action. Policies should be broad enough to allow staff to address the different needs within the school system, but specific enough to give clear guidance.

A. Board Governance & Operations

A.001 Naming School Facilities
A.002 Review of Facilities for Permanent Closure (Currently Under Review)
A.003 Supplementary Funding (Currently Under Review)
A.005 Advisory Committees to the Board
A.006 Tobacco-Free Schools and Workplaces
A.007 Student Advisor to the Board
A.008 Harassment
A.009 Disclosure of Wrongdoing
A.010 Solid Waste Management
A.011 Student Transportation (Revised Jan. 27, 2010)

B. School Administration

B.001 Bomb Threats
B.002 Communicable Diseases
B.003 Creating School Populations
B.004 Fire Safety
B.005 Pediculus Humanus (Head Lice)
B.007 Life Threatening Allergies
B.008 Lunch Time
B.010 Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
B.012 School and Bus Cancellation (Approved Jan. 27, 2010)
B.013 Regional Code of Conduct
B.014 Trips (Procedures revised Jan. 4, 2010)
B.016 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
B.017 Parent Concern Protocol
B.018 Principal & Vice-Principal Appraisal
B.019 High School Attendance
B.020 Religious Education in Schools
B.021 Safe, Secure and Healthy Schools
B.022 Acceptable Use of Computers and Internet/Intranet Technology
B.023 Distribution and Display of Materials in Schools of the HRSB
B.024 Information Sharing Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
B.025 School Advisory Councils
B.026 Canadian Anthem

C. Program

C.001 Correspondence Courses
C.002 Fine Arts (Currently Under Review)
C.003 French Second Language
C.004 Home Schooling
C.005 Learning Resources
C.006 Special Education
C.007 Assessment, Evaluation and Communication of Student Learning
C.008 Educational Options for Adults & Others
C.009 Administration of Medication
C.010 Race Relations, Cross-Cultural Understanding and Human Rights in Learning

D. Human Resource Services

D.002 Occupational Health and Safety
D.003 Recruitment, Identification and Selection of Principals & Vice-Principals
D.004 Recruiting and Hiring of Staff
D.005 Secondary Employment
D.006 Progressive Discipline for Board Employees (Currently Under Review)
D.007 Student Protection
D.008 Supervision and Appraisal for School-based Teaching Staff
D.009 Diversity Management

E. Financial Services

E.001 Purchasing
E.002 Accounting for School Based Funds
E.003 Budget and Business Planning
E.004 Investment

F. Community Relations

F.001 Use of Board Facilities
F.002 Communications