GOVERNANCE POLICIES, BY-LAWS, ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES

By-laws (PDF)

Governance Policy Vetting and Tracking

In keeping with Niagara Catholic’s commitment to openness and transparency, the Board has established an extensive vetting process for its Governance Policies.

As part of the vetting process, Niagara Catholic students, parents, guardians, staff, Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC), Niagara Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (NCPIC), Diocese of St. Catharines and members of the Niagara Catholic community are invited to submit their feedback.

Once the vetting process is completed, the feedback received is taken into consideration by Senior Administrative Council. A summary of the vetting and any revisions to the Governance Policy are presented to the Policy Committee for consideration and recommendation to the Committee of the Whole. Once approved by the Committee of the Whole, the Governance Policy is then forwarded to the Board for consideration and final approval.

Governance Policy Vetting

The following Governance Policies are currently being reviewed as part of the Establishment and Cyclical Review of Policies Policy (100.5) review process.

To be considered, all submissions must identify the specific Governance Policy and include your name, phone number, address and affiliation with Niagara Catholic.

Anonymous or pseudonymous submissions will not be considered

Please submit your feedback to Anna Pisano by February 23, 2023 - 12:00 p.m.

Governance Policies

Policy Name	Policy Number	Adopted/Revised/Reviewed
Board By-Laws Policy	100.1	2022/06/22
Equity and Inclusive Education Policy	100.10	2020/10/27
Religious Accommodation Policy	100.10.1	2022/05/25
Trustee Honorarium Policy	100.11	2022/01/25
Trustee Code of Conduct Policy	100.12	2021/06/15
Trustee Expense and Reimbursement Policy	100.13	2021/11/23
Naming/Renaming of a Board Facility Designated Area or Chapel Policy	100.15	2022/01/25
Student Trustees Policy	100.4	2023/01/31
Establishment and Cyclical Review of Board Governance Policies Policy	100.5	2022/01/25
Student Senate – Secondary Policy	100.6.1	2019/02/26
Student Senate – Elementary Policy	100.6.2	2019/02/26
Niagara Catholic Education Award of Distinction Policy	100.7	2018/02/27
Trustee Electronic Meetings (Board and Committees) Policy	100.8	2020/02/25
Advocacy Expenditures Policy	100.9	2020/05/26
Employee Workplace Violence Policy	201.11	2022/05/25
Electronic Communications Systems (Employees) Policy	201.12	2018/10/23
Employee Hospitality Policy	201.14	2019/11/26
Attendance Support Program Policy	201.16	2022/05/25
Employee Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy	201.17	2018/06/19
Retirement and Service Recognition Celebration Policy	201.2	2022/12/20
Occupational Health and Safety Policy	201.6	2022/05/25
Employee Workplace Harassment Policy	201.7	2022/06/22
Leadership Pathways Policy	203.4	2020/11/24
Disconnect From Work Policy	203.5	2022/09/27
Admission of Elementary and Secondary Students Policy	301.1	2019/04/23
Attendance Area Policy	301.3	2020/05/26
Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions Policy	302.1	2022/01/25
Safe and Accepting Schools Policy	302.6	2019/05/28
Code of Conduct Policy	302.6.2	2020/02/25
Student Expulsion Policy	302.6.5	2021/04/27
Dress Code – Secondary Uniform (Safe Schools) Policy	302.6.6	2020/11/24
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Policy	302.6.8	2022/05/25
Elementary Standardized Dress Code (Safe Schools) Policy	302.6.10	2020/11/24
Student Exclusion From School or Class Policy	302.6.11	2021/05/25
Environmental Stewardship Policy	400.6	2018/06/19
School Operations for Inclement Weather and Workplace Closure Policy	500.1	2019/02/26
Student Transportation Policy	500.2	2019/02/26
Purchasing/Supply Chain Management Policy	600.1	2020/02/25
Records and Information Management Policy	600.2	2022/12/20
Corporate Cards, Purchasing Cards and Petty Cash Policy	600.4	2019/05/28
Privacy Policy	600.6	2022/12/20
Pupil Accommodation Review Policy	701.2	2016/02/23
Bottled Water Policy	701.5	2018/06/19
Community Use of Facilities	800.2	2019/06/18
Complaint Resolution Policy	800.3	2021/04/27
Volunteer Recognition Policy	800.4	2022/12/20
Niagara Catholic Parent Involvement Committee Policy	800.7	2020/11/24
Accessibility Standards Policy	800.8	2022/03/22
Accessibility Customer Service Policy	800.8.1	2021/02/23
Policy Name	Policy Number	Adopted/Revised/Reviewed

