Charter
Section 2: Freedom of Religion and Expression
Freedom to participate or not in activities such as Lord's Prayer, Dress Attire, Holidays (Halloween), etc.
Section 12: Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel or unusual treatment or punishment
Cannot inflict emotional, psychological, or physical trauma to students.
Public School Act
Our responsibility as teachers
14 parts
helps establish framework
General Info
85% of funding goes to salaries; 15% to textbooks and other essentials
Province spends ~13000$/student
Brandon spends ~12000$/student
Tort Law - Negligent
Should be able to predict if actions will cause harm.
duty of care; standard of care; breach of standard; damages
Section 7: Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security.
Students have the right to a safe school environment, and from violent students.
Section 15: Every individual is equal without discrimination
Cannot discriminate based on race, gender, religion.
Ed Admin Act
helps establish framework
Federal Government
Lump Sum to Province - envelope of cash
Tort Law - intentional
intentionally inflicts harm
defamation, assault, nuisance, etc.
Section 8: Everyone has the right to be secure against reasonable search and seizure
You do not have the right to search backpacks, cellphones, without permission. Do have right to search lockers - school property.
GS - Federal Government
Not a formal governing body of education but are concerned where we sit nationally & internationally. Invests $20 billion annually into Canada.
CFS Act
Every child has the right to be safe and protected
Every adult has an obligaiton to report as soon as possible any concerns that revolve around safety and protection
Provincial Funding
Block Grants: Envelope of money to every division. approx 60% of schools budget
Categorical Grants: outside of regular budget, applied at school level every year for students with special needs. Level 1,2,3 (Spectrum)
Capital Funding: provided for larger projects. Divisison makes a wish list every year for new schools, desks, repairs, etc.
Teacher Supervision
employee growth - developmental
formative assessment - developmental focused, growth based
employee assessment - judgemental
summative assessment - assessment focused, judgement based
Section 9: Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned
Cannot detain students for questioning alone.
GS - Provincial Government
Role has increased under reform movement. Ed review is ongoing in MB.
Province chooses where to distribute and how much.
FIPPA
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
We have the right to share or withhold information.
Records retention and disposition (keep records for 1-2 years in a secure area.
Local Funding
School board raise a portion of budget from local property taxes (40%)
Equalization payments are made for communities that don't raise as much property tax. (ex. dauphin gets from winnipeg cause large city with dense population)
Who's our FAVOURITE teacher?? *wink wink
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Section 10: Everyone has the right on arrest or detention to be informed of reason and instruct counsel without delay
Students have the right to legal representation before being questionned or detained.
GS - School Boards, Superintendent, PAC
School Boards - 37 divisions. last amalgamation 15 years ago. formal governing body.
Superintendent - directly hires teachers
PAC - perspective on school matters. not a formal governing body
Child in Need of Protection
Child is in need of protection when life, health, or emotional well-being is endangered.
Involved when CFS has not intervened properly.
First Nations Funding
Those with own school boards
no union
funding from federal government
What is Emma's answer to most questions she has no answer to?
Chicken Nuggets