Some relevant policies that the Calgary Board of Education has ...

I have gone to the Calgary Board of Education and started to review their policies section.

I am going to start with their policies on

1)????? Special Education Programming---Administrative Regulation 3003 ? Special Education Programming

2)????? Student Placement and Promotion ?Administrative Regulation 3018

3)????? Administrative Regulation 5007- Concerns and Complaints

4)????? Administrative Regulation 4002 ? Administrator Growth, Supervision and Evaluation

5)????? Administrative Regulation 4027 ?Code of Conduct

I decide to work with these policies first because they are most relevant to my own progress with the informed consent on the grade 7 IPP complaint that has been put away for the summer.

I am not going to look at younger boy?s files again because right now I am in the investigative mode.

What am I doing in this post?

I am looking at how the Calgary School Board handles special education students?at least in terms of their stated policies. I don?t know about their actual processing of special education students and I don?t know how satisfied parents of special education students are in that school district but at least I will find out if the policies for the district are in place to first clearly elucidate to staff, students and parents their commitment to the Standards for Special Education and other education laws and secondly, if there are complaints, that these complaints are processed in a clear, equitable fashion that has a established protocol and paper trail.

So the goals of this post is to simply explore what the Calgary School Board of Education has in terms of policies relevant to special education students.

The website is terrific:

The special education programming information is under the Part 3? School Program & Organization.

The student placement and promotion information is under the same section (Part 3).

The concerns and complaints information is under? Part 5 Parents

The policies governing staff are under Part 4- Staff

These are all policies that have some pertinence to the complaint for younger boy.

I am also interested in the quality of these policies.

I note that each policy is well organized and placed in an user friendly way so that parents can access this information---and that everything is present here---the organization is open and transparent with reference to all its policies.

As well there is no need for a parent to try to find a policy because it is all clearly labelled.? I do not have to go to Executive Services for example? to find the regulation for IPPs for special education students is filed under Policy HK. AR Communicating Student Achievement and Growth (Progress Reports and Individual Program Plans) which is filed Section H? of the Administrative Regulations under Section H ?Curriculum and Instruction.

?I simply go to the front page where there is the policy AR3003 Special Education Programming clearly visible to me.

Let me show you what I mean.

1)??? Here is the website for EPS:

First I go to the general website

This is the front page or home page for the district

2)??? Then I go to Policies

This gives me another page that yaks about policies.

Policies

The Board of Trustees for Edmonton Public Schools establishes policies (items ending with .BP) which guide the desired operation of the District.

The Superintendent of Schools, through administrative regulations (items ending with .AR), establishes specific procedures for schools and central services to implement board policy.

Policy Search

For a keyword search of the policies, type your keywords below:

3)????? If I try the search ?for the signature requirement for IPPs what do I get?

I get the policy HK.AR Communicating Student Achievement and Growth

... Name or signature of teacher and principal. INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PLANS (IPPs) ... Signature of IPP contact person and parent. Reference(s): AE.BP - District Mission. ... www.epsb.ca/policy/hk.ar.shtml

4)????? I go to the policy page from this page

I find the signature requirement at the bottom of this policy:

