Ministry Policy SiteMinistry of Education Policy Changes1. New policies or substantive policy changes are summarized below. Active Policy for Students in Public Distributed Learning Boards will report to the Ministry when students become active participants in distributed learning. The Ministry will only fund enrolled students that meet the active policy below. Alternative Delivery - Health and Career Education Curriculum Amended policy This policy replaces policy issued June 2000 and revised in 2004 and 2005. The policy applies to the following Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs) in the Health and Career Education curriculum:
BC Residency Policy for Distributed Learning School boards may provide distributed learning to students who are ordinarily residents of British Columbia, but temporarily out of province. School boards determine their own residency policy, in compliance with the Manual of School Law and Ministry of Education policy directions. Subject to conditions described below, Boards of Education may deliver distributed learning to students who live outside of British Columbia, but within Canada. CommunityLINK Policy The purpose of CommunityLINK programs and services is to improve the educational performance, including the academic achievement and social functioning, of vulnerable students. Distributed Learning and Homeschooling Options A child entitled to enrol in grades K-9 may enrol in only one educational program with a board or authority, or register for homeschooling at any school in the province, but not both. The board or authority that enrols a student must provide a complete educational program, satisfying requirements established in legislation, to a student enrolled in grades K-9. Boards or authorities may make arrangements with one another to deliver an educational program to a student. For grades 10-12, a person of school age can register for homeschooling at any school in the province, and also enrol as a student in one or more distributed learning (DL) courses. However, a registered homeschooler that enrols in a course offered through a bricks-and-mortar school (i.e., not a DL school) becomes an enrolled student, and is no longer registered as a homeschooler. Public Distributed Learning Funding The Ministry of Education will fund all public distributed learning (DL) schools in the same way. A school-aged or non-graduated adult student may enrol in a distributed learning school anytime throughout the calendar year. Students in grades 10 - 12 may be enrolled in more than one program if they are enrolled in a DL school. Requirements and Guidelines for Students with Special Needs Taking Distributed Learning These requirements and guidelines apply to Boards of Education and authorities that have signed Distributed Learning (DL) Agreements with the Ministry. Distributed learning is one option for instructing students with special needs. This policy also applies to students with special needs in a dual enrolment situation. These guidelines are not for students who are home schooled. When a distributed learning student in Grades 10, 11, or 12 who has special needs is enrolled with more than one board or authority, the Ministry will fund a single board or authority. The board or authority that identifies itself as responsible for a student’s special needs services, is responsible for the IEP. All boards or authorities where a student is enrolled must be consulted regarding services and meeting IEP requirements. Distributed learning students in K-9 with special needs may enrol with only one board or authority. However, school districts may make their own arrangements to provide students with access to distributed learning. Student Credentials The purpose of this policy is to describe the student credentials that will be awarded in the British Columbia school system. Student Reporting During the school year, Boards of Education will provide parents of students with at least five reports describing students' school progress. Three of the reports will be formal written reports and two will be informal reports. (See below for how progress is to be reported.) 2. Ministry of Education public policy reviews:
3. Policy is also embedded in legislation (See Policy Hierarchy).
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