Freedom of Information/Protection of Privacy

A Bylaw of the Board of School Trustees of School District No. 60 (Peace River North) [hereinafter called the “Board”]

  NOW THEREFORE the Board enacts as follows:

1.   As required under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy, the Board of Trustees designates the Secretary-Treasurer as the official head of the school district for the purposes of the Act and to be responsible for the administration of the Act and to make operational decisions.

2.   The Secretary-Treasurer is authorized to issue procedures required to support the district’s administration of the Act.

3.   As permitted under the Act, the Board of Trustees adopts the schedule of fees as set out in Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

4.   This bylaw may be cited as School District No. 60 (Peace River North) Freedom of Information/Protection of Privacy Bylaw.

Original signed by Richard Broadbent                         Original signed by Edna Barber

Chairperson of the Board                                               Secretary-Treasurer

I HEREBY CERTIFY this to be a true original of School District No. 60 (Peace River North) Freedom of Information/Protection of Privacy Bylaw, adopted by

Original signed by Edna Barber

This By-Law was reviewed and amended and;

Read a first time this 14^th day of November, 2006.

Reconsidered, Finally Passed and Adopted the 14^th day of November 2006.

__________________

Chairperson

__________________________

Secretary-Treasurer

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“A BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO BE

FOLLOWED IN CREATING A LOCAL SCHOOL CALENDAR”

 The School Calendar Regulation requires that certain approvals be obtained before the school board can take certain actions respecting school calendars.  These actions are:

(a)        to make available a local calendar for a school in its district which varies from the provisions of the standard school calendar;

(b)        to amend a school calendar; and

(c)  to refrain from scheduling one or more non-instructional periods that the Minister of Education has ordered to be scheduled and used for a specific purpose.

The procedures for obtaining approvals are required to be contained in a school board bylaw.

THE SCHOOL BOARD, IN PUBLIC MEETING, THEREFORE ENACTS the following procedures for obtaining required approvals of school calendar proposals:

1.  Definitions

In this bylaw,

“Act” means the School Act.

“Regulation” means the School Calendar Regulation.

“Representative” means the person or persons chosen by those employees of a school who are not represented by a union to represent them for purposes of this bylaw.

“School calendar proposal” means a proposal of the school board to make available a local school calendar which departs from the standard school calendar established by the Regulation, or to amend a school calendar after it has been made available as required by the Act and Regulation, or to refrain from scheduling one or more non-instructional periods that the Minister of Education has ordered to be scheduled and used for a specific purpose.

Words and expressions used in this bylaw have the same meanings as are assigned to them in the Act and Regulation.

2.   Legal Requirements

A proposal for a local school calendar for a school, or for an amendment to a school calendar, shall comply with the requirements of the Act, Regulation and any applicable ministerial orders.

3.  Notice

1.   If the board intends to adopt a school calendar proposal, the board shall, before seeking the required approvals, provide to the parents of students enrolled in the school, to employees of the board assigned to the school, and to the employees’ unions and other representatives at least seven (7) days written notice of the board’s intention to seek that approval.

2.   Notice to parents may be given by distribution of notices to students at school and by notice to the parent advisory council, if any.

3.   Notice to employees may be given by posting on staff bulletin boards within the school, or by distribution of notices through internal mail.

4.   Failure to provide notice to any individual employee or parent, unless bad faith is shown, shall not invalidate any action taken on a school calendar proposal.

5.   Notice to an employees’ union shall be given to the presidents of the P.R.N.T.A. and Local 2397 as the case may be.

6.   Notice to an employee representative shall be given in writing in accordance with the designation of the representative.

4.  School Staff Approval

1.   Approval of the employees of the board assigned to a school of a school calendar proposal affecting that school is to be determined and expressed by the employees through their union or representative, as the case may be, in the manner that the employees and their union or representative, as the case may be, may provide.

2.   The representative of administrative officers and any other employees not represented by a union assigned to the school shall be the North Peace Administrators’ Association, unless an administrative officer or other employee notifies the Secretary-Treasurer of a different choice of representative, no later than seven (7) days after notice is given under Section 3, or within such longer time as may be stipulated by the Secretary-Treasurer.

3.   Approvals or rejections shall be reported within thirty (30) days following notice of the proposal.  If a proposal is not rejected by a union or representative within thirty (30) days following notice under Section 3, it is deemed to be approved by the employees represented by that union or representative.

