Ontario Regulations 6/13/00 > School Councils
Ontario Regulation 613/00, also released in December 2000, is an amendment to Regulation 298 (Operation of Schools, General). It sets out the duties of principals regarding school councils, in addition to the duties already described in Regulation 298.
NOTE: Regulation 613/00 was filed on 23 November 2000, and became effective immediately. This regulation is an amendment to the existing "Operation of School -- General" Regulation 298 regarding Duties of Principals.
ONTARIO REGULATION 613/00
OPERATION OF SCHOOLS - GENERAL
(DUTIES OF PRINCIPALS)
1. Section 11 (12) of Regulation 298 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is
revoked and the following substituted.
(12) The principal of a school shall provide for the prompt distribution to each
member of the school council of any materials received by the principal from
the Ministry that are identified by the Ministry as being for distribution to the
members of school councils.
(12.1) The principal shall post any materials distributed to members of the
school council under subsection (12) in the school in a location that is
accessible to parents.
2. Subsection 11 (14) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(14) The principal shall meet the requirements of subsection (13) in each school
year not later than 30 days following the election of parent members of the
school council.
3. Section 11 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:
(16) The principal of a school shall attend every meeting of the school council,
unless he or she is unable to do so by reason of illness or other cause beyond
his or her control.
(17) The principal of a school shall act as a resource person to the school council
and shall assist the council in obtaining information relevant to the functions of
the council, including information relating to relevant legislation, regulations
and policies.
(18) The principal of a school shall consider each recommendation made to the
principal by the school council and shall advise the council of the action taken
in response to the recommendation.
(19) In addition to his or her other obligations to solicit the views of the school
council under the Act and the regulations, the principal of a school shall solicit
the views of the school council with respect to the following matters:
1. The establishment or amendment of school policies and guidelines
that relate to pupil achievement or to the accountability of the
education system to parents, including,
(i) a local code of conduct established under subsection 303 (1) or
(2) of the Act governing the behaviour of all persons in the
school, and
(ii) school policies or guidelines related to policies and guidelines
established by the board under subsection 302 (5) of the Act
respecting appropriate dress for pupils in schools within the
board's jurisdiction.
2. The development of implementation plans for new education initiatives
that relate to pupil achievement or to the accountability of the
education system to parents, including,
(i) implementation plans for a local code of conduct established
under subsection 303 (1) or (2) of the Act governing the
behaviour of all persons in the school, and
(ii) implementation plans for school policies or guidelines related to
policies and guidelines established by the board under
subsection 302 (5) of the Act respecting appropriate dress for
pupils in schools within the board's jurisdiction.
3. School action plans for improvement, based on the Education Quality
and Accountability Office's reports on the results of tests of pupils, and
the communication of those plans to the public.
(20) Subsection (19) does not limit the matters on which the principal of a school
may solicit the views of the school council.
4. Section 24 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to anything posted in the school in accordance
with the regulations.
