11: Board Delegation of Authority
Policy
The Board is charged with the responsibility of providing, for its students and their parents or guardians, an education system organized and operated in their best interests. It exercises this responsibility through setting of local educational policy and the wise use of resources.
The Superintendent is the Chief Executive Officer of the Board and the Chief Education Officer of the Division. The Superintendent reports directly to the corporate Board and is accountable to the Board of Trustees for the conduct and operation of the Division.
The Education Act allows for the Board to delegate certain responsibilities and powers to others. All Board authority delegated to the staff of the Division is delegated through the Superintendent.
Specifically
1. The Board delegates the authority to the Superintendent to exercise any power, or do any act, or thing, that the Board may do, or is required to do, except those matters prohibited by provincial legislation and, specifically, except those matters identified in section 52(4) of the Education Act.
2. The Board reserves, to itself, the authority to make any decisions, or to amend any delegation of authority, through policy amendment or motion.
2.1. The Board’s authority is established through Board policies, as reviewed and amended on an ongoing basis.
3. The Board delegates the authority to the Superintendent to develop Administrative Procedures that are consistent with the Education Act, Regulations, Board Policy and provincial legislation.
4. The Board requires that any significant new provincial, regional or local obligations be brought to the Board for information and discussion.
5. The Board delegates the authority to the Superintendent to suspend a teacher from the perfomance of the teacher's duties or to terminate the services of a teacher. The suspension or termination shall be conducted in accordance with the Education Act, and the decision shall not be appealable to the Board.
6. The Board delegates the authority to the Superintendent to suspend a non-certificated staff member from the performance of that staff member's duties or terminate the services of a non-certificated staff member. The suspension or termination shall not be appealable to the Board.
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