Board Policies

Policies and Procedures are important documents that govern the operation the Durham Catholic District School Board. You can search for our policies below.

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- 100 - Business and Finance
  - 106 - Advocacy and Advertising Expenses
  - 107 - Hospitality Expenses
  - 108 - Investment of Board Funds
  - 109 - Procurement and Expense Directives
  - 102 - Purchasing of Goods and Services
  - 101 - School Sites - Operating Budget Surplus
  - 103 - Travel Expenses
  - 105 - Use of Corporate Credit Cards and/or Purchase Cards
- 200 - Governance
  - 208 - Blessing and Official Opening of a Major Addition to a School
  - 207 - Blessing and Official Opening of a New School
  - 209 - Board Award of Merit
  - 211 - Catholic School Councils
  - 214 - Celebration of School Anniversaries
  - 205 - Electronic Communication of Meetings
  - 216 - Equity and Inclusive Education
  - 201 - Freedom of Information & Protection of Individual Privacy
  - 213 - Honoraria for Board Members
  - 212 - In-Classroom Student Support
  - 203 - Naming of Catholic Schools
  - 210 - Policy Development and Implementation
  - 204 - Prime Policy
  - 219 - Public Delegations
  - 206 - Student Representation on the Board
  - 215 - Student Trustees
  - 217 - Trustee Expenses
- 300 - Human Resources
  - 325 - Appointment to Positions of Academic Responsibility
  - 319 - Attendance of Board Employees at Conventions, Conferences & Seminars
  - 314 - Collection of Personal Information Concerning Criminal Background Checks and Offence Declarations
  - 327 - Director of Education Performance Appraisal
  - 312 - Disability Management
  - 321 - Employee Attendance Support
  - 317 - Employee Conflict of Interest
  - 304 - Employee Family and Assistance Program (EFAP)
  - 301 - Employees Running for, and/or Elected to Public Office
  - 318 - Occupational Health and Safety
  - 323 - Principal/Vice-Principal Performance Appraisal
  - 326 - Supervisory Officer Performance Appraisal
  - 315 - Teacher Development and Appraisal
  - 320 - Workplace Harassment and Workplace Sexual Harassment
  - 324 - Workplace Violence
  - 328 - Staffing
- 400 - Operations
  - 431 - Acceptable Use of Information and Communication Technology
  - 434 - Accessibility
    - AP434-1 Customer Service Accessibility Standards
    - AP434-2 Notice of Disruption of Service
    - AP434-3 Use of Assistive Devices by the General Public
    - AP434-4 Use of Support Person by the General Public
    - AP434-5 Monitoring and Feedback on Accessible Customer Service
    - AP434-6 Use of Service Animals by General Public
    - AP434-7 Use of Service Dogs by Students in Schools
    - AP434-8 Accessible Information and Communications
    - AP434-9 Accessible Employment
    - AP434-10 Accessible Student Transportation
  - 410 - Admission to Schools
    - AP410-1 Admission of Students
  - 421 - Advertising, Announcements, Posting and Distribution of Materials
  - 411 - Alternative Arrangements for School Facilities
  - 422 - Apparel Purchases and Fair Labour Practices
  - 440 - Communications
  - 443 - Community Concern Protocol
  - 435 - Community Planning and Partnerships
    - AP435-1 Community Planning and Partnerships
  - 412 - Community Use of Schools
    - AP412-1 Community Use of Schools
  - 403 - Control of Keys to Board Owned Buildings
  - 439 - Copyright
  - 427 - Data Access and Management
  - 414 - Emergency Preparedness
    - AP414-10 Emergency Evacuation of Students Requiring Specialized Assistance
  - 428 - Exceptions to School Attendance Areas
  - 424 - Flying and Displaying Flags
  - 416 - Fundraising
  - 419 - Healthy Food and Beverage
    - AP419-1 Healthy Food and Beverage
  - 425 - Management of Pediculosis
  - 442 - Mobile Devices Acceptable Use
  - 418 - Ontario Student Record (OSR)
  - 417 - Opening or Closing Exercises
  - 438 - Partnerships with External Agencies
    - 438-1 Partnerships with External Agencies
  - 426 - Public and Stakeholder Consultation
  - 430 - Pupil Accommodation Review
    - AP430-1 Pupil Accommodation Review
  - 405 - Religious & Patriotic Furnishings in Schools
  - 423 - Requesting and Accepting Sponsorship for Board Activities and Events
  - 415 - School Boundary
  - 406 - School Playground Equipment
  - 407 - Smoke and Tobacco Free Environment
  - 441 - Social Media
  - 429 - Student Transportation
  - 420 - Use of Board and School Equipment and Materials
  - 432 - Video Surveillance Systems
  - 413 - Volunteers in Schools
  - 445 - Student Fees for Learning Materials and Activities
  - 408 - Disease Management and Prevention
- 500 - Program and Instruction
  - 512 - Student Excursions and/or Exchanges for Educational Purposes
  - 516 - First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Framework
  - 519 - Live Work
  - 520 - E-Learning
  - 521 - French Language Program Exemption or Transfer
  - 522 - Science Classroom Waste Material Handling and Disposal
  - 523 - Environmental Education
  - 501 - Compulsory Participation in Religious Education Program & Other Faith Activities
  - 503 - Heritage Language Programs
  - 507 - Extra-Curriular Activities (Elementary & Secondary)
  - 508 - Selection and Reconsideration of Learning Resources
  - 510 - Home Schooling
  - 513 - Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL)
  - 514 - Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
  - 517 - Catholic Curriculum
  - 518 - Growing Success - Student Assessment
- 600 - Student Conduct and Safety
  - 604 - Access to School Premises
  - 608 - Anaphylactic Students (Protection of)
  - 615 - Asthma Friendly Schools
  - 612 - Bullying Prevention and Intervention
  - 610 - Code of Conduct
    - AP610-1 Code of Conduct
  - 614 - Concussion Management and Prevention
  - 603 - Safe Arrivals - Elementary
  - 613 - Student Attendance
  - 611 - Student Discipline
  - 607 - Student Protection
  - 601 - Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools
- 800 - Student Services
  - 800 - Health Support Services in School Settings
  - 801 - Home Instruction (Medical Reasons)
  - 802 - Educational Research in Schools
  - 803 - Distribution of Written/Verbal Survey Material to Students
  - 804 - Inclusion

