Section B- Governance

Introduction
Governance refers to how an organization is directed. The governance system in Frontier School Division is a three-tiered system unlike any other school division. Parents and community members form the foundation of this system by participating on school committees, area advisory committees and the Board of Trustees. By legislation, these committees have responsibilities at their local school level and area level as well as electoral responsibilities leading to the election of the Frontier School Board of Trustees.

Details on the governance system in Frontier School Division, including elections and legal responsibilities, are provided in the policies in this section. The notes at the bottom of the policy page direct you to further information.

Section B is divided into sub-sections which reflect the three-tiered system in the Division. The policies in B.1 refer to the Board of Trustees, B.2 covers Area Advisory Committees and B.3 refers to School Committees.

In addition, in order to assist readers, all policies in the manual involving school or area committees have been listed following the Table of Contents. Policies on this list are coded to enable readers to quickly find a topic referring to school and area committee operations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

B.1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

B.1.A Frontier School Board of Trustees Legal Status
B.1.B Board of Trustees Election and Term of Office
B.1.C Power and Duties of the Board of Trustees of Frontier School Division
B.1.D Roles and Responsibilities of the Frontier School Division Board of Trustees
B.1.E Board of Trustees By-laws and Protocols
B.1.F Board of Trustees Communication Plan
B.1.F-R Board of Trustees Communication Plan Regulation

B.1.G

Board of Trustees Professional Learning
B.1.G-R Board of Trustees Professional Learning Regulation
B.1.H Vacancies on the Board of Trustees
B.1.I Board of Trustees Code of Ethics
B.1.J Policy Development, Dissemination and Review

B.2 AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE

B.2.A Area Advisory Committee Legal Status
B.2.B Area Advisory Committee Election and Term of Office
B.2.C

Area Advisory Committee Vacancies

B.2.D

Area Advisory Committee Role and Responsibilities

B.2.E

Area Advisory Committee Constitution and Terms of Reference

B.2.F

Area Advisory Committee Code of Ethics

B.2.G

Area Advisory Committee Development

B.3 SCHOOL COMMITTEE

B.3.A

School Committee Legal Status

B.3.B School Committee Election and Term of Office
B.3.C School Committee Vacancies
B.3.D School Committee Role and Responsibilities
B.3.E

School Committee Constitution and Terms of Reference

B.3.F School Committee Code of Ethics
B.3.G

School Committee Development

B.3.H

Awards Program – School Committee Members

B.3.H-R

Awards Program – School Committee Members Regulation

School and Area Committee Operations

The following policies relate to the operation of school and area committees.  These policies are located in other sections of the manual as indicated by the coding.

C.1.A Frontier School Division Governance and Leadership Chart
C.2.H Emergency School Closures
D.1.A Annual Operating Budget
D.1.B Accounting Systems
D.1.D School and School Committee Fundraising Projects
D.1.E School Committee Audits
D.1.G School Committee Grant
D.2.A Five Year Capital Plan
D.2.C Community Use of Division Facilities
D.3.A Division Assets
D.3.B Tenders
E.1.B Recruitment of Personnel
E.1.E Conflict of Interest
F.1.E Grade Extensions to High Schools
F.1.GA Language Instruction
F.1.K Educational Trips, Educational Excursions and Outdoor Wilderness/Cultural Activities
F.1.M Healthy Foods in Schools and Offices
G.1.B Student Suspension
G.1.C Student Expulsion
G.3.B Student Transportation – Four Coldest Months