ECS to Grade 12 Guide to Education - Alberta

ECS to Grade 12

Guide to Education

2019?2020

Guide to Education

ECS to Grade 12

2019?2020

All changes to Alberta Education requirements contained in this document are effective September 1, 2019. This Guide to Education: ECS to Grade 12 should be read in conjunction with the Education Act and associated regulations and the Funding Manual for School Authorities.

[Original Signed] Deputy Minister of Education

ISSN 2371-0845

Available in electronic format on Alberta.ca.

The electronic version of the Guide includes many links. To use the links most efficiently, readers are encouraged to download and save a copy of the Guide to their computer.

Note: The Alberta Education website is changing as part of a project to upgrade all Government of Alberta web content and centralize content on Alberta.ca. Links in the Guide were checked for accuracy before publication but are subject to change. To report broken links, contact Alberta Education as indicated below.

For suggested changes or questions regarding content, contact the Policy Development and Coordination Branch, Alberta Education, at 780-643-0844 or email EDC.PolicyBranch@gov.ab.ca. To be connected toll-free in Alberta, dial 310-0000.

All references to the Education Act are to the Statutes of Alberta, 2012, Chapter E-0.3, as amended.

The primary intended audience for the Guide is

Administrators

Counsellors

General Audience

Parents

Students

Teachers

Copyright 2019, Alberta Education. The Crown in Right of Alberta, as represented by the Minister of Education.

This document is issued under the Open Government Licence ? Alberta (). The document is available through the Open Government Portal at .

Table of Contents

Introduction

Purposes of the Guide .....................................................................................................................1 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................1 Document Availability ......................................................................................................................2 Provincial Approach to Student Information (PASI) ........................................................................2 Alberta Student Number (ASN) .......................................................................................................2 myPass ............................................................................................................................................2 Identification of Content Changes ...................................................................................................2

Program Foundations

Alberta Education Mission ..................................................................................................................3 Ministerial Order on Student Learning ..............................................................................................3 Programming Principles ......................................................................................................................3

General Principles for Effective Programming ................................................................................4 Indicators of Effective Programming ...............................................................................................6

Education Act

Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................7 The Parent .......................................................................................................................................7 The Student .....................................................................................................................................7 Independent Student .......................................................................................................................8 Resident Student .............................................................................................................................8 Student Attendance .........................................................................................................................9 Attendance Board ...........................................................................................................................9 Suspension ....................................................................................................................................10 Expulsion .......................................................................................................................................10 Review by the Minister ..................................................................................................................12 The Teacher ...................................................................................................................................13 The Principal ..................................................................................................................................13 The School Council .......................................................................................................................14 Welcoming, Caring, Respectful and Safe Learning Environments ...............................................15 Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week ....................................................................................17 Support for Student Organizations ...............................................................................................17 Religious and Patriotic Instruction ................................................................................................18

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