Document Results List

320 - Workplace Harassment and Workplace Sexual Harassment Policy

Subject:	320 - Workplace Harassment and Workplace Sexual Harassment	View Document Additional Details
Title:	320 - Workplace Harassment and Workplace Sexual Harassment Policy
Date:	Monday, October 24, 2016
Number:	PO320
Summary:	Workplace Harassment and Workplace Sexual Harassment Policy

324 Workplace Violence

Subject:	300 - Human Resources	View Document Additional Details
Title:	324 Workplace Violence
Date:	Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Summary:	324 Workplace Violence

438-1 Partnerships with External Agencies

Subject:	438-1 Partnerships with External Agencies	View Document Additional Details
Title:	438-1 Partnerships with External Agencies
Date:	Friday, December 08, 2017

Summary:	Partnerships with External Agencies

601 - Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools

Subject:	600 - Student Conduct and Safety	View Document Additional Details
Title:	601 - Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools
Date:	Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Summary:	Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools

601 - Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools

Subject:	601 - Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools	View Document Additional Details
Title:	601 - Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools


Summary:	Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools

Acceptable Use of Information and Communication Technology - Policy

Subject:	431 - Acceptable Use of Information and Communication Technology	View Document Additional Details
Title:	Acceptable Use of Information and Communication Technology - Policy

Number:	PO431
Summary:	Acceptable Use of Information and Communication Technology

Access to School Premises - Policy

Subject:	604 - Access to School Premises	View Document Additional Details
Title:	Access to School Premises - Policy


Summary:	Access to School Premises

Accessibility - Policy

Subject:	434 - Accessibility	View Document Additional Details
Title:	Accessibility - Policy

Number:	PO434
Summary:	Accessibility

Admission of Students - Administrative Procedure

Subject:	AP410-1 Admission of Students	View Document Additional Details
Title:	Admission of Students - Administrative Procedure
Date:	Friday, February 26, 2016

Summary:	Admission of Students - Administrative Procedure

Admission to Schools - Policy

Subject:	410 - Admission to Schools	View Document Additional Details
Title:	Admission to Schools - Policy

Number:	PO410
Summary:	Admission to Schools

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Document Results List

320 - Workplace Harassment and Workplace Sexual Harassment Policy

324 Workplace Violence

438-1 Partnerships with External Agencies

601 - Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools

601 - Supporting Children and Students with Prevalent Medical Conditions (Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and/or Epilepsy) in Schools

Acceptable Use of Information and Communication Technology - Policy

Access to School Premises - Policy

Accessibility - Policy

Admission of Students - Administrative Procedure

Admission to Schools - Policy

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