Procedure
Procedure 8320.1 - Community-Initiated Programs: Process for Submitting Proposals
COMMUNITY-INITIATED PROGRAMS: PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS |
1.1. | Prior to any consideration being made, proposed new programs must:
| a) | Have a clearly articulated philosophy and mission statement. | | b) | Acknowledge parental desire for programs with a particular educational emphasis. | | c) | Fulfill a recognized educational need separate from existing programs and services. | | d) | Conform with collective agreements. | | e) | Be free from any religious, political, or ethnic affiliation. | | f) | Be consistent with board policy. | | g) | Be available to all students in the 吃瓜大本营 school district. | | h) | Be funded at the same levels with respect to resources and staff as those established for elementary and secondary schools/grades/programs. | | i) | Be housed in facilities where space permits and which are suitable to the program. | | j) | Be maintained without transportation assistance from the board. | | k) | Incur no extraordinary costs for program maintenance. | | l) | Be subject to normal planning schedule established for the district. | | m) | Be subject to periodic evaluations by the board and/or Ministry of Education assessments. |
| 1.2. | Any community group seeking to have the board establish a program of choice will submit a written brief to the board which contains a clear rationale for the program as well as:
| a) | A mission statement accompanied by the goals and objectives for the program. | | b) | A statement which sets out the educational soundness of the program for 吃瓜大本营; including how the proposal is distinct from existing educational programs or fills a particular educational need not currently offered in the district. | | c) | A clear indication of the intended school population to be served including age, grade levels, learner characteristics, and the number of students to be served including the neighbourhood communities. | | d) | A clear understanding of the qualifications and nature of professional staff, and support staff required to offer the program. | | e) | A clear understanding of the facilities required to offer the program both in the immediate and long term. | | f) | Evidence of community support for the program which indicates the parents have an understanding of the proposal and have or will have children who will enroll in the program. | | g) | How students register for the program. | | h) | Evidence of such programs’ success if they are operating in other school districts. |
| 1.3. | Upon receipt of a proposal, the board may direct the superintendent to conduct a feasibility study which will set out costs and other issues including:
| a) | Staffing/human resource requirements. | | b) | Facilities, both interim and long term requirements. | | c) | Curriculum development and implementation. | | d) | Administrative requirements. | | e) | Sources of funding/revenue including government, private, or corporate services and any obligations of the board in the event outside funds are provided. | | f) | A proposed implementation timeline. |
The superintendent may include members of the organization proposing the program in undertaking the feasibility study.
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The board will reply to the proposal after a review of the feasibility study. Where a program is approved, the implementation will be the responsibility of the board.
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