Board Policy Handbook

One responsibility of the Board of Trustees is to develop and approve the Board Policy Handbook. This 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 Superintendent, and the delegation of authority from the Board to the Superintendent, it includes the following as policies:

1. Foundational statements that provide guidance and direction for all activities within the Division;
2. 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;
3. Statements as to how appeals and hearings will be conducted;
4. Non-delegable matters such as school closures and policy-making; and
5. Specific matters which the Board has chosen not to delegate to the Superintendent. 

Board Policy Updates

At the June Board meeting, trustees approved amendments to:

• Policy 7: Board Operations – The changes relate to meeting arrival and departure times, current Board practice and the Board evaluation schedule. Other edits were made to strengthen the policy’s clarity, language and readability.
• Policy 8: Board Committees – The policy now includes the Governance and Evaluation Committee.
• Policy 12: Role of the Superintendent – The changes align with the province’s Superintendent Leadership Quality Standard. Edits were also made to Appendix A: Superintendent Evaluation Process Criteria and Timelines, Appendix B: Performance Assessment Guide and Appendix C: Leadership Practices Interview Guide. All edits align with the Superintendent Leadership Quality Standard and help strengthen the policy’s clarity, definitions, language and readability.
• Policy 17: Student Transportation Services – The changes align with the province’s Funding Manual for School Authorities 2025-26 School Year.

Board policies are available for review in the Board Policy Handbook. 
Administrative Procedures are available for review in the Administrative Procedures Manual.

Community Engagement

From time to time, the Board of Trustees may invite feedback from parents, students, staff, and the community as it considers revision to Board Policies and/or development of new Board Policies. 

Links to current community engagement opportunities related to Board Policies are listed below.

No current opportunities