Quiz 2 Materials Flashcards
Who are the main stakeholders?
-Parents
-Teachers
-Students
-Administrators
Other stakeholders
-Businesses and Corporations
-Theorists and researchers
-OCT
-Teachers’ Federations
Federal Government’s Role
(Federal Agencies involved in Education)
-Ministry and Canadian Heritage (Languages and Canadian Studies)
-Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)
-Statistics Canada
-Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
-Foreign Affairs Canada and National Defence
-Social Sciences Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (Fund educational research)
Council of Ministers of Education (CMEC)
-Top education body in Canada
-It brings all the provincial and territorial ministers of education in a council to discuss matters of mutual interest
-Collects statistics, administers tests, forum
Canadian Education Association (CEA)
-EdCan Network
-Only national, nonpartisan, bilingual organization representing educators in Canada
-Role is to connect K-12 education systems in Canada by producing evidence-based content to improve education policy (with respect to equity and learning)
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Advocates of behalf of its voluntary members to the federal government
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
To foster and promote the interests of higher education
The structure of Ontario education
From top to bottom:
1. Gouvernment of Ontario
2. Ministry of Education
3. School Boards
4. Schools
Provincial responsibilities
-Sets curriculum (including textbooks)
-School funding
-Professional training and accredit teachers
-Standardized testing
-School structure planning (building) and school boundaries
-Sets constitutions of school boards
-Criteria to open/close schools
Who is the Minister of Education of Ontario?
Who and what is a Deputy Minister?
Minister of Education = Jill Dunlop
Deputy Minister = Nancy Naylor
A deputy minister is an appointed civil servant who reports to the minister and manages the ministry on a day to day basis
Education Act
A legal document that gives the ministry the authority to exercise jurisdiction in the following areas:
-Curriculum
-Education Funding
-Criteria for accommodation review process
-Teacher performance appraisal process
How are school boards organized?
From top to bottom:
1. Board of Trustees
2. Director
3. Superintendent of Schools
and Superintendent of Business
4. Principals and Plant/HR/IT Managers
What do school boards/districts do?
-Receive funding (grants) from province
-Hires teachers, principals, etc
-Manage and operate schools
-Make policies
-Set annual budgets
-Ensure legislation and regulations are implements at a local level
(They have decreased in power since Bill 160 (centralized control in provincial gouvernment)
What are the different types of school boards?
-English public
-English catholic
-French public
-French catholic
Political side of school board and their roles
-Trustees elected in municipal elections
-Main role is to hold the assets of the board in trust
-Hire superintendent of schools and other staff
-Set annual budget
-Manage and control school property
Administrative side of school board and their roles
-Director of Education and Superintendent of Business
-Hire principals/vice-principals and teachers
-Set admin policies
-Hire managers in support staff positions
-Respond to trustee queries and prepare reports
School Councils
-Consists mainly of parents
-Assist in governance of schools
-Provide forum for members to have input into policies
Duties of teacher in Education Act 1990
-Teach and Assist learning
-Religion and Morals
-Develop co-operation
-Discipline
-Language of Instruction (English and French)
-Timetable
-Professional activity days
-Notify school if absent
-Use textbooks
-Take care of and return school property
Duties of principal in education act 1990
-Discipline
-Develop co-operation
-Register pupils and record attendance
-Prepare timetable
-Exams and reports
-Promote pupils
-Make sure textbooks are approved by board
-Report to minister
-Care of pupils and properties
-Report to medical officer of health
-Refuse admission to persons with communicable diseases
-Control access to school or class
-Maintain a visitor’s book
What is Progressive Discipline (definition)?
A non-punitive whole school approach that uses preventative, corrective and supportive interventions, and consequences to address misbehaviors and strategies that promote positive behaviors
What does progressive discipline look like?
-Contact with parent/guardian
-Oral reminders
-Review of expectations
-Assignments that addresses behaviour
-Volunteer service to the school community
-Conflict mediation
-Peer mentoring
-Referral to counselling/community agency
Potential punishments in progressive discipline
-Detentions
-Withdrawal from privileges
-Withdrawal from class
-Restitution for damages
-Suspension
The rights of teachers
-The right to due process (legal rights of a person)
-The right to collective bargaining (negotiation of employment terms)
-Teacher Federations provide free legal counsel for grievances (violation of employee’s rights)
Teacher’s Responsibilities
Obey acts like:
-Education Act (1990)
-Youth Criminal Justice Act (2003)
-Safe Schools Act (2000)
Common Law for Teachers
-Teachers must exercise discipline consistent with that of a parent
Can teachers hit a student?
-Teachers can only use force to restrain or guide a student
-Teach can use force to remove a student from the classroom or make a student obey instructions
-Only minimal force
-No physical punishments to discipline or correct behaviours
Ethical standards of teacher practice
Care, Trust, respect and integrity
Students rights
-Freedom of expression
-Freedom of mobility within classrooms
-The right not to be arbitrarily detained (No unreasonable detentions)
-The right to be secure (No unreasonable searches)
-No discrimination, denial of accommodations or religious practice
-Right not to be subjected to cruel or unusual punishment
Restorative practice
-Conflict resolution
-Repairing harm
-Rebuilding relationships
Child abuse Duty to report
Teachers are required by the Child and Family Services Act to report any suspected child abuse
