From time-to-time, the Board may be in a position to name a new school. There may also be times when the Board has reason to consider renaming existing schools, or when representatives of a school community will request that the Board dedicate part of a school building or property in memory of a person.

The name of a school, or dedication of a portion thereof, will be decided by the Board following reasonable consultation with members of the school community.

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First reading feedback is now closed and feedback received to date will be presented to the Policy Committee.  The second reading feedback window will open after the June 13, 2023 Board of Education meeting and will remain open until August 25.

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The Board of Education “Board” is committed to ensuring the privacy, confidentiality and security of all personal information that it collects, uses, discloses and maintains in connection with its programs and activities. The Board complies with the School Act (“Act”) and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) in relation to the protection of privacy.

It is proposed that Policy 2200, Records and Information Management be repealed. This draft policy sets out the Board’s commitment, standards and expectations regarding the appropriate practices for the collection, use and protection personal information.

Read the proposed Policy 2950: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

Read the proposed District Practice 2950.1: Critical Incident and Privacy Breach

Read the proposed District Practice 2950.2: FIPPA Designation of Head

Read the proposed District Practice 2950.3: FIPPA Student and Employee Personal Privacy on the Internet

Read the proposed District Practice 2950.4: FIPPA Fee Schedule

Read the proposed District Practice 2950.5: Personal Information Management Program

Read the proposed District Practice 2950.6: Privacy Impact Assessments

Read the proposed District Practice 2950.7: Student's Personal Records, Appendix A, Form

Deadline to submit feedback is May 26, 2023.

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It is essential that employees recognize their responsibility to ensure confidential information, received as a result of employment with the district, remains confidential. Confidential information is not divulged to anyone other than individuals authorized to receive such information. Disclosure of confidential information may put employees in a position of conflict of School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain) policies and practices or may be a breach of the public’s expectation of privacy as described in legislation

District employees have a duty of loyalty to the District as their employer. This duty requires employees to provide services to the best of their ability regardless of their own personal opinion of Board direction or policy. Honesty and integrity of District employees is above reproach and coupled with impartiality in the conduct of their duties. The actions and conduct of employees must be such as to maintain a high public trust and confidence in the District.

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Policy feedback is due May 26, 2023

Policy feedback

The Board of Education “Board” affirms the educational value of well-planned and supervised outdoor classroom activities, curricular, and extra-curricular field trips. The primary purpose of these trips should be to enhance the educational experiences of the participants. These experiences enrich the curriculum and provide opportunities for young people to develop their academic, intellectual, social and physical capabilities. Such trips will supplement the curricular and extra-curricular programs in schools.

Under the Workers Compensation Act, any field trip location is considered the “workplace”.  Workplace is defined as “any place where a worker is or is likely to be engaged in any work and includes any vessel, vehicle or mobile equipment used by a worker in work” (Workers Compensation Act Part 2 Division 1 s. 13). 

Given that field trip locations are workplaces, the employer, supervisors, and workers must be made aware of all known or reasonably foreseeable health and safety hazards to which they are likely to be exposed.  The field trip proposal form identifies potential health and safety hazards for staff and students, and provides assurance to staff and families that all reasonable foreseeable hazards have been assessed and risks have been mitigated. 

This policy, district practice, and accompanying forms demonstrates due diligence. 

Other proposed changes include:

1. Alpine (downhill) skiing and snowboarding are proposed to be offered to students in grade 4 and higher;
2. Removing the risk assessment and supervision ratio calculation tool and providing hazard, risks, and risk management mitigation strategies for field trip organizers;
3. Changing the definition of backcountry to ensure that the District’s small, rural, and remote communities are not inadvertently impacted by the definition;
4. Introducing new appendices in the district practices that outlines common activities and supervision ratios as well as define commonly visited locations as low risk or higher care.

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View the proposed Parent/Guardian Informed Consent for Low Risk Field Trips form

View the proposed Parent/Guardian Informed Consetn for Higher Care Field Trips form

To assist field trip organizers with planning higher care field trips, the District is proposing removing the risk assessment and supervision ratio calculation tool and providing hazard, risks, and risk management mitigation strategies.

View the proposed Skiing/Snowboarding Higher Care Field Trip Proposal form (e.x. Kimberley Alpine Resort)

View the proposed Blue Lake Higher Care Field Trip Proposal form

View the proposed Canoeing/Kayaking Higher Care Field Trip Proposal form 

First reading feedback is now closed and feedback received to date will be presented to the Policy Committee.  The second reading feedback window will open after the June 13, 2023 Board of Education meeting and will remain open until August 25.

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