Page 3 - Ontario Schools: Kindergarten to Grade 12

Contents
Preface .................................................................................................................................... 7 Part One: Policy and Program Requirements for Elementary
and Secondary Schools ....................................................................................................... 9
1 The School Environment........................................................................................... 10
1.1 Healthy Schools ........................................................................................................... 10
1.1.1 Daily Physical Activity (DPA) .......................................................................... 10
1.1.2 School Food and Beverage Policy ..................................................................... 11
1.1.3 Anaphylaxis Policy: Sabrina’s Law .................................................................... 11
1.2 Safe Schools .................................................................................................................. 12
1.2.1 The Code of Conduct and School Board Codes of Conduct ......................... 12
1.2.2 Promoting Positive Student Behaviour ........................................................... 12
1.2.3 Local Police/School Board Protocols ............................................................... 14
1.2.4 Reporting Violent Incidents to the Ministry of Education ............................. 14
1.3 Environmental Education .......................................................................................... 15
1.4 Equity and Inclusive Education ................................................................................. 16
1.4.1 Parent Engagement ........................................................................................... 17 1.4.1.1 School Councils and Parent Involvement Committees (PICs) ................ 18 1.4.2 Student Voice ..................................................................................................... 18 1.5 Aboriginal Education .................................................................................................. 19
2 Learning Programs ................................................................................................... 20
2.1 The Full-Day Kindergarten Program ........................................................................ 20
2.1.1 The Core Day Program ..................................................................................... 20
2.1.2 The Extended-Day/Before- and After-School Program ................................. 21
2.2 The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1 to 12 .................................................................. 21
2.2.1 Textbooks and Supplementary Resources ....................................................... 23 2.3 Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting .................................................................... 24 2.3.1 The Provincial Report Cards ............................................................................ 25
Une publication équivalente est disponible en français sous le titre suivant : Les écoles de l’Ontario de la maternelle à la 12e année : Politiques et programmes, 2011.
This publication is available on the Ministry of Education’s website, at www.edu.gov.on.ca.