CODE: HK.AR TOPIC: Communicating Student Achievement and Growth (Progress Reports and Individual Program Plans)	EFFECTIVE DATE: 21-03-2000 ISSUE DATE: 22-03-2000 REVIEW DATE: 03-2005
A.??? DEFINITION OF TERMS grade - level of achievement achievement - demonstration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes students are expected to learn at a specified grade level performance - how well a student demonstrates grade level expectations, and is represented by letters, percentages or descriptors effort - demonstration of feelings and motivation for learning growth - evidence of positive change in student achievement over time curriculum - the expected student learnings for each course of study as defined by Alberta Learning B.???? GENERAL 1.????? The district shall provide measures to assist in determining individual student achievement and performance. Measures used to assess and evaluate student achievement and performance shall be based on the expectations defined in the curriculum. 2.????? Teachers shall use a variety of methods to assess individual student achievement and growth. These methods are to be aligned to curriculum and may include teacher observation, oral and written tests, performance assessments, teacher developed tests, district highest level of achievement tests, provincial achievement tests, and externally developed standardized tests. 3.????? Each school shall provide to students and parents a written description of the school procedures to assess, evaluate and communicate student achievement and performance. 4.????? A copy of each school's reporting schedule and copies of progress reports and individual program plans shall be made available on request by the superintendent, as part of the procedures for monitoring the implementation of the administrative regulation HK.AR. 5.????? Each school shall make known to students and parents the process for making an appeal about information in the written progress report. The appeal shall be made to the principal who will render a decision and report the findings to the individual making the appeal. If the individual is not satisfied with the decision, the principal shall advise the individual that a further appeal may be made to the superintendent. 6.????? Each school shall establish at least three regular reporting periods per school year. A written progress report shall be provided for each reporting period. 7.????? The final evaluation awarded for a course shall take into account what the student has demonstrated in relation to the range of curriculum outcomes for that course. 8.????? Information about effort and behaviour shall be reported, but shall not be included as part of the evaluation of the student's performance on curriculum. 9.????? Information about individual student growth, strengths, and challenges shall be reported, and supported by student work. 10.? A copy of each written progress report shall be included in the Student Record. C.???? PROGRESS REPORTS The written progress report shall include the following: School identification, and name of principal and teacher(s) District logo Statement of district mission Interpretation section which includes the purpose of progress reports and defines all symbols used Term and/or date of progress report Student identification including legal name and Provincial ID Indication if the student has an Individual Program Plan (IPP) Courses in which the student is enrolled and the grade level of curriculum of each course that the student is studying. For those students not on the graded curriculum, teachers shall communicate to parents the components of the student's school program. Identification of the level of achievement demonstrated by the student at the completion of a course or at the end of school year as follows: For students on graded curriculum, including those with special needs 1-9 grade level of achievement for each course 10 - 12 credits earned for each course Languages grade or proficiency level for languages other than English courses Students not on graded curriculum - description of progress towards achieving goals in each component of the student's program. Information about quality of performance compared to graded curriculum standards and reported by either letters, percentages, or descriptors as follows: Letters Percentages Descriptors A 80 - 100 Work meets standard of excellence B 65 - 79 Work exceeds acceptable standard C 50 - 64 Work meets acceptable standard D 0 - 49 Work does not meet acceptable standard Record of student attendance and punctuality End of term or end of year recommendation about student programming Opportunity for parent and student input Opportunity for school or parent to request conference Name or signature of teacher and principal INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PLANS (IPPs) For a student with an Individual Program Plan, a copy of the IPP shall be included in the Student Record annually, and the IPP shall include the following: School identification and name of principal School Year Student identification Name of IPP contact person Strengths and areas of need Medical and other conditions that impact schooling Classroom context and related services provided Instructional accommodations and strategies, including accommodations for assessment Individual long term goals and short term objectives relevant to the student's needs Level of performance for each goal at the beginning of the year and at each reporting period Transition plan at the end of the school year, or when the student changes schools or programs Signature of IPP contact person and parent Reference(s): HK.BP - Student Achievement and Growth JBA.AR - Visual Identity Program

5)????? Now let me go to the Calgary Board of Education website and see the difference in navigation of this website:

This is the home page.

6)????? I go to their policies page here:

The Board of Trustees' Governance Policies and the Administrative Regulations are posted on the Calgary Board of Education web site to make access easier and faster. The originals are maintained centrally and are the official record.For a complete listing of the Calgary Board of Education's governance policies and administrative regulations please click on one of following sections:

Content Moderator: J. Barkway
Web Administrator: L. Miller
Last Modified: September 21, 2011

Copyright ? 2012, Calgary Board of Education, All rights reserved.

7)????? I click on their administrative regulations and here is everything I need:

8)????? So see the difference? ?It is apparent to me that there is a first rate website at the Calgary Board of Education. Which begs the question?if Calgary citizens have this type of quality in their education system?s ability to provide information ----why not Edmonton citizens?

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