School Board Policy Handbook

The Board Policy Handbook was developed to highlight and support the very important governance function of the Board. It clearly defines the role of the Board, the role of the Superintendent and the delegation of authority from the Board to the Superintendent. It also includes the following as policies:

• Foundational statements to provide guidance and direction for all activities within the Division;
• Directions to the Board on how it is to function, on how individual trustees are to conduct themselves and how Board committees and representatives are to function;
• Statements on how appeals and hearings are to be conducted;
• Non-delegable matters such as school closures and policy-making; 
• Specific matters which the Board has chosen to not delegate to the Superintendent. 

This Board Policy Handbook is intended to be supplemented by Administrative Procedures, which are designed to be the primary written source of administrative direction for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools. The Administrative Procedures must be entirely consistent with this Handbook.

The development of two separate and distinct documents is meant to reinforce the distinction in the Division between the Board’s responsibility to govern and the Superintendent’s executive and administrative duties.

Board Policy Handbook

• Policy 1 - Division Foundational Statements
• Policy 2 - Board Role Description
• Policy 3 - Trustee Role Description
• Policy 4 - Trustee Code of Conduct
• Policy 5 - Role of the Board Chair
• Policy 6 - Role of the Vice-Chair
• Policy 7 - Committees of the Board
• Policy 8 - Hearings on Teacher Transfers
• Policy 9 - Policy-Making
• Policy 10 - The Role of the Superintendent of Schools
• Policy 11 - Board Delegation of Authority
• Policy 12 - Recruitment and Selection of Personnel
• Policy 13 - School Closure
• Policy 14 - Appeals and Hearings on Student Matters
• Policy 15 - Leaves of Absence
• Policy 16 - Election Campaigning and Distribution of Campaign Material
• Policy 17 - School Facilities
• Policy 18 - Early Retirement for Teachers
  • Policy Eliminated effective June 30, 2023 - Motion 22/05/24-09
• Policy 19 - Board Operations
• Policy 20 - Board Representations
• Policy 21 - SIPP Non-Registered Pension Plan
• Policy 22 - Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Education Foundation
• Policy 23 - Disposition of Real Property
• Policy 24 - Attendance at Fundraising Events
• Policy 25 - Immunization Policy
• Policy 26 - Gift and Sponsorship Acceptance
• Policy 27 - Electoral Representations - Wards
• Policy 28 - Insurance and Indemnity