4.   Approval by employees for purposes of the regulation is constituted by the approval of a majority nhof employees assigned to the school represented by each union plus a majority of employees assigned to the school who are not represented by a trade union, as determined and expressed by the respective unions and representatives.

5.   This section only applies where the Regulation requires employee approval of school calendar proposals.

5.  Parental Approval

1.   A school calendar proposal may be referred by the school board to the parent advisory council of the school, if one has been established.

2.   (a)        If there is no parent advisory council operating in the school, or if the school board does not refer the school calendar proposal to the parent advisory council, the school board shall notify parents of students in the school as required by Section 3 and convene a     meeting to which parents are invited and approval will be sought.

(b)        At least seven (7) days notice of the meeting shall be provided, in the same manner as notice under Section 3.

(c)        A quorum for the meeting shall be determined at the time of the meeting in consultation with the parent group.

(d)        Voting at the meeting shall be by secret ballot.

(e)  Each parent, present at the meeting, of a student enrolled at the school shall be entitled to one (1) vote.

(f)   Approval by a parent advisory council to which the school calendar has been referred under subsection (1), or approval by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting convened under subsection (2), constitutes approval of parents for purposes of the Regulation.

6.  School Board Approval 

A school calendar proposal which has been approved by the school board, the parents, and if required, the employees, in accordance with the provisions of this bylaw, shall govern school operation in accordance with its terms.

7.  Distribution

1.   Following approval, a local school calendar, or a school calendar which does not schedule one or more of the non-instructional periods designated by the Minister, shall be made available to parents of students in the school on or before May 31, as required by the Act.

2.   Following approval of an amendment to a school calendar, the board shall give written notice of the amendments to the school calendar and the date of which they are to take effect to:

(a)  the parents of the students enrolled in the school, and

(b)  the employees of the board assigned to that school and to their unions and other representatives in accordance with Sections 3(2) to 3(6).

3.   An amended school calendar or a local school calendar shall be filed with the Minister of Education within thirty (30) days after all approvals (parental, staff, and school board) have been obtained.

4.   An amended school calendar shall not come into effect until at least twenty-eight (28) days after it has been filed with the Minister.

8.  Effective Date

This bylaw shall come into force on July 1, 1994.

This By-Law was reviewed and amended and;

Read a first time this 14^th day of November, 2006.

Reconsidered, Finally Passed and Adopted the 14^th day of November 2006.

___________________________

Chairperson

____________________________

Secretary-Treasurer

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INDEMNIFICATION BY-LAW

This By-Law is made pursuant to the School Act and the Board of School Trustees of School District No. 60 (Peace River North).

Indemnification

The Board will indemnify a Trustee –

1.         Against a claim for damages against a Trustee, arising out of performance of his or her duties

 OR

2.         Where an inquiry under Part 2 of the Inquiry Act or other proceeding involves the administration and conduct of the business of the School District.

Powers and Duties

The statutory powers and duties of the Board are set forth in the School Act; and Board duties and authority are elaborated on in policy.

Conditions for Indemnification

The Board will indemnify a Trustee against all legal costs actually and reasonably incurred by a Trustee –

1.         Provided that the Trustee acted reasonably and in good faith and, in the case of a criminal or administration action or proceeding, the Trustee had reasonable ground for believing that his/her conduct was lawful.

and

2.         Provided the Trustee informed the Board, in writing, of the course of events or incident leading to or that led to the legal proceedings or action against the Trustee.

Counsel Retained by the Board

The Board may retain legal counsel of its choice to defend an action or proceeding against a Trustee.  The authority for the direction of the defense and for the acceptability of any compromise or settlement of any claim or action against the Trustee will lie in the sole discretion of the Board.

In the event the Board chooses to retain such legal counsel, it has no obligation to indemnify the Trustee for any legal fees associated with any legal representation the Trustee may choose to obtain.

Exclusions

The Board will not pay a fine imposed on a Trustee as a result of his/her conviction.

Board Action Against a Trustee

A Board shall not seek indemnity against a Trustee in respect of any action of the Trustee that results in a claim for damages against the Board, but the Board may seek indemnity against a Trustee where the claim for damages arises out of the gross negligence of the Trustee.

Appeals

Any costs, charges or expenses associated with any appeal by a Trustee of any conviction, sentence, judgment or order are not covered by this By-Law.

This By-Law was reviewed and amended and;

Read a first time this 14^th day of November, 2006.

Reconsidered, Finally Passed and Adopted the 14^th day of November 2006.

___________________________

Chairperson

___________________________

Secretary-Treasurer

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