Administrative Operational Procedures

Administrative Operational Procedure Name	Administrative Operational Procedure Number	Adopted/Revised/Reviewed
Equity and Inclusive Education Policy AOP	100.10	2020/10/27
Religious Accommodation Policy AOP	100.10.1	2022/05/25
Use of Corporate Logo AOP	100.14	2020/04/28
Naming/Renaming of a Board Facility, Designated Area or Chapel Policy AOP	100.15	2022/01/25
Student Trustees Policy AOP	100.4	2023/01/31
Establishment and Cyclical Review of Board Governance Policies Policy AOP	100.5	2022/06/22
Student Senate – Secondary Policy AOP	100.6.1	2020/04/28
Student Senate – Elementary Policy AOP	100.6.2	2020/04/28
Niagara Catholic Education Award of Distinction Policy AOP	100.7	2018/02/27
Trustee Electronic Meetings (Board and Committees) Policy AOP	100.8	2020/02/25
Advocacy Expenditures Policy AOP	100.9	2020/04/28
Deferred Salary Plan (X/Y) AOP	201.10	2019/03/26
Employee Leaves of Absence AOP	201.1	2019/03/26
Employee Workplace Violence Policy AOP	201.11	2022/05/25
Electronic Communications Systems (Employees) Policy AOP	201.12	2018/10/23
Sexual Misconduct AOP	201.13	2020/03/24
Employee Hospitality Policy AOP	201.14	2019/11/26
Employee Conferences, Workshops and Meetings AOP	201.15	2019/11/26
Attendance Support Program Policy AOP	201.16	2022/05/25
Employee Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy AOP	201.17	2018/06/19
Retirement and Service Recognition Celebration Policy AOP	201.2	2022/12/20
Reimbursement of Travel Expenses AOP	201.4	2021/04/19
Death Benefit AOP	201.5	2019/03/26
Occupational Health and Safety Policy AOP	201.6	2022/05/25
Employee Workplace Harassment Policy AOP	201.7	2022/06/22
Employee Attendance During Inclement Weather and Workplace Closure AOP	201.9	2022/11/18
Assignment of Principals and Vice-Principals AOP	202.1	2018/02/27
Catholic Leadership: Principal and Vice-Principal Selection AOP	202.2	2019/12/17
Catholic Leadership: Supervisory Officer and Controller of Facilities Services Selection AOP	202.3	2019/10/22
Employee Hiring and Selection (Teachers) AOP	203.1	2021/05/25
Emergency Instructors Elementary AOP	203.2	2019/10/22
Disconnect From Work Policy AOP	203.5	2022/09/27
Assessent, Evaluation, Reporting and Homework AOP	301.10	2022/04/11
Admission of Elementary and Secondary Students Policy AOP	301.1	2019/04/23
Student Fees AOP	301.11	2022/02/08
Attendance Area Policy AOP	301.3	2020/04/28
Fundraising AOP	301.4	2019/02/26
Electronic Communications Systems (Students) AOP	301.5	2018/06/19
School Generated Funds AOP	301.6	2020/04/28
Ontario Student Record (OSR) AOP	301.7	2023/02/06
Supporting Physical Intervention With Students AOP	301.8	2021/04/19
Voluntary and Confidential Indigenous Students First Nation, Métis and Inuit Self-Identification AOP	301.9	2018/06/19
Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions Policy AOP	302.1	2022/01/25
Anaphylaxis AOP	302.1.1	2019/02/26
Asthma AOP	302.1.2	2019/02/26
Student Diabetes Management AOP	302.1.3	2022/01/25
Student Epilepsy Management AOP	302.1.4	2022/12/20
Administration of Oral Medication to Students AOP	302.2	2020/12/17
Safe Arrival AOP	302.3	2021/04/19
Volunteer Drivers AOP	302.4	2021/03/08
Student Parenting AOP	302.5	2018/10/23
Opening or Closing Exercises AOP	302.6.1	2021/04/28
Code of Conduct Policy AOP	302.6.2	2020/02/25
Access to Board Premises AOP	302.6.3	2021/04/19
