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- As has already been noted, local school boards are required to act within the parameters laid down in provincial legislation and regulations, and are held accountable to the provincial government through the minister of education.
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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).
- Dawn Wallin, Jon Young, Benjamin Levin
- 2021
ensuring schools abide by the Education Act and its regulations; Trustees. Trustees are members of the school board. They provide an important link between local communities and the school board, bringing the issues and concerns of their constituents to board discussions and decision making.
While provincial government maintained and exercised final authority over education policy, school boards – elected, with taxing authority as a significant resource for independent action, and, representing small enough populations to be in touch with local communities – were afforded considerable flexibility to adapt provincial policy to ...
- Dawn Wallin, Jon Young, Benjamin Levin
- 2021
Local school boards are responsible to the people who elect them for handling their finances well, providing sound educational opportunities for students and developing policies to measure and report on student learning.
Oct 23, 2007 · British Columbia boards of education and schools have prevention, intervention, and response strategies in place to support safe, caring, and inclusive school communities. Boards are committed to developing positive and inclusive school cultures and fostering optimal environments for learning.
Policy at the board level has typically reflected changes in provincial and federal laws. Policies must be entirely compliant with prevailing law where appropriate, but there is no need to develop policies to restate mandated actions.
Locally elected school boards play a vital role in Ontario’s publicly funded education system. The decisions made by boards across the province can have a significant and direct impact on teaching, learning and student achievement in our schools.
