Strategic Foundation
Duty to Report
REACH Teams & JPSA
The Education Success Plan (ESP)
Roles & Responsibilities
100

100 Points: These are the three strategic priorities identified for 2025-2030.

  • What are Inspire, Thrive, and Connect?
100

 If any professional has reasonable grounds to suspect a child is in need of protection, they must report this directly to a Children's Aid Society.

  • What is a suspicion?
100

This is how a REACH Team is defined.

What is a "circle of caring adults"

100

 An ESP must be developed or amended within this many days of a student in care entering a school.

  • What is 30 days (or one month)?
100
  • This individual is responsible for the duty of "Administrative Oversight," including monitoring overall attendance and progress.


  • Who is the Principal?
200

The board's vision states that students should be "rooted in community, formed in faith," and ready to do this.

  • What is change the world?
200

 Reports to CAS must be made in this timeframe.

  • What is without delay (immediately)?
200

The JPSA is a formal commitment between local school boards and these organizations.

  • What are Children’s Aid Societies (CAS/ICWBA)?


200

The ESP is designed to align with and reinforce these two other types of student plans.

  • What are the Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Individual Pathways Plan (IPP)?
200
  • This person acts as the primary contact for the child welfare agency and manages legal consents.
  • Who is the CAS/ICWBA Point Person (Society Liaison)?
300

This is the core purpose of the connection with CAS: to provide this type of approach between school boards and Children’s Aid Societies.

  • What is a coordinated approach?
300

You cannot rely on this person to report on your behalf; the person with the suspicion must make the call themselves.

  • Who is the Principal?


300

The goal of the JPSA is to provide a strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally safe educational approach for students in these grades.

  • What is Kindergarten to Grade 12?
300

For students under 16, this is mandatory before personal information is disclosed, except in cases of protection or serious harm.

What is consent?

300

A school must schedule a planning meeting within this many school days of receiving registration info for a student in care.

  • What is 5 school days?
400

This is the specific legislation that emphasizes the best interests, protection, and well-being of the child.

  • What is the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA)?


400

This is the expanded age range now included in protection services.

  • What are youth aged 16 and 17?
400

This is the frequency with which a REACH team should meet to support a student.

what is twice a year
400

These are the individuals who can provide their own consent for information sharing if they are deemed capable.

  • Who are students age 16+?
400
  • Referrals for families with Indigenous heritage should be directed to this specific agency.
  • What is Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services?
500

The mission statement pledges to nurture this in every student’s heart, mind, and spirit.

  • What is their God-given potential?
500

These are two of the specific "Grounds for Protection" listed that warrant a report.

  • What are physical harm, sexual molestation/exploitation, emotional harm, neglect, or exposure to domestic violence?


500

This principle ensures First Nations students can access needed products and services without jurisdictional delays.

  • What is Jordan’s Principle?

 

500
  • Besides academic goals, the ESP also tracks these three areas of a student's life.
  • What are extracurriculars, mental health supports, and tutoring?
500

As part of proactive monitoring, teachers should alert administration to these "early signs."

  • What are signs of student withdrawal or emerging academic challenges?