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- A school board functions locally, within the confines of the state's delegation of power and the geographical boundaries of the district, but is a legal agency of the state and thus derives its power from the state's constitution, laws, and judicial decisions.
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Legislation and regulations. The Education Act and its regulations provide the statutory basis for how education is delivered to students in the publicly funded school system, including Principal/Vice-Principal Performance Appraisal.
Broad, overarching responsibilities of school boards are spelled out through the Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act, 2009 which amended Ontario’s Education Act. The Education Act stipulates in s. 169 that every school board shall:
As members of the corporate board, trustees are accountable to the public for the collective decisions of the board and for the delivery and quality of educational services. Specifically, section 169.1 of the Education Act requires every school board to: Promote student achievement and well-being.
law, particularly as outlined in the Education Act, helps to define governance structures, powers, and processes for school boards. A board’s governance practices can have significant effects on students, staff, parents, and the broader community. Effective school board governance can be seen in the level of public trust in a board, the ways a
Your primary job as a board trustee is not to manage the School Board, but to “govern” it. Governing means directing and controlling – setting the strategic direction of the School Board (through the plan and budget), and then being confident that the School Board is moving in that direction (by monitoring and evaluating results).
REASONS: School boards are governed by elected school board trustees. They have been delegated authority by the provincial/territorial governments to provide educational services in a school district.
School boards are mandated both to ensure local compliance with provincial laws and to be responsive to community interests (which may themselves be multiple and contradictory).