Student Suspension AOP	302.6.4	2021/04/19
Student Expulsion Policy AOP	302.6.5	2021/05/04
Dress Code - Secondary Uniform Policy AOP	302.6.6	2022/05/18
Criminal Background Check OAP	302.6.7	2020/04/28
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Policy AOP	302.6.8	2022/05/25
Progressive Student Discipline AOP	302.6.9	2021/04/19
Elementary Standardized Dress Code Policy AOP	302.6.10	2020/11/24
Student Exclusion From School or Class AOP	302.6.11	2021/09/17
Nutrition AOP	302.7	2018/02/27
Concussion AOP	303.1	2020/04/28
Student Use of Guide Dogs and Service Animals AOP	303.2	2020/03/24
Continuing Education AOP	400.1	2023/02/06
Educational Field Trips AOP	400.2	2022/06/28
Christian Community Service AOP	400.3	2018/05/22
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR) AOP	400.4	2019/02/26
Acceleration Retention AOP	400.5	2019/11/26
Environmental Stewardship Policy AOP	400.6	2018/06/19
School Operations for Inclement Weather and Workplace Closure Policy AOP	500.1	2021/12/06
Student Transportation Policy AOP	500.2	2019/02/26
Purchasing Supply Chain Management Policy AOP	600.1	2020/02/25
Records and Information Management Policy AOP	600.2	2022/12/20
Internal Financial Management Reporting AOP	600.3	2022/02/08
Corporate Cards, Purchasing Cards and Petty Cash Policy OAP	600.4	2019/05/28
Advertising AOP	600.5	2020/04/28
Privacy Policy AOP	600.6	2022/12/20
Financial Investment AOP	600.7	2019/05/28
Pupil Accommodation Review Policy AOP	701.2	2016/02/23
Video Security Surveillance AOP	701.3	2020/04/28
Bottled Water Policy AOP	701.5	2018/06/19
Playground Equipment AOP	702.1	2018/10/23
Catholic School Councils AOP	800.1	2021/11/09
Community Use of Facilities Policy AOP	800.2	2019/06/18
Complaint Resolution Policy AOP	800.3	2021/05/04
Education Research AOP	800.5	2022/03/22
Community Planning & Partnerships AOP	800.6	2022/03/22
Niagara Catholic Parent Involvement Committee Policy AOP	800.7	2022/05/18
Accessibility Standards Policy AOP	800.8	2022/04/21
Accessibility Customer Service Policy AOP	800.8.1	2021/02/23
Volunteering in Catholic Schools AOP	800.9	2022/10/18
Administrative Operational Procedures Name	AOP Number	Adopted/Revised/Reviewed

Protocols and Procedures

Protocol	Revision Date
Administrative Procedure Honorary Chairperson	December 2010
Administrative Guideline - School Name Selection
Anti-Sex Trafficking Protocol	February 2022
Collection, Use and Disclosure of Student Personal Information	August 2020
Concussion Protocol	March 2018
Flag Flying Protocol	March 2022
NCDSB Freedom of Information Request Form
Guidelines for the use of Service Animals for Use by Students in Schools	January 2017
Home Schooling – Ministry Policy/Program Memorandum No. 131	September 2008
* Notification of Intent to Provide Home Schooling Form
Mental Health and Addictions Nurses (MHAN) in District School Boards (DSB) Program	April 2013
Mental Health and Addictions Strategy
Multi-Year Accessibility Plan 2018-2021	2018
Municipal, Provincial and Federal Election Administrative Procedures	August 24 2011
Protocol for Agreements with External Agencies for Provision of Services by Regulated Health Professionals, Regulated Social Service Professionals and Paraprofessionals	January 2010
Protocol between Contact Niagara, Pathstone Mental Health and Niagara Catholic	May 2013
Privacy Breach Protocol	November 2022